Shorten links sent to your Telegram bot with Bitly

Send any long link to your Telegram bot and it replies with a Bitly short link a moment later. It is a quick way for social and marketing teams to shorten links from their phone. After import, connect your Telegram bot and Bitly account; messages without a link are ignored.

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5 steps Setup ~8 min Used on 1.5k sites Content Ops Free to import

The Shorten links sent to your Telegram bot with Bitly workflow on the FlowMattic canvas, with 5 steps across Telegram, Text Formatter by FlowMattic, Filter, Bitly — The workflow as it appears in the builder after import. Each step opens for editing.

How this workflow runs

What happens at each step once the workflow is on, and what you need before you import it.

Step 1Trigger
Telegram Set Webhook / Watch Updates
The workflow starts automatically when there's an update available for the bot in Telegram. FlowMattic captures that data for the steps below.
Step 2Action
Text Formatter by FlowMattic Extract Pattern
Text Formatter by FlowMattic — provide regular expression to extract string/text. Data is mapped from earlier steps; connect your Text Formatter by FlowMattic account on import.
Step 3Logic
Filter Continue If
The Filter only lets a run continue when your conditions are met, stopping everything else before it goes any further.
Step 4Action
Bitly Create a Short Link
Bitly runs its "Create a Short Link" action using data mapped from earlier steps. Connect your Bitly account on import and it's live.
Step 5Action
Telegram Send a Text Message
Telegram — sends a text message with support to markup. Data is mapped from earlier steps; connect your Telegram account on import.

What you need

FlowMatticCore
Telegram AccountAccount
Bitly AccountAccount

After importing, map your own data. To keep the template universal, not every step is pre-filled. Open each step in the builder and connect your accounts and fields (channels, lists, sheets, recipients) before you switch the workflow on.