Shorten a URL

Quickly convert a long URL to a short one courtesy of m3o.com.

Walkthrough

1. Login to Adastacks.com and navigate to your dashboard (we'll need this for your API Key in a minute)

2. Open a new tab in your browser and open up your Adalo app in the Adalo editor

3. Once open, place a test button on a screen of your choosing

4. Under the "Click Actions" for the button, select Custom Action

5. Give your action a name, such as "Shorten a URL"

6. Select the Create option from the dropdown below the Title field, then click Next

7. Copy the following URL and paste it into the Base URL field of the Custom Action

https://adastacks.app.n8n.cloud/webhook/shortenURL?url=LONGURL

8. Set the "Method" dropdown to POST

9. Add a query parameter called Content-Type with the value application/json

10. Add another query parameter called api_key with your Adastacks API Key as the value

11. Add an Input to hold your data for the new Custom Action (You can name this whatever you like, but below is a suggestion)

Suggested Input Name

Input Type

Suggested Input Test Data

URL to be Shortened

Text

Should be any valid URL

12. Replace the capitalized text in the URL with the Inputs you just made using the Magic Text button in the top right of the URL field.

13. Run the test request. (See the success screenshot below)

Even test actions that fail return a "Test Successful" message so be sure to click Show Full Response to ensure the action succeeded. This is by design so that you can still save the action and return to continue setting it up later if you wish.

14. Save the Custom Action and add it where you need it throughout your app.

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