Create Bitlink
bitly.create_bitlink
ActionBusiness appsconnection required
Calls the Bitly API with the connection's credentials.
Create a Bitlink with a title, tags, an expiry or a custom back-half keyword, or add a keyword to a Bitlink that already exists.
Connection
- Required
- Yes — the node will not save without one
- Auth type
- OAuth 2.0
- Providers
- Bitly
- Secret shape
- {"access_token": "…"} — a Bitly generic access token, or {"client_id": "…", "client_secret": "…", "refresh_token": "…"}
- Config it needs
- group_guid, domain, organization_guid
- Resolved by
- config.connection_id, else node.connection_id
Configuration
9 fields, none required. A dotted path is a nested object and name[] an array of objects — the editor renders the same tree.
| Field | Type | Required | Default | Constraints | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
long_url The destination URL for a new Bitlink. | string | No | — | url format | — |
existing_bitlink Instead of a long URL: an existing Bitlink to give a keyword to. | string | No | — | — | bit.ly/2kZDMbT |
domain Short domain to shorten to; overrides the connection's default domain. | string | No | — | — | bit.ly |
group_guid Bitly group to act in; overrides the connection's default group. | string | No | — | — | Ba1bc23dE4F |
title Title shown for the Bitlink in Bitly. | string | No | — | — | — |
tags Tags to set, as an array or a comma-separated list. | array | No | — | array of string | — |
keyword Custom back-half, the part after the domain (bit.ly/my-launch). | string | No | — | — | — |
expiration_at ISO-8601 timestamp at which the Bitlink stops redirecting. | string | No | — | iso8601 format | — |
force_new_link Mint a brand-new Bitlink even if this URL already has one. | boolean | No | false | — | — |
- At least one of long_url, existing_bitlink must be set.
Example configuration
Every value below is the contract’s own example or default — nothing invented.
{
"domain": "bit.ly",
"existing_bitlink": "bit.ly/2kZDMbT",
"force_new_link": false,
"group_guid": "Ba1bc23dE4F"
}Output
One shape.
result
| Field | Type | Example |
|---|---|---|
id The Bitlink id, domain and hash (bit.ly/2kZDMbT). | string | — |
link The short URL, with its scheme. | string | — |
long_url The destination the Bitlink redirects to. | string | — |
title The Bitlink's title, empty when none was set. | string | — |
tags The tags on the Bitlink. | array | — |
archived True when the Bitlink is archived. | boolean | — |
created_at ISO-8601 timestamp of when the Bitlink was created. | string | — |
custom_bitlinks Custom back-half links pointing at this Bitlink. | array | — |
{
"archived": false,
"created_at": "",
"custom_bitlinks": [],
"id": "",
"link": "",
"long_url": "",
"tags": [],
"title": ""
}See Create Bitlink run in a workflow.
In a technical demo we add the Bitly connection, drop the node on the canvas and let Workflow Health pre-flight it before the first real run.