Utilities
The Architecture of Redirects: How URL Shorteners Map the Web
Written By
EaseBowl Editorial Team
Mar 04, 2026
1 min read
The Architecture of Redirects
A URL Shortener is a simple key-value database.
How It Works
When you visit a short link, the system looks up the "Short ID" and performs a 301 Redirect to the long URL.
Security
We check URLs to ensure they don't lead to known malicious sites before creating the short link.
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