URL Shortener & Analytics API

A production-ready URL Shortener application built using Spring Boot that allows users to shorten long URLs, track click analytics, and manage links through a responsive frontend interface.

Live Demo

https://url-shortener-55d8.onrender.com

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Features

• Shorten long URLs instantly
• Redirect users using generated short links
• Track URL click analytics
• RESTful API architecture
• Responsive frontend using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
• Cloud deployment using Render
• Spring Data JPA integration
• H2 database support

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Tech Stack

Backend

• Java 17
• Spring Boot 3
• Spring Data JPA
• Maven

Frontend

• HTML5
• CSS3
• JavaScript

Database

• H2 Database

Deployment

• Render

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API Endpoints

Health Check

GET

/api/health

Create Short URL

POST

/api/shorten

Request Body:

{
  "originalUrl": "https://example.com"
}

Get URL Statistics

GET

/api/stats/{shortCode}

Get All URLs

GET

/api/urls

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Project Structure

src
├── main
│   ├── java
│   │   ├── controller
│   │   ├── service
│   │   ├── repository
│   │   ├── entity
│   │   └── dto
│   │
│   └── resources
│       ├── static
│       │   ├── index.html
│       │   ├── style.css
│       │   └── app.js
│       └── application.properties

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Learning Outcomes

• REST API Development
• Spring Boot Application Design
• Frontend and Backend Integration
• Database Management
• Cloud Deployment
• Git & GitHub Workflow

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Author

Dinesh Raj S

GitHub: https://github.com/DineshRaj74

Portfolio: https://dineshraj74.github.io/Portfolio-/

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/dineshra-j07042005

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