Email Gate

The email gate requires visitors to verify their email address before accessing your document. clarife sends a 6-digit one-time code to the visitor's email, and they must enter it correctly to proceed. This acts as an access control - you limit viewing to people who confirm an address (optionally combined with a domain allowlist). It is not a lead-collection tool - you do not receive a list of the addresses that visited.

ℹ️ Info: Email gate is available on Pro and Business plans.

1. Open the Share panel - In the editor, click Share and create a share link (or select an existing one).
2. Enable email gate - Toggle Email verification on.
3. Save - Click Save. All visitors to this link must now verify their email.

1. The visitor opens the share link and sees an email input field.
2. They enter their email address and click Send code.
3. clarife sends a 6-digit verification code to that email.
4. The visitor enters the code and clicks Verify.
5. If the code is correct, the document loads.

On the Business plan, you can combine the email gate with a domain allowlist. When both are active, the visitor's email must also belong to one of the allowed domains. For example, if you allowlist @acme.com, only emails ending in @acme.com can pass the gate.

The email gate is rate-limited to prevent abuse:

• Code requests are limited per email address and per share link.
• Verification attempts are limited to prevent brute-forcing the 6-digit code.
• If limits are exceeded, the visitor must wait before retrying.

No. The email gate is an access control, not a mailing list - clarife does not give the owner a list of the addresses that entered. Share statistics show aggregate view counts only (plus unique visitors counted by hashed IP), without any personal identity.

The 6-digit code expires after a short period. If it expires, the visitor can request a new code.

Not directly. The email gate applies to all visitors. However, on the Business plan you can use the domain allowlist to restrict access to specific company domains.

Yes. When both are enabled, the visitor must pass both gates - first the email verification, then the password.