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Want to use this service directly from within your software? We've got you covered.

Simply request http://byze.us/index.php?url=[ENCODED URL]&api=true and the response we give will be nothing but your shortened URL or one of the errors mentioned below. Don't forget to encode your URL!

Want a custom alias via the API? Simply append &alias=[REQUESTED ALIAS].

Errors returned include missing-url, invalid-url, blacklisted-url, invalid-alias, and alias-taken - Be sure to check for these in your code.

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