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title: Guest user access
slug: collaboration/docs/guest-user-access
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createdAt: 2026-07-20T15:44:18.284Z
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Guest users are those who submit Ideas through a [Work Request](docId\:HJW-2rjcgHjgyAtt3WM5n) and may occasionally want to collaborate on them as they get promoted to [Hypothesis](docId\:HuYsSt8ACr6_aKr1yucCu). They are not intended to participate actively in the experiment lifecycle like other [roles](docId\:D3UDxsZiQIyrlpX5SITTv). They cannot access the [Plan  module](docId\:xrjVUewhHCDJTbLhOmUBo) to see a list, timeline, or board view of the hypothesis.

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**Note**

If your organization migrated to Opti ID, you must manage users in Opti ID. See the [Opti ID user documentation](docId\:gfcl33i3WnqFAwFi9CT6y).
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## Collaborate on hypotheses

Guests can access [Hypotheses](docId\:HuYsSt8ACr6_aKr1yucCu) shared directly with them and can have view, comment, or edit access depending on the permissions granted.

There are three ways for a guest to access these shared hypotheses:

1. After logging in, go to **Notifications**. It displays unread notifications, including shared Hypotheses.

   ::Image[]{src="https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/BrbvVORKJ5iIeSMZye5kI/wffcOES0alPMOQL2Jz5tN-20260720-150239.png" size="100" alt="notifications" isUploading="false" showCaption="false"}
2. A link to the hypothesis in an email notification alerting the user something was shared:

   ::Image[]{src="https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/BrbvVORKJ5iIeSMZye5kI/ejFGBWfZwsgQ5eXde4n8R-20260720-150239.png" size="100" alt="email notification" isUploading="false" showCaption="false"}
3. If the hypothesis originates from a [Work Request](docId\:D3UDxsZiQIyrlpX5SITTv), the guest can see the link to the hypothesis on the **Related** tab of the original request. 

   ::Image[]{src="https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/BrbvVORKJ5iIeSMZye5kI/pQ5y2xMar8aEM9ec_MPxG-20260720-150239.png" size="100" alt="hypothesis link on the original request" isUploading="false" showCaption="false"}

## Add view or edit permissions to guest users by default

To let guest users view a hypothesis that originates from their requests, ensure that the entire organization is added under **Default Campaign Sharing** and given edit, comment, or view access.

![organization has default campaign sharing](https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/BrbvVORKJ5iIeSMZye5kI/HuUohjH_MO0Xl89_V72Pd-20260720-150239.png)