diff --git a/api/url-shortener.py b/api/url-shortener.py
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+from flask import Flask, request, jsonify, redirect
+
+app = Flask(__name__)
+
+@app.route("/create/<slug>")
+def createNew(slug):
+    return f"New request registerd for /{slug}"
+
+@app.route("/<slug>")
+def shortUrl(slug):
+    destination = f"https://www.example.com/{slug}"
+    return redirect(destination, code=302)
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    app.run(debug=True)
+
+# random base64 string: openssl rand -base64 24
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