Share with a link
A share link is an address you send instead of the file itself. Whoever receives it opens the version of the document you published — no sign-up, no login. On your side, you see how each link performed.
One document can carry several links for different purposes, and settings and view stats are kept per link. You create and manage them in the Share links tab of a document (the tabs are Content · Share links · Insights · Viewers). The tab reads “Share the right link for each purpose. Check views link by link.” Set the link you send most often as your quick link, and the Copy share link button at the top right of the document copies it without a trip to the Share links tab.
The five link types
Section titled “The five link types”The All links list in the Share links tab runs top to bottom as per-recipient links, lead capture link, open-access link, and Public web link. Underneath sits the Integrations section with Email integration (links for your email tool) and Form integration — only people who can manage the document see it. The link you set as your quick link moves up into its own Quick link group at the top. Two questions decide which one you want: do you need details from the viewer, and do you need to tell viewers apart?
| Link | What the screen says | Use it when |
|---|---|---|
| Per-recipient link | Create a separate link for each recipient to see who opened it and how they engaged. | You need to tell viewers apart |
| Lead capture link | Only people who submit their name, email, and other details can open the document. | You want contacts along with the read |
| Open-access link | Anyone can open the document right away, with no information required. | You just need to send it fast |
| Public web link | Publish it on your site or blog to prepare for AI search visibility. | You want the document cited in search and AI answers |
| Form integration | Connect responses collected on your site, Typeform and the like to document view data. | You already collect details in your own form |
The open-access link, lead capture link, and Public web link are issued automatically, one each per document — there is nothing to create. The only links you make yourself are per-recipient links. A document you upload from the dashboard also comes with one sample recipient link you can rename and use. Form integration is not a link you copy. It sits in the Integrations section below the list, where you connect a form you already run.
Share tab layout
Section titled “Share tab layout”The Share links tab splits its list into three groups, each under a grey label.
| Group | What it holds |
|---|---|
| Quick link | The one link you set as your quick link. With no quick link set, this group is hidden. |
| All links | Per-recipient links → lead capture link → open-access link → Public web link. Add link and Bulk create sit on the right of the All links label. |
| Integrations | Email integration and Form integration. Only people who can manage the document see it. |
There is no ⋮ (more) menu on a link row. Click the row and the link is copied; open its share settings with the Settings button on the right. Disabling and deleting a link are not in a menu either — they sit at the bottom of that link’s share settings (only per-recipient links can be deleted).
A row shows an icon, the link name, a status chip, a description, and actions. On the right you get Copy link · Settings, a divider, then View analytics. The icon on the left doubles as the quick link control. Hover over a row and the icon turns into a pin; click it to make that link your quick link (see Quick links).
| Row | What it offers |
|---|---|
| Per-recipient links | One row per link you made: the name, “Per-recipient links · created date”, Copy link, Settings, and View analytics. Hover over the row and a pencil (Rename) appears next to the name. The latest 5 show; the rest sit behind Show N more recipient links. A recipient link set as your quick link always shows. |
| Per-recipient links (before you’ve made any) | A single row that reads “Create a dedicated link for each recipient to see who opened it and what they did in the document.” People who can manage the document click it to open Create per-recipient links. |
| Lead capture link | Copy link · Settings · View analytics, plus “Change the fields you collect in Share settings.” |
| Open-access link | Copy link · Settings · View analytics |
| Public web link | Copy link · Settings · View analytics. Until the link is issued, the buttons are greyed out and it can’t be set as a quick link. The Settings tooltip reads “Creating the public web link…” in the meantime. |
| Integrations > Email integration | Click the row to open Send with your email tool · Share settings · Integration analytics (Pro and up; on lower plans the dialog still opens, but the two buttons are not shown) |
| Integrations > Form integration | Not connected / Connected badge · Integration analytics |
- Settings, Add link, and the rename pencil appear only for people who can manage the document.
- Links made with Bulk create don’t get their own rows here. They’re grouped as batches under Bulk links you’ve made in the Bulk create pop-up, and the Bulk create button shows how many batches you have. See Create per-recipient links in bulk from an email list.
- View analytics goes to a different place per link type. The open-access link, the Public web link, and Email integration open Insights. The lead capture link and the form integration open the Viewers tab on its Contacts sub-tab. Per-recipient links open the Viewers tab on its Dedicated link visitors sub-tab. Either way the view arrives filtered to that one link.
- A row shows at most one red status chip, and only three exist: Link disabled, Email required · no one allowed, and Expired (date). Any of them means the document will not open on that link right now.
The lead capture link is on from the start
Section titled “The lead capture link is on from the start”The lead capture link is live on every document, from the start. Until you change the form, viewers get the default form that asks for an email address only. The row is dimmed only for the moment the link is being issued.
- Field setup lives in Set up a lead form. There is one form per document — you cannot attach a different form to each link.
- The link is issued automatically, one per document. While that happens the row’s Settings button is disabled and shows “Preparing link…”. To change which fields you collect, open the link’s Share settings and use Open next to the lead form setting.
