openapi: 3.0.3 info: title: Lob U R L Shortener API version: 1.20.2 description: "Experience direct mail like never before, with unmatched personalization and scalability \x14 all in one intuitive platform." license: name: MIT url: https://mit-license.org/ contact: name: Lob Developer Experience url: https://support.lob.com/ email: lob-openapi@lob.com termsOfService: https://www.lob.com/legal servers: - url: https://api.lob.com/v1 description: production security: - basicAuth: [] tags: - name: U R L Shortener paths: /domains/{domain_id}: parameters: - in: path name: domain_id required: true description: Unique identifier for a domain. schema: type: string get: operationId: domain_get summary: Retrieve a domain description: Retrieve details for a single domain. tags: - U R L Shortener responses: '200': description: Returns domain related details. content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/domain_response' default: description: Error content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/error' x-codeSamples: - lang: Shell source: "curl -X GET \"https://api.lob.com/v1/domains/{domain_id}\" \\\n -u :\n" label: CURL - lang: Typescript source: "try {\n const domain = await new DomainsApi(config).get('xxxxxx');\n} catch (err: any) {\n console.error(err);\n}\n" label: TYPESCRIPT - lang: Javascript source: "Lob.domains.retrieve('xxxxxx', function (err, res) {\n console.log(err, res);\n});\n" label: NODE - lang: Ruby source: "domainsAPI = DomainsApi.new(config)\n\nbegin\n retrievedDomain = domainsAPI.get(\"xxxxxx\")\nrescue => err\n p err.message\nend\n" label: RUBY - lang: Python source: "with ApiClient(configuration) as api_client:\n api = DomainsApi(api_client)\n\ntry:\n domain = api.get(\"xxxxxx\")\nexcept ApiException as e:\n print(e)\n" label: PYTHON - lang: PHP source: "$apiInstance = new OpenAPI\\Client\\Api\\DomainsApi($config, new GuzzleHttp\\Client());\n\ntry {\n $result = $apiInstance->get(\"xxxxxx\");\n} catch (Exception $e) {\n echo $e->getMessage(), PHP_EOL;\n}\n" - lang: Java source: "DomainsApi apiInstance = new DomainsApi(config);\n\ntry {\n Domain response = apiInstance.get(\"xxxxxx\");\n} catch (ApiException e) {\n e.printStackTrace();\n}\n" label: JAVA - lang: Elixir source: 'Lob.Domain.retrieve("xxxxxx") ' label: ELIXIR - lang: CSharp source: "DomainsApi api = new DomainsApi(config);\n\ntry {\n Domain response = api.get(\"xxxxxx\");\n} catch (ApiException e) {\n Console.WriteLine(e.ToString());\n}\n" label: CSHARP - lang: Go source: "var context = context.Background()\ncontext = context.WithValue(suite.ctx, lob.ContextBasicAuth, lob.BasicAuth{UserName: os.Getenv(\"\")})\n\nvar apiClient = *lob.NewAPIClient(configuration)\n\nfetchedDomain, _, err := apiClient.DomainsApi.Get(context,\"xxxxxx\").Execute()\n\nif err != nil {\n return err\n}\n" label: GO delete: operationId: domain_delete summary: Delete a Domain description: Delete a registered domain. This operation can only be performed if all associated links with the domain are deleted. tags: - U R L Shortener responses: '200': description: Returns the deleted link object. content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/domain_delete' default: description: Error content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/error' /links/{link_id}: parameters: - in: path name: link_id required: true description: Unique identifier for a link. schema: type: string get: operationId: links_get summary: Retrieve a link description: Retrieves a single shortened link. tags: - U R L Shortener responses: '200': description: Returns a single link. content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/link_response' default: description: Error content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/error' x-codeSamples: - lang: Shell source: "curl -X GET \"https://api.lob.com/v1/links/\" \\\n -u :\n" label: CURL patch: operationId: link_update summary: Update a Link description: Update any of the properties of a shortened link. tags: - U R L Shortener requestBody: required: true content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/link_update' examples: basic: value: resource_id: ltr_133 test: value: redirect_link: ltr_133 application/x-www-form-urlencoded: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/link_update' examples: basic: value: resource_id: ltr_133 test: value: resource_id: ltr_133 multipart/form-data: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/link_update' examples: basic: value: resource_id: ltr_133 test: value: resource_id: ltr_133 responses: '200': description: Returns the updated link. content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/link_response' default: description: Error content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/error' example: error: code: invalid message: redirect_link is required status_code: 422 x-codeSamples: - lang: Shell source: "curl https://api.lob.com/v1/links/ \\\n -u : \\\n -d \"redirect_link=https://www.lob.com\"\n" label: CURL delete: operationId: links_delete summary: Delete Link description: Delete the shortened link. tags: - U R L Shortener responses: '200': description: Returns the deleted short link object content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/link_delete_response' default: description: Error