🔗 Node.js URL Shortener Function

Generate URL with short ID and redirect to the original URL when visited.

🧰 Usage

GET /:shortId

Redirects to shortId's original URL.

Parameters

Name	Description	Location	Type	Sample Value
shortId	Short ID to lookup original URL.	Path	String	discord

Response

Sample 302 Response:

Redirects to the original URL.

Location: https://discord.com/invite/GSeTUeA

Sample 404 Response:

When no URL is found for the short ID.

Invalid link.

POST /

Create a new short ID for a URL.

Parameters

Name	Description	Location	Type	Sample Value
Content-Type	Content type	Header	application/json
long	Long URL to shorten	Body	String	https://mywebapp.com/pages/hugelongurl?with=query&params=123
shortCode	Short ID to use, else will be automatically generated	Body	Optional String	discord

Response

Sample 200 Response:

Returns the short URL and the original URL. The short URL is constructed from the SHORT_DOMAIN and the short code.

{
  "short": "https://short.app/s/discord"
}

Sample 400 Response:

When the URL parameter is missing.

{
  "ok": false,
  "error": "Missing url parameter."
}

⚙️ Configuration

Setting	Value
Runtime	Node (18.0)
Entrypoint	src/main.js
Build Commands	npm install && npm run setup
Permissions	any
Timeout (Seconds)	15

🔒 Environment Variables

APPWRITE_API_KEY

The API Key to talk to Appwrite backend APIs.

Question	Answer
Required	Yes
Sample Value	d1efb...aec35
Documentation	Appwrite: Getting Started for Server

APPWRITE_ENDPOINT

The URL endpoint of the Appwrite server. If not provided, it defaults to the Appwrite Cloud server: https://cloud.appwrite.io/v1.

Question	Answer
Required	No
Sample Value	https://cloud.appwrite.io/v1

APPWRITE_DATABASE_ID

The ID of the database to store the short URLs.

Question	Answer
Required	Yes
Sample Value	urlShortener

APPWRITE_COLLECTION_ID

The ID of the collection to store the short URLs.

Question	Answer
Required	Yes
Sample Value	urls

SHORT_BASE_URL

The domain to use for the short URLs. You can use your functions subdomain or a custom domain.

Question	Answer
Required	Yes
Sample Value	https://short.app/s