/fcc-backend-dev-url-shortener-microservice

Primary LanguageCSS

FCC URL Shortener Microservice

POST a URL to https://fcc-url-shortener-microservice-jp.glitch.me/api/shorturl/new and receive a shortened URL in the JSON response. Visiting the shortened URL will redirect to the original URL.

Prerequisites

Node.js 8.10+

Installing

yarn install

npm start

Local Demo: localhost:8000

Live Demo: https://fcc-url-shortener-microservice-jp.glitch.me

Example Output:

{
  originalUrl: "https://google.com",
  shortUrl: "http://tinyurl.com/mbq3m"
}

An invalid URL that doesn't follow the http(s)://www.example.com(/more/routes) format, the JSON response will contain an error.

Example Error:

{
  statusCode: 400,
  error: "Bad Request",
  message: "invalid URL"
}