Public dashboards

Share your dashboards with external stakeholders, partners, or the public without requiring users to log in. Public dashboards are read-only, shareable links that render your dashboard visualizations with full interactivity.

Making a dashboard public

From the dashboards list, choose Share public link in the dashboard's row menu. Set a password of at least 8 characters (required), then click Generate share link. Visitors need this password to view the dashboard. You can also use the Send by email tab to have Kapptivate send the protected link and password directly to a recipient.

Your shareable URL follows the pattern public/dashboard/:link, where :link is a unique identifier. Share this URL via email, messaging, or embed it on your website.

Password protection

Every public link is password-protected. When a visitor accesses a shared dashboard:

1. They land on a password entry page
2. After entering the password, they're redirected to the dashboard view
3. Their session is maintained for the duration of their browser session

Password attempts are rate-limited to prevent brute-force attacks. You can update or remove the password at any time from the dashboard sharing settings. If you need to change the password, deactivate the current link and create a new one.

What visitors can interact with

Visitors to your public dashboard can adjust several controls without modifying the underlying dashboard:

Date ranges

Select from predefined ranges like the last 24 hours, last 7 days, or this month. You can also set custom absolute date ranges that are fixed to specific dates. Relative date ranges update automatically: "past 24h" always means the last 24 hours.

Timezone

Pick any timezone from a searchable dropdown. All dates and charts display in the selected timezone automatically. The dashboard defaults to the visitor's browser timezone.

Data aggregation

Control chart granularity by selecting aggregation intervals: auto, 1 minute, 5 minutes, 10 minutes, 30 minutes, 1 hour, 6 hours, 12 hours, or 1 day.

Auto-refresh

When using relative or real-time date ranges, visitors can turn on auto-refresh to update the dashboard every 10 seconds to 10 minutes. Manual refresh is always available. Auto-refresh is off by default.

Dashboard variables

If the original dashboard has variables (text fields, dropdowns, or multi-select filters), visitors can adjust them to filter the data. Variable values are applied to all charts on the dashboard.

Global filters

Color-coded tags show the scope of the dashboard: blue for products, purple for variable groups, and orange for tests. These are set by you and cannot be changed by visitors.

Creating and managing public links

Create a new public link

From the dashboard sharing dialog, set the password and click Generate share link. The system generates a unique link and provides a shareable URL.

View and update existing links

Access the sharing settings to see all active public links for the dashboard. Update the password, reactivate a deactivated link, or deactivate it to revoke access.

Deactivate a link

Deactivating a link immediately revokes public access. Visitors who try to access it will see a "not found" error. You can reactivate a deactivated link anytime.

Send via email

Optionally send the public link and password directly to visitors via email. Recipients get the shareable URL and password in a single email.