Share your location
with a simple link.
Send a link by text, email, WhatsApp, or QR — to share where you are, or to ask someone to share where they are. They see a plain-language notice, tap Share my location, and approve their browser's prompt. A precise pin lands in your dashboard. Nothing is hidden, nothing is installed, and precise location is impossible without their approval.
Free forever · no credit card · Google sign-in in seconds · for deliveries, meet-ups, field teams & events — never covert tracking
One link, both directions, always consensual
How sharing location via a link works
Three steps, and the person sharing is in control at every one. Precise coordinates only ever move after a deliberate, informed tap.
1. Create & send the link
Generate a short, branded location link and send it however you like — a text, an email, a WhatsApp message, or a scannable QR code. It looks like any normal link because it is one.
2. They see a notice & approve
Opening the link shows a plain-language screen: "This link is asking for your location." Tapping Share my location fires the browser's own Allow prompt — the same one Google Maps uses. Declining is always an option.
3. The pin lands in your dashboard
The moment they approve, you get precise lat/lng, an accuracy radius in meters, a reverse-geocoded city, and a one-tap Google Maps pin. Declined? You only see the approximate IP city — never a silent grab.
No step can be skipped or hidden. The person is told, asked, and asked again by their own browser. That is the only path precise location ever takes.
A plain notice, before anything is shared
This is the first thing anyone sees after tapping your link. It says who is asking and what for, and makes clear that sharing is optional. There is no way to surface coordinates without passing through this screen — which is exactly why "quietly grab their location" is not something this product can do.
- Names who is asking and explains why
- Two clear choices — share, or continue without sharing
- A "Report this link" control on the same screen
- No app install, no account, works in any mobile browser
This link is asking for your location
Jordan wants to know where to meet you. Sharing is optional.
Doesn't look right? Report this link
Mock of the notice. Your browser asks to confirm again before any GPS is read.
Send it any way you already talk
A location link is just a URL, so it travels through every channel you already use — no special app, no platform lock-in.
Text message
Drop it into SMS or iMessage — the most universal channel there is.
WhatsApp & chat
Paste it into WhatsApp, Messenger, Telegram, or any chat thread.
QR code
Print it on a sign or slide so people can scan and share on the spot.
Copy & paste
Email it, put it in a booking confirmation, or add it to a support ticket.
When sharing location by link just works
Every one of these works because the person wants to be found and agrees on the spot. That's the only kind of use case this is built for.
Deliveries & drop-offs
Text the customer a link before the courier arrives: "Tap to share exactly where to drop off." They confirm the right gate, apartment block, or building entrance — no more "left at the wrong door" calls.
Meet-ups & "where are you?"
A crowded festival, a sprawling venue, a trailhead. One tap from your friend and you've got their pin — instead of ten minutes of "I'm near the blue tent, I think."
Field teams & dispatch
Ask a technician or contractor on a job site to confirm exactly where they are so you can route the next call, drop parts, or verify a check-in — with their explicit tap, not a background tracker.
Roadside & on-site help
A stranded driver can't describe an unmarked highway. Send a link; they tap Share; your tow truck gets a Maps pin to the exact shoulder — faster than reading mile markers over a bad line.
Event coordination
Route vendors to the right loading dock, guide guests to a pop-up entrance, or gather check-in pins from staff spread across a site — everyone shares with a single tap.
Sharing your own spot
Open your own link to send exactly where you're standing — a picnic spot, a parking level, a viewpoint on a hike — as a clean pin the other person can open in one tap.
Consensual by design, not by promise
We don't just ask you to behave — the product is built so that non-consensual sharing can't happen. Here's how that's enforced.
A visible notice comes first
Before anything is read, the person sees a plain-language screen telling them the link wants a location. No silent redirect, no pre-checked box.
The browser prompt is unavoidable
Precise GPS is impossible without approval — the browser's OS-level prompt always fires, and we can't fake, suppress, or pre-approve it.
Declining is a first-class path
"Continue without sharing" sits right next to Share. Decline it and no coordinates are collected — you fall back to approximate IP city only.
Every link is reportable
A "Report this link" control is built into the notice. One tap flags a coercive or deceptive request to our trust team, and confirmed misuse gets the link disabled.
If you want covert tracking, this is the wrong tool
Using a link to find where a partner, ex, child, or employee is without their knowledge is prohibited under our Terms, is illegal in most places, and doesn't work here anyway — the notice and the browser prompt both fire, every time. If your plan only works when the other person doesn't realize they're sharing, stop. If they expect the request and want to share, you're exactly who this is for.
A link vs raw coordinates vs the native share sheet
All three can move a location between people. Here's where a consensual link pulls ahead for anything beyond a one-off text.
| What you care about | Track Link | Pasting raw GPS coords | Native "Share My Location" |
|---|---|---|---|
| Works both ways (share & ask) | Yes | One-way only | Mostly one-way |
| No app install for the other person | Yes — any browser | Depends on their maps app | Same platform required |
| Accuracy radius shown | Yes (meters) | No | No |
| City / place label auto-added | Yes | No (raw numbers) | Sometimes |
| Kept as a record, not lost in chat | Yes — dashboard | No | No (expires) |
| Send the same request to many people | Yes (one link / QR) | No | No |
| Explicit consent screen | Yes, every time | N/A | In the OS share sheet |
| Reportable if misused | Yes, from the screen | No | No |
For a quick one-off between two people on the same app, the native share sheet is fine. A link wins the moment you're crossing apps and devices, coordinating with several people, or want the pin recorded instead of buried in a thread.
