Sharing a prototype without having user required to sign in to Figma

Been having the same issue for at least a month. Settings are set to allow anyone with the link can view the prototype, but everyone is reporting back that they can’t see it. So the only workaround has been to tell them to log in first before clicking the link.

Hey @Brent_Larson,

Are you generating the share link from the Editor or while presenting?

We just tried to reproduce and when viewing the prototype, generating a link through Share Prototype > Anyone with the link > can view is working as expected without needing to log in.

While presenting, I click the “Share Protoype” button.

My settings are:
Anyone at COMPANY with the link: can view
Anyone with a prototype link: can view prototype

Shared with one of my developers and he said clicking the link generates a 401 error on recent_files?org_id=null

since org_id is null, I’m going to guess that’s the bug

Thanks for the context, @Brent_Larson!

Since your share settings look correct, can you please send this screenshot and the URL for that prototype to the support team directly, so they can take a closer look? https://help.figma.com/hc/en-us/requests/new

Wondering how this was resolved. We’re having the same issue. A link generated using “anyone” is still requiring user to log in when trying to access it via a mobile browser.

Good to read this thread. I’m still having this issue, I’m not sure it was resolved. @dvaliao are you able to provide any further insights? Thanks so much.

Follow up to this: The catch when using this kind of sharing feature is that you need to be IN the prototype, then generate the link with your desired security settings to enable it to work. If you share a link to the prototype outside of the active prototype, it won’t work and the user will be asked to log in before they can view the prototype.

For me, I click the share link (anyone with link) within the PRESENT mode, not in the DESIGN nor the PROTOTYPE modes.

Experiencing the same issue today - we noticed that it is happening with Chrome - switching to another browser or an incognito window in Chrome allowed access.