API Reference for Developers

Getting Started

Authentication

Rate Limit

Response Handling

Links

QR Codes

API Reference for Developers v3

Getting Started

An API key is required for requests to be processed by the system. Once a user registers, an API key is automatically generated for this user. The API key must be sent with each request (see full example below). If the API key is not sent or is expired, there will be an error. Please make sure to keep your API key secret to prevent abuse.

Authentication

To authenticate with the API system, you need to send your API key as an authorization token with each request. You can see sample code below.

cURL PHP

curl --location --request POST 'https://bqn.cc/api/url/add' \ 
--header 'Authorization: Bearer YOURAPIKEY
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \

$curl = curl_init();
curl_setopt_array($curl, array(
    CURLOPT_URL => "https://bqn.cc/api/url/add",
    CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
    CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
    CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 2,
    CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 10,
    CURLOPT_FOLLOWLOCATION => true,
    CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "POST",
    CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => array(
    "Authorization: Bearer YOURAPIKEY",
    "Content-Type: application/json",
    ),
));

$response = curl_exec($curl);

Rate Limit

Our API has a rate limiter to safeguard against spike in requests to maximize its stability. Our rate limiter is currently caped at 30 requests per 1 minute.

Several headers will be sent alongside the response and these can be examined to determine various information about the request.

X-RateLimit-Limit: 30
X-RateLimit-Remaining: 29
X-RateLimit-Reset: TIMESTAMP

Response Handling

All API response are returned in JSON format by default. To convert this into usable data, the appropriate function will need to be used according to the language. In PHP, the function json_decode() can be used to convert the data to either an object (default) or an array (set the second parameter to true). It is very important to check the error key as that provides information on whether there was an error or not. You can also check the header code.

{
    "error": 1,
    "message": "An error ocurred"
}

Account

Get Account

GET https://bqn.cc/api/account

To get information on the account, you can send a request to this endpoint and it will return data on the account.

cURL PHP

curl --location --request GET 'https://bqn.cc/api/account' \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer YOURAPIKEY' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \

$curl = curl_init();

curl_setopt_array($curl, array(
    CURLOPT_URL => "https://bqn.cc/api/account",
    CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
    CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
    CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 2,
    CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 10,
    CURLOPT_FOLLOWLOCATION => true,
    CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "GET",
    CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => array(
        "Authorization: Bearer YOURAPIKEY",
        "Content-Type: application/json",
    ),
    
));

$response = curl_exec($curl);

curl_close($curl);
echo $response;

Server response

{
    "error": 0,
    "data": {
        "id": 1,
        "email": "sample@domain.com",
        "username": "sampleuser",
        "avatar": "https:\/\/domain.com\/content\/avatar.png",
        "status": "pro",
        "expires": "2022-11-15 15:00:00",
        "registered": "2020-11-10 18:01:43"
    }
}

Update Account

PUT https://bqn.cc/api/account/update

To update information on the account, you can send a request to this endpoint and it will update data on the account.

cURL PHP

curl --location --request PUT 'https://bqn.cc/api/account/update' \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer YOURAPIKEY' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data-raw '{
    "email": "newemail@google.com",
    "password": "newpassword"
}'

$curl = curl_init();

curl_setopt_array($curl, array(
    CURLOPT_URL => "https://bqn.cc/api/account/update",
    CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
    CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
    CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 2,
    CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 10,
    CURLOPT_FOLLOWLOCATION => true,
    CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "PUT",
    CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => array(
        "Authorization: Bearer YOURAPIKEY",
        "Content-Type: application/json",
    ),
    CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => '{
    "email": "newemail@google.com",
    "password": "newpassword"
}',
));

$response = curl_exec($curl);

curl_close($curl);
echo $response;

Server response

{
    "error": 0,
    "message": "Account has been successfully updated."
}

Links

List all Links

GET https://bqn.cc/api/urls?limit=2&page=1&order=date

To get your links via the API, you can use this endpoint. You can also filter data (See table for more info).

