> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.connie.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Sharing and artifacts

> Share a chat with teammates or with a read-only public link, and open, share, password-protect and copy the pages, files and apps Connie creates.

You can share any chat you started with teammates (so you can work in it together) or with anyone through a read-only link. The things Connie makes for you in a chat, like pages, files and small web apps, are called **artifacts**. Each artifact can be shared on its own, without sharing the chat it came from.

**Where:** the **Share** button at the top right of a chat · `https://connie.ai/<workspace-id>/chat?id=...`

## Share a chat with teammates

People you share with can read the chat and chat in it with you. Only one person's message runs at a time; while a teammate's reply is running, you'll see "\[Name] is typing…" and Send is paused.

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open the chat and click Share">
    **Share** appears at the top right once the chat has its first message. You can also use **Share** in the row menu of the chats list. The **Share your chat** window opens.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Choose who has access">
    Under **Internal**, choose **Selected members only** and pick teammates from **Email or people in your workspace**, or choose **Everyone in \[your workspace]**.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Save">
    Click **Update permissions**. You'll see "Sharing updated".
  </Step>
</Steps>

Teammates find shared chats under **Shared with me** in the chats list (click **Chats** in the breadcrumb at the top of any chat). Avatars at the top of a shared chat show who's in it right now.

<Note>
  You can only share with people who are already members of your workspace. Typing an outside email address shows "Add teammates from the member list to share this chat." To add someone to the workspace first, see [Members and roles](/workspace/members-and-roles).
</Note>

## Share a chat with a public link

A public link lets anyone (including people outside your workspace) read the chat without signing in. They can't send messages in it.

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open Share">
    Click **Share** at the top right of the chat.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Turn on link access">
    Under **Share with external people**, choose **Anyone with the link**.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Copy the link">
    Click **Copy link**. The link works straight away and looks like `https://connie.ai/shared/chat/...`. You'll see "Link copied".
  </Step>
</Steps>

**What visitors see:** the chat title, a **Read-only** badge and up to 500 messages. Pages and files from the chat open in a side panel. Workflows, lists, apps and analytics from the chat do **not** open: visitors see "This \[item] can't be accessed via a shared chat. You need to ask the chat owner to share this \[item] with you." Share those separately from their own pages.

### Turn off a public link

Open **Share**, switch **Share with external people** back to **Invited people only**, and click **Update permissions**. The old link stops working **for good**. If you turn link access on again later, you get a **new** link, so you'll need to send it again.

## Ask for access to a chat

If a teammate sends you a chat you can't open, you'll see **Access restricted**: "This chat is restricted. Ask \[owner] to grant you access."

<Steps>
  <Step title="Click Request access">
    You'll see "Request sent" and "You'll get an email letting you know if your request was approved."
  </Step>

  <Step title="The owner decides">
    The chat's owner gets an email and an **Access request** notification, and approves or declines it from [Notifications](/notifications/overview).
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Artifacts: what Connie makes in a chat

When Connie creates or opens something for you, it appears in the chat as a card with an **Open** button. Kinds of artifact:

| Artifact | What it is |
| - | - |
| **Page** (canvas) | A document Connie writes, like a report or a plan |
| **File** | A file Connie generates, such as HTML, CSV or a document |
| **App** | A small hosted web app Connie builds, which can save data and be shared |
| **Workflow** | A [workflow](/automations/workflows/build) Connie built or opened |
| **Table / list** | A list in [Records](/records/overview) |
| **Analytics view** | A chart or dashboard from [Analytics](/analytics/overview) |
| **Browser session** | A live view of a browser Connie is using (needs the Connie Chrome extension) |

