---
title: "Expiring Link: Share Text or a URL With a Time Limit"
url: https://uselinkpilot.com/expiring-link
description: "Create an expiring link: a secret that burns after one view or a short link that stops working after a date. Free, encrypted in your browser, no signup."
lang: en
---

# Expiring link

Make a link that stops working after one view or after a set time.

No account needed. Free forever plan.

## How it works

1. 01
   ### Paste a password, a key, or a file
   Encrypted in your browser before anything is sent. Burn after read is on for every anonymous secret.
2. 02
   ### Send the link
   One URL. The key after the # stays in the browser and never reaches our servers.
3. 03
   ### The stored secret is gone
   The first open burns the ciphertext. A second visit, by anyone, meets the destroyed page.

Browser-side encryption shipped on 29 September 2026. Secrets created before that date were stored as plaintext until they expired, and a file's name, size and type are still visible to us. Read the full security model (https://uselinkpilot.com/security-architecture).

## Two kinds of expiring link

An expiring link can end in one of two ways. It can end after one view, which suits a password or a note: the first reveal destroys the stored copy and the link is dead from then on. Or it can end at a date and time, which suits a web address you want to share for a while: a signup page for an event, a draft for review, a download that should not live forever.

The creator above handles the first kind as a secret and the second kind as a short link; switch tabs to pick. Both are free and need no account.

## Temporary link generator for secrets

Text pasted into the Secret tab is encrypted in your browser with AES-GCM-256 and burns after the first reveal. Unopened, an anonymous secret expires after seven days. A free account lets you set one hour, 24 hours or seven days and revoke early; Pro (https://uselinkpilot.com/pricing) adds a custom expiry date and time, a passphrase and the audit timeline.

## Temporary links to web pages

A short link made on the Link tab points at any web page. From a free account you can give it an expiry date, after which it stops redirecting, and see its clicks in analytics. The temporary link tool (https://uselinkpilot.com/tools/temporary-link) goes into the options in more detail.

## Frequently asked questions

### What happens when an expiring link expires?

### Can I extend an expiring link?

### Can I make a link expire after one view and after a time?

### Is an expiring link safe for a password?

Pro, $29 a month, adds a passphrase on every secret, a custom expiry date and time, and the audit timeline that records each view, burn and revoke. See plans (https://uselinkpilot.com/pricing).

## Related

- One time link: https://uselinkpilot.com/one-time-link
- Self destructing link: https://uselinkpilot.com/self-destructing-link
- Secret link: https://uselinkpilot.com/secret-link
- Temporary link tool: https://uselinkpilot.com/tools/temporary-link

All use cases: https://uselinkpilot.com/use-cases

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