Name: link-unshortener
Price: 0.02 USDC
Availability: InStock

$ man link-unshortener

agentutility / web-probe / link-unshortener

PRICE / CALL

$0.02

USDC · base mainnet · scheme: exact

METHOD

POST

CLUSTER

webprobe

CATEGORY

uncategorized

STATUS

● live

NAME

link-unshortener — unshortens links, unmasking shortened urls before fetch, enrichment, or security review

synonym alias of expand-url — reuses the canonical handler.

SYNOPSIS

POST https://x402.agentutility.ai/link-unshortener
     Content-Type: application/json
     X-PAYMENT:    <signed-transferWithAuthorization>

     { ... }

↳ first call → 402 Payment Required. Sign USDCtransferWithAuthorization, retry with theX-PAYMENT header.

DESCRIPTION

Unshortens links, unmasking shortened URLs before fetch, enrichment, or security review. Same expand-url backend. Use it as a link unshortener API, short URL resolver, or phishing redirect inspector.

INPUT — request schema

property	type	description	req?
url	string	Starting URL (typically a shortlink). Must be http(s).	required
max_hops	number	Maximum redirect hops to follow. 1-20. Default 10.	optional
user_agent	string	Optional User-Agent header to send (some shorteners gate by UA). Default is a generic browser UA.	optional

OUTPUT — response shape

field	type	description
final_url	string	—
redirect_chain	string	—

EXAMPLES — two ways to call

EXAMPLE 1 · curl

curl -X POST https://x402.agentutility.ai/link-unshortener \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{ }'

first response = 402 Payment Required with payment requirements; sign + retry with X-PAYMENT.

EXAMPLE 2 · mcp

# Install the MCP package for this endpoint's cluster
npx -y @agentutility/mcp-<cluster>

# Required: EVM private key with USDC on Base
export X402_PRIVATE_KEY=0x...

# Then call the link-unshortener tool from your MCP-aware agent.

MCP server handles payment automatically — your coding agent just calls the tool by name.

METADATA

tags: web-probelinkunshortenerlink-unshortener
methods: POST
cluster: webprobe
price: $0.02 USDC per call

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