Bitly API Documentation

This is the complete API documentation for connecting to the Bitly API using MindCloud's Universal API. If you are new to MindCloud, start with the Introduction to see how one API can sit in front of many different apps.

MindCloud is an integration company that offers one normalized API to access 3,100+ apps from a single place. It cleans up provider-specific quirks, keeps requests and responses consistent, and centralizes authentication so you do not need to manage separate flows for every app. Browse other apps.

Meet Bitly: Shorten, manage, and analyze Bitly links. Keep reading to get started.

Quickstart

Before you run your first Bitly request, you need three things:

1. A MindCloud account — sign in or create an account at MindCloud.
2. A MindCloud API Key — create one in API Keys. Keep it on your server.
3. At least one Bitly connection — create or choose one in Connections. Note its connectionId.

Every Bitly action uses the same URL pattern:

POST https://connect.mindcloud.co/v2/universal/apps/bitly/actions/{actionSlug}/run

You need a MindCloud API Key and a Bitly connection. Then call an action such as Expand Bitlink:

curl --request POST \
  --url "https://connect.mindcloud.co/v2/universal/apps/bitly/actions/expand-bitlink/run" \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer $MINDCLOUD_API_KEY" \
  --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
  --data '{
  "connectionId": "$CONNECTION_ID",
  "arguments": {}
}'

Every response comes back in the same envelope, with your rows in a data array:

{
  "success": true,
  "data": [
    { "id": "1042", "name": "Ava" }
  ],
  "meta": {}
}

After your first request works, use Shape your requests to control arguments, pagination, filtering, fields, and errors.

Authenticate with a MindCloud API Key plus a connectionId for your Bitly account. See Bitly API Authentication for the full flow and how to get your connection credentials.

Bitly actions

All 28 published actions for this Bitly version. Each page documents the endpoint, arguments, and response controls.

• PUTBulk Update Group Bitlinks
• POSTCreate Full Bitlink
• DELETEDelete Bitlink
• GETExpand Bitlink
• GETGet Bitlink
• GETGet Group
• GETGet Group Feature Usage
• GETGet Group Preferences
• GETGet OAuth App
• GETGet Organization
• GETGet Organization Plan Limits
• GETGet Organization Shorten Counts By Group
• GETGet Platform Limits
• GETGet QR Code
• GETGet QR Code Image
• GETGet Sorted Bitlinks
• GETGet User
• GETList BSDs
• GETList Group Bitlinks
• GETList Group QR Codes
• GETList Group Tags
• GETList Groups
• GETList Organizations
• POSTShorten Link
• PUTUpdate Bitlink
• PUTUpdate Group
• PUTUpdate Group Preferences
• PUTUpdate QR Code

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