- Someone who already submitted the form goes straight to the document when they return through the link in their email. That URL carries a
?lf=token, so the form never appears again.
Public web link — the one you post on the web
Section titled “Public web link — the one you post on the web”The Public web link publishes a document on your site or blog so AI search engines can cite it. One is issued automatically per document; while it is being created the row shows “Creating the public web link…”.
- The domain is different. Other links open on
featpaper.com; the Public web link opens onfeat.page/u/{key}. - No form and no access restriction. This link exists for public publishing, so its share settings have neither a lead form switch nor the email allow list and password. To collect details or narrow who can read, use the lead capture link or a per-recipient link.
- It appears as its own filter in Insights and as its own channel when you add links to a data room.
- AI citation optimization is included on every plan in the pricing comparison.
Create per-recipient links
Section titled “Create per-recipient links”Per-recipient links are available on every plan: up to 3 per document on Starter, 10 on Pro, and unlimited on Business and Enterprise. On Pro you can still create several at once with Add row. Pasting an email list or CSV to generate dozens or hundreds of links and download them as a CSV is Create in bulk from an email list, which needs Business or above.
Click Add link in the Share links tab
Add link sits on the right of the All links label. If the document has no per-recipient links yet, clicking the Per-recipient links row in the list opens the same pop-up.
Enter recipient names
The Create per-recipient links pop-up explains “Create a dedicated link for each recipient so you can tell who opened the document. Add several people at once.” and offers three name fields.
Add rows if you need more, then create
Add row adds a field. Click Create links, or press Enter in any field, and you get one link per name with the confirmation “Per-recipient links created”. Enter creates the links right away instead of adding a field — use Add row when you need more fields.
- The name you type is an internal note shown in your dashboard only. The URL carries a random key, and the name never appears on the viewer’s screen.
- Even with a form set up, anyone opening a per-recipient link goes straight to the document. You already know who you sent it to, so FeatPaper does not ask again.
- Limits by plan: 3 on Starter, 10 on Pro, unlimited on Business and Enterprise. Once you are at the limit, clicking Add link opens “You’ve used all your recipient links” before anything else. The dialog spells out your plan’s allowance (for example, 10 per document on Pro), shows Per-recipient links by plan (Starter 3 · Pro 10 · Business unlimited), and lets you upgrade or close it.
- The limit is a shared pool for the document, so links created by teammates invited to the folder count towards it. The sample recipient link below counts too.
Sample recipient link
Section titled “Sample recipient link”When you upload a new document from the dashboard, it comes with one per-recipient link named “To: Jane Doe (sample)”. It shows you what a per-recipient link looks like, and its name follows the dashboard language of the person who uploaded the document.
- Once you know who you’re sending to, Rename it to the real recipient and send it as is. Until you do, viewer records show it as “To: Jane Doe (sample)”, so rename it before you send.
- Don’t need it? Open its Settings and use Delete link at the bottom.
- The sample link counts toward the per-document recipient link limit. On Starter it takes one of your three, so delete it if you won’t use it.
- It isn’t created for copies of a document, for documents uploaded through a plugin (PowerPoint, Figma, Adobe Express) or an integration, or for the sample document you get at sign-up. Documents you uploaded before this change don’t get one either.
Rename a recipient link
Section titled “Rename a recipient link”You can rename a per-recipient link at any time. The URL stays the same, so links you already sent keep working.
Hover over the recipient link row
A pencil icon, Rename, appears to the right of the name.
Click it and type the new name
The Rename link pop-up opens with the hint “Add something that shows who this link is for, like a name or company.” For the sample link, the field starts empty.
Save
Click Save or press Enter. You see “Link renamed”.
- The new name shows up on the Viewers card in Insights, in viewer details, and in the viewer CSV. If that link is your quick link, the quick link’s name changes with it.
- Email addresses can’t be used as names (“Email addresses can’t be used as a link name. Use a name or company instead.”). This keeps them apart from links that identify viewers by email.
- Links created from an email address, such as those from bulk creation, can’t be renamed, so they have no pencil.
- Names can be up to 100 characters. Only people who can manage the document can rename links.
What the copied URL looks like
Section titled “What the copied URL looks like”Clicking a row (or its Copy link button) puts one of these addresses on your clipboard.
| Link | Copied address |
|---|---|
| Per-recipient link | https://featpaper.com/u/{key}/{memberKey} |
| Lead capture link | https://featpaper.com/u/{key}/{memberKey} |
| Open-access link | https://featpaper.com/u/{key}/{memberKey} (falls back to /n/{docKey}/{memberKey} before the key exists) |
| Public web link | https://feat.page/u/{key} — no member segment |
| With a custom domain applied | https://{yourdomain}/u/{key}/{memberKey} |
| A link placed in a data room | https://featpaper.com/u/{key} — no member segment |
/u/{key}points at one specific link and never raises the document-level form gate./n/{docKey}is the older alias for the document itself, and it is where a document-level form gate used to appear.?lf={token}is a saved-email pass: someone who already submitted the form returns through it and skips the form.- The trailing
{memberKey}records who shared the link. It is left off Public web links and links opened from a data room — attributing a public read to a teammate would corrupt your engagement data. - A custom domain appears in the URL only once its status is applied.
