# Publish, update or unpublish a Chirp

> Choose who can open your Chirp, publish your changes when they're ready, or take it offline.

Source: https://www.chirpbuilder.com/help/chirps/publish  
Plans: Essentials, Creator, Business, Academy  
Last checked: 2026-10-26

When you're done, visitors see exactly the version of your Chirp you meant them to see.

**Who can do this:** the account owner on any plan, and workspace admins. Editors can publish if the
owner allows it.

## Who can see it

Under **8. Sharing**, choose:

- **Draft:** only you (and anyone working in your workspace). Every new Chirp starts here.
- **Unlisted:** anyone with the link.
- **Public:** anyone, and the Chirp is listed on your public profile.

Choosing **Unlisted** or **Public** for a draft and clicking **Save** publishes it straight away.

## Publish your changes

Once a Chirp is published, your edits stay private when you save. That lets you change things and test
them in the preview without visitors noticing.

1. Make your changes and click **Save**.
2. A bar at the top says **Visitors still see the published version**, and lists what isn't published
   yet, such as "description".

   ![The top of the editor after saving a change: a bar says Visitors still see the published version. Not published yet: description, with Discard and Publish changes.](https://mjmtbasmrtksluvlnema.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/help-media/web-optimized/chirps/publish/SS-CHIRP-040-01__pending-changes__essentials__desktop__v01.webp?v=892c02eb52)

3. To throw the changes away and go back to what visitors see now, click **Discard** (1) and
   confirm.
4. When you're ready, click **Publish changes** (2). Chirp Builder says **Published. Visitors see your
   changes now.**

Each publish also saves a copy you can go back to: see [Go back to an earlier version](https://www.chirpbuilder.com/help/chirps/saved-versions).

### What changes straight away

A few settings apply as soon as you click **Save**, without publishing: who can open the Chirp, the
access code, **Pause this Chirp** and the daily visitor limits. Knowledge files also apply as soon as
you add or remove them.

## Share it

Click **Share** at the top of the editor (or on the Chirp's card) to copy its link. The window also has
**Who can open it**, which changes the setting straight away. To see the chat as visitors do, click
**Open public page** at the top of the editor (or **Open** on the card).

![The Share window: the Chirp's public link with a Copy button, and Who can open it with Draft, Unlisted and Public.](https://mjmtbasmrtksluvlnema.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/help-media/web-optimized/chirps/publish/SS-CHIRP-040-02__share-dialog__essentials__desktop__v01.webp?v=acd56a05fc)

## Unpublish

Choose **Draft** under **8. Sharing** and click **Save**, or choose **Draft** in the **Share** window.
Visitors who open the link then see **Chirp not found**. Publish it again any time.

To keep a Chirp but take it out of your list, archive it instead: see
[Duplicate, archive or delete a Chirp](https://www.chirpbuilder.com/help/chirps/duplicate-archive-delete).

## If it doesn't work

- **You can't choose Unlisted or Public.** If you work in someone else's workspace, your role may not
  include publishing: "Your role doesn't include publishing. The account owner can publish it, or let
  you publish."
- **"This account can't publish Chirps right now. Drafts still save."** The account has been
  suspended. Ask us through **Help**.
- **"Choose a Chirp Builder plan to create or change Chirps."** The account needs an active plan.
- **Visitors don't see your change.** Look for the bar at the top of the editor and click **Publish
  changes**.