https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-online-ideas/add-link-only-direct-url-access-sharing-mode-for/idi-p/1696071 <P>I would like to be able to share in-progress applications for review without:<BR /><BR />- Making the app fully public<BR />- Requiring the client to have ArcGIS Online accounts<BR />- Restricting access to organization/group membership<BR /><BR />This forces teams into uncomfortable workarounds such as temporarily setting apps to public or duplicating environments for staging.<BR /><BR /><FONT size="5">Requested enhancement</FONT><BR /><BR />Introduce a new sharing option for Experience Builder, Instant, and Storymap apps:<BR />“Unlisted / Direct Link Access”<BR /><BR />This mode would:</P><P>- Allow access via a long, non-discoverable URL, similar to the sharing option in Microsoft products<BR />- Not require ArcGIS Online login<BR />- Not be publicly listed<BR />- Only allow access to users who have the direct link<BR />- Remain separate from “Public” sharing<BR /><BR /><FONT size="5">Suggested sharing model</FONT><BR /><BR />Add a fourth sharing level alongside existing options:<BR /><BR />Private<BR />Organization / Groups<BR />Public (Discoverable)<BR /><STRONG>Unlisted / Direct URL (Link-only access)</STRONG></P> Tue, 14 Apr 2026 12:57:32 GMT JamesPoeschel 2026-04-14T12:57:32Z https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-online-ideas/add-link-only-direct-url-access-sharing-mode-for/idi-p/1696071 <P>I would like to be able to share in-progress applications for review without:<BR /><BR />- Making the app fully public<BR />- Requiring the client to have ArcGIS Online accounts<BR />- Restricting access to organization/group membership<BR /><BR />This forces teams into uncomfortable workarounds such as temporarily setting apps to public or duplicating environments for staging.<BR /><BR /><FONT size="5">Requested enhancement</FONT><BR /><BR />Introduce a new sharing option for Experience Builder, Instant, and Storymap apps:<BR />“Unlisted / Direct Link Access”<BR /><BR />This mode would:</P><P>- Allow access via a long, non-discoverable URL, similar to the sharing option in Microsoft products<BR />- Not require ArcGIS Online login<BR />- Not be publicly listed<BR />- Only allow access to users who have the direct link<BR />- Remain separate from “Public” sharing<BR /><BR /><FONT size="5">Suggested sharing model</FONT><BR /><BR />Add a fourth sharing level alongside existing options:<BR /><BR />Private<BR />Organization / Groups<BR />Public (Discoverable)<BR /><STRONG>Unlisted / Direct URL (Link-only access)</STRONG></P> Tue, 14 Apr 2026 12:57:32 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-online-ideas/add-link-only-direct-url-access-sharing-mode-for/idi-p/1696071 JamesPoeschel 2026-04-14T12:57:32Z https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-online-ideas/add-link-only-direct-url-access-sharing-mode-for/idc-p/1697575#M14007 <P><A href="https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-online-ideas/sharing-content-only-through-urls/idi-p/1697118/highlight/true" target="_blank">Sharing content only through URLs</A></P><P><A href="https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-online-ideas/share-content-with-individual-user/idi-p/1192876/highlight/true" target="_self">Share content with individual user</A></P> Wed, 22 Apr 2026 02:03:00 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-online-ideas/add-link-only-direct-url-access-sharing-mode-for/idc-p/1697575#M14007 Bud 2026-04-22T02:03:00Z