Per-link share settings
Section titled “Per-link share settings”Click Settings on a row to open a dialog titled with the link name plus “Share Settings” — for example “Open-access link Share Settings”. Whatever you save applies to that link only, and the other links on the document are untouched.
Open the Share links tab
Open the document from My Documents and switch to the Share links tab.
Click Share settings on the row you want
The open-access link, lead capture link, Public web link, and each per-recipient link all have their own settings.
Change the options and save
Changes apply only after you click Save. Closing with Cancel discards them.
Every setting in the dialog
Section titled “Every setting in the dialog”The items appear in this order. The last three are hard to undo, so they sit apart from the rest at the bottom.
| Item | What it controls | Scope |
|---|---|---|
| Viewer Type | For Presentation (one screen at a time) or For Report (continuous reading) | Per link |
| Lead form settings | Opens the editor for the fields collected before the document opens | One form per document · lead capture link only |
| Communication | Which channels appear at the bottom right of the web viewer — chips under “Channel to show for this document”. Auto-open pop-up decides when the channel pop-up opens by itself | Per link |
| PDF Download | ”Viewers can download the PDF file.” | Per link · Pro and up |
| Add Viewer QR Code | Embeds a QR code in the downloaded PDF that opens the live version | Per link · needs PDF Download on |
| View Notification | ”Receive email notifications when the document is viewed.” — whether reads through this link reach you | Per link · every plan |
| Viewing Period Settings | Expiry — 7 days, 1 month, or a date you pick | Per link · Pro and up |
| Access restriction — Email allow list | ”Only listed emails can open this link.” | This link only — never inherited · not on the Public web link |
| Access restriction — Password | ”Viewers must enter a password to open this link.” | This link only — never inherited · not on the Public web link |
| Disable this link now | ”Blocks this link only, right away. Other links and analytics are unaffected.” | This link only |
| Delete link | ”Removes this link for good.” | Per-recipient links only · irreversible |
| Disable this document’s link now | ”Block viewing of every shared link to this document right now, regardless of the expiry date.” | Whole document · bottom |
- Turning on Communication lists your registered channels as chips and highlights the one you select. Go to channel settings → takes you to channel setup.
- Under the chips, Auto-open pop-up sets the page and the delay for the channel pop-up. See Auto-open pop-up below.
- PDF Download can be switched on Pro and above; on Starter downloads stay allowed.
- View Notification is the first condition for hearing about a read. With it off, no rule in your account settings will produce a notification for that document.
View Notification: why turning it on may not be enough
Section titled “View Notification: why turning it on may not be enough”Every link type notifies you, the open-access link included. An anonymous read through the open-access link counts as Unknown viewers under Settings > Notifications, and that audience is ticked by default. A notification goes out only when both the link’s View Notification toggle and those account rules allow it. The two places do different jobs.
To stop view notifications for every link at once, don’t switch off each link’s toggle. Turn off both Notification channels (email and Slack) under Settings > Notifications.
| Where | What it decides | Stored per |
|---|---|---|
| A link’s Share settings > View Notification | Whether reads through this link reach you, on or off | Per link — shared with teammates who manage the same link |
| Settings > Notifications | The rules that apply across every document — audience, minimum interest level, repeat reads, the repeat notification cooldown, and the email and Slack channels | Your account |
- Each link has its own switch. Turn it off on one link and only reads through that link go quiet; the document’s other links keep notifying. The value on a link is shared by everyone who manages it, while who hears about which reads (audience, minimum interest level, cooldown, channels) comes from each person’s own Settings > Notifications. When a read clears the rules, each person hears about it at their own Notification Email and in the Slack channel they connected.
- Switched it on and heard nothing? Then an account rule filtered the read. Out of the box those rules let everything through — all three audiences including Unknown viewers, Minimum interest level at All views, and both email and Slack on. So check whether you (or a teammate on your account) later unticked Unknown viewers, which silences anonymous reads through the open-access link, or raised the minimum level to Warm or Hot. A cooldown or a switched-off channel will also hold notifications back.
- Your own reads notify you too. Right now a read by the signed-in document owner is counted as a view and can send a notification like any other. A private window shows you what recipients see, but that read is counted as well. To keep test reads out, register your office IP under Analytics Exclusion.
- Documents created before this setting existed carry no stored value and are treated as off. Switch it on once in that link’s share settings to start hearing about them.
The full rule set — audience, minimum interest level, always notify on repeat views, the repeat notification cooldown, and the email and Slack channels — is documented with its defaults in Settings tour.
Can I block downloads on a share link?
Section titled “Can I block downloads on a share link?”Yes. Open that link’s Share settings > PDF Download, turn it off, and save. Viewers on that link can view the document but cannot save the PDF.
- Block downloads only where you need to. Settings are per link, so one link can allow downloads while another blocks them.
