How to Share or Request Access to a WhiskeyMate Collection

<h2>Why share or request access?</h2> <p>Collection sharing lets you invite other people to browse one of your collections. Access is controlled by the collection owner (you decide who gets in).</p> <h2>Two ways to share (2026)</h2> <ul> <li><strong>Private request-access sharing</strong> (classic): share a universal link; recipients request access; you approve/deny; optional price visibility per share.</li> <li><strong>Public collection sharing</strong> (new): toggle a collection public and share a no-login landing page with a value teaser. See <em>How to Share a Collection Publicly (Share Loop)</em>.</li> </ul> <h2>How private sharing works (high-level)</h2> <ul> <li><strong>Owners share a link</strong>: the app generates a universal link under <code>applinks.whiskeymate.net</code> for your collection.</li> <li><strong>Recipients open the link</strong>: when a signed-in user opens a shared collection link, WhiskeyMate can create a <em>request</em> entry on that collection (status <code>requested</code>) so the owner can approve or deny access.</li> <li><strong>Owner approves</strong>: once accepted, the collection appears in the recipient’s <em>Shared Collections</em> experience.</li> </ul> <h2>Share your collection privately (Owner)</h2> <ol> <li><strong>Open the collection you want to share</strong>.</li> <li><strong>Share the link</strong>: <ul> <li><strong>iOS</strong>: Private collection link sharing is a <strong>Premium</strong> feature and requires a <strong>display name</strong> set in Profile.</li> <li><strong>Android</strong>: Use <strong>Share This Collection</strong> from Collection Details.</li> </ul> </li> <li><strong>Send the link</strong> via Messages, email, or any share option.</li> </ol> <h2>Approve, reject, or revoke access (Owner controls)</h2> <ul> <li>When someone requests access, their share entry shows status <code>requested</code>.</li> <li>You can change a share’s status (for example: <code>accepted</code> / <code>rejected</code> / <code>revoked</code>).</li> <li><strong>Optional</strong>: toggle whether that share can see <strong>price/value data</strong>.</li> </ul> <h2>Want a public page instead?</h2> <p>See the Knowledge Base article <strong>How to Share a Collection Publicly (Share Loop)</strong> for the no-login landing page and public toggle.</p>