Frequently Asked Questions

FastPaste is a free, anonymous pastebin alternative for quickly sharing text, code and log files. No account needed — create a paste, share the link.

Yes, it is completely free and requires no registration. All features are open to everyone, including syntax highlighting, password protection, end-to-end encryption and the API.

You choose an expiry between 10 minutes and 1 month when creating a paste. Once it expires, the paste is automatically and permanently deleted from the server.

Content is encrypted in your browser with AES-GCM and only the ciphertext reaches the server. The decryption key travels in the # part of the link and is never sent to the server — nobody, including us, can read your content.

When enabled, the paste is shown once and then permanently deleted. Ideal for sharing one-time passwords or secrets. You can also set a custom view limit of N views instead of 1.

Yes. When you create a paste you receive a private management link. Use it to edit content, extend expiry, view statistics or permanently delete the paste. Save the link — it is shown only once.

That is up to you. If the "visible to search engines" option is on, the paste joins the public archive and can be indexed. Turn it off and the paste stays link-only; encrypted and protected pastes are never indexed.

Yes. The REST API lets you create, read and delete pastes. One-liner from the terminal: echo "hello" | curl -H "Content-Type: text/plain" --data-binary @- https://fastpaste.xyz/api/v1/cli — see the API docs for details.