--- title: "Connect Bitly and CentralStationCRM - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New Bitlink in Group\" fires in Bitly, your agent runs \"Create Deal\" in CentralStationCRM." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/bitly-to-centralstationcrm" --- # Connect Bitly and CentralStationCRM When **New Bitlink in Group** fires in [Bitly](https://apiant.ai/connections/bitly), your agent runs **Create Deal** in [CentralStationCRM](https://apiant.ai/connections/centralstationcrm), or **New Company** in CentralStationCRM to **Update a User** in Bitly. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Bitly **8** triggers Bitly **25** actions CentralStationCRM **4** triggers CentralStationCRM **15** actions What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want Bitly and CentralStationCRM 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 Bitly and CentralStationCRM can do together ### From Bitly to CentralStationCRM - When **New Bitlink in Group** in Bitly then **Create Deal** in CentralStationCRM - When **New Branded Short Domain** in Bitly then **Create Task** in CentralStationCRM ### From CentralStationCRM to Bitly - When **New Company** in CentralStationCRM then **Update a User** in Bitly - When **New Deal** in CentralStationCRM then **Add Custom Bitlink** in Bitly 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 Bitly and CentralStationCRM ## Triggers and actions 12 triggers ยท 40 actions - 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 โ€” 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 โ€” 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 - Trigger **New Company** Triggered when a new company is created in CentralStationCRM. - Trigger **New Deal** Triggered when a new deal is created in CentralStationCRM. - Trigger **New Person** Triggered when a new person (contact) is created in CentralStationCRM. - Trigger **New Task** Triggered when a new task is created in CentralStationCRM. - Action **Create Company** Creates a company in CentralStationCRM. - Action **Create Deal** Creates a deal in CentralStationCRM. - Action **Create Person** Creates a new person (contact) in CentralStationCRM with the name, salutation, title and background notes you supply, and returns the new person's id and stored details. - Action **Create Task** Creates a new task in CentralStationCRM with the text, due date and responsible user you supply, optionally attached to a person, company or deal, and returns the new task's id and details. - Action **Find Company** Searches CentralStationCRM for companies whose name matches the text you supply, and returns the matching company records (empty when nothing matches). - Action **Find Person** Searches CentralStationCRM for people matching the name or email address you supply, and returns the matching person records (empty when nothing matches). - Action **Get Company** Returns one company from CentralStationCRM by its id, including the company's individual (custom) field values. - Action **Get Deal** Returns one deal from CentralStationCRM by its id, including the deal's individual (custom) field values. - Action **List Companies** Returns a page of companies from CentralStationCRM, with each company's id, name, background and timestamps. - Action **List Deals** Returns a page of deals from CentralStationCRM, with each deal's id, name, value, stage, pipeline and company. - Action **List People** Returns a page of people (contacts) from CentralStationCRM, with each person's id, name, title and notes. - Action **List Tasks** Returns a page of tasks from CentralStationCRM, with each task's name, due date, done flag and the person, company or deal it belongs to. - Action **Update Company** Updates an existing company in CentralStationCRM and returns the company as it stands after the update. Fields left blank are not changed. - Action **Update Deal** Updates an existing deal in CentralStationCRM and returns the deal as it stands after the update. Fields left blank are not changed. - Action **Update Person** Updates an existing person (contact) in CentralStationCRM and returns the person as they stand after the update. Fields left blank are not changed. ## Each app on its own - [ **Bitly** Bitly is a link-management platform for shortening, branding, and tracking URLs.](https://apiant.ai/connections/bitly) - [ **CentralStationCRM** CentralStationCRM is an easy CRM software. 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Any of Bitly's 8 triggers in the catalog, including New Bitlink in Group, New Branded Short Domain, New Channel and New Group. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in CentralStationCRM when something happens in Bitly? Any of CentralStationCRM's 15 actions, including Create Company, Create Deal, Create Person and Create Task. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from CentralStationCRM to Bitly? Yes. When something happens in CentralStationCRM, your agent can act in Bitly too. This page covers both directions: CentralStationCRM's triggers and Bitly's actions are listed here as well. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Bitly or CentralStationCRM? 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 Bitly and CentralStationCRM 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.