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Shorten Dropshare upload links with S.EE
Dropshare for Mac can shorten the links to your uploads with a custom URL shortener. You can connect it to S.EE in two ways: the S.EE API in simple mode, or the YOURLS-compatible API.
See also: Dropshare custom URL shortener guide
Get your API key
Copy your API key from Tools > API Token.
Open the shortener settings
- Open Dropshare Preferences and select the Uploads tab
- Choose Custom (advanced) as the URL shortener
- Fill in the fields with one of the setups below
Option 1: S.EE API (simple mode)
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Endpoint | https://s.ee/api/v1/shorten |
| URL Parameter | GET, name url |
| Additional Parameters | Leave empty |
| Auth. Parameter | Header, name Authorization, value: your API key |
| Response Format | Plaintext |
Simple mode takes everything as query parameters. On success it returns just the short link as plain text. Links are created on s.ee; to use another domain, add it to the endpoint: https://s.ee/api/v1/shorten?domain=go.example.com.
Option 2: YOURLS-compatible API
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Endpoint | https://s.ee/api/v1/yourls?action=shorturl&format=json |
| URL Parameter | GET, name url |
| Additional Parameters | Leave empty |
| Auth. Parameter | GET, name signature, value: your API key |
| Response Format | JSON, key shorturl |
Use this one if you already have a YOURLS setup in Dropshare: change the endpoint to S.EE and put your S.EE API key in signature. Links from this API are always created on s.ee.
Don't share your API key publicly.
Test
Click Test. Dropshare shortens a sample URL and checks that it can read the short link from the response.
Troubleshooting
| Issue | Fix |
|---|---|
| 401 error | Check the API key in Auth. Parameter |
| Test fails to read the link | Check Response Format: Plaintext for option 1, JSON with key shorturl for option 2 |
Dropshare logs the response it gets for each request. See how to get the log files.