URL Shortener

A simple URL shortener API built with FastAPI and Python. It generates short codes for long URLs, stores them in a JSON file, and allows redirection, listing, and deletion of short URLs.

Features

• Shorten long URLs to 6-character codes
• Redirect to the original URL using the short code
• List all stored short URLs
• Delete a short URL

Requirements

• Python 3.7+
• FastAPI
• Uvicorn
• pydantic

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/yourusername/url-shortener.git
   cd url-shortener

2. Install dependencies:

   pip install fastapi uvicorn pydantic

Usage

Start the FastAPI server:

uvicorn url_shortner:app --reload

API Endpoints

• POST /shorten
  Shorten a URL.
  Request body (JSON):

  {
    "original_url": "https://example.com"
  }

  Response:

  {
    "short_url": "abc123"
  }

• GET /{short_code}
  Redirects to the original URL.

• GET /urls/list
  Returns all short codes and their original URLs.

• DELETE /urls/{short_code}
  Deletes a short URL.

Data Storage

Short URLs are stored in url_storage.json in the project directory.