An Node.js API for shortening long URIs

This API is hosted on Glitch

Documentation

Shorterning URI with personalized new URI

To do this, send a POST request to the API via the "/slice" route. An example request is :

 {
 	"oldUri" : "https://github.com/friilancer",
 	 "newUriCode": "github",
 }

This will return a JSON object that looks like :

{
    "timesVisited": 0,
    "_id": "6033b4930561620e8e0e2a0b",
    "oldUri": "https://github.com/friilancer",
    "newUriCode": "github",
    "__v": 0
}

Sending a GET request or going to the link https://panoramic-clean-mahogany.glitch.me/github should re-route you to https://github.com/friilancer

Shorterning URI without personalized new URI

To do this, send a POST request to the API via the "/slice" route. An example request is :

 {
 	"oldUri" : "https://github.com/friilancer",
 }

This will return a JSON object that looks like :

{
    "timesVisited": 0,
    "_id": "6033b4930561620e8e0e2a0b",
    "oldUri": "https://github.com/friilancer",
    "newUriCode": "cluiqibx",
    "__v": 0
}

The API auto generates a newUri for you. Sending a GET request or going to the link https://panoramic-clean-mahogany.glitch.me/cluiqibx should re-route you to https://github.com/friilancer

Error messages

Trying to create a shortened customized URI with a text that has already been used will return an error that looks like :

{
    "msg": "cluiqibX unavailable..Please modify name"
}