In July, we covered how to use one of Grist’s coolest and least explored features: link keys. Learn how to use Grist’s link keys to share partial data – even just a single row – with third parties.

Timestamps

00:00 Feature highlight: Using common v separate cell style settings 👀
03:45 Intro
06:18 Making a document publicly accessible
07:23 Assigning a unique, hard-to-guess ID using UUID()
08:31 Creating a trigger formula
09:27 Creating a unique link using SELF_HYPERLINK() and a LinkKey
11:30 Adding a label to SELF_HYPERLINK()
14:00 Setting up access rules
15:41 Restrict row level access
16:29 Creating a user attribute
20:35 Restrict table level access
23:52 Tip: Always test your access rules!
25:00 Restrict column level access
27:19 User Question: How to hide a page

Links:

• Community Forum: https://community.getgrist.com/
• Discord Server: https://discord.gg/MYKpYQ3fbP
• Help Center: https://support.getgrist.com/
• Event Volunteering Template: https://templates.getgrist.com/9x8X3naCQmX8/Event-Volunteering
• Link Keys: https://support.getgrist.com/access-rules/#link-keys
• Link Keys Guide: https://support.getgrist.com/examples/2021-04-link-keys/
• UUID() Function: https://support.getgrist.com/functions/#uuid
• SELF_HYPERLINK() Function: https://support.getgrist.com/functions/#self_hyperlink