Every book gets a shareable link and a QR code that you can send to contributors.
Contribute link and View-only link
Find both links on your book's Sharing page. The Contribute link opens the page for adding a memory. The View-only link opens the book for reading. Click Copy to copy either link, then paste it into a message or email. On a link-only book, both links carry the same secret: the View-only link changes where someone lands, not whether they may contribute.
Send it with one tap
Next to the link you'll find WhatsApp, Text message, and Email buttons, plus a Share button on phones that opens your device's share sheet. These attach the link for you so it arrives complete and clickable. Prefer them over copy-and-paste: if you paste the link and then type right next to it without a space, your messaging app can swallow part of the link, and contributors who tap it get an access-denied page.
How the link works with each visibility mode
- Public: the link is your book's slug-based URL (e.g.,
/b/my-book/). No token is needed; anyone with the URL can view the book. - Link only: the link includes a secret token (e.g.,
/b/my-book/?token=abc123...). Only people who have this exact link can view the book. Visiting the URL without the token returns an access denied page. - Private: the link does not grant access on its own. Only logged-in members can view the book. Use invitations to grant access instead.
Reset links
For link only books, an owner or admin can choose Reset links on the Sharing page, including during a billing grace period. The confirmation explains what stops working. Both old links lose access on the next request, including links in messages, printed or downloaded QR codes, wall embeds, and the "scan to play" codes in exported PDFs. Owners, admins, and people with valid email-invitation access keep that access.
After resetting, share the new links and download a new QR code. Re-export before printing new PDF copies. Older verification emails still confirm a memory or notification subscription, but do not reveal the replacement secret. Making a book private and then link-only again does not reset its links.
QR code
Each book also has a QR code that links directly to the submission page. For link only books the QR code includes the secret token, so scanning it grants access automatically. You can:
- Download as PNG: for printing on invitations, posters, or table cards.
- Download as SVG: for high-resolution printing at any size.
The QR code is perfect for events: print it on a sign and guests can scan to submit a memory right from their phone.
Tips
- Include a short message with the link explaining what the book is for and what kind of memories you'd love to receive.
- For weddings or parties, print the QR code on a card at each table.
- If you're collecting memories over time, pin the link somewhere your group will see it regularly.
- If you switch from link only to public, the token is no longer checked. Old links with the token still work, and the book is now accessible without one.
- If you switch from public to link only, anyone who previously bookmarked the plain URL will lose access until they receive the new shareable link with the token.
Sharing a single memory
Every memory has its own page with a Share button (on phones this opens the device share sheet) and a Copy Link button. As the book owner you also see embed code on that page for placing the one memory on another website.
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