Connect Bit.ly to Shift so you can merge all your web apps into your browser
Download ShiftWhat is Bitly?
Managing links across campaigns can get messy and hard to measure. Bitly is a link management platform used by marketers, developers, enterprises, and creators to create, customize, track, and scale short links and QR Codes. It shortens URLs, supports branded domains, and builds simple mobile-optimized landing pages (Bitly Pages).
You get detailed click and scan analytics—down to city, device, and campaign—plus bulk operations via web UI, browser and mobile tools, and a developer API for programmatic shortening, webhooks, and high-volume workflows. Enterprises can add team and permission management, SSO, 2FA, and SLAs. Bitly focuses on link branding, measurement, and scale and integrates with other Shift apps to keep link work together.
How Bitly works in Shift
Adding Bitly to Shift centralizes your link work in a single, persistent workspace. Create, test, and monitor short links without tab chaos. Keep multiple Bitly accounts signed in at once to separate brand and personal projects, and switch contexts quickly when managing different campaigns or customers.
Organize recurring workspaces per campaign or client, storing links, QR Codes, and Bitly Pages next to analytics and publishing tools so you don’t rebuild your setup daily. Use custom layouts to view Bitly alongside spreadsheets, content calendars, or social tools, and rely on Shift’s session persistence to avoid repeated logins for faster, less interruptive link ops.
Alternatives to Bitly
- Rebrandly — A link management platform focused on custom branded links and advanced link management for businesses prioritizing brand control.
- Ow.ly (Hootsuite) — URL shortener integrated into Hootsuite’s social media management suite, used primarily within social publishing workflows.
FAQ
1. What does Bitly have to offer?
Bitly offers URL shortening, branded domains, QR Code generation, mobile landing pages, click and scan analytics, bulk operations, developer APIs, webhooks, and enterprise controls like SSO and team permissions.
2. What can you do with Bitly?
You can shorten and brand links, create dynamic QR Codes, track clicks and scans by geography or device, build simple mobile pages, automate link creation via API, and manage teams and access for collaboration.
3. How do webhooks work, and why are they useful?
Webhooks push real-time events (like clicks or scans) to your endpoint so your systems can react instantly. They’re useful for live analytics, syncing link activity to CRMs, or triggering downstream workflows.
4. Ready to jump right in?
Sign up for a free Bitly account to shorten your first link or connect a branded domain. Developers can generate access tokens to use the /v4 API for programmatic shortening and bulk tasks.
