**YouTube** is an American [online video-sharing](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_hosting_service "Video hosting service") [platform](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_platform "Web platform") headquartered in [San Bruno, California](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Bruno,_California "San Bruno, California")

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The main uses of URL shortners are:

1.  They make links more manageable.
2.  They can track and compile click data.
3.  They can be transformed into Social Media services.
4.  They can provide users useful features.
5.  They promote sharing.

Here, we are using Bit.ly url shortner service. They provide very efficient click tracking and almost 100% of uptime. They also provide a good dashboard for managing the short URLs.

  

NB: Obtain an API Key from bit.ly for accessing the Bit.ly services

Convert a long URL to a short one for easy sharing and protecting privacy using Bit.ly URL shortner service

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MIT License Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the 'Software'), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions: The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software. THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED 'AS IS', WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.

Version	Release Date	Download Link
1.0.1	March 12, 2020
Added exception handling

Bit.ly URL Shortner