> ## Documentation Index
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> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Share an object from Hivenet Object Storage

> Create an expiring download link and understand who can use it.

A share link gives someone temporary download access to one object without a Hivenet account or access key.

> [!WARNING]
>
> Anyone who has the link can use it while it is valid. Treat the complete URL as a secret and share it only with the intended recipients.

## Create a share link

You need an active [access key](https://docs.hivenet.com/documentation/object-storage/access-keys.md) of your own to create a link in the console. The recipient does not need a key. If the console's bucket view is locked because your organization is out of credits, [restore access](https://docs.hivenet.com/documentation/object-storage/usage-and-billing.md#add-credits-and-restore-access) before creating a link there.

1. Open **Object Storage**, then open the bucket.
2. In **Objects**, open the object's options menu.
3. Select **Create share link**.
4. Choose **1 hour**, **24 hours**, or **7 days** under **Link expires after**.
5. Select **Create and copy link**.
6. Share the copied URL with the recipient.

Choose the shortest duration that gives the recipient enough time.

The link is a presigned URL: it includes a signature and an expiry. The recipient uses the complete URL to make a download request.

## Understand link access

* The link grants access to the selected object without sign-in.
* It can be used more than once while valid.
* Copying or forwarding it gives another person the same download access.
* Creating a link does not change the bucket's organization access.
* Expiry stops future requests using that link. It does not remove copies someone has already downloaded.
* Existing links remain valid until expiry when the organization's access mode changes, including read-only or disabled mode. A mode change is not a way to revoke a link.

The console offers fixed expiry choices and no separate per-link revoke control. Do not use access-key rotation as a way to manage a link's lifetime.

If a link was shared with the wrong person, contact support for the available options. Do not assume a key change has invalidated an existing link.

## If the link does not work

Check that:

1. The complete URL was copied without changes.
2. The selected expiry has not passed.
3. The object still exists at the same key.

A link cannot download an object that has been removed. If the object still exists and you are authorized to share it, create a new link and send the replacement.

For signed URLs created by your own application, use the Hivenet client settings in [Connection settings](https://docs.hivenet.com/documentation/object-storage/connection-settings.md) and the compatible operations in [S3 compatibility](https://docs.hivenet.com/documentation/object-storage/s3-compatibility.md).


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