Transitioning from Google to Firebase URL Shortener

constance_powell

I have a project that I've been using Google's URL Shortener for a while now, but I'm interested in using Firebase's URL Shortener instead. I'm wondering if anyone has any tips on how to transition from one to the other? I'm not sure what the best way to go about this would be. Any help would be appreciated, thanks!

purplefrog

First, you will need to create a new Firebase project, and then enable the Firebase URL Shortener API. Once you have done that, you can get started with the following steps:

Include the Firebase Javascript SDK in your page:

Initialize Firebase in your page:

firebase.initializeApp({
apiKey: "YOUR-API-KEY",
projectId: "YOUR-PROJECT-ID"
});

Create a new instance of the Firebase URL Shortener:

var urlShortener = new firebase.urlShortener.UrlShortenerClient(firebase.initializeApp());

Shorten a URL:

urlShortener.shorten("https://www.example.com")
.then(function(response) {
console.log(response.shortLink);
})
.catch(function(error) {
console.error(error);
});

You can find more information in the Firebase documentation:

https://firebase.google.com/docs/dynamic-links/url-shortener

orangeswan

If you're using the Google URL Shortener API, you can transition your app to Firebase Dynamic Links by taking the following steps:

Create a new Firebase project and configure it for your app.
Generate a short Dynamic Link for your app using the Firebase console, or using the Firebase Dynamic Links REST API.
Configure your app to handle Dynamic Links. When your app opens, it can check for a Dynamic Link and open the link if it is present.
If you're using the Google URL Shortener API to generate links, you can transition your app to use Firebase Dynamic Links by updating your code to generate Dynamic Links instead.