Integration
Connect Bitly and Kenect Text Messaging
When New Bitlink in Group fires in Bitly, your agent runs Add contacts to contact group in Kenect Text Messaging, or Lead Push in Kenect Text Messaging to Update a User in Bitly. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running.
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Claude Code guide (opens in a new tab)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.
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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.
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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.
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What Bitly and Kenect Text Messaging can do together
From Bitly to Kenect Text Messaging
When New Bitlink in Group in Bitly
then Add contacts to contact group in Kenect Text Messaging
When New Branded Short Domain in Bitly
then Push Lead in Kenect Text Messaging
From Kenect Text Messaging to Bitly
When Lead Push in Kenect Text Messaging
then Update a User in Bitly
When Lead Push in Kenect Text Messaging
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 Kenect Text Messaging
Triggers and actions 9 triggers · 37 actions
Trigger
New Bitlink in GroupTriggers when a new Bitlink appears in the group.
Trigger
New Branded Short DomainTriggers when a new branded short domain is added.
Trigger
New ChannelTriggers when a new channel is created.
Trigger
New GroupTriggers when a new group is created.
Trigger
New OrganizationTriggers when a new organization is created.
Trigger
New QR Code in GroupTriggers when a new QR code appears in the group.
Trigger
New Sorted Bitlink in GroupTriggers when a new Bitlink appears in the group's sorted ranking.
Trigger
New Tag in GroupTriggers when a new tag appears in the group.
Action
Add Custom Bitlinkcreate a custom (branded) Bitlink
Action
Bulk update bitlinksbulk update Bitlinks in a group
Action
Create an inline CSV export for a groupcreate an inline CSV export for a group
Action
Create BitlinkShortens a long URL into a Bitlink. Optionally set a title and a branded custom domain.
Action
Delete a Bitlinkdelete a Bitlink
Action
Expand BitlinkReturns the long destination URL for a Bitlink ID.
Action
Generate a static QR Code imagegenerate a static QR code image
Action
Get Group Limit UsageReturns a Bitly group's current feature limit usage, with the count used for each limit.
Action
Get Plan LimitsReturns all plan limits and their current usage counts for a Bitly organization.
Action
Get Platform LimitsReturns the organization's platform limits and current usage counts per API endpoint.
Action
Get QR Code ImageFetches 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 EngagementReturns a group's top-performing bitlinks and decoupled QR codes ranked by engagement count over a chosen reporting window.
Action
Retrieve BitlinkFetches the details of a single Bitlink by its ID.
Action
Retrieve Custom BitlinkReturns 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 GroupFetches 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 PreferencesFetches 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 OrganizationFetches 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 CodeReturns 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 UserReturns the Bitly user account the connection is authenticated as, including its login, name, email addresses, activity flags and default group.
Action
Shorten a Linkshorten a long URL into a Bitlink
Action
Update a Groupupdate a group
Action
Update a QR Codeupdate a QR code
Action
Update a Userupdate the authenticated user
Action
Update BitlinkUpdates a Bitlink's title, tags, or archived state.
Action
Update Group Preferencesupdate group preferences
Trigger
Lead PushTriggers when a new conversation starts in Kenect, the closest record Kenect's API exposes to an incoming lead.
Action
Add contacts to contact groupAdds one or more contacts to an existing contact group and returns the per-contact processing status.
Action
Find contact by phoneFinds the contact at a Kenect location that has the given phone number.
Action
Get contactReturns a single Kenect contact by its contact ID, including its phone numbers and contact groups.
Action
Get conversationReturns one Kenect conversation with its messages, contact, assignment and read status.
Action
List contact groupsReturns the contact groups in a Kenect location, with each group's name and its contact, opt-in and opt-out counts.
Action
List contactsReturns the contacts in your Kenect account, optionally narrowed by location, search text or status, and sorted the way you choose.
Action
List locationsReturns all the Kenect locations available to your account, including each location's name and address.
Action
List reviewsReturns all Google and Facebook reviews for the locations assigned to the connected Kenect user, including their ratings, comments and reply status.
Action
List usersReturns the users on the Kenect account, optionally only those with permissions in a chosen location.
Action
Push LeadSubmits a lead to a Kenect location, which begins a text conversation with the person making the inquiry. Returns the id of the new lead.
Action
Reply to conversationSends a reply in an existing Kenect conversation from a chosen location, with optional subject and attachments.
Action
Review RequestSends a review request to a contact's phone number from a Kenect location and returns the message that was sent.
No trigger or action matches that. Ask your agent to add it: it reads the API documentation and builds what you describe.
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Questions
Bitly and Kenect Text Messaging, answered
What can start an automation from Bitly?
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 Kenect Text Messaging when something happens in Bitly?
Any of Kenect Text Messaging's 12 actions, including Add contacts to contact group, Find contact by phone, Get contact and Get conversation. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships.
Can it also run from Kenect Text Messaging to Bitly?
Yes. When something happens in Kenect Text Messaging, your agent can act in Bitly too. This page covers both directions: Kenect Text Messaging's triggers and Bitly's actions are listed here as well.
Do I have to build a connector for Bitly or Kenect Text Messaging?
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 Kenect Text Messaging 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.