### Open and view an artifact

* On the full Chat page, an artifact opens in a card next to the chat. Drag to resize it. The header has **Share**, **Copy**, **Download**, **Full screen** / **Exit full screen** and **Close**.
* For workflows, lists and analytics, **Full screen** opens the real page with this chat docked beside it in [Ask Connie](/chat/overview#ask-connie-in-a-side-panel-ai-copilot).
* In the Ask Connie side panel, clicking an artifact card opens the artifact's own page instead.
* **Files** can be viewed as **Preview**, **Table**, **Tree** or **Source**, with **Copy** and **Download**. Previews work for files up to 100 MB; spreadsheets preview up to 100,000 rows and 200 columns. Download the file to see the rest.
* To see every artifact in a chat, click **Chat details** (the icon at the top right of the chat). The **Artifacts** section lists them. Its **+** button adds **Records**, **Automations**, **Browse template** (pick a [skill](/skills/overview) to start from) or **Create template**.

### Turn an HTML file into an app

When Connie creates an HTML page, open it and click **Make it an app** ("Turn this page into an app that can save data and be shared"). When it's done you'll see "Your app is ready".

### Manage an app

Open the app on its own page (`https://connie.ai/artifacts/...`) and use the **More app actions** menu:

* **View published version** / **Preview latest changes**
* **Versions**: see earlier versions and **Restore** one.
* **Download source**
* **Settings**: app secrets, which Connie tools the app may call, and **Delete app**.

In the app's tool settings you choose who the app's tools run as (**Run tools as**), whether tool access is for **Owner only** or **All viewers**, and an optional **Guest daily allowance (credits)** ("Optional. Leave blank for no additional app limit. Resets at midnight UTC; normal workspace credit checks always apply."). Tool use by an app **uses your workspace's credits**.

## Share an artifact

You can share one page, file or app without sharing the chat it came from.

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open the artifact and click Share">
    The **Share "\[title]"** window says "Only this \[app, file or canvas] is shared, not the chat it came from".
  </Step>

  <Step title="Choose teammates">
    By default, **People in this chat** can open it (this follows the chat's own sharing). You can switch to **Everyone in \[your workspace]**, or add specific members with **Add people from your workspace**.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Choose link access">
    Choose **Invited people only** (members only) or **Anyone with the link**: "People with the link can open this \[item], never the chat it came from".
  </Step>

  <Step title="Add a password (optional)">
    Turn on **Require a password** and enter one of at least 10 characters. Visitors then need the link **and** the password.
  </Step>

  <Step title="For apps: publish">
    Click **Publish** (or **Publish changes**) to "Publish the preview for people who can open your app." Turn on **Allow duplicates** if visitors may copy the app into their own workspace.
  </Step>
</Steps>

Workflows and lists use their own sharing instead: **Share** on those opens **Manage access** or **Share as template** (see [Templates and sharing](/automations/templates-and-sharing)). Analytics views open the Analytics share window (see [Analytics](/analytics/overview)). Browser sessions can't be shared.

### What visitors see

* A shared link opens at `https://connie.ai/artifacts/...`. Visitors see "Content is user-generated" ("Made by a Connie user, not by Connie. Don't enter passwords or payment details unless you trust whoever shared it.").
* Artifacts from free workspaces show "Made with Connie". On paid plans visitors see no Connie header.
* With a password: "Enter the password — This link is protected. Enter the password shared with you to open it." After unlocking, the visitor stays unlocked for 12 hours. Changing the password locks everyone out until they enter the new one.
* Visitors can click **Duplicate** to get their own copy in a new chat, if allowed: "Settings, API keys and connected accounts are never copied." You'll see "Making your copy…" and then "Your copy is ready".

### Turn off an artifact link

Open **Share** on the artifact and switch back to **Invited people only**. The old link stops working **for good**. Turning link access on again creates a new address. There's no automatic expiry: links work until you turn them off.

## Find all your artifacts

The **Artifacts** page lists the workspace's workflows, tables, pages and folders (and apps on the **All** tab). It isn't in the sidebar: reach it from the **Artifacts** breadcrumb on an artifact table or page, or go to the address directly.

