Implement bit.ly url shortening in iPhone app

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Implement bit.ly url shortening in iPhone app

Hi all,
I'd like to implement bit.ly URL shortening service in my application and from biy.ly's API docs I read It uses JSON to short a link...
Unfortunately, I never used JSON and I don't know where to start.
Can anyone explain me how to implement bit.ly URL shortening service in my application?

Thanks,
Matteo

+1 A:

I Googled "iphone bitly" and found this sample code. Looks like there are a number of libraries and examples out there.

ceejayoz 2010-09-30 21:57:30

This is a good point from start but it doesn't work very well with iOS 4.0...

Matthew 2010-09-30 22:11:51

+1 A:

JSON is just a (Javascript) way to encode you're data in name value pairs in an http POST request. So you just need to use a good encoder/decoder API for you're iphone application. See also this tutorial:

tutorial: Json over http on the Iphone

Want to know more about how JSON works, this book has an excelent chapter on it:

JavaScript: The Good Parts

Kdeveloper 2010-09-30 21:57:44

You don't need JSON for the Bit.ly API.

St3fan 2010-10-05 23:45:24

+1 A:

Check out my bitly project at github ... http://github.com/st3fan/iphone-bitly

St3fan 2010-10-01 01:54:20

How can I return the shortened URL as a string in my action?

Matthew 2010-10-02 15:57:41

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