- Blocking downloads requires Pro or above. On Starter, downloads stay allowed.
- To block downloads across the whole document, turn PDF Download off on each of its links.
- A PDF someone already saved cannot be recalled. A change applies to reads and downloads from that point on.
Checking Add Viewer QR Code embeds a QR code in the downloaded PDF, so whoever holds the static copy can jump to the live online version. The option sits directly under the PDF Download toggle. Its description reads “Embeds a scannable QR code in the downloaded PDF so readers can open the live digital version from the static PDF copy.” With PDF Download on, a View Sample Document → link appears below it. With PDF Download off, you get the hint “Adds a scannable QR to the downloaded PDF so readers can open the live version — turn on PDF download to enable.” instead.
Access restriction — password or an email allow list
Section titled “Access restriction — password or an email allow list”Scroll down in Share settings to reach Access restriction. You can turn on both controls together.
- Email allow list — the Add email or @domain field (placeholder
name@example.com, @example.com) accepts single addresses or whole domains like@example.com. Separate several entries with commas, spaces, or line breaks; malformed entries are flagged “Invalid email or domain”. If you turn the toggle on and leave the list empty, nobody can open the link, and the row shows “Email required · no one allowed”. - Password — once saved, the field keeps ”●●●●●● (set)”. Turning the toggle off removes the stored password.
What the viewer sees. A restricted link shows a Protected document screen before the file, with “This link is protected. Please verify to continue.” A blocked address gets “This email is not allowed to access the document.”; a wrong password gets “The password is incorrect.”
Quick links and the Copy button
Section titled “Quick links and the Copy button”Your quick link is the one link you send most often from a document. Once it’s set, the Copy share link button at the top right of the document copies it, and so does Share on the document list or card and Share in the more (⋮) menu.
Set or clear your quick link
Section titled “Set or clear your quick link”- In the Share links tab — hover over a link row and the icon on the left turns into a pin. Click it and that link becomes your quick link, moving up into the Quick link group at the top of the list. Click the icon on the quick link’s row to clear it (Clear quick link). When the document has no quick link, every icon you can pin carries a small pin badge.
- From the ▾ menu at the top — click ▾ next to Copy share link to open Share links, then click the pin to the left of a link name. Your current quick link is marked Quick link.
- Per-recipient links, the lead capture link, the open-access link, and the Public web link can all be your quick link. The Public web link can be set only after it’s issued.
The Copy button and the ▾ menu
Section titled “The Copy button and the ▾ menu”Copy share link and its attached ▾ sit at the top right of the document, next to Preview. They’re always there, whether or not you’ve set a quick link.
- With a quick link — the button carries a pin. Click it and your quick link is copied, and the button reads Copied for a moment. Hover over it to see which link it copies.
- Without a quick link — clicking the button copies nothing and opens Share links instead. Pick the link to copy there, or click a pin to make it your quick link.
- ▾ Share links — lists your 3 latest per-recipient links, the lead capture link, the open-access link, and the Public web link. Click a name to copy that link. If you have more per-recipient links, N more recipient links takes you to the Share links tab, and so does Manage share links at the bottom. Disabled links and links made with bulk creation aren’t listed.
- Share on the document list or card, and Share in the more (⋮) menu, follow the same rule. With a quick link they copy it; without one they open the same Share links menu.
- While there are changes to publish — a new or restored version, a motion save, or a title change — Publish replaces Copy share link and ▾. Click Publish to push the changes to every shared link, and Copy share link comes back. In the meantime you can still copy any link from its row in the Share links tab.
Each teammate sets their own, saved to their account
Section titled “Each teammate sets their own, saved to their account”- Each teammate sets their own. On the same document, your quick link and a teammate’s don’t affect each other.
- Your choice is saved to your account, so it follows you to any computer or browser you sign in from. A quick link you pinned in a browser before this change moves to your account the first time you open the document.
- Teammates with view-only access (can view) can set their own quick link too.
- The URL is rebuilt each time you copy, so if the link is reissued later you still copy the current address. Rename a recipient link and the quick link’s name follows.
The default for new documents
Section titled “The default for new documents”Documents uploaded after this change open with the lead capture link already set as your quick link. Click Copy share link right after uploading and you copy a link that asks the recipient for their name and email before the document opens.
- The default is applied once per teammate, the first time each of you opens the document. Switch to another link, such as the open-access link, or clear it, and your choice sticks. It doesn’t revert to the default.
- Documents uploaded earlier don’t change. If a document has no quick link, Copy share link opens Share links, so pick a link there and set it as your quick link.
Two disable scopes — one link or the whole document
Section titled “Two disable scopes — one link or the whole document”There are two kill switches for a leaked link. Both are reversible, and neither deletes your analytics.
Block just the leaked link
On that link, open Share settings > Disable this link now > Disable this link. After the “Disable this link?” confirmation only that link is blocked; the other links on the document keep working. A red Link disabled badge appears on the row (inside the share settings dialog the same state reads Disabled), and Reactivate this link brings it back with no confirmation.