**Where:** `https://connie.ai/<workspace-id>/artifacts`

* Tabs: **All**, **Workflows**, **Tables**, **Pages**. Search with **Search artifacts...**.
* **New** creates a **Workflow**, **Table**, **Folder** or **Page**.
* Each row's menu has **Rename**, **Duplicate**, **Move to folder** and **Delete**. Deleting a page also removes it from its chat. Deleting a workflow stops it running. Deleting a folder keeps its contents.

## Good to know

* **Who can share a chat:** only the chat's owner. Others see "Only the conversation owner can change sharing settings".
* **Who can share an artifact:** pages and files: the chat's owner or the person who added the artifact. Apps: only the app's creator (including passwords and **Allow duplicates**).
* **Workspace guests** can't see chat artifacts.
* **Post-call follow-up chats** can't be shared ("A post-call follow-up chat cannot be shared.").
* **Removing someone** from a shared chat takes effect immediately. They see "Your access to this chat was removed."
* **Making a chat private** doesn't turn off public links on its artifacts. Turn those off one by one.
* **Deleting a chat** deletes its pages and turns off all page and file share links, including public ones. Apps are kept.
* **Limits:** public chat pages show up to 500 messages. Artifact passwords are 10–256 characters. Up to 200 extra members per artifact share.
* Public chat pages are hidden from search engines.

## Troubleshooting

<AccordionGroup>
  <Accordion title="This shared chat link is invalid or has been turned off.">
    **Why:** the owner switched link access off, which ends that link permanently. **Fix:** ask the owner to share again. They'll get a **new** link to send you.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="This shared chat link is missing its access token.">
    **Why:** the link was cut short when it was copied. **Fix:** ask for the full link again, or copy all of it.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="This artifact is private, removed, or its share link has changed.">
    **Why:** the artifact isn't shared with you, was deleted, or its link was turned off and replaced. **Fix:** click **Sign in** if you're a workspace member, or ask the owner for a new link.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="A workflow or list in a shared chat won't open">
    **Why:** workflows, lists, apps and analytics have their own access and don't open from a shared chat. **Fix:** ask the owner to share that item with you directly.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Incorrect password. Try again.">
    **Why:** the password doesn't match. **Fix:** check with the person who shared it. They may have changed it.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Too many attempts. Try again in 15 minutes.">
    **Why:** too many wrong passwords in a short time. **Fix:** wait 15 minutes, then try again with the correct password.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="The owner hasn't allowed copies">
    **Why:** **Allow duplicates** is off for this app. **Fix:** ask the app's creator to turn it on.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Only the conversation owner can change sharing settings">
    **Why:** you're not the person who started the chat. **Fix:** ask the owner to change sharing.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Someone else just changed this sharing. Review it and try again.">
    **Why:** another person changed the artifact's sharing while you had it open. **Fix:** review the current settings and save again.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Enter a password for the link, or turn the password off">
    **Why:** **Require a password** is on but no password was entered. **Fix:** enter a password of at least 10 characters, or turn the option off.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="This chat has no owner to request access from. Ask a workspace admin.">
    **Why:** the chat has no owner Connie can send the request to. **Fix:** ask a workspace owner or admin for help.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Preview failed to load">
    **Why:** the artifact didn't load in time. You may also see "Loading timed out. The server may be slow — try again." **Fix:** click **Retry**, or **Open directly**. If it says "This artifact's source has been deleted and cannot be previewed.", the original was removed.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="An artifact says No longer available">
    **Why:** it's an older type of page that Connie no longer supports. **Fix:** ask Connie to recreate the content.
  </Accordion>
</AccordionGroup>

## Related

* [Chat](/chat/overview) — using Connie in a chat
* [Templates and sharing](/automations/templates-and-sharing) — share workflows and use templates
* [Members and roles](/workspace/members-and-roles) — add teammates to your workspace
* [Credits](/billing/credits) — app tool use spends workspace credits
* [Notifications](/notifications/overview) — access requests


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