T2M URL Shortener
Important: This connector and its actions have been removed from Nintex Automation Cloud and can now be found in Nintex Gallery.
T2M URL Shortener is a link management platform mainly built for businesses, universities, and surveys. It is a product of Canadian corporation Zesle Software, Inc. Their mission is to provide the best and easy-to-use platform for every kind of link shortening and sharing needs. For more information on T2M URL Shortener see the company website.
In the context of Nintex Automation Cloud, T2M URL Shortener is a connector A software component that allows seamless integration with third-party services, business applications, and content stores. Examples include Salesforce, Box, and Microsoft SharePoint. Connectors are used to create connections required for workflow actions and start events..
The T2M URL Shortener connector A software component that allows seamless integration with third-party services, business applications, and content stores. Examples include Salesforce, Box, and Microsoft SharePoint. Connectors are used to create connections required for workflow actions and start events. is used to create connections for T2M URL Shortener actions A tool for building the processes, logic, and direction within workflows.. Use T2M URL Shortener actions to create, delete, retrieve, and update shortened URLs.
Create a T2M URL Shortener connection
Note: Your browser-stored credentials are accessed to create connections. Either clear credentials from browser memory or make sure the stored credentials are for the intended environment.
Create a connection from the connections page or from the action configuration panel when configuring the action. For information about creating connections and assigning permissions, see Manage connections.
T2M URL Shortener account requirements
- The account you use to create a connection for T2M URL Shortener is the account that has access to the T2M URL Shortener actions.
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You must use your T2M URL Shortener API Key to create a connection. You can generate a new T2M URL Shortener API Key and API Secret in the Dashboard > API Keys page of your user account.
Create a data lookup
Use the T2M URL Shortener data lookup to retrieve a list of shortened URLS from your T2M URL Shortener account. Each data lookup is configured for a specific user. You can create as many data lookups as you need. For more information on creating a data lookup and assigning permissions to it, see Data lookups.
For example, to allow users to select a specific shortened URL in a form, add a drop-down list to the form using a Data lookup form control A form control that allows users to select from a drop-down list of values that have been fetched from a third-party service.. The Data lookup form control uses a T2M URL Shortener - Get shortened URLs data lookup to list URLs available from the T2M URL Shortener connection in the drop-down.
You can create a data lookup to:
- Get shortened URLs: Lists the shortened URLs available from your T2M URL Shortener account.
T2M URL Shortener data lookup fields
When you create a T2M URL Shortener data lookup, you can configure some additional fields to specify which tables, views, and stored procedures the data lookup should retrieve.
To access the data lookup fields, in the Add data lookup section, select the Connector and the Operation.
The following operations are available for the T2M URL Shortener connector:
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Get shortened URLs
The configuration fields displayed depend on the operation selected.
Operation |
Field or selection |
Description |
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T2M URL Shortener - Get shortened URLs | Order by date |
Defines the sorting order of the resulting URLs: Ascending or Descending. |
Page | Defines which page of the pagination to load. | |
Items per page | Defines how many URLs to load on a single page. |