When sharing media in MediaLab, you can increase security by setting a maximum number of views for each share link.

Why Use Maximum Views?

• Personal links are safer than general links, since each recipient gets their own unique URL.
• If a personal link is leaked, it can be traced back to the recipient.
• To limit damage from leaked links, you can set a maximum view count. Once the limit is reached, the link expires and can no longer be used.

Administrators can also define a default maximum for all share links, which users can adjust if needed.

Practical Use

• Most personal share links are only opened a handful of times.
• Setting a sensible limit (e.g., 50 views) prevents abuse if a link is posted publicly.
• For some use cases, you can increase the maximum or disable the limit entirely (unlimited views).

Note: For a good viewing experience, once a recipient has opened a link, they can continue watching it for a short time even if the maximum has been exceeded.

Availability

• The maximum views option is available in the general share form and via the API.
• Accessible to all users with sharing permissions.

For extra security, consider combining this with other best practices, such as disabling downloads when not needed.