Can a short link expire after a set number of clicks?

Yes. Set a click limit and the link stops redirecting once it is reached, whichever date it happens on. Date-based and click-based expiry can be combined, and whichever comes first ends the link.

What do visitors see after a link expires?

By default they reach an expired-link page. If you set a fallback URL, they are redirected there instead, which is the difference between losing the visitor and landing them on your current campaign.

Can I extend a link that has already expired?

Yes. Change the expiry date or raise the click limit and the same short URL starts working again, so anything already printed or shared stays valid.

Short links that expire on your terms

Set an end date, a click limit, or both. Visitors who arrive afterwards can be sent somewhere useful rather than hitting a dead link.

Three ways to end a link

Date and click limits can be set on the same link. Whichever is reached first ends it.

Expiry date and time

The link stops redirecting at the moment you set, to the minute.

An offer that ends at midnight, a registration that closes when the session starts.

Click limit

The link stops once it has been opened the number of times you set.

A limited allocation of seats, a capped download, a code that should only be used once.

Fallback URL

Instead of an expired page, late visitors are redirected to a URL you choose.

Send last year's campaign traffic to this year's page rather than losing it.

Why the fallback matters

An expired link is traffic you already paid for. Someone typed the URL from a flyer, scanned a QR code on a poster, or clicked a link in an old email, and they were interested enough to act. Sending them to an error page throws that away.

A fallback URL turns the expiry into a redirect: the campaign ends, the traffic keeps arriving somewhere useful, and you keep seeing it in your statistics.

Printed material and QR codes

This is the case that justifies the feature on its own. Once a QR code is printed you cannot change it, but you can change where it points and when it stops. A poster from a past event can quietly start sending people to whatever is current.

Setting it through the API

curl -X POST https://planck.to/api/v1/links \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "url": "https://example.com/spring-sale",
    "domain_id": 1,
    "expiration_date": "2026-12-31",
    "expiration_time": "23:59",
    "expiration_clicks": 500,
    "expiration_url": "https://example.com/current-offers"
  }'

`expiration_date`	Format YYYY-MM-DD. Required when a time is given.
`expiration_time`	Format HH:MM, 24 hour. Required when a date is given.
`expiration_clicks`	Whole number. The link stops once this many clicks are recorded.
`expiration_url`	Where to send visitors after expiry. Up to 2048 characters.

Full API reference

Which plans include it

Link expiration is available on: Professional, Agency.

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