content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/error' components: schemas: domain_delete: type: object properties: id: description: Unique identifier for a domain. type: string deleted: description: Only returned if the domain was successfully deleted. type: boolean link_response: type: object properties: id: description: Unique identifier prefixed with `lnk_`. type: string title: description: The title of the URL. type: string domain_id: description: A unique identifier for the registered domain. type: string redirect_link: $ref: '#/components/schemas/redirect_link' short_link: description: The shortened URL for the associated original URL. type: string metadata: $ref: '#/components/schemas/metadata' created_at: description: The date and time the link was created. type: string updated_at: description: The date and time the link was last updated. type: string error: type: object description: Lob uses RESTful HTTP response codes to indicate success or failure of an API request. In general, 2xx indicates success, 4xx indicate an input error, and 5xx indicates an error on Lob's end. required: - error properties: error: type: object required: - message - status_code - code properties: message: type: string description: A human-readable message with more details about the error example: Rate limit exceeded. Please wait 5 seconds and try your request again. status_code: $ref: '#/components/schemas/failure_status_code' code: type: string enum: - bad_request - conflict - feature_limit_reached - internal_server_error - invalid - not_deletable - not_found - request_timeout - service_unavailable - unrecognized_endpoint - unsupported_lob_version - address_length_exceeds_limit - bank_account_already_verified - bank_error - billing_address_required - custom_envelope_inventory_depleted - deleted_bank_account - failed_deliverability_strictness - file_pages_below_min - file_pages_exceed_max - file_size_exceeds_limit - foreign_return_address - inconsistent_page_dimensions - invalid_bank_account - invalid_bank_account_verification - invalid_check_international - invalid_country_covid - invalid_file - invalid_file_dimensions - invalid_file_download_time - invalid_file_url - invalid_image_dpi - invalid_international_feature - invalid_perforation_return_envelope - invalid_template_html - mail_use_type_can_not_be_null - merge_variable_required - merge_variable_whitespace - payment_method_unverified - pdf_encrypted - special_characters_restricted - unembedded_fonts - email_required - invalid_api_key - publishable_key_not_allowed - rate_limit_exceeded - unauthorized - unauthorized_token description: 'A pre-defined string identifying an error. Error codes fall into three categories: **GENERIC** * `bad_request` - 422: an invalid request was made. See error message for details. * `conflict` - 409/422: this operation would leave data in a conflicted state. * `feature_limit_reached` - 403: the account has reached its resource limit and requires upgrading to add more. * `internal_server_error` - 500: an error has occured on Lob''s servers. Please try request again. * `invalid` - 422: an invalid request was made. See error message for details. * `not_deletable` - 422: an attempt was made to delete a resource, but the resource cannot be deleted. * `not_found` - 404: the requested resource was not found. * `request_timeout` - 408: the request took too long. Please try again. * `service_unavailable` - 503: the Lob servers are temporarily unavailable. Please try agian. * `unrecognized_endpoint` - 404: the requested endpoint doesn''t exist. * `unsupported_lob_version` - 422: an unsupported Lob API version was requested. **ADVANCED** * `address_length_exceeds_limit` - 422: the sum of to.address_line1 and to.address_line2 cannot surpass 50 characters. * `bank_account_already_verified` - 422: the bank account has already been verified. * `bank_error` - 422: there''s an issue with the bank account. * `billing_address_required` - 403: in order to create a live mail piece, your account needs to set up a billing address. * `custom_envelope_inventory_depleted` - 422: custom envelope inventory is depleted, and more will need to be ordered. * `deleted_bank_account` - 404: checks cannot be created with a deleted bank account. * `failed_deliverability_strictness` - 422: the `to` address doesn''t meet strictness requirements. See Account Settings to configure strictness. * `file_pages_below_min` - 422: not enough pages. * `file_pages_exceed_max` - 422: too many pages. * `file_size_exceeds_limit` - 422: the file size is too large. See description for details. * `foreign_return_address` - 422: the `from` address must be a US address. * `inconsistent_page_dimensions` - 422: all pages of the input file must have the same dimensions. * `invalid_bank_account` - 422: the provided bank routing number is invalid. * `invalid_bank_account_verification` - 422: verification amounts do not match. * `invalid_check_international` - 422: checks cannot be sent internationally. * `invalid_country_covid` - 422: the postal service in the specified country is currently unable to process the request due to COVID-19 restrictions. * `invalid_file` - 422: the file is invalid. * `invalid_file_dimensions` - 422: file dimensions are incorrect for the selected mail