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What Bitly can start in OpenVan
When New Bitlink in Group in Bitly
then Calculate route cost in OpenVan
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 OpenVan
Triggers and actions 8 triggers · 43 actions
- New Bitlink in Group
Triggers when a new Bitlink appears in the group.
- New Branded Short Domain
Triggers when a new branded short domain is added.
- New Channel
Triggers when a new channel is created.
- New Group
Triggers when a new group is created.
- New Organization
Triggers when a new organization is created.
- New QR Code in Group
Triggers when a new QR code appears in the group.
- New Sorted Bitlink in Group
Triggers when a new Bitlink appears in the group's sorted ranking.
- New Tag in Group
Triggers when a new tag appears in the group.
- Add Custom Bitlink
create a custom (branded) Bitlink
- Bulk update bitlinks
bulk update Bitlinks in a group
- Create an inline CSV export for a group
create an inline CSV export for a group
- Create Bitlink
Shortens a long URL into a Bitlink. Optionally set a title and a branded custom domain.
- Delete a Bitlink
delete a Bitlink
- Expand Bitlink
Returns the long destination URL for a Bitlink ID.
- Generate a static QR Code image
generate a static QR code image
- Get Group Limit Usage
Returns a Bitly group's current feature limit usage, with the count used for each limit.
- Get Plan Limits
Returns all plan limits and their current usage counts for a Bitly organization.
- Get Platform Limits
Returns the organization's platform limits and current usage counts per API endpoint.
- 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.
- 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.
- Retrieve Bitlink
Fetches the details of a single Bitlink by its ID.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Retrieve User
Returns the Bitly user account the connection is authenticated as, including its login, name, email addresses, activity flags and default group.
- Shorten a Link
shorten a long URL into a Bitlink
- Update a Group
update a group
- Update a QR Code
update a QR code
- Update a User
update the authenticated user
- Update Bitlink
Updates a Bitlink's title, tags, or archived state.
- Update Group Preferences
update group preferences
- Calculate route cost
Estimate the fuel and travel cost of a road-trip route between locations.
- Check visa requirement
Check whether a passport needs a visa for a given destination country.
- Compare food prices
Compare VanBasket food-price index values between two countries.
- Find news stories
Semantically search vanlife news stories by topic (RAG-based search).
- Get event
Get details for a single vanlife event.
- Get fuel prices
Get current fuel prices by country, for trip budgeting and route comparison.
- Get story
Get the full details of a single vanlife news story.
- Get temporary vehicle import rules
Get temporary vehicle-import rules for a country.
- Get VanBasket country
Get the VanBasket food-price index detail for a single country.
- Get VanSky weather for a country
Get the vanlife-oriented weather suitability score for a single country.
- Get visa rules changelog
Get the change log of visa and vehicle-import rule updates.
- Get visa rules for route
Get visa and vehicle-import rules for every country along a whole road-trip route in one request.
- List event articles
List news articles related to a vanlife event.
- List events
List vanlife-oriented events.
- List stories
List vanlife news stories.
- List VanBasket countries
List all countries covered by the VanBasket food-price index.
- List VanSky weather scores
List vanlife-oriented weather suitability scores for all countries.
- List visa-free destinations for a passport
List all destinations a given passport can enter without a prior visa.
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 OpenVan, 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 OpenVan when something happens in Bitly?
Any of OpenVan's 18 actions, including Calculate route cost, Check visa requirement, Compare food prices and Find news stories. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships.
Can it also run from OpenVan to Bitly?
OpenVan has no triggers in the catalog today, so automations start in Bitly. If you need the other direction, ask: your agent reads OpenVan's API documentation and adds it.
Do I have to build a connector for Bitly or OpenVan?
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.
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.