Grokking Modern API Design Interview
Vote

0% completed

​

Capstone: Design a URL Shortener API

This lesson is the first complete interview answer in the course.

The interview question is:

Design an API for a URL shortener.

A URL shortener accepts a long destination such as:

https://docs.example.com/guides/api-design/interview-preparation

and creates a shorter link such as:

https://go.example/a7k2m9q

When a browser opens the short link, the service redirects it to the original destination.

The product looks small. The contract still contains permanent decisions:

  • Who may create a link?
  • Can the creator choose the alias?
  • Can a link expire?

.....

.....

.....

Like the course? Get enrolled and start learning!