Mini-URL-Shortener-API

A fast, lightweight REST API to shorten long URLs and redirect them using custom aliases using nanoid, with redirection and custom alias support. Built with Node.js, Express, and MongoDB.

Features

• 🔧 Shorten long URLs to short unique aliases
• 🧩 Custom alias support
• 🔄 Redirect short URL to original URL
• 🧹 Expiry via TTL indexing in MongoDB
• ⚠️ Robust error handling
• 📦 JSON response for API endpoints

Tech Stack

• Backend: Node.js, Express.js
• Database: MongoDB (Mongoose)
• ID Generation: nanoid
• Testing: Postman
• Hosting: (Add if deployed: e.g., Render, Vercel, Railway)

Performance

• ✅ Low latency redirection (~20ms)
• ✅ Scalable design with MongoDB indexing

Project Structure

📦 mini-url-shortener-api/ ├── 📁 routes/ │ └── urlRoutes.js ├── 📁 models/ │ └── urlModel.js ├── 📁 controllers/ │ └── urlController.js ├── 📄 server.js ├── 📄 .env └── 📄 README.md