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

# Share object links

> Copy or send links to projects, collections, assets, grants, and works without changing who can access them.

Use **Share** when you want to send someone a link to an object or cite it from another place. Sharing a link is different from granting access: the recipient still needs permission to open private projects, collections, and assets.

The Share action can appear on projects, collections, assets, grants, and works. The exact options depend on your browser and the object you are viewing.

## What you can share

* **Copy link** copies the object's Dataerai URL to your clipboard.
* **QR code** shows a scannable code for the same URL.
* **Native share** opens your device's sharing sheet when the browser supports it.
* Social options open a draft post with the object title and link.
* **Mastodon** asks for an instance, such as `mastodon.social`, before opening the draft.

Dataerai only prepares the draft. You choose whether to publish it in the destination service.

## Access stays the same

Sending a link does not make the object public and does not add anyone to its permissions. If the object is private, people without access will not be able to view it.

To let more people open the link, update the object's [permissions](/sharing/permissions), share it with specific [people or groups](/sharing/people-and-groups), or make it [publicly available](/sharing/public) for read-only access by signed-in users.

<Warning>
  Check the object title, metadata, and link destination before posting to a public social network. The post can be public even when the object behind the link remains private.
</Warning>

## Share a link

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open the object">
    Open the project, collection, asset, grant, or work you want to share.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Click Share">
    Choose **Copy link**, **QR code**, your browser's native share option, or a social destination.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Review the draft">
    For external services, review the generated draft before you post it.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Next steps

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Public sharing" icon="globe" href="/sharing/public">
    Make an object readable by any signed-in user with the link.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Sharing & permissions" icon="share-2" href="/sharing/permissions">
    Learn which roles can view, edit, and share objects.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>