diff --git a/common.py b/common.py
index df7c427..72ff03a 100644
--- a/common.py
+++ b/common.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ def __str__(self):
         return repr(self.reason)
 
 """Do a http request"""
-def request(url, parameters=None, username_pass=None, post_data=None):
+def request(url, parameters=None, username_pass=None, post_data=None, headers={}):
 
     # build url + parameters
     if parameters:
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ def request(url, parameters=None, username_pass=None, post_data=None):
         url_params = url
 
     # if username and pass supplied, build basic auth header
-    headers = {}
     if username_pass:
         headers['Authorization'] = 'Basic %s' % base64.b64encode('%s:%s' % username_pass)
 
diff --git a/services/google.py b/services/google.py
index c87144e..55af2ee 100644
--- a/services/google.py
+++ b/services/google.py
@@ -6,13 +6,15 @@
 class Google(Service):
 
     def shrink(self, bigurl):
-        resp = request('http://goo.gl/api/url', {'url': bigurl}, post_data = 'toolbar')
+        resp = request('https://www.googleapis.com/urlshortener/v1/url', 
+                        headers={"content-type":"application/json"}, 
+                        post_data=json.dumps({"longUrl": bigurl}))
         data = resp.read()
         jdata = json.loads(data)
-        if 'short_url' not in jdata:
+        if 'id' not in jdata:
             raise ShortyError(data)
         else:
-            return jdata['short_url']
+            return jdata['id']
 
     def qrcode(self, tinyurl):
         qrdata = request(tinyurl + '.qr').read()