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Intermediate 3-4 hours · 2 APIs

Build a URL Shortener with Analytics

Create short links and track where your visitors come from using IP geolocation for basic analytics.

APIs Used

B

Bitly

Shorten URLs and track click counts

URL Shorteners
I

IP Geolocation API

Determine visitor location from IP

Geocoding

Data Flow

USER User submits a long URL API Create shortened link via Bitly PROCESS Track visitor clicks and capture IPs API Geolocate visitor IPs via IP Geolocation OUTPUT Display analytics dashboard with locations
User Action
API Call
Transform
Output

How It Works

1

User submits a long URL to be shortened

2

Create a short link using the Bitly API

3

When visitors click, log their IP and get geolocation

4

Display analytics dashboard with click counts and visitor locations

Code Outline

Pseudocode / JavaScript 
// 1. Shorten a URL with Bitly
const shortenRes = await fetch('https://api-ssl.bitly.com/v4/shorten', {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: { 'Authorization': 'Bearer YOUR_BITLY_TOKEN', 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
  body: JSON.stringify({ long_url: 'https://example.com/very-long-article-url' })
});
const { link: shortUrl } = await shortenRes.json();
console.log(`Short URL: ${shortUrl}`);

// 2. Get click analytics from Bitly
const clicksRes = await fetch(
  `https://api-ssl.bitly.com/v4/bitlinks/${shortUrl.replace('https://', '')}/clicks/summary`,
  { headers: { 'Authorization': 'Bearer YOUR_BITLY_TOKEN' } }
);
const { total_clicks } = await clicksRes.json();

// 3. Geolocate a sample visitor IP
const geoRes = await fetch(
  'https://api.ipgeolocation.io/ipgeo?apiKey=YOUR_API_KEY&ip=8.8.8.8'
);
const { city, country_name } = await geoRes.json();

// 4. Display analytics
console.log(`Total clicks: ${total_clicks}`);
console.log(`Sample visitor: ${city}, ${country_name}`);

Recipe Details

Difficulty Intermediate
Time 3-4 hours
APIs Used 2

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