Feature
A link that closes on its own
Set an expiration date, a click cap, or both. Once the condition is met, the link returns 410 and stops opening — no manual archiving needed.
How it works
A date, a click limit, or both
A link can carry an expiration date, a click cap, or both at once. With no setting applied, it never expires.
An expiration date
The link works until that date. Once the deadline passes, it stops opening. The interface shows "expires on…" before and "expired on…" after.
A click cap
The link counts clicks and closes as soon as the cap is reached. What is not counted: crawlers, scrapers, and any non-human traffic.
A closed link returns 410 Gone — not 404. The distinction is deliberate: the resource existed. The visitor gets a page in their language, not a bare error.
What sets Subtraq apart
A cap that counts people, not bots
A cap based on all traffic — bots included — gets consumed before a single person arrives. An agency buying 500 visits would see the link close after three indexing crawlers went through.
The count comes from daily aggregates, which never include bots. The rule runs at the Cloudflare edge and at the origin: as soon as the cap is reached, the origin rewrites what the edge holds.
500 human clicks
Those 500 clicks are real visitors. A crawling bot does not eat into your cap.
Frequently asked questions
What does the visitor see when a link is closed?
A page in their language, not a bare error. The server returns 410 Gone — not 404 — because the link existed.
Is the link deleted?
No. It is archived: its history, stats, and destination stay available in your workspace.
Does the click cap include bots?
No. The cap reads from daily aggregates, which never include bots. A crawler does not eat into your cap.
Does the rule apply everywhere?
Yes, in both places: the Cloudflare Worker and the origin. The click that reaches the cap is served, then the origin immediately rewrites what the edge holds — otherwise a capped link would keep opening at the edge, which is a rule you display but do not apply.
Can I combine a date and a click cap?
Yes. The link closes when the first condition is met.
Links that respect your timeline
A time-limited promotion, a launch offer, a seasonal campaign: the link closes at the right moment, with no manual work. The free plan is enough to start.
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