Block every link on the document
Scroll to the bottom of the same dialog and use Disable this document’s link now > Disable now. After confirming (“All shared links to this document will be blocked immediately. You can reactivate it anytime.”) the general, lead capture, AI-public, and per-recipient links all stop working.
While the document is disabled, the settings screen reads “This document is currently disabled and cannot be viewed via any link.” Reactivating restores the addresses you already sent, so there is nothing to resend.
Deleting a link
Section titled “Deleting a link”Delete link now sits at the bottom of that link’s share settings, not in the row’s ⋮ menu. It cannot be undone, so it is kept away from the other controls.
- Only per-recipient links can be deleted. The open-access link, lead capture link, Public web link, and form integration are issued automatically and have no delete control.
- The dialog explains: “Removes this link for good. Its address stops working and cannot be restored — the document and its other links stay.”
- Confirming shows “Link deleted.” and the address stops working immediately. There is no way to restore it.
- If you only need to close a link temporarily, use Disable this link now instead. It is reversible and keeps the data.
Ways to use this
Section titled “Ways to use this”One link per document is rarely the best setup. Links pay off when you split them by purpose and pair them with other features. Three combinations people reach for most.
Attach a PDF to an email and you never learn whether it was opened, and the file travels onward on its own. Share a link instead and you keep a record of who read it and how long they spent on each page — and the moment you switch the link off, access stops.
What viewers see when a link expires
Section titled “What viewers see when a link expires”| Situation | What the viewer sees |
|---|---|
| Viewing period passed · deleted link · disabled link · unknown address | ”This link is unavailable or has expired.” |
| The whole document was disabled | ”Oops. This link is no longer active.” plus a request form (email, company, name) and a Request Access button |
- Once the period passes, the link closes and the document will not open. To reopen it, extend Viewing Period Settings on that link, reactivate the document, or send a new link.
- Sending an access request notifies the document owner, and the viewer sees “Request Sent”.
- Links from 1.0 (
/l/,/v/,/z/) land on the same screen when they are no longer valid.
Are view stats reported per link?
Section titled “Are view stats reported per link?”Yes — every link is counted separately. View analytics on a row opens that link’s own numbers. The open-access link and the Public web link go to Insights. The lead capture link and the form integration go to Viewers > Contacts, and a per-recipient link goes to Viewers > Dedicated link visitors. Wherever it lands, you see that link’s views and its viewers on their own.
- Because stats are per link, sending the same deck to three firms is best done with three per-recipient links you can compare side by side.
- The share link filter in Insights also splits by type: open-access link, lead capture link, Public web link, per-recipient link.
- Disabling or deleting a link does not erase the stats it already collected.
- Before the first read, the Share links tab also shows “Share your link and see how people engage”.
Communication channels
Section titled “Communication channels”Communication puts channels such as your homepage or contact details at the bottom right of the web viewer. You can choose different channels per link; channels themselves are registered in Communication settings.
Auto-open pop-up
Section titled “Auto-open pop-up”You can have the channel pop-up open on its own a moment after the viewer reaches a page you pick. Set it under Auto-open pop-up, just below the Communication switch in a link’s share settings.
- When the viewer reaches a page you choose — type the page and the delay:
Open on page [ 20 ] after [ 1 ] sec.- The page starts at the document’s last page and the delay at 1 second, so a link you never touch opens the pop-up one second after the viewer lands on the last page.
- You can’t enter a page past the end of the document. Leave it on the last page and it keeps following the last page even after a new version adds or removes pages.
- Set the delay to 0 to open the pop-up the moment the viewer arrives.
- With Repeat on, the pop-up comes back every time the viewer leaves and returns to that page. Turn it off and it opens once per visit.
- Don’t show automatically — the pop-up never opens on its own.
Either way, viewers can open it any time with the button at the bottom right. One-page documents never open it automatically. If the lead form is on screen, the countdown waits until the form is closed. Changes apply to the link as soon as you save; there’s nothing to publish.
Email integration — one link for your email tool (Pro and above)
Section titled “Email integration — one link for your email tool (Pro and above)”Email integration needs Pro or above. In the Share links tab, scroll to Integrations at the bottom of the list and click the Email integration row. The Send with your email tool dialog opens; click Copy on the row for your tool and paste the link into your email. You don’t connect your email tool account to FeatPaper.
- The dialog lists exactly five tools: Mailchimp, Brevo, lemlist, Instantly and Stibee. Gmail isn’t one of them.
- Gmail mail merge, YAMM, GMass and HubSpot work from the CSV (
email,link) produced by Create in bulk from an email list, which needs Business or above. Pro can’t download that CSV, so on Pro you create per-recipient links (10 per document) and copy each one into your sheet yourself. - On Starter the dialog still opens, but Copy brings up the plan prompt instead. Where to paste the link in each tool is covered in Send in bulk with your email tool.
