URL Shortener API

This repository contains the backend implementation of a URL shortener application, created using Express.js. The API provides functionality to shorten long URLs, making them more manageable and shareable.

API Endpoints

• POST /api/shorten: Shorten a long URL.
• GET /api/redirect/:key: Returns the long URL that corresponds with the given key if exists.

Local Setup

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/joshuagatizz/url-shortener-api.git

2. Install dependencies

   cd url-shortener-api
   npm install

3. Set up the environment variables

   Create a .env file as follows.

   PORT=8080
   MONGO_URI="your-mongo-connection-string"
   MONGO_DB_NAME="your-database-name"
   MONGO_COLLECTION_NAME="your-colection-name"
   

4. Run the app

   npm run start

The API server will be running on http://localhost:8080.