Parameter	Description
limit	(optional) Per page data result
page	(optional) Current page request
order	(optional) Sort data between date or click

cURL PHP

curl --location --request GET 'https://bqn.cc/api/urls?limit=2&page=1&order=date' \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer YOURAPIKEY' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \

$curl = curl_init();

curl_setopt_array($curl, array(
    CURLOPT_URL => "https://bqn.cc/api/urls?limit=2&page=1&order=date",
    CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
    CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
    CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 2,
    CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 10,
    CURLOPT_FOLLOWLOCATION => true,
    CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "GET",
    CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => array(
        "Authorization: Bearer YOURAPIKEY",
        "Content-Type: application/json",
    ),
    
));

$response = curl_exec($curl);

curl_close($curl);
echo $response;

Server response

{
    "error": "0",
    "data": {
        "result": 2,
        "perpage": 2,
        "currentpage": 1,
        "nextpage": 1,
        "maxpage": 1,
        "urls": [
            {
                "id": 2,
                "alias": "google",
                "shorturl": "https:\/\/bqn.cc\/google",
                "longurl": "https:\/\/google.com",
                "clicks": 0,
                "title": "Google",
                "description": "",
                "date": "2020-11-10 18:01:43"
            },
            {
                "id": 1,
                "alias": "googlecanada",
                "shorturl": "https:\/\/bqn.cc\/googlecanada",
                "longurl": "https:\/\/google.ca",
                "clicks": 0,
                "title": "Google Canada",
                "description": "",
                "date": "2020-11-10 18:00:25"
            }
        ]
    }
}

Get a single link

GET https://bqn.cc/api/url/:id

To get details for a single link via the API, you can use this endpoint.

cURL PHP

curl --location --request GET 'https://bqn.cc/api/url/:id' \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer YOURAPIKEY' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \

$curl = curl_init();

curl_setopt_array($curl, array(
    CURLOPT_URL => "https://bqn.cc/api/url/:id",
    CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
    CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
    CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 2,
    CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 10,
    CURLOPT_FOLLOWLOCATION => true,
    CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "GET",
    CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => array(
        "Authorization: Bearer YOURAPIKEY",
        "Content-Type: application/json",
    ),
    
));

$response = curl_exec($curl);

curl_close($curl);
echo $response;

Server response

{
    "error": 0,
    "details": {
        "id": 1,
        "shorturl": "https:\/\/bqn.cc\/googlecanada",
        "longurl": "https:\/\/google.com",
        "title": "Google",
        "description": "",
        "location": {
            "canada": "https:\/\/google.ca",
            "united states": "https:\/\/google.us"
        },
        "device": {
            "iphone": "https:\/\/google.com",
            "android": "https:\/\/google.com"
        },
        "expiry": null,
        "date": "2020-11-10 18:01:43"
    },
    "data": {
        "clicks": 0,
        "uniqueClicks": 0,
        "topCountries": 0,
        "topReferrers": 0,
        "topBrowsers": 0,
        "topOs": 0,
        "socialCount": {
            "facebook": 0,
            "twitter": 0,
            "google": 0
        }
    }
}

Shorten a Link

POST https://bqn.cc/api/url/add

To shorten a link, you need to send a valid data in JSON via a POST request. The data must be sent as the raw body of your request as shown below. The example below shows all the parameters you can send but you are not required to send all (See table for more info).

Parameter	Description
url	(required) Long URL to shorten.
custom	(optional) Custom alias instead of random alias.
type	(optional) Redirection type [direct, frame, splash]
password	(optional) Password protection
domain	(optional) Custom Domain
expiry	(optional) Expiration for the link example 2021-09-28 23:11:16
geotarget	(optional) Geo targeting data
devicetarget	(optional) Device targeting data

cURL PHP

curl --location --request POST 'https://bqn.cc/api/url/add' \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer YOURAPIKEY' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data-raw '{
    "url": "https:\/\/google.com",
    "custom": "google",
    "password": "mypass",
    "expiry": "2020-11-11 12:00:00",
    "type": "splash",
    "geotarget": [
        {
            "location": "Canada",
            "link": "https:\/\/google.ca"
        },
        {
            "location": "United States",
            "link": "https:\/\/google.us"
        }
    ],
    "devicetarget": [
        {
            "device": "iPhone",
            "link": "https:\/\/google.com"
        },
        {
            "device": "Android",
            "link": "https:\/\/google.com"
        }
    ],
    "parameters": [
        {
            "name": "aff",
            "value": "3"
        },
        {
            "device": "gtm_source",
            "link": "api"
        }
    ]
}'

