Let's Shorten That URL

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Lstu API

POST https://mow.pw/a

Parameters:

• lsturl mandatory
  URL to shorten
• lsturl-custom optional
  Custom shortened text
• format optional
  If equal to "json", response will be in JSON format, HTML format otherwise

Response:

• JSON: success
  {"url":"https:\/\/fiat-tux.fr","short":"https:\/mow.pw\/XzQBd6eFa","success":true}
• JSON: failure
  {"msg":"Failure reason","success":false}
• Response for HTML format
  You will be redirected to the Lstu classic interface with a message giving the shortened URL

GET https://mow.pw/shortened_url

Response:

• You will be redirected to the targeted URL or to the Lstu interface with a message giving the failure reason

GET https://mow.pw/shortened_url.json

Response:

• JSON: success
  {"url":"https:\/\/fiat-tux.fr","success":true}
• JSON: failure
  {"msg":"Failure reason","success":false}

GET https://mow.pw/stats

It will use Lstu's cookies to know which shortened URL it will return statistics for.

Parameters:

• format optional
  If equal to "json", response will be in JSON format, HTML format otherwise

Response:

• Response for JSON format
  [{"short":"https:\/mow.pw\/shortened_url","url":"URL","counter":integer, how many unique visits of the shortened URL}]
• Response for HTML format
  A page with a table containing the same informations that the JSON response

GET https://mow.pw/stats/shortened_url

Get the details (visit counter, creation date, etc.) of a shortened URL.

Response:

• JSON: success
  {"url":"https:\/\/fiat-tux.fr","short":"https:\/mow.pw\/shortened_url","success":true,"counter":integer, how many unique visits of the shortened URL,"created_at":1519296674,"short":"URL","timestamp":1519296680}
• JSON: failure
  {"msg":"Failure reason","success":false}