dipeshdimi / URLShortener

🔗🔍 URL Shortening Backend Service using Node, Express and MongoDB

URL Shortening Backend

This backend service provides URL shortening capabilities, allowing users to generate short links and retrieve analytics for their usage.

Introduction

URL shortening is the process of converting long URLs into shorter, more manageable links. This backend service offers a scalable and efficient solution for URL shortening, providing features such as link generation and analytics tracking.

Features

• Shorten long URLs to compact, user-friendly links.
• Retrieve original URLs from short links.
• Track analytics for link usage.
• Secure MongoDB integration for data storage.

Usage

API Endpoints

• POST /url: Shorten a long URL.
• GET /:shortId: Redirect to the original URL associated with the provided short ID.
• GET /url/analytics/:shortId: Retrieve statistics for a specific short ID.