$curl = curl_init();

curl_setopt_array($curl, array(
    CURLOPT_URL => "https://bqn.cc/api/url/add",
    CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
    CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
    CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 2,
    CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 10,
    CURLOPT_FOLLOWLOCATION => true,
    CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "POST",
    CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => array(
        "Authorization: Bearer YOURAPIKEY",
        "Content-Type: application/json",
    ),
    CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => '{
    "url": "https:\/\/google.com",
    "custom": "google",
    "password": "mypass",
    "expiry": "2020-11-11 12:00:00",
    "type": "splash",
    "geotarget": [
        {
            "location": "Canada",
            "link": "https:\/\/google.ca"
        },
        {
            "location": "United States",
            "link": "https:\/\/google.us"
        }
    ],
    "devicetarget": [
        {
            "device": "iPhone",
            "link": "https:\/\/google.com"
        },
        {
            "device": "Android",
            "link": "https:\/\/google.com"
        }
    ],
    "parameters": [
        {
            "name": "aff",
            "value": "3"
        },
        {
            "device": "gtm_source",
            "link": "api"
        }
    ]
}',
));

$response = curl_exec($curl);

curl_close($curl);
echo $response;

Server response

{
    "error": 0,
    "id": 3,
    "short": "https:\/\/bqn.cc\/google"
}

Update a Link

PUT https://bqn.cc/api/url/:id/update

To update a link, you need to send a valid data in JSON via a PUT request. The data must be sent as the raw body of your request as shown below. The example below shows all the parameters you can send but you are not required to send all (See table for more info).

Parameter	Description
url	(required) Long URL to shorten.
custom	(optional) Custom alias instead of random alias.
type	(optional) Redirection type [direct, frame, splash]
password	(optional) Password protection
domain	(optional) Custom Domain
expiry	(optional) Expiration for the link example 2021-09-28 23:11:16
geotarget	(optional) Geo targeting data
devicetarget	(optional) Device targeting data

cURL PHP

curl --location --request PUT 'https://bqn.cc/api/url/:id/update' \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer YOURAPIKEY' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data-raw '{
    "url": "https:\/\/google.com",
    "custom": "google",
    "password": "mypass",
    "expiry": "2020-11-11 12:00:00",
    "type": "splash",
    "geotarget": [
        {
            "location": "Canada",
            "link": "https:\/\/google.ca"
        },
        {
            "location": "United States",
            "link": "https:\/\/google.us"
        }
    ],
    "devicetarget": [
        {
            "device": "iPhone",
            "link": "https:\/\/google.com"
        },
        {
            "device": "Android",
            "link": "https:\/\/google.com"
        }
    ],
    "parameters": [
        {
            "name": "aff",
            "value": "3"
        },
        {
            "device": "gtm_source",
            "link": "api"
        }
    ]
}'

$curl = curl_init();

curl_setopt_array($curl, array(
    CURLOPT_URL => "https://bqn.cc/api/url/:id/update",
    CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
    CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
    CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 2,
    CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 10,
    CURLOPT_FOLLOWLOCATION => true,
    CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "PUT",
    CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => array(
        "Authorization: Bearer YOURAPIKEY",
        "Content-Type: application/json",
    ),
    CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => '{
    "url": "https:\/\/google.com",
    "custom": "google",
    "password": "mypass",
    "expiry": "2020-11-11 12:00:00",
    "type": "splash",
    "geotarget": [
        {
            "location": "Canada",
            "link": "https:\/\/google.ca"
        },
        {
            "location": "United States",
            "link": "https:\/\/google.us"
        }
    ],
    "devicetarget": [
        {
            "device": "iPhone",
            "link": "https:\/\/google.com"
        },
        {
            "device": "Android",
            "link": "https:\/\/google.com"
        }
    ],
    "parameters": [
        {
            "name": "aff",
            "value": "3"
        },
        {
            "device": "gtm_source",
            "link": "api"
        }
    ]
}',
));

$response = curl_exec($curl);

curl_close($curl);
echo $response;

Server response

{
    "error": 0,
    "id": 3,
    "short": "https:\/\/bqn.cc\/google"
}

Delete a Link

DELETE https://bqn.cc/api/url/:id/delete

To delete a link, you need to send a DELETE request.

