api-docs.txt

# Goshort.in-apis
Api description for goshort.in

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1. Create a short url without alias:

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Alias is alternate name of short url.By default there will a unique hash generated to url. If you want your custom name then use this query param in request.

GET /api/v1/create?url=type_your_url_here  HTTP/1.1
Host: goshort.in
Content-Type: application/json

Parameter :
url : weblink which you want to make short.
datatype: string
example: https://github.com/

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Sample request:-
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GET /api/v1/create?url=https://web.whatsapp.com/ HTTP/1.1
Host: goshort.in
Content-Type: application/json

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Sample response:- 
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{
    "hash": "T5h5li",
    "message": "Short Url generated.",
    "ori_url": "https://web.whatsapp.com/",
    "short_url": "goshort.in/T5h5li",
    "status": "success"
}

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2. Create a short url with alias:

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Alias is alternate name of short url.If you want your own custom hash then use this parameter with query string in request.

GET /api/v1/create?url=type_your_url_here&alias=your_custom_name  HTTP/1.1
Host: goshort.in
Content-Type: application/json

Parameter
url : weblink which you want to make short.
datatype: string
example: https://github.com/

alias: your custom name of random hash.
datatype: contain letters, numbers, and dashes.
example: github, myhash

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Sample request:-
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GET /api/v1/create?url=https://github.com&alias=GITHUB HTTP/1.1
Host: goshort.in
Content-Type: application/json

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Sample response:- 
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{
    "hash": "GITHUB",
    "message": "Short Url generated.",
    "ori_url": "https://github.com",
    "short_url": "goshort.in/GITHUB",
    "status": "success"
}


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Error: Create Short Url
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1. when query parameter url is empty:-

request:
GET /api/v1/create?url= HTTP/1.1
Host: goshort.in
Content-Type: application/json

response:
{
    "message": "Request param url is empty.",
    "status": "error"
}


2. when query param url is wrong:-

request:
GET /api/v1/create?url=https://gi HTTP/1.1
Host: goshort.in
Content-Type: application/json

response:
{
    "message": "Invalid weblink in request param url.",
    "status": "error"
}


3. when query param url is not passed:-

request:
GET /api/v1/create HTTP/1.1
Host: goshort.in
Content-Type: application/json

response:
{
    "message": "Request param url is missing.",
    "status": "error"
}


4. when alias is duplicate or used in other url shorten.

request:
GET /api/v1/create?url=https://github.com/&alias=FRIENDS HTTP/1.1
Host: goshort.in
Content-Type: application/json

response:
{
    "alias": "FRIENDS",
    "message": "Alias is already used.",
    "ori_url": "https://github.com/",
    "short_url": "goshort.in/FRIENDS",
    "status": "error"
}


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3. Track the shorten url
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This api used to track the shorten url and also gives the information like click_count, original url , shorten url and a message for status.

GET /api/v1/track?hash=random_hash/alias HTTP/1.1
Host: goshort.in
Content-Type: application/json

Parameter
hash : random hash / alias for url.
datatype: string
example: FRIEND, Github

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Sample request:-
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GET /api/v1/track?hash=FRIEND HTTP/1.1
Host: goshort.in
Content-Type: application/json

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Sample response:- 
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{
    "click_count": 10,
    "hash": "FRIEND",
    "message": "Url clicked 10 times.",
    "ori_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CY8E6N5Nzec",
    "short_url": "goshort.in/FRIEND",
    "status": "success"
}



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Error: Track Short Url
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1. when request param hash is missing.

request:
GET /api/v1/track HTTP/1.1
Host: goshort.in
Content-Type: application/json

response:
{
    "message": "Request parameter(s) [hash] is blank or wrong.",
    "status": "error"
}


2. when request param hash is blank.

request:
GET /api/v1/track?hash=blank HTTP/1.1
Host: goshort.in
Content-Type: application/json

response:
{
    "message": "Request parameter(s) [hash] is blank or wrong.",
    "status": "error"
}

3. when wrong hash is passed in query param.

request:
GET /api/v1/track?hash=Randomhash HTTP/1.1
Host: goshort.in
Content-Type: application/json

response:
{
    "hash": "Randomhash",
    "message": "Url not found.",
    "status": "error"
}






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