Lambda Url shortener

Basic url shortener using AWS Lambda and DynamoDB (uses shortid for shortToken)

Inspiration from: Build a serverless URL shortener with AWS Lambda and API Gateway services

API endpoints

• URL: POST /

  • apiKey required
  • Params type: json
  • Required Body Params: targetUrl
  • Optional Body Params: shortToken
  • Output: shortToken

• URL: GET /:token

  • Params type: json
  • Required Path Params: token
  • Output: targetUrl

( need more documentation... PR welcome)

Get started

Requirements

• Terraform
• AWS API Gateway importer
• Apex

Commands

# replace {{AWS_ACCOUNT_NUMBER}} first in api-swagger.yml and lambda/function/*/function.json with your aws account number
terraform apply
cd lambda && apex deploy

# you'll need to follow the instructions on https://github.com/awslabs/aws-apigateway-importer
aws-api-import -c ./api-swagger.yml

Test Commands

cd lambda
echo '{ "shortToken": "test", "targetUrl": "https://www.google.com/" }' | apex invoke post_token
echo '{ "shortToken": "test" }' | apex invoke lookup_token