--- title: Create a serverless URL shortener in AWS with Terraform description: Learn how to create a serverless URL shortener in AWS using Terraform. The project architecture consists of API Gateway, Lambda Function, DynamoDB, and DAX... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/create-a-serverless-url-shortener-in-aws-with-terraform-ygpbektoz twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Create a serverless URL shortener in AWS with Terraform | daily.dev og:description: Learn how to create a serverless URL shortener in AWS using Terraform. The project architecture consists of API Gateway, Lambda Function, DynamoDB, and DAX... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/create-a-serverless-url-shortener-in-aws-with-terraform-ygpbektoz og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/YgpBEKtOz.png og:image:alt: Create a serverless URL shortener in AWS with Terraform og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Create a serverless URL shortener in AWS with Terraform **[gitconnected](https://daily.dev/sources/gc)** · 16 min read · 5 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Learn how to create a serverless URL shortener in AWS using Terraform. The project architecture consists of API Gateway, Lambda Function, DynamoDB, and DAX (DynamoDB Accelerator). The application allows users to input a URL and receive a redirect URL with a short code attached. The infrastructure is managed using Terraform, making it easier to provision and modify services. The URL shortening functionality is implemented through a Lambda function that saves the URL in DynamoDB and generates a short URL code. When a user calls the short URL, the application checks the cache for the corresponding record and redirects the user to the original URL. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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