---
title: "Links"
description: "Create, edit, organize, and bulk-manage short links."
---

> Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.in.bio/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Links

## 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](/guides/qr-codes) before the link even exists.

:::note
Slugs are unique across all of INBIO and case-sensitive: `in.bio/Sale` and
`in.bio/sale` are different links.
:::

## 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](/guides/folders-and-tags). 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](/guides/link-protection) |
| Limit reached | ❌ (or fallback URL) | Hit its [click limit](/guides/link-protection) |
| Blocked | ❌ | Failed a safety scan or was moderated |

Visitors hitting an unavailable link see a clean branded page, never a raw
error.

Source: https://docs.in.bio/guides/links/index.mdx