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bahamat / manta-shortener

A URL shortener that stores keys in manta
Mozilla Public License 2.0
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manta-shortener

manta-shortener is a URL shortening service, optionally backed by Manta.

API

ShortenURL (GET /s; POST /)

Get a short link.

Inputs

Field Type Description
url string URL target

Example

GET /s?url=https://www.joyent.com/
{
  "url": "https://www.joyent.com/",
  "link": "http://localhost:8080/8553696207"
}
POST /
    -d url=https://www.joyent.com/
{
  "url": "https://www.joyent.com/",
  "link": "http://localhost:8080/8553696207"
}

ExpandURL (GET /:key)

Redirect short URL to URL target

Inputs

Field Type Description
key number short url

Example

GET /8553696207
HTTP/1.1 302 Found
Location: https://www.joyent.com/

PreviewURL (GET /:key)

Retrieve target URL without redirection.

Inputs

Field Type Description
key number short url
preview boolean Must be set true to preview

Example

GET /8553696207?preview=true
HTTP/1.1 200 OK

{
  "location": "https://www.joyent.com/"
}