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A simple way to send an ajax request to the Bit.ly API and return the shortened url.

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  1. /**
  2.  * author : Stephane P. Pericat
  3.  * date : 2010-03-02
  4.  */
  5.  
  6. var link = "http://www.snipplr.com/";
  7. var slink = null;
  8.  
  9. var short = new Request.JSONP({
  10.     url: 'http://api.bit.ly/shorten',
  11.     callbackKey: 'callback',
  12.  
  13.     onSuccess: function (result) {
  14.         slink = result['results'][''+link+'']['shortUrl'];
  15.         console.log(slink)
  16.     },
  17.     data: {
  18.         version: '2.0.1',
  19.         longUrl: link,
  20.         login: 'username',
  21.         apiKey: 'R_dd761983d39ab216af226a19756496d3',
  22.         format: 'json'
  23.     }
  24. }).send();

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