---
title: "Create a public share URL"
method: POST
path: "/smartlists/{smartlist_id}/share"
tags: ["Shares"]
---

# Create a public share URL

`POST /smartlists/{smartlist_id}/share`

Create a public url that can be used by anyone to stream media. Takes the file id with optional description and expires parameters.

## Path parameters

- `smartlist_id` string, required

## Query parameters

- `description` string
- `expires` integer

## Request body

- ShareCreateRequest
  - `description` string
  - `expires` integer — days to keep active

## Response `200`

Share created

- ShareObject
  - `id` string, required
  - `name` string, required
  - `owner` string, required
  - `allow_stream` boolean, required
  - `allow_download` boolean, required
  - `creation_date` integer, required
  - `lastvisit_date` integer, required
  - `object_type` string, nullable, required — The kind of object referenced, as a bare string. The set is intentionally open so a new media type is not a breaking change; values seen today include `song`, `album`, `artist`, `playlist`, `podcast`, `podcast_episode` and `video`.
  - `object_id` string, required
  - `expire_days` integer, required
  - `max_counter` integer, required
  - `counter` integer, required
  - `secret` string, nullable, required
  - `public_url` string, nullable, required
  - `description` string, nullable, required

## Other responses

- `400` — HTTP 400 Bad Request (errors 4705, 4710).
- `401` — HTTP 401 Unauthorized (error 4701).
- `403` — HTTP 403 Forbidden (errors 4700, 4703, 4742).
- `404` — HTTP 404 Not Found (error 4704).
- `500` — HTTP 500 Internal Server Error (error 4702).

## Changes

- **2026-07-22** `e8e6b266ea29` — 6 info
  - api operation id `shareCreateSmartlists` was added
  - added optional request body
  - added the non-success response with the status `401`
  - added the non-success response with the status `403`
  - …2 more
- **2026-07-21** `2ff18e50dcc1` — 15 info
  - added the required property `allow_download` to the response with the `200` status
  - added the required property `allow_stream` to the response with the `200` status
  - added the required property `counter` to the response with the `200` status
  - added the required property `creation_date` to the response with the `200` status
  - …11 more
- **2026-07-17** `9abb9bf6d3bf` — 1 info
  - removed the non-success response with the status `400`
- **2026-06-25** `7ed7a764efd9` — 1 info
  - added the non-success response with the status `400`
- **2026-02-26** `c3f202b17eb7` — 1 info
  - endpoint added

[Full history](https://skmtc.dev/ampache/apis/ampache-rest-api/changes/smartlists/:smartlist_id/share/post.md)

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