go-url-shortener

Go URL Shortner

Generate URL with short ID and redirect to the original URL when visited.

🧰 Usage

GET /:shortId

Redirects to shortId's original URL.

Parameters

Name	Description	Location	Type	Sample Value
shortId	Short ID to lookup original URL.	Path	String	appwrite

Response

Sample 302 Response:

Redirects to the original URL.

Location: https://appwrite.io

Sample 404 Response:

When no URL is found for the short ID.

URL not found

POST /

Create a new short ID for a URL.

Parameters

Name	Description	Location	Type	Sample Value
Content-Type	Content type	Header	application/json
longUrl	Long URL to shorten	Body	String	https://mywebapp.com/pages/hugelongurl?with=query&params=123
shortId	Short ID to use	Body	String	discord

Response

Sample 200 Response:

Returns the short URL and the original URL.

{
  "ok": true,
  "shortId": "appwrite",
  "longUrl": "https://appwrite.io"
}

Sample 400 Response:

When the request body doesn't deserialise properly.

{
  "ok": false,
  "error": "Missing request body"
}

⚙️ Configuration

Setting	Value
Runtime	Go (1.22)
Entrypoint	main.go
Permissions	any
Timeout (Seconds)	15

🔒 Environment Variables

No environment variables required.