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Create a workflow to Create a Bitlink with the Bitly API. When you configure and deploy the workflow, it will run on Pipedream's servers 24x7 for free.

  1. Configure the Create a Bitlink action
    1. Connect your Bitly account
    2. Configure Long url
    3. Optional- Configure Bitlink title
    4. Optional- Configure Tags
    5. Optional- Configure Custom domain
    6. Optional- Configure Group guid
    7. Optional- Configure Deeplinks
  2. Select a trigger to run your workflow on HTTP requests, schedules or app events
  3. Deploy the workflow
  4. Send a test event to validate your setup
  5. Turn on the trigger

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Details

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Create a Bitlink on Bitly
Description:Converts a long url to a Bitlink and sets additional parameters.[See the docs here](https://dev.bitly.com/api-reference#createFullBitlink)
Version:0.0.1
Key:bitly-create-bitlink

Code

import bitly from "../../bitly.app.mjs";
import { formatArrayStrings } from "../../common/utils.mjs";
import constants from "../../common/constants.mjs";

export default {
  key: "bitly-create-bitlink",
  name: "Create a Bitlink",
  description:
    "Converts a long url to a Bitlink and sets additional parameters.[See the docs here](https://dev.bitly.com/api-reference#createFullBitlink)",
  version: "0.0.1",
  type: "action",
  props: {
    bitly,
    longUrl: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Long url",
      description: "URL to shorten",
    },
    title: {
      type: "string",
      optional: true,
      label: "Bitlink title",
      description: "Bitlink title",
    },
    tags: {
      type: "string[]",
      optional: true,
      label: "Tags",
      description: "Enter array of tags",
    },
    domain: {
      type: "string",
      optional: true,
      description: "Custom domain. e.g. bit.ly",
      label: "Custom domain",
    },
    groupGuid: {
      type: "string",
      optional: true,
      label: "Group guid",
      description: "Group guid",
    },
    deeplinks: {
      type: "string[]",
      optional: true,
      label: "Deeplinks",
      description: `Provide an object. Each object should represent a row.
        Example:
        \`{
          "app_id":"com.bitly.app",
          "app_uri_path": "/store?id=123456",
          "install_url": "https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bitly.app&hl=en_US",
          "install_type": "promote_install"
        }\``,
    },
  },
  async run({ $ }) {
    const {
      deeplinks,
      domain,
      title,
      tags,
    } = this;
    const updatedDeepLink = formatArrayStrings(
      deeplinks,
      constants.ALLOWED_DEEPLINK_KEYS,
      "deeplinks",
    );
    const payload = {
      long_url: this.longUrl,
      domain,
      group_guid: this.groupGuid,
      title,
    };
    tags?.length && (payload.tags = tags);
    updatedDeepLink?.length && (payload.deeplinks = updatedDeepLink);
    const response = await this.bitly.createBitlink(payload);
    response && $.export("$summary", "Bitlink created successfully");
    return response;
  },
};

Configuration

This component may be configured based on the props defined in the component code. Pipedream automatically prompts for input values in the UI and CLI.
LabelPropTypeDescription
BitlybitlyappThis component uses the Bitly app.
Long urllongUrlstring

URL to shorten

Bitlink titletitlestring

Bitlink title

Tagstagsstring[]

Enter array of tags

Custom domaindomainstring

Custom domain. e.g. bit.ly

Group guidgroupGuidstring

Group guid

Deeplinksdeeplinksstring[]

Provide an object. Each object should represent a row.
Example:
{ "app_id":"com.bitly.app", "app_uri_path": "/store?id=123456", "install_url": "https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bitly.app&hl=en_US", "install_type": "promote_install" }

Authentication

Bitly uses OAuth authentication. When you connect your Bitly account, Pipedream will open a popup window where you can sign into Bitly and grant Pipedream permission to connect to your account. Pipedream securely stores and automatically refreshes the OAuth tokens so you can easily authenticate any Bitly API.

Pipedream requests the following authorization scopes when you connect your account:

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