Creating a link
Press Create link — it’s always in the sidebar, from any page. The dialog pre-fills a random available slug; you can:
- Edit the slug — 4–64 characters of
a–z A–Z 0–9 - _, case-sensitive, or roll a new random one with the dice button. - Preview the destination — once you paste a URL, INBIO fetches its title, description, and image so you can confirm it’s the right page.
- Set behavior — redirect type, folder, tags, plus optional UTM parameters, expiration, click limit, and password from the footer buttons.
- Style the QR — click the QR preview to open the designer before the link even exists.
Redirect types
| Type | Meaning | Use when |
|---|---|---|
302 (default) |
Temporary | You might edit the destination later — browsers don’t cache it |
301 |
Permanent | SEO-sensitive moves; browsers may cache the destination |
307 |
Temporary, method-preserving | Technical use; preserves POST bodies |
Editing
Open any link to change its title, slug, folder, tags, description, notes, UTM parameters, and protection settings. Two things to know:
- Editing the destination of an existing link is a paid feature (Pro and up). On the free plan destinations are locked after creation — an anti-phishing measure, since a benign link could otherwise be swapped for a malicious one after being shared.
- Changing the slug breaks the old short URL immediately. The QR code regenerates for the new slug too.
Bulk actions
Select links with the checkboxes on the Links page to enable, disable, archive, or delete in one action, or to move them between folders. Batches are capped at 25 links (1,000 on Business).
Link states
| State | Redirects? | How it happens |
|---|---|---|
| Active | ✅ | Default |
| Disabled | ❌ | You paused it |
| Archived | ❌ | Tucked away, restorable |
| Expired | ❌ (or fallback URL) | Passed its expiration |
| Limit reached | ❌ (or fallback URL) | Hit its click limit |
| Blocked | ❌ | Failed a safety scan or was moderated |
Visitors hitting an unavailable link see a clean branded page, never a raw error.