Publish a Sheets canvas as a standalone link

Earlier this year we introduced Sheets canvas, which uses Gemini to turn spreadsheet data into interactive mini-apps like dashboards, kanban boards, and calendars. Starting today, you can publish a Sheets canvas directly to its own link, granting others read-only access to interact with the mini-app without sharing the full source spreadsheet. The published link is separate from the spreadsheet URL and has its own audience setting, so you can publish a canvas to your whole organization even if the file itself is shared with a smaller group.

For example:

An events coordinator can publish a conference agenda as a filterable schedule for hundreds of attendees while only the planning team edits the source sheet.
A program manager can publish a launch timeline from the team’s tracker, giving stakeholders across the company a live view of milestones without edit access to the spreadsheet.
A learning and development lead can publish a course calendar so anyone in the company can see upcoming sessions, while the training team manages the data source.

You can only publish a Sheets canvas that you have edit access to. To publish, click the icon in the canvas toolbar, then click the “Publish canvas” option. A user can also choose between automatically republishing the canvas whenever changes are made to the source sheet or publishing a static view based on the current state of the data. From the same icon, you can copy the link, change the audience, or stop publishing at any time. Publishing is currently available in Sheets on the web.

Publishing a Sheets canvas from the icon in the canvas toolbar, then opening the published link from an account without access to the spreadsheet

Getting started

Admins: There is no new admin control for this feature. Canvas publishing uses the existing Publish to the web capability, so the Drive sharing setting that allows users to publish files on the web applies. Visit the Help Center to learn more about managing external sharing for your organization.
End users: This feature is available by default. In a spreadsheet with a canvas tab, click the icon in the canvas toolbar, then select the “Publish canvas” option. Visit the Help Center to learn more about creating a Sheets canvas and publishing files to the web.

Rollout pace

Rapid Release domains: Gradual rollout (up to 15 days for feature visibility) starting on November 11, 2026
Scheduled Release domains: Gradual rollout (up to 15 days for feature visibility) starting on December 2, 2026

Availability

Business: Business Standard and Plus
Enterprise: Enterprise Standard and Plus
Consumer: Google AI Pro and Ultra
Education Add-ons: Google AI Pro for Education
AI Add-ons: AI Expanded Access

Note: Creating and editing Sheets canvases is subject to per-user usage limits. See the Help Center for more information.

Resources

Google Workspace Admin Help: Manage external sharing for your organization
Google Docs Editors Help: Create a Sheets canvas
Google Docs Editors Help: Make Google Docs, Sheets, Slides & Forms public
Google Workspace Updates Blog: Use Sheets canvas to visualize data in custom, interactive mini-apps

You can publish a Sheets canvas as a standalone link directly from the canvas toolbar in Google Sheets on the web. This creates a separate, read-only URL for your interactive mini-app without exposing or granting edit access to the underlying spreadsheet. [1]

How to Publish a Sheets Canvas

To share your canvas as an independent web view, you must have edit access to the spreadsheet. [1]

- Open the publish menu. Open your spreadsheet on the web, navigate to the canvas tab, and click the publish icon in the canvas toolbar. [1]
- Select publish. Click the Publish canvas option from the menu. [1]
- Configure update settings. Choose whether to automatically republish the canvas whenever changes are made to the source sheet or publish a static view of the current data. [1]
- Set audience and copy the link. Adjust the audience permissions for the standalone link, then copy the generated URL to share it with viewers. [1]

Managing Your Published Canvas

You can update or revoke access to the published view at any time using the same icon in the canvas toolbar. [1]

- Change visibility. Reopen the toolbar menu to modify who can view the standalone link, such as restricting it to your organization or opening it to a wider audience.
- Unpublish. Select the option to stop publishing from the toolbar menu to immediately disable the standalone link. [1]

Availability & Admin Controls

This feature relies on existing Google Drive external sharing and “Publish to the web” admin settings. It is available to users with the following Google Workspace and consumer plans: [1]

- Business & Enterprise. Business Standard, Business Plus, Enterprise Standard, and Enterprise Plus.
- Consumer & Add-ons. Google AI Pro, Google AI Ultra, Google AI Pro for Education, and AI Expanded Access. [1]

If you are running into issues publishing your canvas, let me know:

- Whether you are using a personal Google account or a work/school Workspace account
- If the Publish canvas button is missing or greyed out