After creating or editing the logic for your project, then customizing the appearance and behavior of your app, the next step is to Publish your app. Once your app is published, you will be able to share it, embed it, or power it remotely using our API.

To publish a project as an app, first select the project you wish to publish from the Dashboard. From the Board or Configure App view, click the button labeled Publish. You will then be presented with various options that will determine who can access your app after it is published:

Make a selection and then click Publish app. A confirmation window will appear that will then direct you to the published version of the app.

🔔 Note: You can change the access settings to the app at any time by clicking the Settings button at the top of the screen, selecting the tab labeled App, and choosing your desired access controls as before (see above). After making a selection, click the X to close the window and your app will now be updated with the desired permissions.

You can also make this change when publishing a new version of the app. Click Publish, select your access settings, then click the Deploy new version button. The app will then be published as a new version with the selected access settings.

You can generate a sharing link from the Hosted app tab under Project settings. Simply click the Copy button next to the URL field displayed under the heading Your app lives at... <URL>.

Alternatively, when viewing the published version of the app, you can click the Share button in the top-right corner of the screen. After clicking this button, a window will appear with various sharing options under the Share tab:

Once you've made your selections, click the Copy button to copy the sharing link to your clipboard. You can then paste the link wherever you'd like to provide your audience with access to your app (according to the sharing permissions set when publishing the app).

You can embed your app in a webpage using a simple iframe. To generate the HTML snippet, open the project you wish to embed, publish your app, then click the Settings button, and make sure the toggle switch labeled Enable embedding is in the active position for your project. The Embed code that appears is the snippet of HTML you can copy and then paste into your website or application code in order to render your Summit app inline. It's that easy!

This window also gives you the option to let visitors share the app by embedding it where they wish as well. To enable this feature, simply click the toggle labeled Allow anyone to embed this app and users will see Embed as a sharing option.

🔔 Note: When this toggle is in the active position, the option to allow embedding on only certain domains is removed. Learn more here.

For additional details about app embedding, please refer to this article in our Technical Reference Guide.

🔔 Note: Runs of a free embedded app count as model runs against your account credits. Free plans are limited to 250 runs total before requiring an upgrade to Summit Pro. For more information about Summit subscriptions and answers to common questions, see our Pricing page.

If the default embed code does not match the size or scale requirements for your website, you can copy the snippet below (remember to add your iframe embed node where noted) and adjust the values (width, padding, position, et al.) to force an aspect ratio for the embedded display on the most common screen sizes and devices.

If you run into any issues or would like some assistance, we're also happy to provide guidance on the values to use or update the code snippet for you so your app appears as expected. Just send us a message with a link to the destination webpage and details about your layout requirements for the app and we'll get right back to you! Contact us here.

Similar to the method for sharing a published app (see above), apps that allow embedding (see above also) can be embedded wherever you'd like. Click the Share button in the top-right corner of the app you've visited. Select the Embed tab on the window that appears. You have the option to include the current values entered in the app's input fields as default values for visitors to the embedded app by clicking the checkbox next to the text Include current values. Leave the box unchecked if you prefer the default values to be blank. After making a selection, simply click Copy to copy the embed code and then paste into your website or application code to render the Summit app inline. Simple!

The configuration to power your app from anywhere via API is just as simple as creating a public app in Summit. To get started, open the project you wish to connect to, publish your app, then click the Settings button, and make sure the toggle switch labeled Enable API access is in the active position for your project. The API endpoint will then appear that allows you to manage API keys for that specific app. Simple as that!

For additional details about configuring API access and learning how to run your app via API, please refer to this article in our Technical Reference Guide.

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