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Dashboards

Sharing Dashboards

Share dashboards publicly or with team members.

Public Dashboards

Make a dashboard publicly accessible via a unique URL. Anyone with the link can view it (but cannot control devices or modify the dashboard).

Publishing a Dashboard

To make a dashboard public:

  1. Open the dashboard you want to share
  2. Click the Share button in the top right
  3. Toggle Make Public on
  4. Optionally set a custom URL slug (e.g., "my-weather-station")
  5. Copy the public URL to share with others

https://dashboard.arest.io/public/your-slug

What Viewers Can See

✓

Included

  • All widgets and layout
  • Real-time data updates
  • Chart interactions (zoom, hover)
  • Responsive layout
  • Dark/light theme
✕

Not Included

  • Control widgets (read-only)
  • Dashboard editing
  • Widget configuration
  • Historical data export
  • Device management

Unpublishing

To revoke public access:

  1. Open the dashboard
  2. Click the Share button
  3. Toggle Make Public off

The public URL will immediately stop working.

Embedding Dashboards

Embed public dashboards in your website or application:

  1. Publish your dashboard (see above)
  2. Click Share and then Embed
  3. Copy the embed code
  4. Paste into your website's HTML

Embed code example:

<iframe src="https://dashboard.arest.io/public/your-slug?embed=true" width="100%" height="600"></iframe>

The embed=true parameter hides navigation and shows only the dashboard content.

Security Considerations

Data Visibility

Public dashboards expose sensor data to anyone with the URL. Only share dashboards with data you're comfortable making public.

No Control Access

Public viewers cannot control devices, even if control widgets are visible. Controls are displayed as read-only.

URL Security

Use random or hard-to-guess slugs if you want some level of obscurity. Example: "home-monitor-x7k9m" instead of "home"

Use Cases

Public Display

Show weather station or air quality data on a public screen, TV display, or website.

Customer Monitoring

Give customers read-only access to see their equipment or environmental status.

Documentation

Embed live dashboards in tutorials or documentation to show real examples.

Community Projects

Share your IoT project dashboards with the maker community.

Sharing Limits

The number of public dashboards you can create depends on your plan:

PlanPublic Dashboards
Free1
Pro10
EnterpriseUnlimited