Bitly is the largest link shortener company, and many businesses use it. However, some users can consider migrating links to other services.
Free Bitly users do not have the functionality to export links: Bitly Export Links Data.
If you require exporting Bitly links for reporting purposes or prior to transitioning to a different shortening service, a solution is available.
The idea is that when you change the IP address of a short domain in your domain registrar settings, Short.io will get links from Bitly after any user clicks on a link.
To transfer export data from Bitly to Short.io
Follow the instructions below:
Add your current Bitly domain to Short.io.
Go to your DNS registrar of a short domain.
Edit the A-record that refers to your domain – change the IP address from Bitly's one to 18.184.227.100 (Short.cm IP).
Note: The DNS will be updated immediately; however, please verify the domain status on Short.io to confirm. If the domain is active, the import process has started.
Explanation of the Bitly export process
When a user clicks on a Bitly link, the link is automatically transferred to the Short.io account. The next time a user clicks on another Bitly link, it will also appear in the URL list. This is until all the Bitly links are transferred to Short.io.
Note: Only active Bitly links will be imported to Short.io. An active link is a short URL that has at least one click after you have changed the IP address.
In one month, once all active links have been imported, change the IP address to that of Short.io (207.174.61.1).