<rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><channel><title>Url-Shortener | System Design</title><link>https://system-design.devops-monk.com/tags/url-shortener/</link><description>In-depth system design tutorials — from zero to millions of users. Written for engineers who want to understand how large-scale systems actually work.</description><language>en-us</language><managingEditor>abhaypratap3537@gmail.com (Abhay)</managingEditor><webMaster>abhaypratap3537@gmail.com (Abhay)</webMaster><lastBuildDate>Sun, 06 Sep 2026 22:11:29 +0000</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://system-design.devops-monk.com/tags/url-shortener/index.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title>Design a URL Shortener</title><link>https://system-design.devops-monk.com/2026/05/design-url-shortener/</link><pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2026 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">https://system-design.devops-monk.com/2026/05/design-url-shortener/</guid><author>abhaypratap3537@gmail.com (Abhay)</author><category>Case Studies</category><description>Design a TinyURL-style service handling 100 million new links a day. Base62 encoding, why 7 characters is exactly right, the 301-versus-302 decision that quietly breaks your analytics, and the abuse problem the textbooks skip.</description><enclosure url="https://system-design.devops-monk.com/images/articles/url-shortener.webp" type="image/webp" length="0"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img src="https://system-design.devops-monk.com/images/articles/url-shortener.webp" alt="Design a URL Shortener" /></p><p>Design a TinyURL-style service handling 100 million new links a day. Base62 encoding, why 7 characters is exactly right, the 301-versus-302 decision that quietly breaks your analytics, and the abuse problem the textbooks skip.</p><p><a href="https://system-design.devops-monk.com/2026/05/design-url-shortener/">Read the full article &rarr;</a></p>]]></content:encoded></item></channel></rss>