diff --git a/packages/cli/src/Server.ts b/packages/cli/src/Server.ts
index d3333d361..374a64460 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/Server.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/Server.ts
@@ -1255,6 +1255,15 @@ class App {
 
 			let options = {};
 
+			const oAuth2Parameters = {
+				clientId: _.get(oauthCredentials, 'clientId') as string,
+				clientSecret: _.get(oauthCredentials, 'clientSecret', '') as string,
+				accessTokenUri: _.get(oauthCredentials, 'accessTokenUrl', '') as string,
+				authorizationUri: _.get(oauthCredentials, 'authUrl', '') as string,
+				redirectUri: `${WebhookHelpers.getWebhookBaseUrl()}${this.restEndpoint}/oauth2-credential/callback`,
+				scopes: _.split(_.get(oauthCredentials, 'scope', 'openid,') as string, ',')
+			};
+
 			if (_.get(oauthCredentials, 'authentication', 'header') as string === 'body') {
 				options = {
 					body: {
@@ -1262,17 +1271,11 @@ class App {
 						client_secret: _.get(oauthCredentials, 'clientSecret', '') as string,
 					},
 				};
+				delete oAuth2Parameters.clientSecret;
 			}
 			const redirectUri = `${WebhookHelpers.getWebhookBaseUrl()}${this.restEndpoint}/oauth2-credential/callback`;
 
-			const oAuthObj = new clientOAuth2({
-				clientId: _.get(oauthCredentials, 'clientId') as string,
-				clientSecret: _.get(oauthCredentials, 'clientSecret', '') as string,
-				accessTokenUri: _.get(oauthCredentials, 'accessTokenUrl', '') as string,
-				authorizationUri: _.get(oauthCredentials, 'authUrl', '') as string,
-				redirectUri,
-				scopes: _.split(_.get(oauthCredentials, 'scope', 'openid,') as string, ',')
-			});
+			const oAuthObj = new clientOAuth2(oAuth2Parameters);
 
 			const queryParameters = req.originalUrl.split('?').splice(1, 1).join('');
 
diff --git a/packages/nodes-base/credentials/BitlyOAuth2Api.credentials.ts b/packages/nodes-base/credentials/BitlyOAuth2Api.credentials.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0919e3063
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/nodes-base/credentials/BitlyOAuth2Api.credentials.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+import {
+	ICredentialType,
+	NodePropertyTypes,
+} from 'n8n-workflow';
+
+
+export class BitlyOAuth2Api implements ICredentialType {
+	name = 'bitlyOAuth2Api';
+    displayName = 'Bitly OAuth2 API';
+
+    extends = [
+		'oAuth2Api',
+	];
+	properties = [
+		{
+			displayName: 'Authorization URL',
+			name: 'authUrl',
+			type: 'hidden' as NodePropertyTypes,
+			default: 'https://bitly.com/oauth/authorize',
+			required: true,
+		},
+		{
+			displayName: 'Access Token URL',
+			name: 'accessTokenUrl',
+			type: 'hidden' as NodePropertyTypes,
+			default: 'https://api-ssl.bitly.com/oauth/access_token',
+			required: true,
+		},
+		{
+			displayName: 'Client ID',
+			name: 'clientId',
+			type: 'string' as NodePropertyTypes,
+			default: '',
+			required: true,
+		},
+		{
+			displayName: 'Client Secret',
+			name: 'clientSecret',
+			type: 'string' as NodePropertyTypes,
+			typeOptions: {
+				password: true,
+			},
+			default: '',
+			required: true,
+		},
+		{
+			displayName: 'Scope',
+			name: 'scope',
+			type: 'hidden' as NodePropertyTypes,
+			default: '',
+		},
+		{
+			displayName: 'Auth URI Query Parameters',
+			name: 'authQueryParameters',
+			type: 'hidden' as NodePropertyTypes,
+			default: '',
+			description: 'For some services additional query parameters have to be set which can be defined here.',
+			placeholder: '',
+		},
+		{
+			displayName: 'Authentication',
+			name: 'authentication',
+			type: 'hidden' as NodePropertyTypes,
+			default: 'body',
+			description: 'Resource to consume.',
+		},
+	];
+}
diff --git a/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Bitly/Bitly.node.ts b/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Bitly/Bitly.node.ts
index 725185300..d712238ef 100644
--- a/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Bitly/Bitly.node.ts
+++ b/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Bitly/Bitly.node.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import {
 	IExecuteFunctions,
 } from 'n8n-core';
+
 import {
 	IDataObject,
 	INodeTypeDescription,
@@ -9,10 +10,12 @@ import {
 	ILoadOptionsFunctions,
 	INodePropertyOptions,
 } from 'n8n-workflow';
+
 import {
 	linkFields,
 	linkOperations
 } from './LinkDescription';
+
 import {
 	bitlyApiRequest,
 	bitlyApiRequestAllItems,
@@ -37,9 +40,44 @@ export class Bitly implements INodeType {
 			{
 				name: 'bitlyApi',
 				required: true,
-			}
+				displayOptions: {
+					show: {
+						authentication: [
+							'accessToken',
+						],
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			{
+				name: 'bitlyOAuth2Api',
+				required: true,
+				displayOptions: {
+					show: {
+						authentication: [
+							'oAuth2',
+						],
+					},
+				},
+			},
 		],
 		properties: [
+			{
+				displayName: 'Authentication',
+				name: 'authentication',
+				type: 'options',
+				options: [
+					{
+						name: 'Access Token',
+						value: 'accessToken',
+					},
+					{
+						name: 'OAuth2',
+						value: 'oAuth2',
+					},
+				],
+				default: 'accessToken',
+				description: 'The resource to operate on.',
+			},
 			{
 				displayName: 'Resource',
 				name: 'resource',
diff --git a/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Bitly/GenericFunctions.ts b/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Bitly/GenericFunctions.ts
index 1564c4949..b44a894ad 100644
--- a/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Bitly/GenericFunctions.ts
+++ b/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Bitly/GenericFunctions.ts
@@ -1,19 +1,22 @@
-import { OptionsWithUri } from 'request';
+import {
+	OptionsWithUri,
+ } from 'request';
+
 import {
 	IExecuteFunctions,
 	IExecuteSingleFunctions,
 	IHookFunctions,
 	ILoadOptionsFunctions,
 } from 'n8n-core';
-import { IDataObject } from 'n8n-workflow';
+
+import {
+	IDataObject,
+ } from 'n8n-workflow';
 
