URL_Shortner

This is a free and simple URL Shortner API developed using python3 & flask. This API uses MD5 as hashing algorithm to calculate hash, currently only first 6 characters are stored in database with the corresponding URL.

Request Format

The URL needs to follow the ReGex pattern ((http|https)://)(www.)?" + "[a-zA-Z0-9@:%._\\+~#?&//=]" + "{2,256}\\.[a-z]" + "{2,6}\\b([-a-zA-Z0-9@:%" + "._\\+~#?&//=]*)

You need to send the JSON object to the API. An example of the request is as follows:

curl http://femto.me:5000/shorten -H "content-type: application/json" --data '{\"url\":\" ---url-to-shorten--- \"}'

Response

Hash already present in the DB (Repeated URL sent for shortening or hash collision)

{"Message":"Already exists","shortened_url":"http://femto.me:5000/---hash---"}

URL not following the ReGex Pattern

{"Message":"Invalid URL","shortened_url":""}

Successful Operation

{"Message":"Success","shortened_url":"http://femto.me:5000/---hash---"}