Google URL shortener

Nintex external platform is required for this feature. For details, see Enable Nintex external platform features.

Creates short URLs that can be easily shared, tweeted, and emailed.

Action settings

Following are the fields and options visible in the configuration settings dialog box for this action.

Field Description
URL

The URL to shorten.
Output

Store output for this action using the following selections.

  • Shortened URL: Specify a workflow variable to store the shortened URL.

Depending on action requirements, you may be able to add and remove output variables.

To add an output variable

  1. Select an option from the Select more drop-down list.
  2. Click Add to display a drop-down list for the selected option.
  3. Select a previously defined workflow variable from the drop-down list.

To remove an output variable

  • Click Delete ().

    Note: Some output variables cannot be deleted. For example, the output variable URL for the action Bing news search cannot be deleted.