A URL Shortening Service by Using Flask Framework Based on Base-62 Algorithm

Abstract

In this paper, we have shown the importance of URL shortening at the time of sharing on various platforms. URLs appear to be long, unattractive, on most of the social platforms. They often get broken when shared on social media platforms like e-mail and short URLs can come in handy during these times. To shorten an Internet Long URL, we proposed a URL shortening service that will take a long Web URL/address and creates a shorter URL that will not break when we share on different platforms and make them more manageable by using flask framework base62 algorithm. In this paper, we have also provided a way that helps during digital marketing, social campaigning, and posting by giving the stats of the number of clicks made to the shortened URL as it shows the number of people interested in clicking the URL.