Separate distribution modes
Choose authenticated collaboration, reusable groups or deliberate public visibility instead of using one link for every audience.
Capability
Sharing and distribution
Share items through links, users or groups and provide original or transformed downloads.
Overview
Share items through links, users or groups and provide original or transformed downloads.
Separate distribution modes
Choose authenticated collaboration, reusable groups or deliberate public visibility instead of using one link for every audience.
Access for users and groups
Grant access to individual Apification users or reuse groups across resources that share the same audience.
Public views adapted to the service
Present files, landings, forms and interactive services through the public experience intended for their content.
Features
What Sharing and distribution can do
Access for users and groups
Grant access to individual Apification users or reuse groups across resources that share the same audience.
Public views adapted to the service
Present files, landings, forms and interactive services through the public experience intended for their content.
Controlled original downloads
Deliver the stored source with a readable filename while keeping the managed Cloud resource unchanged.
On-demand transformed downloads
Offer a compatible output format during delivery without replacing the original or keeping an unnecessary permanent copy.
Access that can be withdrawn
Change visibility, users or groups when a collaboration ends while the owner retains the source and its history.
Permission-aware recipient experience
Expose only the view, participation or download actions allowed by the resource type and its configuration.
Distribution without duplication
Reuse one controlled resource for internal teams, external audiences and multiple delivery formats.
Distribution path
Choose the audience before choosing the link
Each delivery starts with an access decision and keeps control with the resource owner.
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01 Select audience
Define whether access is for users, a reusable group or a public visitor.
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02 Set experience
Choose the service view, original file or compatible transformed output.
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03 Distribute
Provide the appropriate Cloud access or public destination.
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04 Update or withdraw
Change access later without replacing or duplicating the source resource.
Operational detail
How Sharing and distribution works in practice
Sharing separates internal collaboration, public visibility and file delivery so each resource can reach the right audience without granting broader access than necessary.
Visibility is explicit
Items start private. Public access is enabled deliberately and remains separate from access granted to authenticated Apification users.
Users and reusable groups
Grant access to individual users or maintain groups for teams and customers that need the same permissions across several resources.
Service-specific public views
Published landings, forms, events, files and other services open through the view designed for their content rather than a generic download page.
Original file delivery
The download tab can provide the stored source with a readable filename and timestamp while preserving the Cloud item.
Transformed downloads
Compatible files can be converted during delivery, reusing File Transformer formats without forcing the owner to create permanent copies first.
Access can be withdrawn
Changing visibility, users or groups updates future access while the owner keeps control of the original resource and its history.
Frequently asked questions
Questions about Sharing and distribution
No. User and group access is for authenticated collaboration. Publishing exposes the configured public view or link without granting account-level access.
No. The requested format is generated for delivery and the source remains the stored Cloud resource.
Yes. Reusable groups avoid assigning the same users individually to every item.
That depends on the item type and granted access. The interface only exposes the view, download or service actions allowed by its configuration.