# Steps to create a create a public explorer

**URL:** <https://community.apollographql.com/t/steps-to-create-a-create-a-public-explorer/7562>\
**Category:** Router\
**Tags:** studio, router\
**Created:** [May 28, 2024, 5:53pm UTC](https://community.apollographql.com/t/steps-to-create-a-create-a-public-explorer/7562 "2024-05-28T17:53:28Z")\
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**Author:** ![ded](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.apollographql.com/ded/32/5131_2.png) [@ded](https://community.apollographql.com/u/ded)\
**Post date:** [May 28, 2024, 5:53pm UTC](https://community.apollographql.com/t/steps-to-create-a-create-a-public-explorer/7562/1 "2024-05-28T17:53:28Z")

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I’d like to create a public graph explorer for our API — similar to the Linear API found here: [Linear API's Graph | GraphOS Studio](https://studio.apollographql.com/public/Linear-API/variant/current/explorer)

Note, the graph url endpoint is: **Endpoint:** `https://api.linear.app/graphql`  
When I attempt to create one for Duro (our PLM application), I enter `https://mfg.duro.app/graphql` — but when I follow through in the wizard and enter it; it makes a supergraph; and gives me some cloud URL. `https://current--duro-mfg.apollographos.net/graphql`

This is not what I’m looking for.

I just want to share the graph for the URL I entered. How do I do this?

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**Author:** ![Michelle\_Mabuyo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.apollographql.com/michelle_mabuyo/32/80_2.png) [@Michelle\_Mabuyo](https://community.apollographql.com/u/Michelle_Mabuyo)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2024, 2:04pm UTC](https://community.apollographql.com/t/steps-to-create-a-create-a-public-explorer/7562/2 "2024-06-05T14:04:37Z")

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Hey there @ded! The Linear API you linked looks like it’s using a **public variant**. Our docs have the [instructions](https://www.apollographql.com/docs/graphos/graphs/management/#making-a-variant-public) on how to enable that.

If you’re using Apollo Server for your GraphQL API, you can set the Explorer to be the default landing page. [Here’s the page on the docs on how to do that](https://www.apollographql.com/docs/apollo-server/workflow/build-run-queries#configuring-the-default-landing-page).

If you aren’t using Apollo Server, then the only other option would be to go through that flow you mentioned, where it creates a supergraph. Essentially it adds a router in front of your API and provides a cloud URL. You can then follow the steps to [create a public variant](https://www.apollographql.com/docs/graphos/graphs/management/#making-a-variant-public).