> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://learn.biq.li/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Understand link redirects

> Understand how a Biqli short link sends visitors to its destination.

Biqli short links use direct redirects. When an eligible visitor opens the short
URL, Biqli evaluates the link state, password, schedule, expiration, safety, and
targeting rules before sending the visitor to the selected destination.

The public Workspace API also treats links as direct redirects. Link pages,
overlays, and frontend widget data are not accepted as link API fields.

If a link does not redirect as expected, check:

1. The link is active.
2. Its activation date has passed and its expiration has not.
3. Its click limit has not been reached.
4. The destination is not blocked by a safety check.
5. The visitor completed password verification when required.

Targeting and expiration rules can intentionally send the visitor to a URL that
differs from the main destination.

## What visitors experience

The browser first requests the short URL. Biqli finds the link within the
hostname's workspace context, checks whether the request is eligible, records
supported analytics, and responds with the destination redirect. The destination
website then loads normally in the visitor's browser.

Biqli does not frame the destination and does not insert a splash or overlay
into standard links. This avoids depending on whether the destination permits
embedding and keeps the destination responsible for its own content and
security.

## Redirect chains

The destination itself can redirect again, but long chains add delay and make
campaigns harder to debug. Point a Biqli link as close as possible to the final
page. Do not use another public URL shortener as the destination.

To inspect an unexpected result, test the short URL in a clean browser session,
then check its main destination, targeting URLs, click-expiration fallback, and
the redirect behavior of the destination website.