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[API Development](/categories/api) 4. / 5. yeamin/bitly-laravel ActiveLibrary[API Development](/categories/api) yeamin/bitly-laravel ==================== A laravel package to maintain bitly api, to short link, get full link, description, status and other features offered by bitly. 2.0.0(6y ago)25MITPHPPHP >=7.0 Since Mar 11Pushed 6y ago1 watchersCompare [ Source](https://github.com/SyedArafat/bitly-laravel)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/yeamin/bitly-laravel)[ RSS](/packages/yeamin-bitly-laravel/feed)WikiDiscussions master Synced yesterday READMEChangelogDependencies (2)Versions (7)Used By (0) Bitly-laravel ============= [](#bitly-laravel) A simple package to use bitly api effectively to short link, get full link and other features offered by bitly. For more information see [Bitly](https://bitly.com/) Requirements ------------ [](#requirements) Laravel 5.1 or later, minimum php version 7.0 Installation ------------ [](#installation) Installation is a quick 3 step process: 1. Download bitly-laravel using composer 2. Enable the package in app.php 3. Configure your Bitly credentials Use the different methods offered in this package to access different bitly services. ### Step 1: Download laravel-bitly using composer [](#step-1-download-laravel-bitly-using-composer) Add yeamin/bitly-laravel package for laravel by running the command: ``` composer require yeamin/bitly-laravel ``` ### Step 2: Enable the package in app.php [](#step-2-enable-the-package-in-appphp) Register the Service in: **config/app.php**. Add the below line inside providers array. One can find the provide array inside **config/app.php** ``` Yeamin\Bitly\BitlyServiceProvider::class, ``` Register the Bitly Facade in: **config/app.php** Add the below line inside aliases array. ``` 'Bitly' => Yeamin\Bitly\Facade\Bitly::class, ``` This is a example where the Bitly facades will be added. ``` 'aliases' => [ 'App' => Illuminate\Support\Facades\App::class, 'Artisan' => Illuminate\Support\Facades\Artisan::class, 'Auth' => Illuminate\Support\Facades\Auth::class, ... 'Bitly' => Yeamin\Bitly\Facade\Bitly::class, ``` ### Step 3: Configure Bitly credentials [](#step-3-configure-bitly-credentials) Run the following command. ``` php artisan vendor:publish --provider="Yeamin\Bitly\BitlyServiceProvider" ``` Add this in you **.env** file. One will need generic access token and enter the token in the place of **your\_secret\_bitly\_access\_token** inside .env You can find the **generic access token** from here [Bitly Access Token](https://bitly.is/accesstoken). ``` BITLY_ACCESS_TOKEN=your_secret_bitly_access_token ``` Usage ----- [](#usage) ### To Get short URL: [](#to-get-short-url) ( Do not forget to give http or https in the beginning of your url ) ``` $url = app('bitly')->getShortUrl('https://www.google.com/'); // http://bit.ly/nHcn3 ``` Or if you want to use facade, add this in your class after namespace declaration: ``` use Bitly; ``` Then you can use it directly by calling `Bitly::` like: ``` $url = Bitly::getShortUrl('https://www.google.com/'); // http://bit.ly/nHcn3 ``` ### To Expand URL: [](#to-expand-url) ``` $shortUrl = app('bitly')->getLongUrl('http://bit.ly/nHcn3'); // https://www.google.com/ ``` Or if you want to use facade, add this in your class after namespace declaration: ``` use Bitly; ``` Then you can use it directly by calling `Bitly::` like: ``` $url = Bitly::getLongUrl('http://bit.ly/nHcn3'); // https://www.google.com/ ``` ### Health Score 25 — LowBetter than 37% of packages Maintenance20 Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained Popularity7 Limited adoption so far Community7 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity55 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 ~0 days Total 6 Last Release 2252d ago Major Versions 1.0.5 → 2.0.02020-03-12 ### Community Maintainers ![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/1004a29d659b7c1f6636ad936ef8becbd1de1b616298884bc92728a1f4b60afe?d=identicon)[Sayed Yeamin Arafat](/maintainers/Sayed%20Yeamin%20Arafat) --- Top Contributors [![SyedArafat](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/30807504?v=4)](https://github.com/SyedArafat "SyedArafat (7 commits)") ### Embed Badge ![Health badge](/badges/yeamin-bitly-laravel/health.svg) ``` [![Health](https://phpackages.com/badges/yeamin-bitly-laravel/health.svg)](https://phpackages.com/packages/yeamin-bitly-laravel) ``` ### Alternatives [skagarwal/google-places-api Google Places Api 1913.0M8](/packages/skagarwal-google-places-api)[dcblogdev/laravel-microsoft-graph A Laravel Microsoft Graph API (Office365) package 168285.5k1](/packages/dcblogdev-laravel-microsoft-graph)[vluzrmos/slack-api Wrapper for Slack.com WEB API. 102589.1k3](/packages/vluzrmos-slack-api)[smodav/mpesa M-Pesa API implementation 16363.7k1](/packages/smodav-mpesa)[jasara/php-amzn-selling-partner-api A fluent interface for Amazon's Selling Partner API in PHP 1344.8k1](/packages/jasara-php-amzn-selling-partner-api)[grantholle/powerschool-api A Laravel package to make interacting with PowerSchool less painful. 1715.6k1](/packages/grantholle-powerschool-api) PHPackages © 2026 [Directory](/)[Categories](/categories)[Trending](/trending)[Changelog](/changelog)[Analyze](/analyze)