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How do password protection, expiration and click limits work?

Updated Oct 7, 2026

Add a password, an expiration date or a click limit to any link. When it expires or hits the limit, visitors can be sent to an expired-redirect URL.

You’ll find these options in the link’s settings when creating or editing it:

  • Password protection: visitors must enter the password before they are redirected.
  • Expiration date: the link stops redirecting after the date and time you set.
  • Click limit: the link stops after a set number of clicks.
  • Expired redirect: an optional URL where visitors go once the link has expired or reached its limit, instead of seeing an error.

You can combine them, for example a password-protected download that expires at the end of the month. Change or remove any of them later by editing the link.

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