Public report sharing

Reports are most useful when stakeholders can read them. Scout's public-share system gives you a unique read-only URL for any report — your client, founder or board doesn't need an account, just the link.

How sharing works

1. Open any report

   Sidebar → Reports → click any past report, or generate a new one.

2. Click "Share"

   The Share dialog appears with a freshly generated public URL containing a long random token.

3. Pick the time window and TTL

   Choose 7, 30 or 90 days of data and how long the link should stay live (default: 30 days).

4. Copy the URL and send it

   The recipient just clicks the link — no login, no signup, no Scout account needed.

What the recipient sees

The shared report shows everything the logged-in version shows:

• Visibility Score with trend
• Per-LLM scorecards
• Visibility Trend chart
• Demand Coverage module (top demand prompts + most expensive gaps)
• Top 10 Prompts performance per LLM
• Competitor leaderboard
• Top cited pages and domains

What's hidden: the dashboard sidebar, header actions, the "Run scan" button — anything that requires authentication. The report itself is fully self-contained.

Security

• Revocable instantlyClick Revoke in the Share dialog and the URL stops working immediately. No 24-hour cache, no propagation delay.
• Auto-expiresLinks expire after the TTL you set (1–365 days). Expired links return a 401 error.
• View-countedScout tracks how many times each share link has been opened, so you know if a stakeholder actually clicked through.
• Read-only by designShare viewers can't edit anything, run scans, or see other reports. The token is scoped to one report only.

When to use share links

Last updated August 2026 · Suggest an edit