cURL PHP

curl --location --request DELETE 'https://bqn.cc/api/url/:id/delete' \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer YOURAPIKEY' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \

$curl = curl_init();

curl_setopt_array($curl, array(
    CURLOPT_URL => "https://bqn.cc/api/url/:id/delete",
    CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
    CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
    CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 2,
    CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 10,
    CURLOPT_FOLLOWLOCATION => true,
    CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "DELETE",
    CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => array(
        "Authorization: Bearer YOURAPIKEY",
        "Content-Type: application/json",
    ),
    
));

$response = curl_exec($curl);

curl_close($curl);
echo $response;

Server response

{
    "error": 0,
    "message": "Link has been deleted successfully"
}

QR Codes

List all QR codes

GET https://bqn.cc/api/qr?limit=2&page=1

To get your QR codes via the API, you can use this endpoint. You can also filter data (See table for more info).

Parameter	Description
limit	(optional) Per page data result
page	(optional) Current page request

cURL PHP

curl --location --request GET 'https://bqn.cc/api/qr?limit=2&page=1' \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer YOURAPIKEY' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \

$curl = curl_init();

curl_setopt_array($curl, array(
    CURLOPT_URL => "https://bqn.cc/api/qr?limit=2&page=1",
    CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
    CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
    CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 2,
    CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 10,
    CURLOPT_FOLLOWLOCATION => true,
    CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "GET",
    CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => array(
        "Authorization: Bearer YOURAPIKEY",
        "Content-Type: application/json",
    ),
    
));

$response = curl_exec($curl);

curl_close($curl);
echo $response;

Server response

{
    "error": "0",
    "data": {
        "result": 2,
        "perpage": 2,
        "currentpage": 1,
        "nextpage": 1,
        "maxpage": 1,
        "qrs": [
            {
                "id": 2,
                "link": "https:\/\/bqn.cc\/qr\/a2d5e",
                "scans": 0,
                "title": "Google",
                "date": "2020-11-10 18:01:43"
            },
            {
                "id": 1,
                "link": "https:\/\/bqn.cc\/qr\/b9edfe",
                "scans": 5,
                "title": "Google Canada",
                "date": "2020-11-10 18:00:25"
            }
        ]
    }
}

Get a single QR Code

GET https://bqn.cc/api/qr/:id

To get details for a single QR code via the API, you can use this endpoint.

cURL PHP

curl --location --request GET 'https://bqn.cc/api/qr/:id' \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer YOURAPIKEY' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \

$curl = curl_init();

curl_setopt_array($curl, array(
    CURLOPT_URL => "https://bqn.cc/api/qr/:id",
    CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
    CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
    CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 2,
    CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 10,
    CURLOPT_FOLLOWLOCATION => true,
    CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "GET",
    CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => array(
        "Authorization: Bearer YOURAPIKEY",
        "Content-Type: application/json",
    ),
    
));

$response = curl_exec($curl);

curl_close($curl);
echo $response;

Server response

{
    "error": 0,
    "details": {
        "id": 1,
        "link": "https:\/\/bqn.cc\/qr\/b9edfe",
        "scans": 5,
        "title": "Google Canada",
        "date": "2020-11-10 18:00:25"
    },
    "data": {
        "clicks": 1,
        "uniqueClicks": 1,
        "topCountries": {
            "Unknown": "1"
        },
        "topReferrers": {
            "Direct, email and other": "1"
        },
        "topBrowsers": {
            "Chrome": "1"
        },
        "topOs": {
            "Windows 10": "1"
        },
        "socialCount": {
            "facebook": 0,
            "twitter": 0,
            "instagram": 0
        }
    }
}

Create a QR Code

POST https://bqn.cc/api/qr/add

To shorten a QR Code, you need to send a valid data in JSON via a POST request. The data must be sent as the raw body of your request as shown below. The example below shows all the parameters you can send but you are not required to send all (See table for more info).

