Why is this Bit.Ly script not working?

Question

I am trying to use bit.ly api to automatically shorten URLs for my blog but this code does not seem to be working

<script>getShortUrl: function(url, callback)
{
   var url = 'https://api-ssl.bitly.com/v3/shorten?access_token=***********************&longUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.techforty.com';

    $.getJSON(
        url,
        {},
        function(response)
        {
            if(callback)
                callback(response.data.url);
        }
    );
},</script>

Is there a quick and easy way to get short URL out of this script in an input box?

Did you write that JavaScript yourself? looks like the first line is wrong. It should be: `var getShortUrl = function(...){...};` — blurfus, Aug 01 '14 at 07:11
no i found this [here](http://stackoverflow.com/a/22064069/3404508) — Avadhesh18, Aug 01 '14 at 07:14
i tried your edited code but this is also not giving a response — Avadhesh18, Aug 01 '14 at 07:18
well, that's not properly syntax'd Javascript. did you get an error message? — blurfus, Aug 01 '14 at 07:18
are you sure you're sing the right access token? try visiting `https://api-ssl.bitly.com/v3/shorten?access_token=bf7031d2185c52280234f585eaee8‌69391025526&longUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.techforty.com` — elzi, Aug 01 '14 at 07:23
yes this is demo [check](https://api-ssl.bitly.com/v3/shorten?access_token=bf7031d2185c52280234f585eaee869391025526&longUrl=http://www.techforty.com) — Avadhesh18, Aug 01 '14 at 07:25

score 0 · Accepted Answer · edited Aug 01 '14 at 08:17

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It looks like you're using this in an object. Here's the code

var App = {

getShortUrl: function(url, callback)
{

    $.getJSON(
        url,
        {},
        function(response)
        {
            if(callback)
                callback(response);
        }
    );
}
}

App.getShortUrl('https://api-ssl.bitly.com/v3/shorten?access_token=***********************&longUrl=http://www.techforty.com', function(response) {
    $('#result').html(response.data.url);
});

edited Aug 01 '14 at 08:17

Artjom B.

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answered Aug 01 '14 at 07:39

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fiddle is just displaying empty
– Avadhesh18 Aug 01 '14 at 07:44
i just want to display shortened url into a input box – Avadhesh18 Aug 01 '14 at 07:45
open the console. it's getting the data. it's just not appending it cause its an object not a string – elzi Aug 01 '14 at 07:50
@Avadhesh18 check my answer again – elzi Aug 01 '14 at 07:52

Why is this Bit.Ly script not working?

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