Bitly

Use Bitly to shorten long URLs in messages and keep links clean and consistent.

Available via:

Platform	Setup
UI Kit Builder
Widget Builder	Not Supported
UI Kits
SDK

You need a Bitly Access Token and your Bitly Group GUID to enable this extension.

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Before you begin

1. Create a Bitly account

   Sign up at Bitly.

2. Generate an access token

   In Bitly, open Settings → API and generate a new Access Token.

3. Get your Group GUID

   Use Bitly’s Get Groups API with the token to fetch your Group GUID.

Extension settings

1. Enable Bitly in your CometChat app

   Login to Dashboard, select your app, then go to Chat & Messaging —> Features, under Extentions and enable Bitly.

2. Add credentials

   Open the extension settings and enter your Bitly Access Token and Group GUID.

3. Save settings

   Save your configuration to activate the extension.

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Choose Your Integration Method

Choose the integration method that best suits your needs:

UI Kit Builder

• Enable it in both Dashboard and UI Kit Builder settings, then you can use the Bitly extension in your custom chat experience.

Widget Builder

• Bitly is not supported in the Widget Builder. Please use one of the other integration methods.

UI Kits

• Enable it in the Dashboard settings, then you can use the Bitly extension in your custom chat experience built with our UI Kits.

SDK

• Enable it in the Dashboard settings, then you can use the Bitly extension in your custom chat experience built with our SDK.

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Code

This extension uses the callExtension method provided by the CometChat SDK. You can call the extension as follows:

JavaScript

CometChat.callExtension("url-shortener-bitly", "POST", "v1/shorten", {
  text: "Your message with URL https://yourdomain.com/very/very/long/url",
})
  .then((response) => {
    // minifiedText in response
  })
  .catch((error) => {
    // Error occured
  });

Java

String URL = "/v1/shorten";
JSONObject body=new JSONObject();

body.put("text", "Your message with URL https://yourdomain.com/very/very/long/url");

CometChat.callExtension("url-shortener-bitly", "POST", URL, body,
new CometChat.CallbackListener < JSONObject > () {
    @Override
    public void onSuccess(JSONObject jsonObject) {
        // minifiedText from the extension
    }
    @Override
    public void onError(CometChatException e) {
        // Some error occured
    }
});

Swift

CometChat.callExtension(slug: "url-shortener-bitly", type: .post, endPoint: "v1/shorten", body: ["text": "Your message with URL https://yourdomain.com/very/very/long/url"], onSuccess: { (response) in
        // minifiedText from the extension
      }) { (error) in
        // Some error occured
      }
    }