HazemMeqdad/short-url

short-url

This is a simple URL shortener written in node.js and express.js with a MongoDB database.

Installation

1. Clone the repository
2. Install the dependencies

npm install

3. Create a .env file and add the following:

MONGO_URI=<your mongodb uri>
JWT_KEY=<your jwt secret>

4. Run the server

npm start

Usage

Register

Send a POST request to /api/user/signuo with the following body:

{
    "username": "username",
    "email": "email",
    "password": "password"
}

Login

Send a POST request to /api/user/login with the following body:

{
    "email": "email",
    "password": "password"
}

Create a short URL

Authorization header is required. Authorization: Bearer <token> Send a POST request to /api/short with the following body:

{
    "url": "url",
    "code": "code (not required)"
}

Get code information

Send a GET request to /api/url/:code .

Try the short URL

Send a GET request or enter on the browser the following URL: /r/:code.

License

MIT