Shorten new RSS feed links with Bitly
How this automation works
Automatically shorten every new story you share in NewsBlur with Bitly. Each time you or another user shares a story, this applet creates a Bitly link and saves it to your account. Perfect for easily sharing your favorite articles with a clean, trackable link.
If
Trigger ingredients
StoryTitle
StoryURL
StoryContent
StoryAuthor
PublishedAt
Comments
Username
SharedAt
Site
SiteURL
SiteRSS
Then
Action fields
url
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13 triggers, queries, and actions
Any new bitlink
Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every 5 minutes for Pro and Pro+ users, and every hour for Free users.
This Trigger fires every time you create a new bitlink.
New saved story
Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every 5 minutes for Pro and Pro+ users, and every hour for Free users.
This Trigger fires every time you save a new story on NewsBlur.
New shared story
Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every 5 minutes for Pro and Pro+ users, and every hour for Free users.
This Trigger fires every time you or another user shares a new story.
New unread focus story
Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every 5 minutes for Pro and Pro+ users, and every hour for Free users.
This Trigger fires every time a feed or folder has a new unread focus story.
New unread story
Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every 5 minutes for Pro and Pro+ users, and every hour for Free users.
This Trigger fires every time a feed or folder has a new unread story.
History of saved stories
Query
A query lets your Applet retrieve extra data that isn't included in the trigger, so that your automation can include more complete or useful information.
This query returns a list of when you saved new stories on NewsBlur.
History of shared stories
Query
A query lets your Applet retrieve extra data that isn't included in the trigger, so that your automation can include more complete or useful information.
This query returns a list of when you or another user shared new stories.
History of unread focus stories
Query
A query lets your Applet retrieve extra data that isn't included in the trigger, so that your automation can include more complete or useful information.
This query returns a list of when feed or folder had new unread focus stories.
History of unread stories
Query
A query lets your Applet retrieve extra data that isn't included in the trigger, so that your automation can include more complete or useful information.
This query returns a list of when feed or folder had new unread stories.
Add a bitlink
Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This Action will shorten and add a new bitlink to your bitly account.
Add a new site
Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This Action will attempt to add a new site from a feed or page URL.
Save a story
Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This Action will save a new story to your stories list.
Share a story
Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This Action will share a new story on your blurblog.
Add a bitlink
Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This Action will shorten and add a new bitlink to your bitly account.
Add a new site
Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This Action will attempt to add a new site from a feed or page URL.
Any new bitlink
Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every 5 minutes for Pro and Pro+ users, and every hour for Free users.
This Trigger fires every time you create a new bitlink.
History of saved stories
Query
A query lets your Applet retrieve extra data that isn't included in the trigger, so that your automation can include more complete or useful information.
This query returns a list of when you saved new stories on NewsBlur.
History of shared stories
Query
A query lets your Applet retrieve extra data that isn't included in the trigger, so that your automation can include more complete or useful information.
This query returns a list of when you or another user shared new stories.
History of unread focus stories
Query
A query lets your Applet retrieve extra data that isn't included in the trigger, so that your automation can include more complete or useful information.
This query returns a list of when feed or folder had new unread focus stories.
History of unread stories
Query
A query lets your Applet retrieve extra data that isn't included in the trigger, so that your automation can include more complete or useful information.
This query returns a list of when feed or folder had new unread stories.
New saved story
Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every 5 minutes for Pro and Pro+ users, and every hour for Free users.
This Trigger fires every time you save a new story on NewsBlur.
New shared story
Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every 5 minutes for Pro and Pro+ users, and every hour for Free users.
This Trigger fires every time you or another user shares a new story.
New unread focus story
Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every 5 minutes for Pro and Pro+ users, and every hour for Free users.
This Trigger fires every time a feed or folder has a new unread focus story.
New unread story
Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every 5 minutes for Pro and Pro+ users, and every hour for Free users.
This Trigger fires every time a feed or folder has a new unread story.
Save a story
Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This Action will save a new story to your stories list.
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About Bitly
Bitly is the easiest and most fun way to save, share and discover links from around the web.
Bitly is the easiest and most fun way to save, share and discover links from around the web.
About NewsBlur
NewsBlur is a personal news reader that brings people together to talk about the world.
NewsBlur is a personal news reader that brings people together to talk about the world.