An untold number of Claude chats and Artifacts — the interactive mini apps and documents users can build inside Claude — were found publicly searchable on Google over the weekend, after Reddit users discovered that typing search operators like “site:claude.ai/share” into Google surfaced a long list of shared conversations. Some reportedly contained health records, private company documents, and the names and phone numbers of children.
The issue appears to have originated from Claude’s “share chat” feature, which allows users to create links that enable anyone with the assigned URL view a conversation or project. “Anyone with the link can view,” warns Claude’s interface. The language clearly implies that the feature is mainly intended to allow users to share their chats with friends, colleagues, and small groups — not the whole internet. Google Docs, for example, offers a similar feature and those documents don’t end up publicly accessible on Google.
A screenshot of Claude’s “share chat” feature, when the user chooses the “Keep private” optionImage Credits:Screenshot/TechCrunch 
A screenshot of Claude’s “share chat” feature, when the user chooses the “Create public link” optionImage Credits:Screenshot/TechCrunch Anthropic appeared to blame users for the exposure. When asked about what happened, the company told TechCrunch that share links only appear in search results when they’ve been posted somewhere search engines can see, like a forum or social media post; it added that a link sent privately to someone stays out of search.