Form integration (Typeform and more) — Business and above
Section titled “Form integration (Typeform and more) — Business and above”Form integration is a Business-and-above feature. You’ll find it at document details > Share links tab > Integrations at the bottom of the list > Form integration row > Generate key, and each document gets its own API key. It is not under Settings > Connections. On Starter and Pro the row still opens the dialog, but the API key area shows “Form integration is available on Business and above.” with an Upgrade plan button in place of the key controls.
Form integration lets you keep collecting details in a form you already run (your site form, Typeform, Tally) while view analytics still land in FeatPaper. Scroll past the link list to the Integrations section at the bottom, then click the Form integration row to open a dialog that walks through three steps. The right side of that row only carries the Not connected / Connected badge and Integration analytics.
The dialog runs top to bottom as How it works (the three steps, read-only) → API key (the Generate key button) → Create a viewing link from your form (the request sample you copy). The only button you actually press is Generate key, in the middle API key section.
Someone fills in your form
Your site form, Typeform, Tally — anything works.
On submit, the details are sent to FeatPaper
In the dialog’s API key section (“Generate an API key first.”), click Generate key to issue an API key for this document, then copy the request sample under Create a viewing link from your form and send it on submit. Zapier or Make can do it without code, and FeatPaper returns a viewing link.
Send the viewer to that link
It opens without the built-in form, and the details they entered stay in your analytics.
- The API key is shown only once (“This key is shown only once. Store it in a safe place.”). You can Regenerate or Revoke it; revoking stops any integration using that key immediately.
- The key belongs to this document, so submissions land here automatically. Your form must collect an email so viewers can be identified, and you can pass up to 10 extra fields.
- Zapier and Make are just the route your form uses to send responses with this API key. Keys can only be generated on Business and above, so Zapier or Make won’t get you there on Starter or Pro.
Which link for which situation
Section titled “Which link for which situation”I sent a deck to three investors and want to know who read it
Use per-recipient links. Create one link per firm, send them out, and Insights and Viewers will show you which firm read how much. Anyone opening a per-recipient link goes straight to the document, with no form.
I want reading online but no downloads
Turn off Share settings > PDF Download on that link and save. Settings are per link, so downloads stay available elsewhere. This control requires Pro or above.
I want the fastest possible share, with no form
Copy the open-access link and send it as is. The recipient opens the document with no sign-up, no login, and no details to fill in.
I want the document on our website and blog
Use the Public web link. It opens on feat.page as a public page AI search can cite. No form can be attached to it, so pair it with a lead capture link if you also need contacts.
Only people at one company — or only people with a password — should open it
Use Share settings > Access restriction on that link. Add @theircompany.com to the email allow list to limit it to that company, or turn on the password so only people who know it can read. Both together make the lock stronger.
I want to keep collecting details in my own website form
Use Form integration. Click its row in the Integrations section, choose Generate key, send the request on form submit, and give the returned link to the viewer — the document opens with no built-in form and the details stay in your analytics. Business and above.
Button and shortcut reference
Section titled “Button and shortcut reference”| Control | Where | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| Copy share link | Top right of the document, next to Preview | Copies your quick link. Without one, it opens Share links. While changes are waiting to be published, Publish shows here instead. |
| ▾ (Share links) | Directly right of Copy share link | Copy any link, set or clear your quick link with the pin, and Manage share links (goes to the Share links tab). |
| Copy link | Each row (the whole row works too) | Copies the URL plus a thumbnail card to the clipboard. |
| Settings | Each row | Opens the link’s own share settings dialog, and appears only for people who can manage the document. |
| View analytics | Each row | Opens that link filtered. The open-access link, the Public web link, and Email integration open Insights. The lead capture link and the form integration open Viewers > Contacts, and a per-recipient link opens Viewers > Dedicated link visitors. |
| Link icon (Set as quick link / Clear quick link) | Left end of each row | Turns into a pin when you hover over the row. Click to set or clear that link as your quick link (saved per document to your account). |
| Add link | Right of the All links label | Opens Create per-recipient links. At the limit, the limit pop-up opens instead. |
| Bulk create | Right of the All links label, next to Add link | Creates links from an email list and shows your batches under Bulk links you’ve made (Business and above; lower plans see a lock). |
| Add row | Create per-recipient links pop-up | Adds another name field. Pressing Enter in a field creates the links instead of adding a field. |
| Rename (pencil) | Per-recipient link row, next to the name (on hover) | Opens the Rename link pop-up. Not shown on links created from an email address. |
| Show N more recipient links / Show less | Below the per-recipient links | Shows or hides the per-recipient links beyond the latest 5. |
| Open (Lead form settings) | Share settings · lead capture link | Edits the fields collected before the document opens. |
| Go to channel settings → | Share settings · Communication | Opens channel setup. |
| Disable this link / Reactivate this link | Share settings, lower section | Blocks or restores that one link while keeping its analytics. |
| Delete link | Bottom of share settings (per-recipient links) | Deletes the link for good, and cannot be undone. |
| Disable now | Bottom of share settings | Blocks every shared link on the document (reversible). |
| Email integration (row) | Integrations | Opens Send with your email tool, where you copy the link for the tool you use (Pro and above). |
| Form integration (row) / Generate key | Integrations | Opens the integration dialog; Generate key issues an API key for this document (Business and above). |
Shortcut: Open My Documents
Frequently asked questions
Section titled “Frequently asked questions”What is the difference between sharing a document and sharing a link?
