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Show HN: Fast and reliable url shortening API that generates beautiful graphs

by start123 on 6/24/21, 2:43 PM with 1 comments

  • by start123 on 6/24/21, 2:48 PM

    Hi,

    I have been a solo-dev working on Blanq[1] for more than a year now. It is a powerful link shortening platform that supports custom domains, SSL and traffic routing. I released the API to simply link management for you. The plans are cost-effective and the service is extremely reliable(99.99% uptime).

    The backend is Java Spring based with Mysql as DB. To generate docs, I have used Redoc open source tool that relies on Open API spec. I will soon release Zapier integration as well.

    For graphs, I have used apex charts that are a pleasure to use. The UI is built on Vue and uses some third party plugins.

    Here's an example of analytics https://blanq.io/analytics.html

    I am an advocate of privacy and have tried to incorporate as many best practices as possible to avoid identifying users.

    I am open to feedback and would love to hear your experience.

    [1] https://blanq.io