Scheduled Link Shortener

Prepare your campaigns in advance. Automate your flash sales.

Create Expiring Links

Why manage links manually at midnight?

You're running a 24-hour flash sale. It ends at midnight. Do you really want to stay up just to change a link on your Instagram bio? Manual updates lead to mistakes and downtime.

How to schedule link changes

XFWD lets you set a "Time to Live" window for every link.

⏰ Start Time: Link activates exactly when your campaign starts.
🛑 End Time: Link deactivates or changes when the sale is over.
↩️ Fallback: Automatically route latecomers to a "Sorry, you missed it" page.

// Configuration
Start: 2024-11-24 00:00:00
End:   2024-11-25 00:00:00
Status: Active 🟢

Scheduled Links Comparison

Feature	Bitly/Rebrandly	XFWD
Time-Based Redirects	Enterprise Only	Included
Precision	15-min cache	Instant
Fallback URL	Manual Setup	Automatic

Glossary: Scheduled Links

Scheduled Links (or time-based redirects) are short URLs that change their behavior based on the current date and time. They are commonly used for limited-time promotions, ensuring that traffic is only sent to a landing page while the offer is valid, and redirected elsewhere once it expires.