Build a URL Shortener With FastAPI and Python

Building a URL Shortener With FastAPI and Python

Darren Jones
Darren Jones 17 Lessons 1h 7m intermediate api databases projects web-dev
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In this video course, you’ll build a URL shortener with Python and FastAPI. URLs can be extremely long and not user-friendly. This is where a URL shortener can come in handy. A URL shortener reduces the number of characters in a URL, making it easier to read, remember, and share.

By following this step-by-step project, you’ll build a URL shortener with Python and FastAPI. At the end of this course, you’ll have a fully functional API-driven web app that creates shortened URLs that forward to target URLs.

In this video course, you’ll learn how to:

  • Create a REST API with FastAPI
  • Run a development web server with Uvicorn
  • Model an SQLite database
  • Investigate the auto-generated API documentation
  • Interact with the database with CRUD actions
  • Optimize your app by refactoring your code

This URL shortener project is for intermediate Python programmers who want to try out FastAPI and learn about API design, CRUD, and interaction with a database. To follow along, it’ll help if you’re familiar with the basics of handling HTTP requests. If you need a refresher on FastAPI, Using FastAPI to Build Python Web APIs is a great introduction.

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Demonstrating the URL Shortener

2 Lessons 5m

  1. 1. Building a URL Shortener With FastAPI and Python (Overview)01:29
  2. 2. Demonstrating the URL Shortener03:46

Preparing the Environment

2 Lessons 14m

  1. 1. Preparing the Environment06:38
  2. 2. Setting Environment Variables08:21

Setting Up the URL Shortener

6 Lessons 23m

  1. 1. Setting Up the URL Shortener00:39
  2. 2. Creating Your FastAPI App02:59
  3. 3. Deciding What Your App Can Do04:47
  4. 4. Preparing Your SQLite Database04:34
  5. 5. Connecting Your Database06:41
  6. 6. Forwarding a Shortened URL03:37

Tidying Up the Code

3 Lessons 12m

  1. 1. Tidying Up the Code00:34
  2. 2. Spotting Code Flaws02:51
  3. 3. Refactoring Your Code08:46

Managing URLs

4 Lessons 11m

  1. 1. Managing URLs05:35
  2. 2. Updating Visitor Count01:43
  3. 3. Deleting a URL03:24
  4. 4. Building a URL Shortener With FastAPI and Python (Summary)01:08
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About Darren Jones

With 20 years as a teacher of music technology, Darren is keen to bring his skills to the Python table.

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