ShortURL Example App

by Hasan Rayan

ShortURL is a URL shortener backend app. It reduces the number of characters in a URL, making it easier to share. It has been developed with Python, Django and Django REST Framework.

APIs

The app has the following APIs:

Root

GET / It shows welcome message

Create URL

POST /url It creates a short URL for a provided URL

Forward to target URL

GET /{url_key} It forwards a short URL to a target URL

Get admin info of a short URL

GET /manage/{secret_key} It returns the details of a short URL, only if you have the secret key of that short URL. Also, it shows how many times the short URL has been visited so far.

Delete a short URL

DELETE /manage/{secret_key} If you have a secret key of a short URL, you can delete it with this URL.