Documentation

Interweb.WTF CLI API

The Interweb.WTF CLI API is a simple API that allows you to interact with the most basic features of the Interweb.WTF service.

API URL

https://www.interweb.wtf/cli/v0

Endpoints

• Resolve WTF Links from Interweb.WTF with /go
• Expand Shortlinks from other providers with /is
• Clean tracking parameters from URLs with /clean

Note: The Interweb.WTF CLI API uses the /cli pathname for all endpoints instead of a more traditional /api pathname as a reminder that these routes are mostly for CLI applications that only expect to be able to send and receive simple text rather than fully-featured API responses.

Authentication

The Interweb.WTF CLI API uses an Authorization HTTP Header with a Bearer Token.

Authorization: Bearer wtf_v0_abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz0123456789

Note: In all of the example requests you should replace $API_KEY with an API Key you generated in Settings > Developer.

curl --header "Authorization: Bearer $API_KEY" \
--location "https://www.interweb.wtf/cli/v0/go?\
url=https://www.interweb.wtf/go/patient-recipe"

Response Types

By default, the API will return a text/plain response:

https://interwebalchemy.com/posts/building-a-chess-tutor/

You can also add /json to the endpoint URL to get a JSON response:

{
  "url": "https://interwebalchemy.com/posts/building-a-chess-tutor/"
}