Bitly

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Getting Started with Bitly

Prerequisites

A Bitly account

In order to use Bitly with {{Make}}, it is necessary to have a Bitly account. If you do not have one, you can create a Bitly account at bitly.com.

	Caution
	The module dialog fields that are displayed in bold (in the {{Make}} scenario, not in this documentation article) are mandatory!

Connecting Bitly to {{Make}}

To connect your Bitly account to {{Make}} follow the general instructions for Connecting to services.

After you click the Continue button, {{Make}} will redirect you to the Bitly website where you will be prompted to grant {{Make}} access to your account.

Confirm the dialog by clicking the Allow button.

Actions

Shorten URL

Shortens entered URL to the Bitlink.

Connection	Establish a connection to your Bitly account.
Long URL	Enter the URL you want to convert to the short link.
Organization	Select the organization that contains a group you want to use.
Group	Select or map the group you want to shorten the link on behalf of.

Expand Bitlink URL

Retrieves the long URL from the short link.

Connection	Establish a connection to your Bitly account.
Bitlink ID	Enter (map) the short link you want to be expanded.

Make an API Call

Allows you to perform a custom API call.

Connection	Establish a connection to your Bitly account.
URL	Enter a path relative to `https://api-ssl.bitly.com`. E.g. `/v4/groups` For the list of available endpoints, refer to the Bitly API v4 Documentation.
Method	Select the HTTP method you want to use: GET - to retrieve information for an entry. POST - to create a new entry. PUT - to update/replace an existing entry. PATCH - to make a partial entry update. DELETE - to delete an entry.
Headers	Enter the desired request headers. You don't have to add authorization headers; we already did that for you.
Query String	Enter the request query string.
Body	Enter the body content for your API call.

Example of Use - List Links

The following API call returns all links for the specified group in your Bitly account:

URL:

/v4/groups/Bk2l8aVZxXv/bitlinks

Replace "Bk2l8aVZxXv" by the ID of the group you want to retrieve links for.

Method:

GET

Matches of the search can be found in the module's Output under Bundle > Body > links.

In our example, 3 links were returned:

Searches

List Bitlinks

Retrieves Bitlinks for the specified group.

Connection	Establish a connection to your Bitly account.
Organization	Select the organization that contains a group you want to use.
Group	Select or map the group you want to retrieve links for.
Limit	Set the maximum number of results {{Make}} will return during one execution cycle.

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