# Sharing an API

Talend Cloud API Designer lets you share API contracts with users and groups.

In Talend Cloud API Designer, sharing capabilities depend on the repository type:

* In Default repository, you can share at the API contract level or the API contract version level. For more information, see [Sharing APIs in Default repository](https://help.qlik.com/talend/en-US/api-designer-user-guide/Cloud/sharing-apis-default-repository "Share API contracts and API contract versions. This option is available only in Default repository.").
* In repositories outside Default repository, you can share at the repository level only. Sharing at the API contract or API contract version level is not supported. For more information, see [Sharing an API repository](https://help.qlik.com/talend/en-US/api-designer-user-guide/Cloud/sharing-api-repository "Share a repository with users or groups to give them full access to its content. This option applies only to repositories outside the Default repository.").

Users and user groups are managed in Talend Management Console. For more information, see the [Managing users](https://help.qlik.com/talend/r/en-US/Cloud/management-console-user-guide/tmc-user-management).

Information noteNote: The feature Retrieve items without owners enables you to reassign API contracts previously created by deleted users to an active connected user. This option is only available for users that have the API Designer - Administrate permission enabled.

In the Talend Cloud API Designer settings, click Launch job under Retrieve items without owners. The job retrieves unassigned API contracts or projects from former collaborators. You can then find them on your homepage and reassign them to your team. ![Retrieve items without owners option in the API Designer settings.](https://help.qlik.com/talend/en-US/api-designer-user-guide/Resources/images/retrieve_items_without_owners.png)

### In this section

* [Sharing APIs in Default repository](https://help.qlik.com/talend/en-US/api-designer-user-guide/Cloud/sharing-apis-default-repository)
* [Sharing an API repository](https://help.qlik.com/talend/en-US/api-designer-user-guide/Cloud/sharing-api-repository)