Preview links

Read-only public URLs bound to a project token. How they work, how to rotate them, and what visitors can and cannot do.

Updated 2026-05-011 min readLaunch

A preview link is a URL of the form /preview/<token>. Anyone who has the URL can load the project read-only — no login required. The token is the entire access control surface.

Enabling a preview

  1. Open the project page.
  2. Switch to Deploy mode.
  3. In the Preview controls card, click Enable preview.
  4. Copy the URL with the copy button.

What visitors see

  • Your project name, brand kit, and the most recent saved scene.
  • Read-only data — they cannot insert, edit, or delete records.
  • Read-only chat — they cannot post messages.
  • No links to other projects, billing, or owner settings.

Rotating the token

Click Rotate in the Preview controls card. A new token replaces the old one immediately. The old URL stops resolving the moment the new token lands in the database.

Lifecycle

ActionEffect on tokenEffect on the URL
EnableMints a fresh token if none existsURL starts resolving
DisableToken persistsURL stops resolving (returns Preview unavailable)
RotateOld token replaced, new one returnedOld URL stops resolving immediately
Re-enableNo new tokenExisting URL resumes

Invalid tokens

A request to /preview/<bogus> returns a 404. We do not differentiate "wrong token" from "preview disabled" in the URL response — both look like a not-found page.

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