How to get redirecting url link with php from bit.ly

Question

I\'m trying to get url links to those bit.ly redirects. I\'ve tried to open bit.ly links with file_get_contents but it already gets content from redirected site

Answer 1

You can query bit.ly's API (documentation) for the long URL. You will need your username and API key (which can be found on your account page).

$endpoint = 'http://api.bit.ly/v3/expand?';
$params   = array(
    'shortUrl' => 'http://bit.ly/aUmUDq',
    'login'    => 'your_bitly_username',
    'apiKey'   => 'your_api_key',
    'format'   => 'txt'
);
$api_url = $endpoint . http_build_query($params);
echo file_get_contents($api_url);