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Bitly

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The Bitly modules enable you to shorten links, expand links and list links in your Bitly account.
Get Started with Bitly
Prerequisites
A Bitly account
In order to use Bitly with Make, it is necessary to have a Bitly account. If you do not have one, you can create a Bitly account at bitly.com.
Connect Bitly to Make
To connect your Bitly account to Make follow the general instructions for Connecting to services.
After you click the Continue button, Make will redirect you to the Bitly website where you will be prompted to grant Make access to your account.
Confirm the dialog by clicking the Allow button.
Bitly modules
Actions
Shorten URL
Shortens entered URL to the Bitlink.
Field
Description
Connection
Establish a connection to your Bitly account.
Long URL
Enter the URL you want to convert to the short link.
Organization
Select the organization that contains a group you want to use.
Group
Select or map the group you want to shorten the link on behalf of.
Expand Bitlink URL
Retrieves the long URL from the short link.
Field
Description
Connection
Establish a connection to your Bitly account.
Bitlink ID
Enter (map) the short link you want to be expanded.
Make an API Call
Allows you to perform a custom API call.
Field
Description
Connection
Establish a connection to your Bitly account.
URL
Enter a path relative to https://api-ssl.bitly.com. E.g. /v4/groups
Method
Select the HTTP method you want to use:

GET: to retrieve information for an entry.
POST: to create a new entry.
PUT: to update/replace an existing entry.
PATCH: to make a partial entry update.
DELETE: to delete an entry.
Headers
Enter the desired request headers. You don't have to add authorization headers; we already did that for you.
Query String
Enter the request query string.
Body
Enter the body content for your API call.
Example of Use - List Links
The following API call returns all links for the specified group in your Bitly account:
URL:
/v4/groups/Bk2l8aVZxXv/bitlinks
Replace "Bk2l8aVZxXv" by the ID of the group you want to retrieve links for.
Method:
GET
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Matches of the search can be found in the module's Output under Bundle &gt; Body &gt; links.
In our example, 3 links were returned:
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Searches
List Bitlinks
Retrieves Bitlinks for the specified group.
Field
Description
Connection
Establish a connection to your Bitly account.
Organization
Select the organization that contains a group you want to use.
Group
Select or map the group you want to retrieve links for.
Limit
Set the maximum number of results Make will return during one execution cycle.
For the list of available endpoints, refer to the Bitly API v4 Documentation.

Field	Description
Connection	Establish a connection to your Bitly account.
Long URL	Enter the URL you want to convert to the short link.
Organization	Select the organization that contains a group you want to use.
Group	Select or map the group you want to shorten the link on behalf of.

Field	Description
Connection	Establish a connection to your Bitly account.
Bitlink ID	Enter (map) the short link you want to be expanded.

Field	Description
Connection	Establish a connection to your Bitly account.
URL	Enter a path relative to https://api-ssl.bitly.com. E.g. /v4/groups
Method	Select the HTTP method you want to use: GET: to retrieve information for an entry. POST: to create a new entry. PUT: to update/replace an existing entry. PATCH: to make a partial entry update. DELETE: to delete an entry.
Headers	Enter the desired request headers. You don't have to add authorization headers; we already did that for you.
Query String	Enter the request query string.
Body	Enter the body content for your API call.

Field	Description
Connection	Establish a connection to your Bitly account.
Organization	Select the organization that contains a group you want to use.
Group	Select or map the group you want to retrieve links for.
Limit	Set the maximum number of results Make will return during one execution cycle.

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