You can share a chat with specific people by inviting them by email. This is the default way to share a chat and keeps it private to the people you choose. Invited people can view a snapshot of the chat but can't reply, copy it into their own account, or continue the conversation.
Sharing with specific people is available on all plans (Free, Pro, Max, Team, and Enterprise) on claude.ai. If you want anyone with the link to be able to view a chat instead, see Public links for shared chats.
Invite people to a chat
Open the chat and click the "Share" button in the upper right corner.
Under People with access, enter one or more email addresses.
Click "Send."
Each person gets an email with your name and the chat title and a link to open the chat. The invite only works for the email address you entered. If someone forwards the email, the link won't open for anyone else.
Note: There's a limit on how many people you can invite in a day. If you hit it, you'll see a message in the share dialog and can try again later.
What invited people can see
Sharing creates a snapshot of the chat at the moment you share it. People you invite see:
All messages in the chat up to that point, including artifacts
Your name as the person who shared it
They don't see:
Messages you send after sharing (unless you update the shared chat, see below)
Files you attached to the chat (unless sharing was done within your organization)
Raw data from connectors or MCP tool calls, only Claude's final responses
Shared chats are view only. Recipients can't continue the chat, copy it to their account, or download files from it.
If the person doesn't have a Claude account
You can invite any email address. If the person doesn't have a Claude account yet, the invite email takes them to sign up with that email already filled in. A free account is enough to view the chat. Once they finish signing up, they land on the chat you shared.
A few things to know:
The invite shows as Pending in your share dialog until they open it. You can remove a pending invite at any time.
Pending invites expire after 30 days if they aren't opened.
The person needs to sign up with the exact email you invited. If they sign in with Google or Apple using a different email, they'll see "You need access."
Change who has access or stop sharing
To remove someone:
Click "Share" on the chat.
Under People with access, find the person and remove them.
To stop sharing the chat entirely, click "Turn off" in the share dialog. The link stops working for everyone right away.
You can also review everything you've shared from Settings > Privacy under Shared chats. This lists each shared chat with the date and who has access, and lets you turn off sharing per chat.
Update a shared chat
People you invite see the chat as it was when you shared it. If you keep chatting and want them to see the new messages, open the share dialog and click "Update shared chat." This replaces the old snapshot with the current one for everyone who has access.
Sharing on Team and Enterprise plans
On Team and Enterprise plans, sharing stays inside your organization:
You can invite people with an email address on your organization's domain. Emails outside your organization can't be invited.
Under General access, you can choose "Anyone at [your organization]" so any signed-in member with the link can view the chat.
Public links aren't available.
If you invite a coworker who doesn't have a Claude seat yet, they'll be asked to sign in. Depending on how your organization is set up, they'll either get access automatically or see a message to ask their admin.
Admins can turn off chat sharing for the organization, see and revoke shared chats, and view sharing activity in the audit log.
Open a chat someone shared with you
Click the link in the invite email and sign in with the email address the invite was sent to. If you see "You need access," check which account you're signed into. The page shows your current account so you can switch if needed.
Frequently asked questions
Can people I invite forward the chat to someone else?
No. The link only opens for the invited email. They'd need to ask you to add the other person.
Can I give someone edit access or let them continue the chat?
No. Shared chats are view only.
Does the person I invite know I checked whether they have an account?
We never tell you whether an email has a Claude account. Every invite looks the same on your end until it's opened.
What happens if I delete the chat?
The shared snapshot is removed and the link stops working.
Can I share from the mobile app?
Not yet. Sharing with specific people is available on claude.ai on the web. You can open a chat shared with you on any device.