# Automate Your Link Management: Connecting Bitly to Albato — Albato Help Center

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# Automate Your Link Management: Connecting Bitly to Albato

Last update:  
22/5/2026 · 2 min read

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[Bitly](https://albato.com/apps/bitly) allows you to manage your links, track analytics, customize URLs, and more for your brand's link management needs.

**Available Actions**

> Actions are what Albato performs when your automation is running. Actions also allow you to transfer data to other apps and systems.

-   Shorten a Link
-   Custom API request

## App connection

Before setting up automations with Bitly, connect the app to Albato.

1.  Log in to your Albato account. If you don't have an account, sign up [here](https://albato.com/app/user/signup?lang=en).
    
2.  Go to the **Apps** section and click the **Add a connection** button.
    

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3.  In the search bar, type **Bitly** and select it from the menu. Then, click **Add a connection** to start the setup process.

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4.  Choose a Name for your connection and click the **Continue** button.

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5.  **Grant Albato access** to your Bitly account.

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6.  Select the account you want to connect to Albato and click the **Allow** button.

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7.  Once the connection is established, you’ll see a success message, and your Bitly account will be connected to Albato.

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