URL Shorteners

Using your own URL shortener

TweetMeme now lets you specify a URL shortening service which you would prefer to use.

This is a list of the URL Shorteners that we are currently supporting:

• bit.ly
• awe.sm (API support)
• cli.gs
• digg.com (API support)
• is.gd
• TinyURL.com
• tr.im
• su.pr
• ow.ly
• twurl.nl
• bit.ly Pro (API support)

To find out how these can be used within your buttons, visit the respective page for the button you are using.  If you are using one of our API supported shortener services then you will also need remember to set the service_key. Details of how to do this can also be found in the documents below:

• WordPress Plugin
• Web Button (normal button)
• E-Mail Button
• RSS Button

Bit.ly Pro

Bit.ly Pro is slightly different to the other API implemenatations as you also need to include the username as well as the API key.  As such this code is what you need for bit.ly pro, remembering to replace twitter_username with your Twitter username (without the ‘@’) and bit.ly_username with your bit.ly username and of course bit.ly_api_key with the actual key itself.

<script type="text/javascript">
tweetmeme_source = 'twitter_username';
tweetmeme_service = 'bit.ly';
tweetmeme_service_api = 'bit.ly_username:bit.ly_api_key';
</script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="http://tweetmeme.com/i/scripts/button.js"></script>

Please note, we will not be able to support every Short URL service requested.