--- title: "Connect Altoviz and Bitly - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"Contact\" fires in Altoviz, your agent runs \"Update a User\" in Bitly, or \"New Bitlink in Group\" in Bitly to \"Create Contact\" in Altoviz." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/altoviz-to-bitly" --- # Connect Altoviz and Bitly When **Contact** fires in [Altoviz](https://apiant.ai/connections/altoviz), your agent runs **Update a User** in [Bitly](https://apiant.ai/connections/bitly), or **New Bitlink in Group** in Bitly to **Create Contact** in Altoviz. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Altoviz **5** triggers Altoviz **32** actions Bitly **8** triggers Bitly **25** actions What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want Altoviz and Bitly to do together? Give your AI client this address. `https://mcp.apiant.ai` One connection does both: ask your client to act in an app once, or have it build an automation that keeps running. Any client that takes a remote MCP server. Nothing to install. Create your free account, then sign in once in your browser. ### Set it up in your client ### Claude Code Run this in the directory you want to work in. `claude mcp add --transport http -s project apiant-ai https://mcp.apiant.ai` Start Claude Code there, approve the server, and sign in in the browser page it opens. [Claude Code guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp/claude-code) ### Claude, web and desktop Open Customize, then Connectors, then Add custom connector, and paste the address. On Team and Enterprise an owner adds it first. [Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) ### Cursor Add the address to your MCP configuration as a server URL. Cursor signs you in in your browser. [Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) ### Zed Open Settings, then AI, then MCP Servers, then Add Server, then Add Remote Server. [Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) ### Codex and the ChatGPT desktop app Open Settings, then MCP servers, then Add server, and choose Streamable HTTP. From the terminal, Codex takes the address with its own add command and then signs you in. [Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) ### Any other MCP client Paste the address where the client asks for a remote MCP server URL, and name the server apiant-ai where it lets you. APIANT's skills reach the client over the same connection. [Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) Example flows ## What Altoviz and Bitly can do together ### From Altoviz to Bitly - When **Contact** in Altoviz then **Update a User** in Bitly - When **Customer** in Altoviz then **Add Custom Bitlink** in Bitly ### From Bitly to Altoviz - When **New Bitlink in Group** in Bitly then **Create Contact** in Altoviz - When **New Branded Short Domain** in Bitly then **Create Customer** in Altoviz Starting points drawn from the triggers and actions in the catalog today. Describe the flow you need, at any depth, and your agent builds it and tests every scenario before it ships. Everything your agent can do with Altoviz and Bitly ## Triggers and actions 13 triggers · 57 actions - Trigger **Contact** Triggers when a contact is created, updated or deleted. - Trigger **Customer** Triggers when a customer is created, updated or deleted. - Trigger **Product** Triggers when a product is created, updated or deleted. - Trigger **Sales Invoice** Triggers when a sales invoice is created, updated or deleted. - Trigger **Sales Quote** Triggers when a sales quote is created, updated or deleted. - Action **Create Contact** Creates a new contact. - Action **Create Customer** Creates a new customer. - Action **Create Customer Family** Creates a new customer family. - Action **Create Draft Sales Invoice** Creates a new draft sales invoice. - Action **Create Product Family** Creates a new product family. - Action **Create Receipt** Creates a new receipt. - Action **Create Sales Credit** Creates a new sales credit. - Action **Create Sales Quote** Creates a new sales quote. - Action **Create Supplier** Creates a new supplier. - Action **Delete Contact** Delete an existing contact. - Action **Delete Customer** Delete an existing customer. - Action **Delete Customer Family** Delete an existing customer family. - Action **Delete Product** Delete an existing product. - Action **Delete Product Family** Delete an existing product family. - Action **Delete Receipt** Delete an existing receipt. - Action **Delete Sales Credit** Delete an existing sales credit. - Action **Delete Sales Invoice** Delete an existing draft sales invoice. - Action **Delete Sales Quote** Delete an existing sales quote. - Action **Delete Supplier** Delete an existing supplier. - Action **Download Purchase Invoice** Download a purchase invoice. - Action **Download Sales Invoice** Download a sales invoice. - Action **Download Sales Quote** Download a sales quote. - Action **Find Contact** Find a contact by email, optionally create a contact if none is found. - Action **Find Product** Find a product by number, optionally create a product if none is found. - Action **Get Customer Family** Returns a customer family by its id: label, number and internal id. - Action **Get Product Family** Returns a product family by its id: label and number. - Action **Get Settings** Returns the Altoviz account's application settings (company, accounting, sales, VAT, e-invoicing, emailing, general and social settings). - Action **Update Customer** Update an existing customer. - Action **Update Product** Update an existing product. - Action **Update Receipt** Update an existing receipt. - Action **Update Supplier** Update an existing supplier. - Action **Upload Purchase Invoice** Upload a purchase invoice. - Trigger **New Bitlink in Group** Triggers when a new Bitlink appears in the group. - Trigger **New Branded Short Domain** Triggers when a new branded short domain is added. - Trigger **New Channel** Triggers when a new channel is created. - Trigger **New Group** Triggers when a new group is created. - Trigger **New Organization** Triggers when a new organization is created. - Trigger **New QR Code in Group** Triggers when a new QR code appears in the group. - Trigger **New Sorted Bitlink in Group** Triggers when a new Bitlink appears in the group's sorted ranking. - Trigger **New Tag in Group** Triggers when a new tag appears in the group. - Action **Add Custom Bitlink** create a custom (branded) Bitlink - Action **Bulk update bitlinks** bulk update Bitlinks in a group - Action **Create an inline CSV export for a group** create an inline CSV export for a group - Action **Create Bitlink** Shortens a long URL into a Bitlink. Optionally set a title and a branded custom domain. - Action **Delete a Bitlink** delete a Bitlink - Action **Expand Bitlink** Returns the long destination URL for a Bitlink ID. - Action **Generate a static QR Code image** generate a static QR code image - Action **Get Group Limit Usage** Returns a Bitly group's current feature limit usage, with the count used for each limit. - Action **Get Plan Limits** Returns all plan limits and their current usage counts for a Bitly organization. - Action **Get Platform Limits** Returns the organization's platform limits and current usage counts per API endpoint. - Action **Get QR Code Image** Fetches a QR code's rendered image by QR code ID. The image is saved to APIANT temporary storage and returned as a file reference, so it can be emailed, uploaded or attached in a later step. An error occurs if the QR code is not found. - Action **Get Top Links and QR Codes by Engagement** Returns a group's top-performing bitlinks and decoupled QR codes ranked by engagement count over a chosen reporting window. - Action **Retrieve Bitlink** Fetches the details of a single Bitlink by its ID. - Action **Retrieve Custom Bitlink** Returns the Bitlink that a custom (branded) short link points to, along with that Bitlink's details — destination URL, title, tags, and created timestamp. An error occurs if the custom Bitlink is not found. - Action **Retrieve Group** Fetches a single Bitly group (workspace) by its GUID, returning the group's name, organization, role, status, and branded short domains. An error occurs if the group is not found. - Action **Retrieve Group Preferences** Fetches the preferences for a single Bitly group (workspace) by its GUID, returning the group's default short domain. An error occurs if the group is not found. - Action **Retrieve Organization** Fetches a single Bitly organization by its GUID, returning the organization's name, subscription tier, role, status, and branded short domains. An error occurs if the organization is not found. - Action **Retrieve QR Code** Returns the details of a single QR code by its ID — title, the Bitlink and destination URLs it encodes, its type, tags, and created/updated timestamps. This returns the QR code's information only, not the scannable image file; use Get QR Code Image for that. An error occurs if the QR code is not found. - Action **Retrieve User** Returns the Bitly user account the connection is authenticated as, including its login, name, email addresses, activity flags and default group. - Action **Shorten a Link** shorten a long URL into a Bitlink - Action **Update a Group** update a group - Action **Update a QR Code** update a QR code - Action **Update a User** update the authenticated user - Action **Update Bitlink** Updates a Bitlink's title, tags, or archived state. - Action **Update Group Preferences** update group preferences ## Each app on its own - [ **Altoviz** Altoviz is an invoicing and accounting app for small businesses.](https://apiant.ai/connections/altoviz) - [ **Bitly** Bitly is a link-management platform for shortening, branding, and tracking URLs.](https://apiant.ai/connections/bitly) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from Altoviz - [ **Altoviz to HubSpot** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/altoviz-to-hubspot) - [ **Altoviz to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/altoviz-to-salesforce) - [ **Altoviz to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/altoviz-to-slack) - [ **Altoviz to Google Sheets** Google Sheets is Google's online spreadsheet app for creating, editing and sharing spreadsheets.](https://apiant.ai/connect/altoviz-to-google-sheets) - [ **Altoviz to Gmail** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/altoviz-to-gmail) - [ **Altoviz to Google Calendar** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/altoviz-to-google-calendar) ## More into Bitly - [ **Asana to Bitly** Asana is a collaborative information manager for workspace.](https://apiant.ai/connect/asana-to-bitly) - [ **Zoom to Bitly** Zoom unifies cloud video conferencing, simple online meetings, group messaging, and a software-based...](https://apiant.ai/connect/zoom-to-bitly) - [ **Airbrake to Bitly** Airbrake collects errors generated by other applications, and aggregates the results for review.](https://apiant.ai/connect/airbrake-to-bitly) - [ **Aplos to Bitly** Aplos is fund accounting and donor management software for churches and nonprofits: contacts and donors...](https://apiant.ai/connect/aplos-to-bitly) - [ **Beehiiv to Bitly** Beehiiv is a newsletter publishing and audience growth platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/beehiiv-to-bitly) - [ **BigML to Bitly** BigML is a machine learning platform for building, evaluating, and running predictive models.](https://apiant.ai/connect/bigml-to-bitly) Questions ## Altoviz and Bitly, answered ### ### What can start an automation from Altoviz? Any of Altoviz's 5 triggers in the catalog, including Contact, Customer, Product and Sales Invoice. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in Bitly when something happens in Altoviz? Any of Bitly's 25 actions, including Create an inline CSV export for a group, Create Bitlink, Update a Group and Update a QR Code. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from Bitly to Altoviz? Yes. When something happens in Bitly, your agent can act in Altoviz too. This page covers both directions: Bitly's triggers and Altoviz's actions are listed here as well. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Altoviz or Bitly? No. Both are in the catalog with their triggers and actions. You describe the automation; your agent builds it, tests every scenario and keeps it running. ### ### Can my AI client use Altoviz and Bitly without building an automation? Yes. With your AI client connected to APIANT, ask it to do something in either app once and it runs that action on the spot. Ask for an automation and your agent builds it, tests every scenario and keeps it running. One connection covers both. ### ### What happens when something fails? Your agent works that out for you. It plans the failure paths along with the happy path, then tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Is there a free plan? Yes. Every plan includes the agent, including free, and building from your own AI client spends no assistant credits.