Redirect to Whatsapp URL

[marketing138]

What is the name of the domain?

entrenaconnua.coach

What is the error number?

522

What is the issue you’re encountering

I’m getting a 522 error when trying to access subdomains (e.g., instagram.entrenaconnua.coach) redirecting to whatsapp url. It is attempting to reach the dummy origin (192.0.2.1) instead of executing the redirect.

What steps have you taken to resolve the issue?

Set up dummy A records for each subdomain (instagram, strava, etc.) pointing to 192.0.2.1, with the proxy (orange cloud) enabled.
Configured SSL/TLS mode to Flexible.
Created Bulk Redirect rules (and also tested a Single Redirect rule) where the source is like instagram.entrenaconnua.coach/* and the target is a fully URL-encoded WhatsApp link.
Verified DNS records and rule deployment.

What are the steps to reproduce the issue?

Create a dummy A record for a subdomain (e.g., instagram) pointing to 192.0.2.1 and set it to Proxied.
Set SSL/TLS to Flexible.
Set up a Bulk Redirect (or Single Redirect) with source instagram.entrenaconnua.coach/* and target a WhatsApp URL.
Visit https://instagram.entrenaconnua.coach in a browser.
Observe the 522 timeout error as Cloudflare tries to reach 192.0.2.1 instead of redirecting.

[sjr]

Can you show a screenshot of the Redirect Rule?

[marketing138]

[sjr]

Don’t use * wildcards for bulk redirects, instead see the options under “Edit parameters”, or create single redirects and use hostname is in as the field and add the 5 hostnames there (assuming they all redirect to the same target, otherwise set as separate rules).

[marketing138]

Fixed, using edit parameters instead of /* , thanks