Super lightweight url shortener

Zero configuration url shortener and API.

Requires a MongoDB Server running on port 27017.

Live example site: http://s.louiswilliams.org/

API

GET /c/:url (Create shortened url)

• Input

  • url: Input URL to shorten

• Output (JSON)

  • hash: Hash of the url

  • url: Shortened URL

GET /g/:hash (Decode hash)

• Input

  • hash: Input hash to get original URL

• Output (JSON)

  • url: Original URL

GET /:hash (Decode and redirect)

• Input

  • hash: Input hash to get original URL

• Output

  • Redirect to original URL

Install

npm install

Deploy

Defaults to port 3003. Modify in server.js

npm start