Sharing with a vet, buyer, or auctioneer
Sometimes you need to hand someone an animal's whole record without inviting them to set up an account. Vets, buyers, sale barn clerks — they want the paper, not a login. That's what a share link is for.
Making a share link
- Open the animal you want to share.
- Hit the Share button (top right of the page).
- Enter the email address of whoever's getting it.
- Send.
They get an email with a link. Clicking the link opens that one animal's data sheet — facts, photos, full event history, maintenance status. They don't need an account; they don't need a password. The link is the password.
What the recipient sees
A clean, printable summary of the animal:
- The basics — tag, name, species, breed, sex, age, sire, dam, registration numbers
- The current photo
- A weight history chart (if there's been any weights)
- Vaccination and treatment history with dates
- Breeding and birth records
- Any notes you've left on the animal
They can print it, save it as a PDF (browser → print → save as PDF), or just look at it on their phone. They can't see anything from other animals in your flock — only the one you sent.
If they want their own copy
Buyers especially. They get the share link, look at the animal, and then say "yeah I'll take her" — at that point they often want to start their own EarTag flock with that animal as the first entry. From the share-link page they can sign up, and the animal is copied into their new flock as a starting point. (Their copy is independent from then on — your records stay yours.)
Revoking a link
Hit Share again on the animal. You'll see the links you've sent. Revoke any that shouldn't keep working. The recipient sees a "link is no longer active" page if they try to use it after that.
When to invite as a collaborator instead
Share links are for one-off, single-animal handoffs. If you want your vet to be able to see any animal whenever they want, or you want a family member to log events too — that's a collaborator invite, not a share link. See Inviting collaborators.
Share link not behaving the way you'd expect? Drop us a note on the Contact page.