Sharing Project items with public links

NOTE: This feature is available for paid accounts only.

If you created your account after September 14, 2022, you'll need to upgrade your account to a paid package to get access to this feature.

Public links allow folks to see your Basecamp work without project or account access.

You can generate a public link for the following project items:

  • Message
  • To-do list
  • Document or file
  • Folder
  • Event
  • Card Table
  • Email forward
  • Check-in answer

Just click the  •••  button for the item or folder you want to share and choose how you want to share it:

Screenshot of an arrow pointing to the more options menu

You can share it with someone outside the Project with a public link, or just bring it to the attention of someone else in the Project (ideal for when you want to point out the item's existence, without adding a comment or assigning a task):

A screenshot of a Message Board post with the more options menu

If you have a Project with a Client set up, you'll also see the option to share the item with the Client.

To share it with someone outside of the project, click the  Get a public link  option, decide if you'd like to include comments in the public link, then click the Generate a shareable, public link  button:

Copy that link, and text/email/carrier pigeon it to whoever needs to see it!

Want to see a preview of how that public link looks? Just click the Open public link button:

A screenshot of a Message Board post's 'Public link' page. The public link has been turned on and there's a spotlight and red outline to highlight the

You'll see that accessing an item through a public link will have view-only access. The only exception is for To-do lists or Events — they'll have clickable links so folks can see additional details and the option to join a video call from that page.

A GIF of a user clicking on a To-do from a To-do list that was shared via public link. The To-do opens showing two comments posted on the to-do.

A screenshot of an Event with a clickable 'Join Zoom' button.

To revoke public access to the page, deactivate the URL by clicking the Turn link off button:

A screenshot of a Message Board post's 'Public link' page. The public link has been turned on and there's a spotlight and red outline to highlight the

💡TIP: The owners of the account can view everything in the account that has been publicly linked, unpublish individual items, and even unpublish everything at once from the Manage public items option in Adminland.