Configuring the Bitly Action

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Supported Authorization Types

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Prerequisites

• Create a Bitly Developer account.
• Create a custom app on the Bitly admin page.
• Copy your Bitly personal access token.

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Enable the Bitly Action

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Pre-authorize the Integration (Basic Auth)

1. In the Configurations dialog, select the Authorization tab.
2. Set Authorization Type to Pre-authorize the Integration > Basic Auth.
3. Enter your Personal Access Token.
4. Click Save. On first configuration, the Integration Successful pop-up appears.

5. Click Skip for Now to install templates later.

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Allow End Users to Authorize (Basic Auth)

1. In the Configurations dialog, select the Authorization tab.
2. Set Authorization Type to Allow Users to Authorize the Integration > Basic Auth.
3. Click Select Authorization > Create New.
4. Select the authorization mechanism (e.g., API Key). See App Authorization Overview for creating Basic Auth profiles.
5. Enter the following credentials:

   Field	Description
   Name	Name for the Basic Auth profile
   Tenancy URLs	Select Yes if tasks require tenancy URLs
   Base URL	Base tenant URL for the Bitly instance
   Authorization Check URL	Auth check URL
   Description	Description of the auth profile

   
6. Click Save Auth, then select the new profile.
7. Click Save. The Integration Successful pop-up appears.

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Install Bitly Action Templates

1. On the Integration Successful dialog, click Explore Templates.
2. Click Install for the desired template.
3. The associated dialog task is auto-created. Click Go to Dialog or navigate to Automation AI > Use Cases > Dialogs.
4. To use the templates, see Using Bitly Action Templates.