Using Click Limits

Setting a Click Limit

1. 1 Create a new link, or open an existing one and click "Edit"
2. 2 Open the "Access & limits" section
3. 3 Enter a whole number in "Click limit" - leave it blank for unlimited
4. 4 Save the link

While a limit is set, the edit form shows how many clicks have been used so far, for example "75 of 100 used so far".

From your own code, send click_limit when you create or update a link through the API - null removes the limit. See the API Integration Guide.

What Counts Towards the Limit

• Each visit by a person counts once
• Link previews (when a link is pasted into Slack, WhatsApp or similar), search-engine crawlers and other bots do not count
• Clicks older than the 90-day analytics window still count, so archiving old visits never hands back capacity

What Happens When the Limit Is Used Up

• The next visitor sees a page saying the link is no longer available, instead of your destination
• Its QR code stops working too
• The link shows a "Limit reached" badge in your Short Links list
• The link and its analytics are kept

Reopening a Capped Link

1. 1 Open the link and click "Edit"
2. 2 Under "Access & limits", raise the number in "Click limit", or clear it to remove the limit
3. 3 Save - the link redirects again straight away

Good Uses for a Click Limit

• "First 100 people get the discount"
• Event registration capped at the venue's capacity
• A limited number of free downloads or samples
• A beta sign-up with a fixed number of places