In this tutorial , we are going to build a URL Shortener using Python and rebrand.ly API. We are only going to build the backend part of the application. Before jumping into the tutorial, you must know the basics of URL Shortener and API(Application Programming Interface). [This Article is originally published here ] What is a URL Shortener? So, as this tutorial is all about URL Shortener, it is best if you know the basics about it. To put it simply it is a tool that takes a long URL as an input and turns it into a more appealing short URL. Example: Long URL: https://circuitician.com/esp32-email-notifier/ Shortened URL: https://rb.gy/b7iqj6 As you can see the shortened URL is more appealing than the long one and it is more readable. Moreover, this shortened URL can be tracked for like no. of clicks, last-click time, etc. Shortened URLs are widely used by online marketers, promoters, and online entrepreneurs to promote their web links on the internet. If you share shortened U...
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