MiniURLs MiniURLs is a URL shortening service that allows users to create shortened links for long URLs. It provides both random short links and custom short links based on user preferences.

Deployment The project is deployed and accessible at: https://shrt-jivs.onrender.com/short for generating random short links and https://shrt-jivs.onrender.com/custom for generating custom short links.

Frontend : This project is deployed at frontend : https://mini-urls-hritick1.vercel.app/ Here you can access the frontend of this project.

Random Short Link Generation To generate a random short link, follow these steps:

Send a POST request to the endpoint https://shrt-jivs.onrender.com/short using a tool like Postman. In the body of the request, provide the longUrl in JSON format: json

{ "longUrl": "https://example.com/your-long-url" } Submit the request and receive a response containing the shortened link: json

{ "shortUrl": "https://shrt-jivs.onrender.com/abc123" } Custom Short Link Generation To generate a custom short link, follow these steps:

Send a POST request to the endpoint https://shrt-jivs.onrender.com/custom using a tool like Postman. In the body of the request, provide the longUrl and shortUrl in JSON format: json

{ "longUrl": "https://example.com/your-long-url", "shortUrl": "https://shrt-jivs.onrender.com/custom-link" } Note: Make sure the shortUrl is unique and available. Submit the request and receive a response confirming the custom short link creation: json

{ "message": "Custom short link created successfully" } One more thing you can do is at "/" you canview all the short Urls and their analytics Technologies Used Node.js: A JavaScript runtime used for building the server-side logic and API endpoints. Express.js: A web application framework for Node.js, used for creating robust and scalable web APIs. MongoDB: A NoSQL database used for storing and managing the URLs and their shortened counterparts. Mongoose: An Object Data Modeling (ODM) library for MongoDB and Node.js, providing a simple and elegant way to interact with the database.

Contributing Contributions to MiniURLs are welcome! If you find any issues or have suggestions for improvements, please feel free to open an issue or submit a pull request.

Acknowledgments The MiniURLs project was inspired by the need for a simple and efficient URL shortening service. Special thanks to the open-source community for their contributions and resources that facilitated the development of this project. Feel free to modify and expand on this README file to provide more details about your project and its specific functionalities.