diff --git a/app/lib/yourls.py b/app/lib/yourls.py
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+# Copyright (c) Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare (INFN). 2019-2020
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+from app import app
+import requests
+
+def url_shorten(url, keyword=None):
+    shorturl = None
+    api_url = "{}/yourls-api.php".format(app.config.get('YOURLS_SITE'))
+    signature = app.config.get('YOURLS_API_SIGNATURE_TOKEN')
+    if api_url and signature:
+        data = {"signature": signature, "action": "shorturl", "url": url, "format": "json"}
+        if keyword is not None:
+            data["keyword"] = keyword
+        response = requests.post(api_url, data={**data})
+        json_resp = response.json()
+        if json_resp["status"] == "success" or json_resp["code"] == "error:url":
+            shorturl = json_resp["shorturl"]
+
+    return shorturl
+