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Create a link that expires

Make a temporary link and choose when it stops: a date and time, a number of clicks, or both. After that, people see an “expired” page or go wherever you send them. Free, no account needed.

Press Enter or the Shorten button.

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Appearance
Letters, numbers, hyphens and underscores. Leave empty for a random one.
Access and expiry

Required on this page: a date and time, a number of clicks, or both.

In your time zone (UTC).
Before then, visitors see when it goes live.
Visitors type it before they’re sent on.
Tracking
Redirect type

Want different pages for different countries, phones or times of day, or an A/B test? Set that up after you create the link.

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How to create a link that expires

  1. STEP 01

    Paste the link

    The page that should only be open for a while.

  2. STEP 02

    Choose when it stops

    Under More options, set “Stops working at” to a date and time, “Stop after this many clicks”, or both. Tick “One-time link” for a link that works once.

  3. STEP 03

    Choose what happens afterwards

    Add an address to send late visitors to, such as your current offer. Leave it empty to show a page saying the link has expired.

Some links shouldn’t live forever: an early-bird offer, a file for one class, a download meant for one person. A temporary link stops working exactly when you say, without you having to remember to switch it off.

On a date and time

Pick the moment in your own time zone. Visitors anywhere see it stop at that same moment.

After a number of clicks

Anything from 1 to 10 million. Handy for “the first 50 people get the discount”.

Somewhere useful afterwards

Send late visitors to a page of your choice rather than a dead end.

Starts later, if you like

Set a start time too, and the link opens only between the two.

How the click limit counts

Only visits that reach the page use up the limit. These don’t:

  • Chat apps like WhatsApp and Slack opening the link to draw a preview.
  • Search engine and other bots.
  • Someone typing a wrong password.
  • Visits after the link has already expired.

So a one-use link sent over WhatsApp is still waiting for the person you sent it to, even after WhatsApp has shown its preview. If two people tap a link at the same moment for its last click, only one gets through.

Things to know

  • An expired link isn’t deleted. You can move the date or raise the limit from its Edit page, and it works again.
  • The page behind it doesn’t expire. Anyone who saved the full address can still open it. To close it completely, remove it or change its sharing settings where it lives.
  • Your clicks stay in your stats after the link expires.

Questions about links that expire

How do I create a link that expires?

Paste it above, open More options, set “Stops working at” or a click limit, and press Shorten.

What do people see after it expires?

A short page saying the link has expired, or the page you chose as the address for afterwards.

Can I make a link that only works once?

Yes. Tick “One-time link” under More options. The first person who opens it gets through; after that it’s used up. Chat app previews don’t count.

Can I extend a link after it has expired?

Yes. Open its Edit page and change the date or the click limit.

Which time zone is used?

Yours, from your device. The link stops at that moment everywhere in the world.