--- title: "Connect Bitly and Smartsheet via API Token - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New Bitlink in Group\" fires in Bitly, your agent runs \"Add rows\" in Smartsheet via API Token." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/bitly-to-smartsheet-via-api-token" --- # Connect Bitly and Smartsheet via API Token When **New Bitlink in Group** fires in [Bitly](https://apiant.ai/connections/bitly), your agent runs **Add rows** in [Smartsheet via API Token](https://apiant.ai/connections/smartsheet-via-api-token), or **New favorite** in Smartsheet via API Token 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 Smartsheet via API Token **9** triggers Smartsheet via API Token **94** 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 Smartsheet via API Token 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. 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[Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) Example flows ## What Bitly and Smartsheet via API Token can do together ### From Bitly to Smartsheet via API Token - When **New Bitlink in Group** in Bitly then **Add rows** in Smartsheet via API Token - When **New Branded Short Domain** in Bitly then **Create a discussion on a row** in Smartsheet via API Token ### From Smartsheet via API Token to Bitly - When **New favorite** in Smartsheet via API Token then **Update a User** in Bitly - When **New row** in Smartsheet via API Token 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 Smartsheet via API Token ## Triggers and actions 17 triggers ยท 119 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 **List contacts** List contacts - Trigger **List dashboards** List dashboards - Trigger **List org groups** List org groups - Trigger **List reports** List reports - Trigger **List sheets** List sheets - Trigger **List workspaces** List workspaces - Trigger **New favorite** Triggers when a new item is added to your favorites. - Trigger **New row** Polling trigger: fires when a new row is added to the specified sheet. Each row carries a stable id for deduplication. - Trigger **New search result** Triggers when a new item matches your search query. - Action **Add columns** Add columns - Action **Add favorites** Add favorites - Action **Add image to cell** Add image to cell - Action **Add rows** Add one or more rows to a sheet. Provide an array of row objects with cells. - Action **Add summary fields** Add summary fields - Action **Attach file or URL to comment** Attach file or URL to comment - Action **Attach file or URL to row** Attach file or URL to row - Action **Attach file or URL to sheet** Attach file or URL to sheet - Action **Attach new version** Attach new version - Action **Copy folder** Copy folder - Action **Copy rows to another sheet** Copy rows to another sheet - Action **Copy sheet** Copy sheet - Action **Copy workspace** Copy workspace - Action **Create a comment** Create a comment - Action **Create a discussion on a row** Create a discussion on a row - Action **Create an update request** Create an update request - Action **Create cross-sheet references** Create cross-sheet references - Action **Create discussion** Create discussion - Action **Create folder** Create a folder in the user's Home. - Action **Create folder in workspace** Create folder in workspace - Action **Create proof** Create proof - Action **Create proof discussion** Create proof discussion - Action **Create proof request** Create proof request - Action **Create sheet** Creates a new sheet with the given name and columns in the user's home "Sheets" area. To create a sheet inside a specific folder or workspace, use Create sheet in folder or Create sheet in workspace. - Action **Create sheet in folder** Create sheet in folder - Action **Create sheet in workspace** Create sheet in workspace - Action **Create workspace** Create workspace - Action **Delete a comment** Delete a comment - Action **Delete a discussion** Delete a discussion - Action **Delete an update request** Delete an update request - Action **Delete attachment** Delete attachment - Action **Delete column** Delete column - Action **Delete favorites** Removes one or more objects of a given type from the user's Smartsheet favorites. Accepts a single object ID or a comma-separated list. - Action **Delete folder** Delete folder - Action **Delete report** Delete report - Action **Delete rows** Delete rows - Action **Delete sent update request** Delete sent update request - Action **Delete sheet** Delete a sheet by id. - Action **Delete summary fields** Delete summary fields - Action **Delete workspace** Delete workspace - Action **Edit a comment** Edit a comment - Action **Get a comment** Get a comment - Action **Get an update request** Get an update request - Action **Get attachment** Get attachment - Action **Get column** Get column - Action **Get contact** Get contact - Action **Get cross-sheet reference** Get cross-sheet reference - Action **Get discussion** Get discussion - Action **Get folder metadata** Get folder metadata - Action **Get proof** Get proof - Action **Get report** Get report - Action **Get row** Get a single row from a sheet by row id. - Action **Get sent update request** Get sent update request - Action **Get sheet** Get a sheet by id, including its rows and columns. - Action **Get sheet summary** Get sheet summary - Action **Get summary fields** Get summary fields - Action **Get user** Get user - Action **Get workspace** Retrieves a Smartsheet workspace by ID, including its sheets, folders, reports, sights, templates, permalink, and access level. - Action **Is favorite** Is favorite - Action **List attachments** List attachments - Action **List columns** List all columns of a sheet. - Action **List contents** List contents - Action **List cross-sheet references** List cross-sheet references - Action **List discussion attachments** List discussion attachments - Action **List discussions** List discussions - Action **List discussions with a row** List discussions with a row - Action **List folder children** List folder children - Action **List folders** List the folders in the user's Home. - Action **List proof attachments** List proof attachments - Action **List proofs** List proofs - Action **List row attachments** List row attachments - Action **List sheet rows** Convenience read: returns the rows of a sheet (the full sheet object with rows and columns). - Action **List sheets** List all sheets the user has access to. - Action **Lists sent update requests** Lists sent update requests - Action **List update requests** List update requests - Action **List workspace children** List workspace children - Action **List workspaces** List all workspaces the user has access to. - Action **Move folder** Move folder - Action **Move rows to another sheet** Move rows to another sheet - Action **Move sheet** Move sheet - Action **Search** Search across all sheets the user can access for the given text. - Action **Search sheet** Search a specific sheet for the given text. - Action **Send report via email** Send report via email - Action **Send rows via email** Send rows via email - Action **Send sheet via email** Send sheet via email - Action **Sort rows in sheet** Sort rows in sheet - Action **Update an update request** Update an update request - Action **Update column** Update column - Action **Update folder** Update folder - Action **Update proof status** Update proof status - Action **Update rows** Update one or more existing rows in a sheet. Provide an array of row objects each with an id and cells. - Action **Update sheet** Update sheet - Action **Update summary fields** Update summary fields - Action **Update workspace** Update workspace ## Each app on its own - [ **Bitly** Bitly is a link-management platform for shortening, branding, and tracking URLs.](https://apiant.ai/connections/bitly) - [ **Smartsheet via API Token** Smartsheet is a work management and collaboration platform.](https://apiant.ai/connections/smartsheet-via-api-token) 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 โ€” manage customers, invoices, bills, payments, vendors, expenses, and more via...](https://apiant.ai/connect/bitly-to-quickbooks-online) ## More into Smartsheet via API Token - [ **Emailchef to Smartsheet via API Token** Emailchef is an email marketing platform that allows you to create, send and analyze mass emails and...](https://apiant.ai/connect/emailchef-to-smartsheet-via-api-token) - [ **HubSpot to Smartsheet via API Token** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-smartsheet-via-api-token) - [ **Salesforce to Smartsheet via API Token** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/salesforce-to-smartsheet-via-api-token) - [ **Google Sheets to Smartsheet via API Token** Google Sheets is Google's online spreadsheet app for creating, editing and sharing spreadsheets.](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-smartsheet-via-api-token) - [ **Google Drive to Smartsheet via API Token** Google Drive is a cloud storage solution for uploading, sharing, and collaborating on files across devices...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-drive-to-smartsheet-via-api-token) - [ **Mailchimp to Smartsheet via API Token** Mailchimp marketing automation and email platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/mailchimp-to-smartsheet-via-api-token) Questions ## Bitly and Smartsheet via API Token, 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 Smartsheet via API Token when something happens in Bitly? Any of Smartsheet via API Token's 94 actions, including Create a comment, Create a discussion on a row, Create an update request and Create cross-sheet references. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from Smartsheet via API Token to Bitly? Yes. When something happens in Smartsheet via API Token, your agent can act in Bitly too. This page covers both directions: Smartsheet via API Token's triggers and Bitly's actions are listed here as well. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Bitly or Smartsheet via API Token? 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 Smartsheet via API Token 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.