type. * `invalid_file_download_time` - 422: file download from remote server took too long. * `invalid_file_url` - 422: the file URL when creating a resource is invalid. * `invalid_image_dpi` - 422: DPI must be at least 300. * `invalid_international_feature` - 422: the specified product cannot be sent to the destination. * `invalid_perforation_return_envelope` - 422: both `return_envelope` and `perforation` must be used together. * `invalid_template_html` - 422: the provided HTML is invalid. * `mail_use_type_can_not_be_null` - 422: use_type must be one of "marketing" or "operational". Alternatively, an admin can set the account default use type in Account Settings. * `merge_variable_required` - 422: a required merge variable is missing. * `merge_variable_whitespace` - 422: merge variable names cannot contain whitespace. * `payment_method_unverified` - 401: you must have a verified bank account or credit card to submit live requests. * `pdf_encrypted` - 422: an encrypted PDF was provided. * `special_characters_restricted` - 422: cannot use special characters for merge variable names. * `unembedded_fonts` - 422: the provided PDF contains non-standard unembedded fonts. See description for details. **AUTHENTICATION** * `email_required` - 401: account must have a verified email address before creating live resources. * `invalid_api_key` - 401/403: the API key is invalid. * `publishable_key_not_allowed` - 403: the requested operation needs a secret key, not a publishable key. See [API Keys](#section/API-Keys) for more information. * `rate_limit_exceeded` - 429: requests were sent too quickly and must be slowed down. * `unauthorized` - 401: the request isn''t authorized. * `unauthorized_token` - 401: token isn''t authorized. ' link_delete_response: type: object properties: id: description: Unique identifier for a link. type: string deleted: description: Only returned if the link was successfully deleted. type: boolean link_update: type: object required: - redirect_link properties: title: description: The title of the URL. type: string redirect_link: $ref: '#/components/schemas/redirect_link' metadata: $ref: '#/components/schemas/metadata' domain_response: type: object properties: id: description: Unique identifier for a domain. type: string domain: description: The registered domain/hostname. type: string error_redirect_link: description: URL to redirect customers if a short link is broken or inactive. type: string status: description: The configuration status of the domain. type: string enum: - configured - not_configured created_at: description: The date and time the domain was created. type: string updated_at: description: The date and time the domain was last updated. type: string metadata: type: object additionalProperties: type: string description: 'Use metadata to store custom information for tagging and labeling back to your internal systems. Must be an object with up to 20 key-value pairs. Keys must be at most 40 characters and values must be at most 500 characters. Neither can contain the characters `"` and `\`. i.e. ''{"customer_id" : "NEWYORK2015"}'' Nested objects are not supported. See [Metadata](#section/Metadata) for more information.' maxLength: 500 pattern: '[^"\\]{0,500}' failure_status_code: type: integer enum: - 401 - 403 - 404 - 413 - 422 - 429 - 500 description: "A conventional HTTP status code:\n * `401` - Authorization error with your API key or account\n * `403` - Forbidden error with your API key or account\n * `404` - The requested item does not exist\n * `413` - Payload too large\n * `422` - The query or body parameters did not pass validation\n * `429` - Too many requests have been sent with an API key in a given amount of time\n * `500` - An internal server error occurred, please contact support@lob.com\n" redirect_link: type: string description: The original target URL. securitySchemes: basicAuth: type: http scheme: basic x-webhooks: events: post: summary: Events description: Information about an event operationId: event tags: - Events responses: '200': $ref: '#/components/responses/events' tracking_events: post: summary: Tracking Events description: Information about tracking events operationId: tracking_event tags: - Tracking Events responses: '200': $ref: '#/components/responses/tracking_events' x-tagGroups: - name: Overview tags: - Introduction - Authentication - Getting Started - SDKs and Tools - name: Address Book tags: - Addresses - National Change of Address - name: Print and Mail API tags: - Postcards - Self Mailers - Letters - Checks - Snap Packs - Booklets - Bank Accounts - Templates - Template Versions - Template Design - Manage Mail - name: Campaigns API (BETA) tags: - Campaigns - Creatives - Uploads - name: Informed Delivery Campaign API tags: - Informed Delivery Campaign - name: Address Verification API tags: - US Verifications - US Verification Types - US Autocompletions - Reverse Geocode Lookups - Zip Lookups - Identity Validation - Intl Verifications - name: Webhooks tags: - Webhooks - Events - Tracking Events - name: Special Features tags: - Billing Groups - Buckslips - Buckslip Orders - Cards - Card Orders - QR Codes - URL Shortener - name: Appendix tags: - Beta Program - Errors - Rate Limiting - Requests and Responses - Test and Live Environments - Versioning and Changelog