# Get started with private status pages

Source: https://instatus.com/help/status-page/private-page

Private status pages are visible only to people who pass one of the access methods you enable: email login, Google SSO, an IP allowlist, a single password, a secure link, or SAML SSO. They work as an internal dashboard for your teams, or as a status page for partners and clients.

| At a glance | Details |
| :-- | :-- |
| [Plan required](https://instatus.com/help/status-page/private-page#how-do-i-make-my-status-page-private) | Private Pro or Business |
| [Access methods](https://instatus.com/help/status-page/private-page#which-access-methods-are-available-for-a-private-page) | Email, Google SSO, IP allowlist, password, link, SAML |
| [SAML SSO](https://instatus.com/help/status-page/private-page#saml-sso) | Business plan only |
| [IP allowlist](https://instatus.com/help/status-page/private-page#allowed-ip-addresses) | Single addresses or regex ranges, no CIDR |
| [Multiple methods](https://instatus.com/help/status-page/private-page#how-do-i-make-my-status-page-private) | Teammates can use any enabled method |

You may limit access to your page by allowing only:

- Email login
- Google SSO
- IP Allowlist
- Single password
- Secure link
- SAML SSO (only available to Business plan)

## How do I make my status page private?

Upgrade to a Private Pro or Business plan, go to **Status page → Page type**, select **Private**, then enable at least one access method and save.

1. Login to Instatus from [instatus.com/login](https://dashboard.instatus.com/login) then choose your status page.

You'll need to have a Private Pro or Business plan in order to be able to make your status page private.

If you already have a Pro or Business plan you may skip the next step.

2. Open the workspace menu in the sidebar, choose **Billing**, and switch to either a Private Pro or Business plan.

![Switch plan](https://instatus.com/help/page-type/private-page/1.png)

3. After upgrading go to **Status page → Page type**.
4. Select 'Private' from 'Page Type' panel and save.

![Change Settings](https://instatus.com/help/page-type/private-page/2.png)

5. This unlocks Privacy Setting, where you can choose one of these options:
   - **Email login:** Allow members of your team to login to your status page using their email address.
   - **Google SSO:** Allow members of your team to use Google Auth to access your status page.
   - **Allowed IP addresses:** allow certain IPs to access the page and you'll be able to add Allowed IP addresses.
   - **Single Password:** Allows you to create a single password and share it to all members of your team.
   - **Secure link:** Create an authenticated link that you can share with clients. You can always regenerate it using [our API](https://instatus.com/help/api/private-pages) or the dashboard.
   - **SAML SSO** will only allow members of your team to access the status page using SAML SSO (only available to Business plan)

If you choose multiple options, your teammates will be able choose any of them to access the page.

![Choose privacy option](https://instatus.com/help/page-type/private-page/3.png)

6. Choose how you want to make your status page private and click **Save**, it may take a couple of minutes for changes to take effect.

Congrats! Now your status page is private 🥳

## Which access methods are available for a private page?

Each method changes what the login page looks like:

![Different access methods](https://instatus.com/help/page-type/private-page/9.png)

### Google SSO

Members of your team will be able to use Google Auth to access your status page.

### Email login

Members of your team will be able to login to your status page using their email address. They will receive an email with a link to login.

![Email login](https://instatus.com/help/page-type/private-page/10.png)

### Allowed IP addresses

Members of your team will be able to access the page only from the allowed IP addresses.

You can allow:

- **A single IP address** — add it as is, for example `203.0.113.7`.
- **A range of IP addresses** — add it as a regex pattern, for example `203\.0\.113\..*` to allow every address starting with `203.0.113.`.

CIDR notation (like `203.0.113.0/24`) isn't supported directly, but you can convert it to a regex:

1. Convert the CIDR block to an IP range using [this tool](https://www.ipaddressguide.com/cidr).
2. Convert that range to a regex using [this tool](https://www.analyticsmarket.com/freetools/ipregex).
3. Paste the resulting regex into your allowlist.

![Allowed IP addresses](https://instatus.com/help/page-type/private-page/7.png)

### Single Password

Members of your team will be able to access the page using a single password. You can set that password and share with them.

![Single Password](https://instatus.com/help/page-type/private-page/5.png)

### Secure link

If you want to share your status page in an internal dashboard for people to be automatically authenticated, you can use the secure link option.
You can get the link via the API or the dashboard, and use it to link to your private status page.

![Secure link](https://instatus.com/help/page-type/private-page/8.png)

### SAML SSO

You can use your own identity provider to authenticate your team members. This is only available for the Business plan.
We support all major identity providers like Okta, OneLogin, Azure AD, and much more.

![SAML SSO](https://instatus.com/help/page-type/private-page/11.png)

- [Get started with Select-audience](https://instatus.com/help/status-page/select-audience): Learn how to set up and customize your Select Audience page.