--- title: "Connect Bitly and LeanKit - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New Bitlink in Group\" fires in Bitly, your agent runs \"Create a card\" in LeanKit, or \"New board\" in LeanKit to \"Update a User\" in Bitly." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/bitly-to-leankit" --- # Connect Bitly and LeanKit When **New Bitlink in Group** fires in [Bitly](https://apiant.ai/connections/bitly), your agent runs **Create a card** in [LeanKit](https://apiant.ai/connections/leankit), or **New board** in LeanKit 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 LeanKit **3** triggers LeanKit **37** 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 LeanKit 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) Connecting LeanKit and Bitly puts trackable links next to the work that produced them. A card moving into a launch lane in LeanKit can get a Bitly link created and written back onto the card, and new Bitlinks or groups in Bitly can open cards and teams in LeanKit so nothing is tracked in a side spreadsheet. Example flows ## What Bitly and LeanKit can do together ### From Bitly to LeanKit - When **New Bitlink in Group** in Bitly then **Create a card** in LeanKit - When **New Group** in Bitly then **Get Card** in LeanKit ### From LeanKit to Bitly - When **New board** in LeanKit then **Update a User** in Bitly - When **New card** in LeanKit 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 LeanKit ## Triggers and actions 11 triggers · 62 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 — 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 - Trigger **New board** Polling trigger: fires when a new board is created. - Trigger **New card** Polling trigger: fires when a new card is added to the specified board. - Trigger **New card in lane** Polling trigger: fires when a new card is added to the specified lane in the specified board. - Action **Add Card Connections** Create parent and child connections — LeanKit AgilePlace v2 API (connections/create) - Action **Add Comment** Create a comment — LeanKit AgilePlace v2 API (comment/create) - Action **Archive a board** Archive a board — LeanKit AgilePlace v2 API (board/archive) - Action **Assign or unassign one or more users or teams to cards** Assign or unassign one or more users or teams to cards — LeanKit AgilePlace v2 API (card/assign-members) - Action **Create a card** Create a card — LeanKit AgilePlace v2 API (card/create) - Action **Create an attachment** Create an attachment — LeanKit AgilePlace v2 API (attachment/create) - Action **Create a new board** Create a new board — LeanKit AgilePlace v2 API (board/create) - Action **Create a new planning increment** Create a new planning increment — LeanKit AgilePlace v2 API (planning-series/create-increment) - Action **Create a new planning series** Create a new planning series — LeanKit AgilePlace v2 API (planning-series/create-series) - Action **Create a team** Create a team — LeanKit AgilePlace v2 API (team/create) - Action **Create dependencies** Create dependencies — LeanKit AgilePlace v2 API (dependencies/create) - Action **Delete a board** Delete a board — LeanKit AgilePlace v2 API (board/delete) - Action **Delete an attachment** Delete an attachment — LeanKit AgilePlace v2 API (attachment/delete) - Action **Delete a planning increment by id** Delete a planning increment by id — LeanKit AgilePlace v2 API (planning-series/delete-increment) - Action **Delete a team** Delete a team — LeanKit AgilePlace v2 API (team/delete) - Action **Delete Card** Delete a card by id — LeanKit AgilePlace v2 API (card/delete) - Action **Delete multiple cards** Delete multiple cards — LeanKit AgilePlace v2 API (card/delete-many) - Action **Get a list of attachments for a card** Get a list of attachments for a card — LeanKit AgilePlace v2 API (attachment/list) - Action **Get a list of cards** Get a list of cards — LeanKit AgilePlace v2 API (card/list) - Action **Get a list of leaf lanes for a board (lanes that can hold cards)** Get a list of leaf lanes for a board (lanes that can hold cards) — LeanKit AgilePlace v2 API (board/leaf-lanes) - Action **Get a list of parent cards** Get a list of parent cards — LeanKit AgilePlace v2 API (connections/parents) - Action **Get a list of planning series for an account** Get a list of planning series for an account — LeanKit AgilePlace v2 API (planning-series/list-series) - Action **Get a list of tags on a board** Get a list of tags on a board — LeanKit AgilePlace v2 API (tags/list) - Action **Get a list of task cards for a card** Get