How URL shortening works with Quant

Our URL shortening service leverages Quant's powerful edge functions, global key-value store, and content delivery network to provide a fast, reliable, and scalable solution.

When you submit a long URL, a Quant edge function generates a unique short code and stores the mapping in Quant's global key-value (KV) store. When someone accesses the short URL, another edge function retrieves the original URL from the KV store and performs a redirect.

Key features of Quant's URL shortener

This simple yet powerful application demonstrates several core capabilities of the Quant platform:

Quant's edge functions handle URL generation and redirection logic, while the global KV store ensures fast, distributed storage for URL mappings. The content delivery network provides rapid response times worldwide, with caching capabilities for even faster redirects on frequently accessed URLs. This entire application can be built and deployed directly to Quant's edge network, offering scalability to handle high volumes of requests and built-in security features, all without the need for additional infrastructure management.

This URL shortener exemplifies how Quant's edge computing platform can be used to create efficient, globally distributed applications with minimal complexity, making it an ideal solution for developers looking to build powerful web services quickly and easily.