Tagged “api”
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Using MCP for link work with clear, reviewable actions
A practical way to let an AI assistant search links, read analytics and prepare new URLs while keeping credentials, destinations and publis…
Signed short links: when a URL needs to prove it was issued by youFIELD NOTES / 078 Developers · 2 min readSigned short links: when a URL needs to prove it was issued by you
Signing lets a link carry parameters that a recipient cannot alter. Here is the mechanism and the mistakes.
Importing thousands of links without breaking anythingFIELD NOTES / 077 Developers · 2 min readImporting thousands of links without breaking anything
A large import is a data-quality exercise wearing an engineering costume. Validate first, then move slowly.
Creating links idempotently in automated systemsFIELD NOTES / 073 Developers · 2 min readCreating links idempotently in automated systems
Automations retry. Without an idempotency strategy, every retry mints another link and your analytics fragment.
Working with a link API: pagination, rate limits and retriesFIELD NOTES / 072 Developers · 2 min readWorking with a link API: pagination, rate limits and retries
The three things that break every first integration, and the patterns that make the second one boring.
API tutorial: creating short links from Node, Python and PHPFIELD NOTES / 023 Developers · 2 min readAPI tutorial: creating short links from Node, Python and PHP
Authentication, the create call, bulk creation, error handling and rate limits — with runnable snippets.
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