Data, privacy & sync
How share links work
How share links work
A share link freezes the nutrition view you are looking at — date, tab layout, and last calculated meals — into a read-only URL anyone can open without signing in. It is a handoff snapshot, not live sync and not an API key.
Create a link
- Sign in and open the dashboard for the environment you want to share.
- Set the day and tab you want frozen. Share uses your last calculated meals (unsaved edits are not included — you will be asked to confirm if the day is dirty).
- Top bar Share → Create share…
- Pick an audience preset (or Custom), give the link a title, optional description, and how long it lasts (24 hours / 7 days / 30 days).
- Create link → copy the URL (or scan the QR). The raw token is shown once.
What the recipient sees
- Opening
/share/{token}loads a read-only snapshot — they cannot edit meals or change your account. - After they open it, your Share menu updates (for example “Opened 2h ago”).
- When the link expires or you revoke it, the public URL stops working.
Manage links
- Share dropdown → Manage all share links ›, or Account → Share Links.
- There you can rename, renew the TTL, revoke, rotate (copy a new URL — the old one dies immediately), preview, and download a QR.
- Active links are capped per environment; revoke old ones if you hit the limit.
Share links vs Integrations
| Share links | Integrations / API keys | |
|---|---|---|
| For | Humans (URL / QR) | Agents and scripts |
| Access | One frozen view | Scoped read of your data |
| Manage | Account → Share Links | Account → Integrations |
See Integrations & Read API for agent access.
If create fails
Sharing needs a signed-in session and a successful cloud save. Commit or save the day, then try Share again. See also Share link unavailable?.
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