How to gate a document by email

Turn an anonymous URL into an identified, revocable link.

4 min read · Updated 2026-06-22

Short answer

To gate a document by email, paste or upload it to Indy, then add the recipients' email addresses (or allow a whole company domain). Each recipient gets a one-time verify link; once they confirm, their access is tied to their identity for a session length you control. You see exactly who opened it, and you can revoke access anytime. It's free for your first three documents.

What "email-gated" actually means

A normal share link is anonymous: anyone with the URL can open it, and you have no idea who did. An email-gated link is different — before a recipient can view, they confirm a one-time link sent to their email. From that point on, every open is attributed to a real person.

It's the difference between "I sent it" and "the CFO opened it twice, then forwarded it to procurement."

How to do it in Indy

Paste your HTML, deck, or Claude artifact into Indy — or upload the file. You get a hosted link instantly.
Add recipients by email, or allow an entire domain (e.g. @acme.com) so anyone there can self-verify.
Send the link. Recipients verify once and keep access for a session length you set.
Manage access: set an expiry, turn downloads on or off, and revoke any recipient the moment you need to.

Why gating beats a password

A shared password is a weak gate — it gets forwarded, written down, and reused, and it still doesn't tell you who's behind a view. Email verification ties access to an inbox the recipient controls, so you get identity and an audit trail, not just a lock.

It's also less friction for the recipient: no password to remember, just a one-time verify they already expect.

FAQ

Can I gate access to a whole company instead of named people?

Yes. Allowlist a domain (like @acme.com) and anyone with an email there can self-verify — useful when you don't know every stakeholder who'll need to see it.

What can I gate?

Indy is built for HTML and Claude artifacts — decks, docs, dashboards, interactive demos. Paste the HTML or upload the file and it's hosted and gated instantly.

Can I revoke access after sharing?

Yes — instantly, per recipient or for the whole link. Access also expires automatically based on the session length you set.

Try it on your next artifact

Paste a Claude artifact, get a secure tracked link in seconds. Free for your first three.

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