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kobas/bitly-api-php
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PHP library to get a short url via a generic access token from bit.ly

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Kobas Bit.ly API v4 Library
===========================

[](#kobas-bitly-api-v4-library)

**This package:**

- Provides an easy way to get bit.ly to shorten a URL using their v4 API.
- Only supports using [Bit.ly Generic Access Tokens](https://dev.bitly.com/v4/#section/Application-using-a-single-account).

Installation
------------

[](#installation)

To install, use composer:

```
composer require kobas/bitly-api-php

```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

```
$bitly = new \Kobas\Bitly\Bitly('YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN');
$url = $bitly->shortenUrl('https://google.com');
echo $url;
```

Licensing
---------

[](#licensing)

The MIT License (MIT). Please see [License File](https://github.com/kobas/bitly-api-php/blob/master/LICENSE) for more information.

###  Health Score

27

—

LowBetter than 49% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity11

Limited adoption so far

Community9

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity58

Maturing project, gaining track record

 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.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~508 days

Total

3

Last Release

1255d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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Tags

api-wrapperbitlybitly-v4phpphpapibitly

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