Sharing a Sandbox

The easiest way to share a HowdyGo sandbox is with a share link. Once you publish your sandbox, a share link is generated automatically and takes viewers directly to a fullscreen, interactive version of your sandbox.

Use-cases

Share links are the simplest way to distribute a sandbox and work well for:

1. Live sales calls — Send the link to a prospect before or during a call so they can follow along in their own browser.
2. Post-call follow-ups — Include the sandbox link in a follow-up email so prospects can revisit the demo at their own pace.
3. Internal team reviews — Share sandboxes with colleagues for feedback before sending them to prospects.
4. Prospect self-service — Let prospects explore your product on their own through a realistic, interactive experience.
5. Training & onboarding — Provide new team members with a hands-on walkthrough of your product.

Getting the Share Link

Sharing a Specific Screen

To send someone directly to a particular screen, open the sandbox’s share page, navigate to that screen, and copy the URL from your browser’s address bar. The URL updates as you move through the sandbox, and the browser’s Back and Forward buttons let you revisit screens.

The share link copied from the editor starts at the sandbox’s home screen. Use a link to a specific screen when you want a prospect to revisit a feature you discussed.

Password Protection

Open Share > Access control, publish the sandbox, then turn on Password protection. Enter a password and click Save. Share it with the people who need access, such as a customer reviewing unreleased features.

Custom URLs

You can configure your own domain on HowdyGo so that sandbox share pages are hosted on your own domain rather than HowdyGo’s. This means share links will look like https://demo.yourdomain.com/s/share/sandbox-id rather than https://app.howdygo.com/s/share/sandbox-id.