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Enterprise
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Short URL API
Use this API to create shortened URLs. A short URL represents a longer URL containing complex query parameters in a smaller and simpler format.
Create short URL
POST /api/short-urls
Creates a short URL.
Example request:
http
POST /api/short-urls HTTP/1.1
Accept: application/json
Content-Type: application/json
Authorization: Bearer eyJrIjoiT0tTcG1pUlY2RnVKZTFVaDFsNFZXdE9ZWmNrMkZYbk
{
"path": "d/TxKARsmGz/new-dashboard?orgId=1&from=1599389322894&to=1599410922894"
}
JSON body schema:
- path – The path to shorten, relative to the Grafana root_url.
Example response:
http
HTTP/1.1 200
Content-Type: application/json
{
"uid": AT76wBvGk,
"url": http://localhost:3000/goto/AT76wBvGk?orgId=1
}
Status codes:
- 200 – Created
- 400 – Errors (invalid JSON, missing or invalid fields)
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