woo.ly

Developer Info

Hello there fellow developer, below are some simple examples of what the API can do. For better documention, visit the Wooly Google Code page.

Simple API request:

This shows an incredibly simple json request to sheer a url. In this example, the domain woo.ly is used and is configured to allow public usages.

http://api.woolyapp.com/url/shear?format=json&domain=woo.ly&url=http://cuteoverload.com

Using JSONP and Jquery to create dynamic "Tweet this" buttons.

This example demonstrates how to utilize Wooly's public URL creation feature. When a domain is configured to allow public usage, anyone can create urls on that domain.

Using the Jquery, you can easily create buttons that will both shorten a url and post it to Twitter. Try it out by clicking the button below.

Tweet this!


<!-- The Tweet this button -->
<a class='tweetthis'>Tweet this!</a>

<!-- Styling the button -->

<style>
  a.tweetthis {
    border: 1px solid #90C4F4;
    background-color: #A0F4F4;
    padding: 4px;
    font-size: .8em;
    font-weigth: bold;
    -moz-border-radius-bottomleft:4px;
    -moz-border-radius-bottomright:4px;
    -moz-border-radius-topleft:4px;
    -moz-border-radius-topright:4px;
  }

  a.tweetthis:hover {
    background-color: #F0F4F4;
    text-decoration: none;
  }
</style>

<!-- The jQuery jsonp request --->
<script language='javascript'>

  $(function() {

  $('a.tweetthis').click(function(){

    //Change this to whatever your account is
    var account = "woo.ly";

    $.getJSON("http://api.woolyapp.com/url/shear?format=json&domain=" + account + "&url=" +
        escape(window.location) + "&jsoncallback=?",
      function(data){
        window.location = 'http://twitter.com/home?status=' + escape(data.mini_url);
      });
    });

    return false;

  });

</script>

In a production environment, it is suggested you restrict public to a specfic domain.