🔗 URL Shortener Pro API

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A production-grade REST API for creating short links with expiration and view stats. Perfect for invite systems, temporary content access, internal tools, and more.

Includes: SQLite database, expiration logic, Dockerfile, clean modular Flask code.

👉 Buy it on Gumroad

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A robust URL shortening service with built-in expiration, click tracking, and local storage.

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✅ Key Features

• 🔐 Expiring short links
• 📊 View tracking per link
• ⚙️ SQLite-based storage
• 🧰 Modular Flask architecture
• 🐳 Docker support
• 📦 Configurable via .env
• 🧹 Auto-cleanup of expired links

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🚀 Endpoints

Create Short URL

POST

Request Example:

{
  "url": "https://example.com",
  "expires_in_hours": 24
}

Response:

{
  "short_url": "http://localhost:5000/s/ABC123",
  "expires_at": 1719009999.123
}

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Redirect to Original

GET

Redirects to original URL if not expired.

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Get Stats

GET

Returns number of views and expiration time.

Response:

{
  "views": 3,
  "expires_at": 1719009999.123
}

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⛔ Error Handling

{"error": "Missing URL field."}

{"error": "URL has expired."}

{"error": "URL not found."}

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⚙️ Requirements

pip install -r requirements.txt

• Flask
• python-dotenv

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🖥 How to Run

python app.py

Or with Docker:

docker build -t url-shortener-pro .
docker run -p 5000:5000 url-shortener-pro

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🧪 Example Screenshots

• ✅ POST to /shorten
• ✅ GET /s/<code> redirect
• ✅ GET /stats/<code>

See /screens/ for screenshots

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💼 Ready-to-Use Version

Get the ZIP with full project, Docker, and tech support:

👉 Buy it on Gumroad

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📬 Contacts

• Email: talabov.ali72@gmail.com
• Telegram: @talabovali

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📬 Need this functionality in another language or stack (e.g. Node.js, Go, etc)?
Contact the author: talabov.ali72@gmail.com
💡 Note: Pricing may vary depending on complexity and target stack.