Shorten new Medium posts with Bitly
5 ready-made Bitly and Medium Applets
Turn one on, or build your own. Medium can start an automation with "Post bookmarked by you", and IFTTT can then run "Add a bitlink" on Bitly.-
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Shorten new Medium posts with Bitly
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Shorten recommended Medium posts with Bitly
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Shorten new Medium posts with Bitly
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USE CASE
Content sharing automation
Automatically shorten and share your Medium posts as bitlinks every time you publish, streamlining your content promotion efforts.
Get startedAutomate Bitly and Medium from your AI assistant
Ask Cursor to create Bitly applets with IFTTT MCP and start saving links automatically.
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Create your own Bitly and Medium workflow
Create custom workflows effortlessly by selecting triggers, queries, and actions. With IFTTT, it's simple: “If this” trigger happens, “then that” action follows. Streamline tasks and save time with automated workflows that work for you.
8 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.
Post bookmarked by you
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 bookmark a post on Medium.
Post published by you
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 publish a post on Medium.
Post recommended by you
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 recommend a post on Medium.
History of post bookmarked by you
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 bookmark a post on Medium.
History of post recommended by you
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 recommend a post on Medium.
History of your published posts
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 recents posts you published on Medium.
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 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.
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 post bookmarked by you
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 bookmark a post on Medium.
History of post recommended by you
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 recommend a post on Medium.
History of your published posts
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 recents posts you published on Medium.
Post bookmarked by you
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 bookmark a post on Medium.
Post published by you
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 publish a post on Medium.
Post recommended by you
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 recommend a post on Medium.
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