Sharing apps publicly

Access to this feature can change based on your Quickbase plan. Learn more about feature availability and plans in Quickbase capabilities.

In limited circumstances, you may need to share your app publicly with users who do not have a Quickbase account. To do this, add a special group to your app called Everyone on the Internet (EOTI). Learn more about EOTI in Sharing Quickbase apps with others.

This article covers how to share your apps publicly using the EOTI group.

Requirements

Before sharing your app publicly:

• Account admins must allow apps in their account to be open for general Internet access

• Make sure you are in accordance with Quickbase’s Acceptable Use Policy and that you are not using it in an unacceptable way

• Consider how you will mitigate the risks of EOTI

How to share your app publicly

1. Choose Users from the sidebar.

2. Select + Share app with new user.

3. Select the address book icon.

4. Choose Groups from the dropdown.

5. From the list of groups, choose Everyone on the Internet.

   Note: If you do not see this choice, your Account admin has turned off the ability to open an app to everyone on the Internet

6. Select OK. The group appears in the Share With a New User dialog.

7. Select Add.

8. To test access, copy the URL for your app, then sign out of Quickbase, or use a different browser where you have not signed in to Quickbase. Paste the app URL into the browser, and you should see the app without having to sign in.

Assign a role to the EOTI group

The Everyone on the Internet group is like any other user entity in Quickbase. You can create a role for Everyone on the Internet or assign this group an existing role. Learn more about using permissions and roles to mitigate risks of EOTI.

Revoke access for the EOTI group

1. Return to the Manage Users page.

2. Select the Everyone on the Internet checkbox.

3. Select Remove User at the top of the table, then click Remove to confirm.

Settings affecting the EOTI group

• IP filtering. If your app or realm is set to limit access by IP, this setting will also affect access to the Everyone on the Internet group. Read how using IP filtering can help mitigate risk when using EOTI.

• Permissions. Users in the Everyone on the Internet group who do not have a Quickbase username cannot access the admin-level permissions to "manage all users and share the app" or "edit app structure and permissions".