Get Short URL

Overview

Returns the Short URL based on input Long URL and domain configured at SBT side.

Syntax

[OperationContractAttribute()]
SBT.API.DataContracts.Admin.WSShortURLMappingResponse GetShortURL(
String securityToken, 
string longURL, 
string orgCode, 
string domain
);

WSDL

Production: https://ui.solutionsbytext.com/SBT.App.SetUp/wsservices/SmartclickWSService.svc?singlewsdl

Staging: https://test.solutionsbytext.com/SBT.App.SetUp/wsservices/SmartclickWSService.svc?singlewsdl

Parameters

securityToken

– String[1000] (Required) – Security Token to authenticate the user

longURL

– String[1100] (Required) – URL needs to be Shorten.

orgCode

– String[20] (Required) – Organization Code for the group, division, organization. OrgCode is a required field for software partner but not for Tenant customer type.

Domain

– String[20] (Optional) – Domain to which Short URL to be generated. If no domain passed, then it will take the default domain.

Return Value

WSGetShortURLResponse

Name	Type	Description
Result	bool	True/False wether the cell was successful or not.
ErrorCode	int	For Success/Failure it returns an error number.
Message	string	Message related to error code.
Response		List of Response parameters, LongURL– Long URL passed in request to get Short URL. ShortURL – Short URL generated based on Long URL and domain passed in request. DisplayMessage – This parameter will be displayed only in case of errors. For.eg. Invalid domain etc.

Example

C#

lblError.Text = "";
SmartClickClient smartClickResult = new SmartClickClient("SmartClickWSServiceHttpEndpoint");
	string securityToken = txtToken.Text;
	string longURL = txtLongURL.Text;
	string orgCode = txtOrgCode.Text;
	string domain = txtDomain.Text;
 
WSShortURLMappingResponse wSShortURLMappingResponse = smartClickResult.GetShortURL(securityToken, longURL, orgCode, domain);
        if (!wSShortURLMappingResponse.Result)
            {
                //handle error
                lblError.Text = wSShortURLMappingResponse.Message;                
            }
        else
            {
                //handle success
                lblError.Text = wSShortURLMappingResponse.Message;
            }

SOAP

Soap Request 
  
<soapenv:Envelope xmlns:soapenv="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/" xmlns:ser="http://SBTService/ServiceContracts/">
   <soapenv:Header/>
   <soapenv:Body>
      <ser:GetShortURL>
         <!-- Required:-->
         <ser:securityToken>Security Token </ser:securityToken>
         <!-- Required:-->
         <ser:longURL>http://www.test.com</ser:longURL>
         <!-- Required:-->
         <ser:orgCode>Org Code</ser:orgCode>
         <!--Optional:-->
         <ser:domain>domain</ser:domain>
      </ser:GetShortURL>
   </soapenv:Body>
</soapenv:Envelope>
 
             
Soap Response
              
<s:Envelope xmlns:s="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/">
   <s:Body>
      <GetShortURLResponse xmlns="http://SBTService/ServiceContracts/">
         <GetShortURLResult xmlns:a="http://SBTAPIService/DataContract/" xmlns:i="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
            <a:Result>true</a:Result>
            <a:ErrorCode>1528</a:ErrorCode>
            <a:Message>Successfully generated the shortURL.</a:Message>
            <a:Response>
               <a:LongURL>http://www.test.com</a:LongURL>
               <a:ShortURL>Sclk.me/2jjhYNv</a:ShortURL>
            </a:Response>
         </GetShortURLResult>
      </GetShortURLResponse>
   </s:Body>
</s:Envelope>

Rest

Method: GET

URL: https://ui.solutionsbytext.com/SBT.App.SetUp/RSServices/SmartClickRSService.svc/GetShortURL?securityToken=SecurityToken&longURL=http://www.test.com&orgCode=OrgCode&domain=sclk.me

Response:

The response will be in JSON format like below:
 
{
    "GetShortURLResult": {
        "Result": true,
        "ErrorCode": 1528,
        "Message": "Successfully generated the shortURL.",
        "Response": {
            "LongURL": "http://www.test.com",
            "ShortURL": "Sclk.me/2A7jNp4"
        }
    }
}

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