FeatPaper never sends the file. It hands over a link that points at the document, so when you replace the file with a new version and click Publish, everyone on that link sees the new version. Settings such as download permission and forms — and all view stats — belong to the link, not the document.
Can I block downloads on a share link?
Yes — open that link’s Share settings > PDF Download and turn it off. Settings are stored per link, so downloads stay available on your other links. This requires Pro or above.
How is the Public web link different from the others?
Its domain and its purpose. Only the Public web link opens on feat.page/u/{key}, and it exists so you can publish the document for AI search to cite. No form can be attached to it, and it carries no member segment. One is issued automatically per document.
Does the recipient need an account?
No. The open-access link, Public web link, and per-recipient links open with no sign-up or login. Only the lead capture link asks for details first — and a per-recipient link skips the form even when one is set up.
How many links can one document have?
The open-access link, lead capture link, and Public web link come as one each per document. Per-recipient links run to 3 on Starter and 10 on Pro, and are unlimited on Business and Enterprise. That limit is a shared pool for the document, so links created by teammates count too.
There's no ⋮ menu on the link row. Where do I delete a link?
Link rows don’t have a ⋮ menu. Clicking a row copies the link, and the row’s Settings button opens its share settings — scroll to Delete link at the bottom. Only per-recipient links can be deleted, and it can’t be undone. Automatically issued links such as the open-access link have no delete control; to shut one off, use Disable this link now in the same dialog.
A link leaked. How do I shut it down right now?
To close only that link, use Share settings > Disable this link now. To close every link on the document, use Disable this document’s link now at the bottom of the same dialog. Both take effect immediately, both can be reversed, and your view analytics are preserved either way.
I turned View Notification on but no notification arrives.
The link’s View Notification is only the first condition. The account rules under Settings > Notifications have to pass as well. Those rules start fully open (every audience ticked, Minimum interest level at All views, email and Slack on), so if nothing arrives, someone has tightened them: look for an unticked Unknown viewers — that silences anonymous reads through the open-access link — or a minimum level raised to Warm or Hot. After that, check for a repeat notification cooldown or a notification channel that is switched off. Finally, if you tested from the office, check whether an office IP registered under Analytics Exclusion filtered the read. Your own signed-in reads aren’t filtered and notify as usual.
Someone opened my open-access link and I got no notification. Does the open-access link not send notifications?
It does. Anonymous reads through the open-access link fall under Unknown viewers in Settings > Notifications, and that audience is ticked by default. If nothing arrived, check that View Notification is on in that link’s share settings, that nobody unticked Unknown viewers and saved, and that Minimum interest level wasn’t raised to Warm or Hot.
Can I get notifications for one link but not another?
Yes. View Notification is saved per link, so you can keep it on for your per-recipient links and switch it off for the open-access link on your website. The value on a link is shared with teammates who manage it; which reads each person hears about (audience, minimum interest level, cooldown, channels) is set in their own Settings > Notifications. Qualifying reads go to each person’s own Notification Email and the Slack channel they connected.
Can I turn off notifications for all my links at once?
Yes. Under Settings > Notifications, turn off both email and Slack in Notification channels, and view notifications stop for every document and link. There’s no need to switch off View Notification link by link. Leave one channel on and notifications keep coming through it. This only affects your own account; teammates who manage the same document still get theirs.
The same person keeps reopening the document and I get a notification every time.
Turn on the repeat notification cooldown under Settings > Notifications and pick 30 minutes, 6 hours, or 24 hours. Reopens by the same person on the same document inside that window are skipped. The default is Off — notify every time.
Does a password on one link apply to the others?
No. The email allow list and the password belong to that link alone and are never inherited by another link or by the document. Every new link starts unrestricted, so set the restriction on each link you want locked.
What does an expired link show the recipient?
“This link is unavailable or has expired.” Deleted links, disabled links, and unknown addresses show the same screen. If you disabled the whole document, they instead see that the link is no longer active and can send a Request Access message with their email, company, and name.
Can I limit a link to one company's employees?
Open that link’s Share settings > Access restriction > Email allow list and add @theircompany.com. Only people using that domain can open the link; anyone else sees “This email is not allowed to access the document.” Turn on the password at the same time for a stronger lock.
Do link settings apply to a downloaded PDF?
Per-link settings govern the viewer that link opens. With PDF Download off, that link cannot produce a file; with Add Viewer QR Code on, the downloaded PDF carries a QR code back to the live document. Changes apply to reads and downloads from that point on — a file someone already saved cannot be recalled.
Does someone who filled the form once have to fill it again?
No. When they return through the link in their email (its URL carries a ?lf= token), the saved-email pass applies and the document opens without the form.
What is the difference between /n/ and /u/ links?
