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Dev tools · February 22, 2019

Burn After Clicking – One Time Use URL for Secrets

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Burn After Clicking – One Time Use URL for Secrets launched on February 22, 2019 with 11 votes, #936 of 3,290 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 7 years on.

In plain words

Burn After Clicking creates one-time-use URLs for sharing sensitive information. Users can generate a link that displays content once and then self-destructs, making it suitable for anyone needing to securely share passwords, API keys, or other confidential data without leaving a permanent digital trail. The tool is open-source and available on GitHub.

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