This automation scenario allows you to connect Bitly and Pocket
It can be build using Ifttt, a no-code workflow automation tool. Ifttt allows you to create automated bots using a simple drag-and-drop interface for non-technical users. This is a ready-made scenario, but it can be customized by adding more apps, actions, filters or branches.
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Bitly and Pocket can also be integrated using automation tools other than ifttt:
When this trigger fires in Bitly
This Trigger fires every time you create a new bitlink.
Then this action happens in Pocket
This Action will add a new item to your Pocket queue. NOTE: If using an RSS feed Trigger, please limit the number of Pocket saves to no more than a few hundred per week
This guide contains information on how to set up an automatic workflow that allows to If I use bitly to shorten a link, it will also go to Pocket.
Part I
First, we need to connect Bitly and Pocket to IFTTT.
Create IFTTT account.
Create IFTTT account if you don't have one.
Connect Bitly to IFTTT.
Give IFTTT access to your Bitly account, using Bitly credentials.
Connect Pocket to IFTTT.
Give IFTTT access to your Pocket account, using Pocket credentials.
Part II
Next, we need to create a workflow automation scenario using graphical no-code web interface of IFTTT.
Set up a Trigger action for Bitly
Choose the following trigger: Any new bitlink (This Trigger fires every time you create a new bitlink.).
Then set up an Action for Pocket
Choose this action: Save for later (This Action will add a new item to your Pocket queue. NOTE: If using an RSS feed Trigger, please limit the number of Pocket saves to no more than a few hundred per week).
Part III
Finally, we need to test this automation and publish it.
Customize data flow
Configure the data that is exchanged between Bitly and Pocket.
Test the workflow and turn it on for production use
Test your scenario and publish to production. Now you have an automatic workflow, that will If I use bitly to shorten a link, it will also go to Pocket!
This Trigger fires every time any new item is added to Pocket.
Triggers when you add a new item.
Triggers when you tag an item.
Triggers when you favorite an item.
Triggers when you archive an item.
This Trigger fires every time you tag an item with a specific tag in Pocket.
This Action will shorten and add a new bitlink to your bitly account.
Create a bitlink
Expand a bitlink
List bitlinks by group
Retrieve a bitlink
Shorten a link
Bitly is a powerful link management platform that allows you to create custom URLs, track marketing campaigns and gain insights from your audience. Shorten, share and track your links with ease.
IFTTT helps to create applications connections with a simple statement: if this then that. For example: "Tweet your Instagrams as native photos on Twitter". You define a task by a trigger and an action.