Parameter	Description
type	(required) text \| vcard \| link \| email \| phone \| sms \| wifi
data	(required) Data to be embedded inside the QR code. The data can be string or array depending on the type
background	(optional) RGB color e.g. rgb(255,255,255)
foreground	(optional) RGB color e.g. rgb(0,0,0)
logo	(optional) Path to the logo either png or jpg

cURL PHP

curl --location --request POST 'https://bqn.cc/api/qr/add' \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer YOURAPIKEY' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data-raw '{
    "type": "link",
    "data": "https:\/\/google.com",
    "background": "rgb(255,255,255)",
    "foreground": "rgb(0,0,0)",
    "logo": "https:\/\/site.com\/logo.png"
}'

$curl = curl_init();

curl_setopt_array($curl, array(
    CURLOPT_URL => "https://bqn.cc/api/qr/add",
    CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
    CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
    CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 2,
    CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 10,
    CURLOPT_FOLLOWLOCATION => true,
    CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "POST",
    CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => array(
        "Authorization: Bearer YOURAPIKEY",
        "Content-Type: application/json",
    ),
    CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => '{
    "type": "link",
    "data": "https:\/\/google.com",
    "background": "rgb(255,255,255)",
    "foreground": "rgb(0,0,0)",
    "logo": "https:\/\/site.com\/logo.png"
}',
));

$response = curl_exec($curl);

curl_close($curl);
echo $response;

Server response

{
    "error": 0,
    "id": 3,
    "link": "https:\/\/bqn.cc\/qr\/a58f79"
}

Update a QR Code

PUT https://bqn.cc/api/qr/:id/update

To update a QR Code, you need to send a valid data in JSON via a PUT request. The data must be sent as the raw body of your request as shown below. The example below shows all the parameters you can send but you are not required to send all (See table for more info).

Parameter	Description
data	(required) Data to be embedded inside the QR code. The data can be string or array depending on the type
background	(optional) RGB color e.g. rgb(255,255,255)
foreground	(optional) RGB color e.g. rgb(0,0,0)
logo	(optional) Path to the logo either png or jpg

cURL PHP

curl --location --request PUT 'https://bqn.cc/api/qr/:id/update' \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer YOURAPIKEY' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data-raw '{
    "type": "link",
    "data": "https:\/\/google.com",
    "background": "rgb(255,255,255)",
    "foreground": "rgb(0,0,0)",
    "logo": "https:\/\/site.com\/logo.png"
}'

$curl = curl_init();

curl_setopt_array($curl, array(
    CURLOPT_URL => "https://bqn.cc/api/qr/:id/update",
    CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
    CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
    CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 2,
    CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 10,
    CURLOPT_FOLLOWLOCATION => true,
    CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "PUT",
    CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => array(
        "Authorization: Bearer YOURAPIKEY",
        "Content-Type: application/json",
    ),
    CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => '{
    "type": "link",
    "data": "https:\/\/google.com",
    "background": "rgb(255,255,255)",
    "foreground": "rgb(0,0,0)",
    "logo": "https:\/\/site.com\/logo.png"
}',
));

$response = curl_exec($curl);

curl_close($curl);
echo $response;

Server response

{
    "error": 0,
    "message": "QR has been updated successfully."
}

Delete a QR Code

DELETE https://bqn.cc/api/qr/:id/delete

To delete a QR code, you need to send a DELETE request.

cURL PHP

curl --location --request DELETE 'https://bqn.cc/api/qr/:id/delete' \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer YOURAPIKEY' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \

$curl = curl_init();

curl_setopt_array($curl, array(
    CURLOPT_URL => "https://bqn.cc/api/qr/:id/delete",
    CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
    CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
    CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 2,
    CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 10,
    CURLOPT_FOLLOWLOCATION => true,
    CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "DELETE",
    CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => array(
        "Authorization: Bearer YOURAPIKEY",
        "Content-Type: application/json",
    ),
    
));

$response = curl_exec($curl);

curl_close($curl);
echo $response;

Server response

{
    "error": 0,
    "message": "QR Code has been deleted successfully."
}

Resources

Solutions

Account

Links

QR Codes

API Reference for Developers v3

Getting Started

Authentication

Rate Limit

Response Handling

Account

Get Account

Server response

Update Account

Server response

Links

List all Links

Server response

Get a single link

Server response

Shorten a Link

Server response

Update a Link

Server response

Delete a Link

Server response

QR Codes

List all QR codes

Server response

Get a single QR Code

Server response

Create a QR Code

Server response

Update a QR Code

Server response

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