# Share View

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URL: https://nocodb.com/docs/product/tables/views/share-view
Last updated: 2026-09-25

Learn how to share a view publicly in NocoDB.

Sharing a specific view of a table becomes highly valuable when you need to collaborate with individuals outside your organization who need access to specific sections of your database. This shared view provides a read-only perspective, accessible to anyone, regardless of their workspace affiliation. You have control over which data fields and records are visible to these external viewers, ensuring that any sensitive data remains hidden. Furthermore, if you decide to make changes to the visible fields or records within the view, the shared link will promptly reflect these adjustments, updating in real-time.

## Generate Share View

1. Click `Share` button on the top right of the toolbar
2. Open the `Share to web` tab
3. Toggle the switch beside `Public link to <view name>` to create shared view link
4. Click `Copy URL` to copy the link to clipboard

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### Share view options

#### Custom URL

You can customize the URL of the shared view by entering a custom URL in the input field. The custom URL should be unique and should not contain special characters from the set (`/`, `?`, `#`). If the custom URL is already taken, you will be prompted to enter a different custom URL.

To enable custom URL,

1. Click on the `Custom URL` toggle
2. Enter the custom URL in the input field
3. Click on the `Save` button to save the changes

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  Note that, the custom URL is case-sensitive.
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#### Password protection

Toggle `Restrict access with password` on, enter a password and click `Save`. The password is not shown again after saving, so store it somewhere safe.

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#### Download options

You can toggle `Allow download` to enable or disable download CSV/XLSX options in the shared view link

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#### Allow sync

On a Grid view, toggle **Allow sync** on to let other NocoDB bases mirror this view as a live, read-only table. See [NocoDB Sync](/docs/product/sync/nocodb-sync) for the full setup.

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#### Set a language

Toggle `Set a language` on and pick a language to fix the interface language of the shared view, regardless of the viewer's own preference. Left off, the shared view follows the viewer's browser language.

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### Share Form View Options

A shared Form view offers three options beyond the ones above:

1. `Survey Mode`: presents the form one field at a time instead of as a single page.
2. `Default Theme`: fixes the form's theme, `Light` or `Dark`, rather than following the viewer's.
3. `Enable Pre-fill`: allows field values to be pre-filled from the share URL. Choose `Default` to leave pre-filled fields editable, `Hide pre-filled fields` to remove them from the form, or `Lock pre-filled fields as read-only` to show them without allowing edits.

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  For a pre-filled link to work, fill the fields you want carried over in the form view builder first.
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## Access Share View

To access the shared view, please follow the steps below:
Click on the `Shared View URL`. If the URL is password-protected, you will be prompted to enter the password to unlock it. Please input the required password to proceed.

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Once the password is successfully entered and authenticated, you will gain access to the shared view.
In the event that the URL is not password-protected, you will be directed to the shared view directly, without the need for a password.

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Users with the shared view link can only view the data and cannot make any changes to the view or its content. Records and fields in the shared view will be updated in real-time as changes are made to the original view. Users accessing shared view can apply filters and sort records as per their requirements.

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  Filters & sorts applied to shared view will not be persisted. These filters & sorts will be reset when the shared view is accessed again.
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## Related pages

- [Create View](https://nocodb.com/docs/product/tables/views/create-view.md): Learn how to create a new view in NocoDB.
- [View Folders](https://nocodb.com/docs/product/tables/views/view-folders.md): Learn how to organize views into collapsible folders in NocoDB.
- [Actions on View](https://nocodb.com/docs/product/tables/views/actions-on-view.md): Learn how to delete, rename, duplicate a a view in NocoDB.