# How to View PDFs via Login-Required Links: Web Embedding Not Working

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**Created:** [June 11, 2025, 9:06am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-to-view-pdfs-via-login-required-links-web-embedding-not-working/82395 "2025-06-11T09:06:04Z")\
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**Author:** ![Namra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/91b2a8/32.png) [@Namra](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Namra)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2025, 9:06am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-to-view-pdfs-via-login-required-links-web-embedding-not-working/82395/1 "2025-06-11T09:06:04Z")

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How can I view a PDF using a link that requires users to log in to our system? I tried using a web embedding element, but it’s not working?

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/glideapps/original/3X/e/8/e86ae8ceda30b04e6957f69e75f289bfc6ce45b7.png)

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**Author:** ![Mazen](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/mazen/32/84042_2.png) [@Mazen](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Mazen)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2025, 9:51am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-to-view-pdfs-via-login-required-links-web-embedding-not-working/82395/2 "2025-06-11T09:51:03Z")

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You can’t show it unless the link is public.

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**Author:** ![Namra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/91b2a8/32.png) [@Namra](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Namra)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2025, 9:52am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-to-view-pdfs-via-login-required-links-web-embedding-not-working/82395/3 "2025-06-11T09:52:42Z")

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I see, Thanks

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**Author:** ![system](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/system/32/53398_2.png) [@system](https://community.glideapps.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2025, 9:53am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-to-view-pdfs-via-login-required-links-web-embedding-not-working/82395/4 "2025-06-18T09:53:40Z")

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