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echevarria/bitlyv4php
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A simple PHP Library based on Guzzle to generate short links using Bit.ly API V4

14683PHP

Since Jun 21Pushed 7y ago1 watchersCompare

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URL Shortener - bit.ly v4 API - PHP
===================================

[](#url-shortener---bitly-v4-api---php)

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A simple Bitly URL Shortener.

PHP Library based on Guzzle to generate short links using Bit.ly API V4

Installing
----------

[](#installing)

The recommended way to install this library is through [Composer](http://getcomposer.org).

```
# Install Composer
curl -sS https://getcomposer.org/installer | php
```

Next, run the Composer command to install:

```
php composer.phar require echevarria/bitlyv4php:dev-master
```

After installing, you need to require Composer's autoloader:

```
require 'vendor/autoload.php';
```

Shortening a link
-----------------

[](#shortening-a-link)

```
use Echevarria\Bitly\Bitly;

$token = 'yourBitlyToken';

$bitly = new Bitly($token);

$short = $bitly->shorten('https://long-url.com');
```

###  Health Score

22

—

LowBetter than 21% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity16

Limited adoption so far

Community9

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity37

Early-stage or recently created project

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 100% of commits — single point of failure

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1697362?v=4)[Marcos Echevarria](/maintainers/echevarria)[@echevarria](https://github.com/echevarria)

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Top Contributors

[![echevarria](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1697362?v=4)](https://github.com/echevarria "echevarria (12 commits)")

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