a list of task cards for a card — LeanKit AgilePlace v2 API (card/list-tasks) - Action **Get an attachment's contents** Get an attachment's contents — LeanKit AgilePlace v2 API (attachment/get) - Action **Get a specified planning series** Get a specified planning series — LeanKit AgilePlace v2 API (planning-series/get-series) - Action **Get Board** Retrieve a board by ID, including its lanes. - Action **Get Card** Get card details by card id — LeanKit AgilePlace v2 API (card/get) - Action **Get User** Retrieve a user by ID. - Action **List Boards** List boards on the account. - Action **List Board Users** List board users — LeanKit AgilePlace v2 API (board/user-roles) - Action **List Comments** List comments on a card. - Action **List Users** List users on the account. - Action **Move Card** Move a card — LeanKit AgilePlace v2 API (card/move) - Action **Search Cards** Search cards on a board with filters. - Action **Unarchive a board** Unarchive a board — LeanKit AgilePlace v2 API (board/unarchive) - Action **Update Card** Update a card — LeanKit AgilePlace v2 API (card/update) ## Each app on its own - [ **Bitly** Bitly is a link-management platform for shortening, branding, and tracking URLs.](https://apiant.ai/connections/bitly) - [ **LeanKit** LeanKit is a Kanban-style project and work management platform. Manage boards, cards, lanes, and users.](https://apiant.ai/connections/leankit) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from Bitly - [ **Bitly to HubSpot** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/bitly-to-hubspot) - [ **Bitly to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/bitly-to-salesforce) - [ **Bitly to Mailchimp** Mailchimp marketing automation and email platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/bitly-to-mailchimp) - [ **Bitly to Stripe** Stripe is a payment processing platform for online businesses.](https://apiant.ai/connect/bitly-to-stripe) - [ **Bitly to Shopify** Shopify is a commerce platform for online stores and retail point-of-sale.](https://apiant.ai/connect/bitly-to-shopify) - [ **Bitly to QuickBooks Online** QuickBooks Online accounting — manage customers, invoices, bills, payments, vendors, expenses, and more via...](https://apiant.ai/connect/bitly-to-quickbooks-online) ## More into LeanKit - [ **HubSpot to LeanKit** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-leankit) - [ **ActiveCampaign to LeanKit** ActiveCampaign is a marketing automation, email marketing, and CRM platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/activecampaign-to-leankit) - [ **JIRA to LeanKit** Atlassian JIRA Cloud — issue tracking and project management.](https://apiant.ai/connect/jira-to-leankit) - [ **Intercom to LeanKit** Intercom is a customer communications platform for support, engagement, and marketing.](https://apiant.ai/connect/intercom-to-leankit) - [ **Freshdesk to LeanKit** Freshdesk is a cloud-based customer support and helpdesk platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/freshdesk-to-leankit) - [ **Klaviyo to LeanKit** Klaviyo is a marketing automation platform for email and SMS.](https://apiant.ai/connect/klaviyo-to-leankit) Questions ## Bitly and LeanKit, answered ### ### Can the shortened link end up on the LeanKit card itself? Yes. After Create Bitlink or Shorten a Link runs in Bitly, the agent can use Add Comment to post the Bitlink on the LeanKit card and Update Card to write it into the card's fields. ### ### Which LeanKit cards can start a Bitly action? You can start from any new card on a board, a new card in one named lane, or a new board, since those are the LeanKit triggers available. The agent can also read the card with Get Card first so it only calls Bitly when a destination URL is present. ### ### What can start an automation from Bitly? Any of Bitly's 8 triggers in the catalog, including New Bitlink in Group, New Group, New Branded Short Domain and New Channel. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in LeanKit when something happens in Bitly? Any of LeanKit's 37 actions, including Create a card, Create a team, Get Card and Create an attachment. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from LeanKit to Bitly? Yes. When something happens in LeanKit, your agent can act in Bitly too. This page covers both directions: LeanKit's triggers and Bitly's actions are listed here as well. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Bitly or LeanKit? 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 LeanKit 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.