Re: Unshortening t.co links

Can anyone point me toward resources for unshortening t.co links in Perl

My approach would be to look at WWW::Shorten::TinyURL which is what does the actual work in WWW::Shorten for TinyURL addresses. Then create a package based on that. This new package will be able to be used with WWW::Shorten.

At first glance it appears expanding the links will be very similar for t.co as it is for tinyurl.com

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Re^2: Unshortening t.co links by LanX (Saint) on Sep 08, 2023 at 12:17 UTC
The eX-Twitter pages concerning this format explicitly state that it's not meant for general use outside Twitter. This reads like a one way hashing with DB lookup. Hence I doubt there is a better algorithmic solution than querying Twitter for the (final?) redirect, like shown by other brethren. update The link service at http://t.co is only used on links posted on Twitter and is not available as a general shortening service on other apps or sites. Cheers Rolf _{(addicted to the 𐍀𐌴𐍂𐌻 Programming Language :) Wikisyntax for the Monastery}	[reply]
Re^2: Unshortening t.co links by marto (Cardinal) on Sep 08, 2023 at 15:21 UTC
"My approach would be to look at WWW::Shorten::TinyURL" Pre coffee I made the same mistake myself :)> "At first glance it appears expanding the links will be very similar for t.co as it is for tinyurl.com" This isn't the case.	[reply]

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