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How to share a Claude chat: public link or invite by email

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Quick answer

Open the chat on claude.ai and click Share in the upper right corner. Invite people by email under People with access, or create a public link. Viewers see a snapshot of the chat as it is now, and they can't reply. To stop sharing, turn the link off from the same Share menu.

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How to share a Claude chat: public link or invite by email
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Here's how to share a Claude chat. Send a public link, or invite people by email. ai and click Share in the upper right corner.

Chats stay private until you do. To invite people, enter their email addresses under People with access, and click Send. Each link works only for the email you entered.

They can view the chat, but they can't reply or continue it. Or click Share in the same window to create a public link. Anyone with it can view a snapshot of the chat.

They don't need a Claude account. If you wouldn't post the chat on the open web, don't make one. The snapshot has every message sent before you shared, artifacts included.

It doesn't have your attached files. Messages you send afterward stay private. If you keep chatting, people still see the old snapshot.

Open the share window and click Update shared chat. To stop sharing, open Share and click Turn off. The link stops working at once.

To see every chat you've shared, open Settings, then Privacy, and click Manage next to Shared chats. Fixes for common problems are on the Kortex website.

  1. Open the chat and click Share

    Open the chat you want to share on claude.ai. Click the Share button in the upper right corner. Chats are private until you do this.

  2. Invite people by email

    Under People with access, enter one or more email addresses and click Send. Each person gets an email with your name, the chat title and a link. The link only works for the email address you entered. Invited people can view the chat but can't reply, copy it or continue it.

  3. Or create a public link

    In the same share window, click Share to create a link. Anyone with the link can view a snapshot of the chat. They don't need a Claude account. Treat a public link as public: if you wouldn't post the chat on the open web, don't use one.

  4. Check what viewers will see

    The snapshot has every message sent before you shared, including artifacts. It does not have the files you attached. Raw data from connectors or MCP tool calls stays hidden, and viewers see only Claude's final answers. Messages you send afterward stay private.

  5. Update the shared chat later

    If you keep chatting, the people you shared with still see the old snapshot. Open the share window and click Update shared chat to replace the snapshot with the current chat. With a public link, you can also unshare and share again.

  6. Stop sharing

    Open the Share window and click Turn off, or use the visibility dropdown to change the chat from Public to Private. The link stops working at once. To see every chat you have shared, open Settings, then Privacy, and click Manage next to Shared chats. Click Unshare next to any chat there.

If it doesn’t work

The person I invited sees You need access
They must sign in with the exact email you invited. If they use Google or Apple sign-in with a different email, the link won't open. Invite the email they actually use. Pending invites also expire after 30 days if they are not opened.
I can't make a public link
Public links are for Free, Pro, Max and Ultra plans. On Team and Enterprise plans, you can share only with people in your organization, and admins can turn chat sharing off.
My shared chat appeared in search results
Turn off sharing for that chat. The link stops working right away. Shared chat pages tell search engines not to list them, but Anthropic says it can't control where a link gets posted or whether every crawler follows the rule.

Questions people ask

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Can the person I share a Claude chat with continue it?

No. Shared chats are view only. People can't reply, copy the chat into their own account or download files from it.

Does a person need a Claude account to see my shared chat?

Not for a public link. For an email invite, a free Claude account is enough, and the invite email takes them to sign up if they don't have one.

Are my uploaded files shared with the chat?

No. Files you attached stay private, and only the conversation and Claude's answers are in the snapshot. On Team and Enterprise plans, files can be seen when you share inside your organization.

How can I keep my own copy of a Claude chat before I share it?

Kortex can save your Claude chats on your computer and download a chat as Markdown or PDF from its menu. See how to export a Claude conversation to PDF.

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