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The bit.ly info API returns URLs for thumbnail images. When I attempt to access these images, I receive an access denied error. How do you access the thumbnail images generated by bit.ly?

EDIT: I am testing the image URL by taking the URL provided by the info API and using the browser to access. Bit.ly returns an Access Denied error code. Do I need to somehow provide the login and apikey?

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Though you may know this, you can get a list of error codes from this:

http://api.bit.ly/errors?version=2.0.1&login=bitlyapidemo&apiKey=R%5F0da49e0a9118ff35f52f629d2d71bf07

That might give you some more information, though you'll have to use your apiKey and login:). As far as I know the thumnails are generated automatically and you should be able to access them via the link generated.

chollida
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It looks like bit.ly hosts their thumbnails on Amazon S3 (The Access Denied error is an Amazon error), and it looks like bit.ly has since disabled their access to said thumbnails.

Ryan McGeary