PHPackages                             laravel-junkies/url-shortener - PHPackages - PHPackages  [Skip to content](#main-content)[PHPackages](/)[Directory](/)[Categories](/categories)[Trending](/trending)[Leaderboard](/leaderboard)[Changelog](/changelog)[Analyze](/analyze)[Collections](/collections)[Log in](/login)[Sign up](/register)

1. [Directory](/)
2. /
3. [API Development](/categories/api)
4. /
5. laravel-junkies/url-shortener

ActiveLibrary[API Development](/categories/api)

laravel-junkies/url-shortener
=============================

The official UX9 URL Shortener API for Laravel Users.

v1.0.1(7y ago)01.1kMITPHP

Since Mar 24Pushed 7y ago1 watchersCompare

[ Source](https://github.com/laravel-junkies/url-shortener)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/laravel-junkies/url-shortener)[ Docs](http://ux9.de)[ RSS](/packages/laravel-junkies-url-shortener/feed)WikiDiscussions master Synced 1mo ago

READMEChangelogDependencies (2)Versions (3)Used By (0)

UX9 URL Shortener API
=====================

[](#ux9-url-shortener-api)

The official UX9 URL Shortener API for Laravel Users. **NOTE:** a UX9 API Key is required.

[![Total Downloads](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/b6d3e762252f28546be42ca857f62769c23aa3eea00d20663556e948900a3847/68747470733a2f2f706f7365722e707567782e6f72672f6c61726176656c2d6a756e6b6965732f75726c2d73686f7274656e65722f646f776e6c6f6164732e737667)](https://packagist.org/packages/laravel-junkies/url-shortener)[![Latest Stable Version](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/f64aa562636ac2fea72c4f5459d5722647d80d096fd3215955ddb3ba92429a5d/68747470733a2f2f706f7365722e707567782e6f72672f6c61726176656c2d6a756e6b6965732f75726c2d73686f7274656e65722f762f737461626c652e737667)](https://packagist.org/packages/laravel-junkies/url-shortener)[![Latest Unstable Version](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/2232ca211e710630ba2732d4257f8a7c3b772063e1e82295a1d55ba5c7935e13/68747470733a2f2f706f7365722e707567782e6f72672f6c61726176656c2d6a756e6b6965732f75726c2d73686f7274656e65722f762f756e737461626c652e737667)](https://packagist.org/packages/laravel-junkies/url-shortener)[![License](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/402048e19b74f48143d5b6143ca7bd305155138d7f364590af07ba7617b150bf/68747470733a2f2f706f7365722e707567782e6f72672f6c61726176656c2d6a756e6b6965732f75726c2d73686f7274656e65722f6c6963656e73652e737667)](https://packagist.org/packages/laravel-junkies/url-shortener)

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

[](#installation)

To get the latest version of Laravel Junkies UX9-URL-Shortener, you can use the [Composer](https://getcomposer.org) require command:

```
$ composer require laravel-junkies/url-shortener
```

If you want to install a specific version, update your require block and run `composer update`:

```
{
    "require": {
        "laravel-junkies/url-shortener": "^2.0"
    }
}
```

Once Laravel Junkies UX9-URL-Shortener is installed, you need to register the service provider in `config/app.php`. Add the following to `providers`:

- `LaraJunkie\Url\UrlShortenerProvider::class,`

Also you can register the facade in `aliases` if you like.

- `'Shortener' => LaraJunkie\Url\Shortener::class,`

Configuration
-------------

[](#configuration)

Laravel Junkies UX9-URL-Shortener requires a configuration file.

To get started, you have to publish it:

```
$ php artisan vendor:publish --tag=lj-shortener
```

This will create a `config/lj-shortener.php` file in your config directory. Here you have to add your UX9 API Token.

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

```
$url = Shortener::short('http://example.com');
```

License
-------

[](#license)

Laravel Junkies UX9-URL-Shortener is licensed under [The MIT License (MIT)](LICENSE).

###  Health Score

29

—

LowBetter than 60% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity14

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity64

Established project with proven stability

 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 ~1093 days

Total

2

Last Release

2608d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/900ab0a66bf701f3fb99a4db54276b4984cf3cf9b55ccad6df65c034f58be85f?d=identicon)[TobyMaxham](/maintainers/TobyMaxham)

---

Top Contributors

[![TobiasMaxham](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/263875125?v=4)](https://github.com/TobiasMaxham "TobiasMaxham (10 commits)")

---

Tags

urlshortenertobymaxhamux9

### Embed Badge

![Health badge](/badges/laravel-junkies-url-shortener/health.svg)

```
[![Health](https://phpackages.com/badges/laravel-junkies-url-shortener/health.svg)](https://phpackages.com/packages/laravel-junkies-url-shortener)
```

###  Alternatives

[mremi/url-shortener

A PHP5/PHP7/PHP8 library using API to shorten/expand URL

79719.0k6](/packages/mremi-url-shortener)[mbarwick83/shorty

Google Url Shortener API Package for Laravel 5.1

31204.9k](/packages/mbarwick83-shorty)[mremi/url-shortener-bundle

Implementation of UrlShortener library for Symfony2/Symfony3

19135.0k](/packages/mremi-url-shortener-bundle)[laracrafts/laravel-url-shortener

Powerful URL shortening tools in Laravel

97110.7k](/packages/laracrafts-laravel-url-shortener)[gallib/laravel-short-url

A Laravel package to shorten urls

16516.4k](/packages/gallib-laravel-short-url)[phplicengine/bitly

Bitly API v4

22277.3k](/packages/phplicengine-bitly)

PHPackages © 2026

[Directory](/)[Categories](/categories)[Trending](/trending)[Changelog](/changelog)[Analyze](/analyze)