TinyURL

Use TinyURL to shorten long links and keep messages clean and readable.

Before you begin

1. Create a TinyURL account

   Sign up with TinyURL.

2. Generate an API token

   In TinyURL, open Account → API and create a token with permission to create TinyURL links.

3. Save the token

   Keep the API token handy for the extension settings.

Extension settings

1. Open your CometChat app

   Login to CometChat and select your app.

2. Enable TinyURL

   Go to Chat & Messaging —> Features, under Extentions and enable TinyURL.

3. Add credentials

   Open the settings and enter the TinyURL API Token.

4. Configure BYO domain (optional)

   If you have a paid plan, add your custom domain or subdomain. The default is tinyurl.com.

5. Save settings

   Save your configuration to activate the extension.

If you don’t plan on using a custom domain, keep tinyurl.com as the default value.

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Choose Your Integration Method

Choose the integration method that best suits your needs:

UI Kit Builder

• Enable it in both Dashboard and UI Kit Builder settings, then you can use the TinyURL extension in your custom chat experience.

Widget Builder

• Enable it in both Dashboard and Widget Builder settings, then you can use the TinyURL extension in your custom chat widget.

UI Kits

• Enable it in the Dashboard settings, then you can use the TinyURL extension in your custom chat experience built with our UI Kits.

SDK

• Enable it in the Dashboard settings, then you can use the TinyURL extension in your custom chat experience built with our SDK.

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Code

This extension uses the callExtension method provided by CometChat SDK. You can call the extension as follows:

JavaScript

CometChat.callExtension("url-shortener-tinyurl", "POST", "v1/shorten", {
  text: "Your message with URL https://yourdomain.com/very/very/long/url",
})
  .then((response) => {
    // minifiedText in response
  })
  .catch((error) => {
    // Error occured
  });

Java

String URL = "/v1/shorten";
JSONObject body=new JSONObject();

body.put("text", "Your message with URL https://yourdomain.com/very/very/long/url");

CometChat.callExtension("url-shortener-tinyurl", "POST", URL, body,
new CometChat.CallbackListener < JSONObject > () {
    @Override
    public void onSuccess(JSONObject jsonObject) {
        // minifiedText from the extension
    }
    @Override
    public void onError(CometChatException e) {
        // Some error occured
    }
});

Swift

CometChat.callExtension(slug: "url-shortener-tinyurl", type: .post, endPoint: "v1/shorten", body: ["text": "Your message with URL https://yourdomain.com/very/very/long/url"], onSuccess: { (response) in
        // minifiedText from the extension
      }) { (error) in
        // Some error occured
      }
    }