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# API_BASE_URL

`const val API_BASE_URL: `[`String`](https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-string/index.html) [(source)](https://github.com/ethauvin/bitly-shorten/tree/master/src/main/kotlin/net/thauvin/erik/bitly/Constants.kt#L42)

The Bitly API base URL.

**Value**
`https://api-ssl.bitly.com/v4`