Sidebar Bookmarklet

The Sidebar Bookmarklet slides out to shorten your long link, then shows Traffic, Conversations, and History. You can also share your bitly link on Twitter, Gmail, Email, and Facebook. Get more details here, or drag this to your browser toolbar to get started: bitly Sidebar

Standard bitly Bookmarklet

The bitly Bookmarklet shortens your long link so you can share your bitly link on Twitter, Gmail, Email, or Facebook. Drag this to your browser toolbar to get started: Shorten with bitly

Browser Extensions

Expand bitly links (and many other short links) on any web page to see page titles and links to bitly Info pages before clicking. Install for Firefox or Chrome.

Access Link Data Generated Outside of bitly

Several Twitter clients allow users to enter their bitly credentials so they can get personalized tracking data. Tweetdeck, Twitterfeed, and Seesmic let registered bitly users enter their API Key. This allows users to see click totals and other tracking data about their links.

• Tweetdeck:

  In the application, go to Settings/Services and under “bitly” select “Get Your API Key”. You must have a bitly account and be signed in for this to work.

• Twitterfeed:

  From your Dashboard, either edit an existing feed or create a new one. Next to “Shorten Link Through: bitly”, select “bitly settings”. In the fields, enter your API Key.

• Seesmic

  In the application, select the gear icon at the bottom left corner. Under Services select “http://bit.ly” and enter your Username and your API Key.

Mobile bitly

There’s a simple mobile version of bitly available at m.bitly.com, great if you need to access bitly links you’ve saved for later. If you’re a Blackberry user, one of our partners has cooked up something here.

FAQ

Answers to the questions most frequently asked of bitly.