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title: "Set a playlist expiration date"
slug: "/help/playlists/expiration-date"
topic: "playlists"
last_updated: "2026-08-31T10:50:01.900Z"
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## About This Feature

Set an **expiration date** on a playlist and it becomes unviewable after that date — useful for time-boxed campaigns, deal cycles, or content whose accuracy has a shelf life. Viewers who follow the link after expiry are shown a blocked message instead of the playlist.

### Snapshot 📸

**Feature Status:** Included with Playlists

**Role Access:** Admins, Editors

**Location:** Playlist editor → **Settings** panel → **Expiration date**

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## Set an Expiration Date

1. Open the playlist in edit mode.
2. Open the **Settings** panel (right side of the editor).
3. Under **Expiration date**, pick a date. The playlist stops loading at midnight (viewer's local time) on the date you pick.
4. Save. The date takes effect immediately — no publish step required.

To clear the date, open the same row and remove it. The playlist becomes viewable again for anyone with the link.

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## What Viewers See After Expiration

Once the date has passed, opening the playlist link shows a **blocked reason** message instead of the playlist itself. Viewers cannot bypass it by refreshing or by using a saved link. Admins with access to the workspace can still open the playlist inside the app to update or extend it.

Analytics on views that happened **before** expiration are preserved and continue to appear in playlist insights.

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## Extending or Removing an Expiration

Open the playlist's settings again and either:

- Pick a new later date, or
- Clear the date entirely.

The playlist becomes viewable again as soon as you save — no need to republish.

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## FAQs

**Does the expiration date apply to embedded playlists?**
Yes. Any embed of the playlist stops loading at expiry, regardless of where it is embedded.

**Can I set an expiration date on individual demos inside a playlist?**
No — expiration is a per-playlist setting. Time-boxing individual demos is not currently supported.

**Do owners and colleagues get blocked too?**
Logged-in Walnut users from the owning workspace can still open the playlist through the app to edit or extend it. Public share links stop working for everyone once the date passes.