Choose space visibility
Pick whether a space is visible to your whole org or only its members.
Intermediate · ~5 min · Prerequisites: a space you own
Managing members, roles, and visibility requires owner access to the Space.
What you'll do
Understand the difference between org-visible and private Spaces, then set or change the visibility of a Space you own.
Org-visible spaces
An org-visible Space is discoverable by everyone in your organization. It appears in the Your spaces list and on the /content hub for all members — not just people you've explicitly invited.
- Anyone can open the Space and browse its content.
- Anyone can join and become a member (with the default viewer role, unless you configure otherwise).
- Non-members who navigate directly to a private URL see a preview and can request access.
Use org-visible for Spaces that benefit from broad awareness: project rooms, department hubs, open-source-style working groups.
Private spaces
A private Space is invisible to people who are not explicitly added as members. It does not appear in the Your spaces list or the /content hub for non-members, and direct links return a 403 error.
Use private for sensitive groups: executive teams, HR processes, security incident channels, or any Space where membership itself is confidential.
Change visibility later
Open the Space, go to Settings, and switch between org-visible and private at any time. The change takes effect immediately — newly hidden Spaces disappear from non-members' lists on the next page load.
For more on how members and roles interact with visibility, see Members & roles.
A note on the Organization space
The built-in Organization space is always org-visible and cannot be made private. It exists precisely so that company-wide content is reachable by everyone. See The Organization space for what to put there.