Go-fiber URL Shortener API Development
Oladipo Adesiyan
Go-fiber URL shortener
Introduction
This is a RESTful API built using Golang, Fiber, Postgresql, RabbitMQ, Async and Reflex. This API provides a simple implementation to scheduling jobs in golang.
Setup
Clone the repository to your local machine.
Ensure that you have Golang, Postgresql and RabbitMQ installed on your machine. Alternatively, you can use their cloud service.
Navigate to the root directory of the project in a terminal.
Run the following command to install the necessary dependencies
After that, run this command to create a .env file with which you can get started with.
Running Server
Locally
Run the following command to start the server and start up rabbitmq instance:
The server will run on http://localhost:8080 by default
Test
To test the endpoints, run this command :
If all your tests are successful, you will see this:
else, you will see something similar to this:
Available Endpoints
Base URL[dev]: 0.0.0.0:8080/\
When your server is running, call the base endpoint to ensure it is up, and you will receive a response like this:
Conclusion
You can find additional documentation for this API, including request and response signatures, by visiting https://documenter.getpostman.com/view/17975360/2sB2j999pk in your web browser.
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Posted Oct 1, 2025
Developed a RESTful API using Golang, Fiber, and RabbitMQ for job scheduling.
