{"name":"url-expander","description":"Expands shortened URLs from bit.ly, t.co, lnkd.in, goo.gl, tinyurl, and other redirects into final landing URLs, with hop-by-hop status, Location, content-type, and timing details. Same expand-url backend. Use it as a URL expander API, shortlink resolver, or redirect-chain tracer.","price":"$0.02","method":"POST","input_schema":{"properties":{"url":{"type":"string","description":"Starting URL (typically a shortlink). Must be http(s)."},"max_hops":{"type":"number","description":"Maximum redirect hops to follow. 1-20. Default 10."},"user_agent":{"type":"string","description":"Optional User-Agent header to send (some shorteners gate by UA). Default is a generic browser UA."}},"required":["url"]},"input_example":{"url":"https://httpbin.org/redirect/2"},"output_example":{"initial_url":"https://httpbin.org/redirect/2","final_url":"https://httpbin.org/get","hop_count":2},"x402_payment_required":true,"x402_facilitator":"https://api.cdp.coinbase.com/platform/v2/x402"}