/n/{docKey} is the older alias for the document itself, and a document-level form gate used to appear there. /u/{key} points at one specific link and raises no document-level gate. Links from 1.0 (/l/, /v/) still work.
Where do I turn on communication channels?
In the link’s Share settings > Communication, switch it on and pick the chips under “Channel to show for this document”. Those channels then appear at the bottom right of the web viewer. To add or edit channels themselves, use “Go to channel settings →” or Communication settings.
Can the channel pop-up open somewhere other than the last page?
Yes. In the link’s Share settings > Communication > Auto-open pop-up, choose When the viewer reaches a page you choose and enter a page and a delay. Open on page [ 5 ] after [ 3 ] sec, for example, opens it three seconds after the viewer reaches page 5. Turn off Repeat to show it only once per visit, or pick Don’t show automatically to keep it closed until the viewer clicks the button.
Can I connect Typeform responses to my view data on Pro? Where do I set it up?
Not on Pro — form integration needs Business or above. It lives at document details > Share links tab > Integrations at the bottom of the list > Form integration row > Generate key, not under Settings > Connections. On Starter and Pro the row opens the dialog, but the API key area shows “Form integration is available on Business and above.” and an Upgrade plan button. On Business you issue a per-document API key, connect your form through Zapier or Make without code, and anyone arriving through the returned link skips the built-in form.
I'm on Pro. Can I paste a few hundred emails and get a link for each person?
No. Create in bulk from an email list (up to 500 at a time, with a CSV download) needs Business or above. On Pro, click Add link to open Create per-recipient links, then use Add row to enter several names at once, up to 10 per document. For a larger list, Pro’s email integration lets you paste one link into Mailchimp, Brevo, lemlist, Instantly or Stibee, and each reader’s email is recorded when they open it.
Can the Copy share link button at the top copy a per-recipient link?
Yes. On the Share links tab, hover over that recipient’s link row and click the icon (pin) on the left. That link becomes your quick link and moves to the top of the list, and Copy share link now copies it. Hover over the button to see the name of the link it copies, such as “Northwind Capital’s link”. You can also click the pin in the ▾ Share links menu at the top.
I clicked Copy share link and a list of links opened instead of copying
The document has no quick link yet. In the Share links menu that opened, click a link name to copy it, or click the pin to its left to make it your quick link. After that, one click on Copy share link copies it. Documents uploaded after this change start with the lead capture link as the quick link.
Does my quick link carry over to another computer? Does it apply to my teammates?
It carries over to any computer or browser, because your quick link is saved per document to your account. It doesn’t apply to teammates — each person sets their own quick link, even on the same document.
Copy share link on my new document copies the lead capture link. Can I switch it to the open-access link?
Yes. New documents start with the lead capture link as the quick link. Click the icon (pin) on the open-access link row in the Share links tab, or click the pin next to it in the ▾ Share links menu at the top. Your choice sticks after that.
My new document has a link called 'To: Jane Doe (sample)'. What is it?
It’s the sample recipient link created when you upload a new document from the dashboard. It shows what a per-recipient link looks like. To send it to someone, use Rename (the pencil) on its row to enter the recipient’s name. If you don’t need it, delete it with Delete link at the bottom of its share settings. The sample link counts toward the per-document recipient link limit (3 on Starter).
Can I rename a per-recipient link later?
Yes. Hover over the recipient link row and a pencil (Rename) appears next to the name. Click it to open Rename link, type the new name, then click Save or press Enter. The URL doesn’t change, and the new name shows up on the Insights Viewers card, in viewer details, and in the CSV. Email addresses can’t be used as names, and links created from an email address (such as bulk-created links) can’t be renamed.
Can I send links from several documents together?
Use a data room. Pick links from any documents, gather them into one public page, and share that single link. Each link keeps its own settings, including forms and tracking.
Key points
Section titled “Key points”- A share link sends an address, not a file. The recipient gets the version you published, with no login.
- Five link types. The Share links tab has three groups — Quick link, All links, Integrations — and All links runs per-recipient links, lead capture link, open-access link, Public web link. The lead capture, open-access and Public web links are issued automatically; only per-recipient links are created by you (Add link).
- Set a quick link and Copy share link at the top copies it. Each teammate sets their own, saved to their account, and new documents start with the lead capture link as the quick link.
- Rename or delete the “To: Jane Doe (sample)” link on a new document. You can rename any recipient link at any time with Rename.
- Only the Public web link uses
feat.page/u/{key}, and no form can be attached to it. - Settings and view stats are per link. The email allow list and password are never inherited, so set them on each link.
- Two kill switches: Disable this link now and Disable this document’s link now. Both reversible; analytics are kept.
- Delete link lives at the bottom of share settings, works on per-recipient links only, and cannot be undone.
- Expired, deleted, and disabled links show “This link is unavailable or has expired.”
Learn more
Section titled “Learn more”Set up a lead form
Choose which details viewers submit before the document opens.
Data rooms
Gather links from several documents and share them as one page.
See who read your document
See views, viewers, and page-level engagement per link.
Understand access permissions
Check who can create links and change share settings.