Update Bitlink
bitly.update_bitlink
ActionBusiness appsconnection required
Calls the Bitly API with the connection's credentials.
Change a Bitlink's title, tags, destination, expiry or archived state; at least one of those fields must be set.
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
6 fields, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
bitlink The Bitlink to act on, as domain/hash (bit.ly/2kZDMbT) or the full short URL. | string | Yes | — | — | bit.ly/2kZDMbT |
title New title for the Bitlink. | string | No | — | — | — |
long_url New destination URL for the Bitlink. | string | No | — | url format | — |
tags Replacement tag set, as an array or a comma-separated list. | array | No | — | array of string | — |
archived True archives the Bitlink, false restores it. | boolean | No | — | — | — |
expiration_at ISO-8601 timestamp at which the Bitlink stops redirecting. | string | No | — | iso8601 format | — |
- At least one of title, long_url, tags, archived, expiration_at must be set.
Example configuration
Every value below is the contract’s own example or default — nothing invented.
{
"bitlink": "bit.ly/2kZDMbT"
}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 Update 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.