--- title: "Connect Bitly and Recruiterflow - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New Bitlink in Group\" fires in Bitly, your agent runs \"Add contact\" in Recruiterflow." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/bitly-to-recruiterflow" --- # Connect Bitly and Recruiterflow When **New Bitlink in Group** fires in [Bitly](https://apiant.ai/connections/bitly), your agent runs **Add contact** in [Recruiterflow](https://apiant.ai/connections/recruiterflow), or **Deal Stage Changed** in Recruiterflow 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 Recruiterflow **6** triggers Recruiterflow **19** 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 Recruiterflow 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 Recruiterflow can do together ### From Bitly to Recruiterflow - When **New Bitlink in Group** in Bitly then **Add contact** in Recruiterflow - When **New Branded Short Domain** in Bitly then **Add deal** in Recruiterflow ### From Recruiterflow to Bitly - When **Deal Stage Changed** in Recruiterflow then **Update a User** in Bitly - When **New Candidate Created** in Recruiterflow 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 Recruiterflow ## Triggers and actions 14 triggers · 44 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 **Deal Stage Changed** Triggers when a deal moves to a new pipeline stage in Recruiterflow. - Trigger **New Candidate Created** Triggers when a new candidate is added to Recruiterflow. - Trigger **New Contact Created** Triggers when a new contact is added in Recruiterflow. - Trigger **New Deal Created** Triggers when a new deal is created in Recruiterflow. - Trigger **Placement Record Created** Triggers when a new placement record is created in Recruiterflow. - Trigger **Placement Record Updated** Triggers when a placement record is created or edited in Recruiterflow. - Action **Add call** Logs a call in Recruiterflow against candidates, clients, contacts, deals or jobs. - Action **Add candidate note** Adds a note to a candidate record in Recruiterflow. - Action **Add candidate to job** Adds a candidate to a job's pipeline, under the Sourced stage by default or as Applied. - Action **Add contact** Creates a contact in Recruiterflow and returns the new contact's id. - Action **Add deal** Creates a new deal in Recruiterflow with its amount, stage, owner, linked contacts and custom field values. - Action **Get candidate** Returns a candidate's full profile, including contact details, jobs, files, notes and custom fields. - Action **Get client** Returns a client company's full details, including contacts, open and closed jobs, notes and custom fields. - Action **Get contact** Returns a contact's full record, including company, notes and custom fields. - Action **Get deal** Returns the details of a single Recruiterflow deal, including its pipeline stage, owner, client company, amount and custom fields. - Action **List candidates** Returns all candidates in the Recruiterflow account, optionally with their files and notes. - Action **List contacts** Returns the contacts in your Recruiterflow account with their details and custom fields. - Action **List jobs** Returns the jobs in your Recruiterflow account, optionally only open ones, with their details and custom fields. - Action **List users** Returns all users in the Recruiterflow account, with their names, emails and roles. - Action **Update candidate** Updates an existing candidate in Recruiterflow. Any field you fill in replaces that field's current value; fields left blank are not changed. - Action **Update candidate stage** Moves a candidate to a stage in a job's pipeline in Recruiterflow. - Action **Update client** Updates an existing client company in Recruiterflow, including its details, location, tags and custom fields. - Action **Update contact** Updates an existing contact in Recruiterflow. Only the fields you fill in are changed; a filled-in field replaces its existing value. - Action **Update deal** Updates an existing Recruiterflow deal's name, amount, stage, dates, owner, linked contacts and custom fields. - Action **Update job** Updates an existing job in Recruiterflow, such as its title, status, openings, salary range, locations, hiring team or custom fields. ## Each app on its own - [ **Bitly** Bitly is a link-management platform for shortening, branding, and tracking URLs.](https://apiant.ai/connections/bitly) - [ **Recruiterflow** Recruiterflow is a modern recruiting software that helps ambitious recruiting and staffing businesses to be...](https://apiant.ai/connections/recruiterflow) 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 Recruiterflow - [ **HubSpot to Recruiterflow** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-recruiterflow) - [ **Google Sheets to Recruiterflow** Google Sheets](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-recruiterflow) - [ **Gmail to Recruiterflow** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-recruiterflow) - [ **Google Calendar to Recruiterflow** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-calendar-to-recruiterflow) - [ **Google Drive to Recruiterflow** Google Drive is a cloud storage solution for uploading, sharing, and collaborating on files across devices...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-drive-to-recruiterflow) - [ **Mailchimp to Recruiterflow** Mailchimp marketing automation and email platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/mailchimp-to-recruiterflow) Questions ## Bitly and Recruiterflow, 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 Recruiterflow when something happens in Bitly? Any of Recruiterflow's 19 actions, including Update candidate, Update candidate stage, Update client and Update contact. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from Recruiterflow to Bitly? Yes. When something happens in Recruiterflow, your agent can act in Bitly too. This page covers both directions: Recruiterflow's triggers and Bitly's actions are listed here as well. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Bitly or Recruiterflow? 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 Recruiterflow 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.