Coordinates, accuracy, place — and proof they agreed
A consented share is far richer than a pasted number. You get the exact spot the person was standing on when they agreed, how tight the fix is, a readable place name, and a timestamp showing consent was given — all in one dashboard row.
Only need the approximate, no-prompt version for marketing analytics? Use the IP-based location link instead — no notice, city-level accuracy, free forever.
{
"consentedAt": "2026-07-20T14:03:11Z",
"shared": true,
"lat": 40.741895,
"lng": -73.989308,
"accuracyM": 11,
"city": "New York",
"region": "New York",
"country": "United States",
"mapsPin": "https://maps.google.com/?q=40.741895,-73.989308",
"device": "mobile",
"browser": "Safari (iOS)"
}If shared is false, lat/lng are omitted and only the approximate IP city is stored.
FAQ
Straight answers to what people actually type into Google.
How do I share my location as a link?
Create a location link in Track Link, then send that link however you like — text, email, WhatsApp, or a scannable QR code. When someone opens it (or when you open it yourself), the page shows a plain-language notice explaining that the link is asking for a location, and offers a 'Share my location' button. Tapping it fires the browser's own location prompt; approving it sends a precise pin to the dashboard. There's nothing to install and nothing hidden — the person sharing always sees and approves the request first.
Does the other person need to install an app?
No. That's the whole point of sharing location by link. You send a normal short URL and the recipient opens it in whatever browser they already have — Safari on iPhone, Chrome on Android, Edge on a laptop. They see the notice, tap Share, and approve their browser's prompt. No download, no sign-up on their side. Only you, the person who creates the link, need a free Track Link account (Google sign-in in seconds).
Can this share someone's location without them knowing?
No — and it's prohibited to try. Precise GPS is impossible without the person's approval: their browser physically will not return coordinates until they approve an OS-controlled permission prompt, which we can't suppress, fake, or pre-approve. On top of that, our page shows a clear notice and a 'Continue without sharing' option before the prompt ever fires. If someone declines, no coordinates are collected. Any link used to extract a location through deception is a Terms of Service violation, gets disabled when reported, and simply won't work technically.
How precise is the shared location?
When someone shares from a phone outdoors, you typically get true GPS down to a few meters, with an accuracy radius shown in meters so you know how tight the fix is. Indoors or on a laptop it falls back to Wi-Fi and cell positioning — usually tens of meters to a few hundred. Either way it's far more precise than IP geolocation, which is city-level (roughly 50 km) and is what our IP-based link uses when no precise location is shared.
What's the difference between this and just texting my GPS coordinates?
Raw coordinates are brittle and one-directional. You have to open a maps app, copy a long latitude/longitude string, paste it into a message, and hope the other person pastes it back into their maps app correctly — and it only captures where you were at that instant. A link is reusable, works both ways (you can ask them, or share yours), lands as a tidy pin with a city label and an accuracy radius, opens in one tap on Google Maps, and keeps a clean record in your dashboard instead of getting lost in a chat thread.
Is it better than my phone's native 'Share My Location'?
For a quick one-off between two people on the same messaging app, the native share sheet is fine. A location link wins when you're coordinating across different apps and devices, want the pin recorded rather than buried in a chat, need to send the same request to many people, or are doing this for a business — deliveries, dispatch, field check-ins — where you want a timestamped record and a dashboard, not a disappearing map bubble. It also works when the two people aren't on the same platform, since a link opens in any browser.
Is sharing location via a link legal?
Yes, when it's consensual and for a legitimate purpose — it's the same model your delivery, ride-share, and roadside-assistance apps use every day. The lawful part is the consent: the person sees what's being requested, by whom, and agrees before any coordinates are sent. What is not legal — and is banned under our Terms — is using a link to extract someone's location through deception, or to stalk, harass, or surveil a person who hasn't knowingly agreed. In the EU/UK, disclose location collection in a privacy notice. Use it for deliveries, meet-ups, dispatch, and consensual check-ins — never to trick anyone.
Is it free?
Yes — you can start free forever, with no credit card, using a free Google sign-in. Free plans create branded location links and see approximate IP-based location. Precise, consent-gated GPS pins (Pinpoint Links) are a PRO feature. Either way, the recipient never pays and never installs anything.
Send the link. They approve. You get the pin.
Sharing location via a link is consensual by construction — a plain notice, an unavoidable browser prompt, and a report button on every screen. Built on a platform that's served ~2,500 users and ~230,000 tracked clicks across 96 countries. Start free — precise GPS pins are a PRO feature; covert tracking is banned.
Free forever · no credit card · consensual use only — covert tracking is prohibited and reportable