Build Your Own URL Shortener API
The "URL Shortener API" project involves developing an API that allows users to shorten long URLs into shorter, easily shareable links.
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Project Description
What you'll learn
Any Backend Language
API Documentation
Authentication
Database
API Development
Project tasks
Introduction
Authentication
User Management
URL Management
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Project Overview
- Difficulty
- intermediate
- Builders
- 18
Technologies
Prerequisites
- Familiarity with JavaScript programming or experience using any server-side for backend development.
- Knowledge of databases like SQLite to store URL data and manage unique aliases.
- Basic understanding of HTTP methods and RESTful API principles for handling URL creation and redirection.
- Basic knowledge of token-based authentication and URL validation to manage access control and expiration features.
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