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# How to Create App Preview

## <mark style="color:red;">Creating a Preview</mark>

App Preview lets you test a specific application version through a short-lived, isolated URL without deploying it to your live environment.

To create a preview, go to **My Applications**, select the application, and open the **Versions** tab. Find the version you'd like to preview — it must have a **Completed** status — and click the preview icon in the Actions column.

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A modal will open where you can select the **Project** and the **Project Application** you want to preview the version in.

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Once you've made your selection, click **Create Preview**.

{% hint style="info" %}
After a preview is created, it may take 1–2 minutes for it to become viewable while the environment finishes deploying. Each preview stays live for **1 hour**.
{% endhint %}

{% hint style="info" %}
This feature is currently enabled for select applications only. It will be gradually rolled out to other applications in the coming days.
{% endhint %}

## <mark style="color:red;">Viewing the Preview</mark>

Once the preview is deployed, you can find it in the **Previews** tab along with its status and a link to the live preview URL.

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You can stop an active preview at any time from the same tab using the stop icon in the Actions column.

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