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title: Share with clients
category: Guides
slug: share-with-clients
blurb: Publish Insight Hubs, protect them with passwords, and share links with unlimited viewers.
order: 9
---

# Share with clients

This guide brings together **publish**, **password**, and **explorable** steps so clients can open your Insight Hub. AddMaple calls the editor object a **Story Dashboard** or **Dashboard**; when published, it is what marketing and clients often call an **Insight Hub**.

## Unlimited viewers

Team plans include **private, password-protected dashboards with unlimited viewers (no per-viewer fees)**. You can also publish publicly without a password. Explorable dashboard packages also include **unlimited viewers**.

See [How does AddMaple pricing work?](/help/guides/how-does-addmaple-pricing-work) for plan details.

Clients typically need the **link** (and **password** if you set one), not their own analyst seat.

## Publish your Insight Hub

Publishing creates a public URL. All controls live in the **Publishing and Sharing** modal.

1. Open your dashboard
2. Click **Actions → Manage Publishing**
3. Choose one of: **Unpublished**, **Publish on AddMaple.com** (public), **Publish with password** (private)
4. Click **Save Changes**

See [Publish a dashboard](/help/guides/dashboard/publish).

## Share the link

After publishing, a **Public Link** field appears with a **Copy** button. Send that link to clients.

## Password protection (optional)

To require a password:

1. Click **Actions → Manage Publishing**
2. Select **Publish with password**
3. Enter a password (or update it later)
4. Click **Save Changes**

You can remove the password by switching to a public publish type, or update the password at any time.

See [Password protection](/help/guides/dashboard/password).

## Let clients explore data (optional)

If clients should filter or slice data themselves:

1. Click **Actions → Manage Publishing**
2. Turn on **Data Explorable**
3. Select columns to include
4. Click **Save Changes**

You must publish first; explorable controls are disabled when Unpublished.

See [Make data explorable](/help/guides/dashboard/explorable) and [Client self-serve data slicing](/help/guides/client-data-slicing).

## Let clients ask AI questions (optional)

When explorable data is enabled, clients can click **Explore**, then use **Ask Maple** and the **Analysis Agent** on charts.

See [Ask AI questions in a published Insight Hub](/help/guides/ai-questions-in-hubs).

## Unpublish

Switch back to **Unpublished** and **Save Changes**. The public link stops working immediately.

See [Publish a dashboard](/help/guides/dashboard/publish).

## Dashboard hosting notes

- Published hubs are hosted on AddMaple when you choose **Publish on AddMaple.com** or **Publish with password**
- Older projects may also use the **Report** publish path; see [Publishing a report](/help/guides/reportpublish) if your project uses Reports instead of Dashboards

## Typical end-to-end workflow

1. **Create** and arrange your dashboard (see [Dashboards overview](/help/guides/dashboard/overview))
2. **Manage Publishing** to publish and copy the link
3. Set a **password** if the client requires it
4. Turn on **Data Explorable** and select columns if clients should self-serve
5. Share the link (and password) with unlimited viewers on the client side

## Related help

- [What is an Insight Hub?](/help/guides/insight-hub)
- [Export charts to PowerPoint](/help/guides/powerpoint-export)
- [Create mini-dashboards for client deliverables](/help/guides/mini-dashboards)