 export async function bitlyApiRequest(this: IHookFunctions | IExecuteFunctions | IExecuteSingleFunctions | ILoadOptionsFunctions, method: string, resource: string, body: any = {}, qs: IDataObject = {}, uri?: string, option: IDataObject = {}): Promise<any> { // tslint:disable-line:no-any
-	const credentials = this.getCredentials('bitlyApi');
-	if (credentials === undefined) {
-		throw new Error('No credentials got returned!');
-	}
+	const authenticationMethod = this.getNodeParameter('authentication', 0) as string;
 	let options: OptionsWithUri = {
-		headers: { Authorization: `Bearer ${credentials.accessToken}`},
+		headers: {},
 		method,
 		qs,
 		body,
@@ -24,10 +27,30 @@ export async function bitlyApiRequest(this: IHookFunctions | IExecuteFunctions |
 	if (Object.keys(options.body).length === 0) {
 		delete options.body;
 	}
-	try {
-		return await this.helpers.request!(options);
-	} catch (err) {
-		throw new Error(err);
+
+	try{
+		if (authenticationMethod === 'accessToken') {
+			const credentials = this.getCredentials('bitlyApi');
+			if (credentials === undefined) {
+				throw new Error('No credentials got returned!');
+			}
+			options.headers = { Authorization: `Bearer ${credentials.accessToken}`};
+
+			return await this.helpers.request!(options);
+		} else {
+
+			return await this.helpers.requestOAuth2!.call(this, 'bitlyOAuth2Api', options, { tokenType: 'Bearer' });
+		}
+	} catch(error) {
+
+		if (error.response && error.response.body && error.response.body.message) {
+			// Try to return the error prettier
+			const errorBody = error.response.body;
+			throw new Error(`Bitly error response [${error.statusCode}]: ${errorBody.message}`);
+		}
+
+		// Expected error data did not get returned so throw the actual error
+		throw error;
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/nodes-base/package.json b/packages/nodes-base/package.json
index 60f8d387c..ddceee619 100644
--- a/packages/nodes-base/package.json
+++ b/packages/nodes-base/package.json
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
       "dist/credentials/BannerbearApi.credentials.js",
       "dist/credentials/BitbucketApi.credentials.js",
       "dist/credentials/BitlyApi.credentials.js",
+      "dist/credentials/BitlyOAuth2Api.credentials.js",
       "dist/credentials/BoxOAuth2Api.credentials.js",
       "dist/credentials/ChargebeeApi.credentials.js",
       "dist/credentials/CircleCiApi.credentials.js",