URL Shorteners

Bitly integrations

Connect Bitly to any other app, or use it from your AI client over MCP. Bitly is a link-management platform for shortening, branding, and tracking URLs. Create and manage Bitlinks and read click analytics.

Connects with an API keybitly.com
8 triggers25 actions

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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.

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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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Cursor

Add the address to your MCP configuration as a server URL. Cursor signs you in in your browser.

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Zed

Open Settings, then AI, then MCP Servers, then Add Server, then Add Remote Server.

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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.

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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.

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What your agent can do with Bitly

Triggers and actions 8 triggers · 25 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

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Is there a Bitly MCP server?

APIANT's MCP server at https://mcp.apiant.ai works with Bitly. Add that address to any AI client that takes a remote MCP server, sign in once in your browser, and your client can build, test and run automations that use Bitly. Nothing to install.

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 Bitly?

Any of Bitly's 25 actions, including Create an inline CSV export for a group, Create Bitlink, Update a Group and Update a QR Code. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships.

Which apps can Bitly connect to?

Any app in the catalog; the list on this page pairs Bitly with each of them. If the other app is missing, point your agent at its API documentation and it builds the connector.

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.