# Download invisible addon for private distribution not working

**URL:** <https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/download-invisible-addon-for-private-distribution-not-working/53233>\
**Category:** addons.mozilla.org\
**Created:** [February 3, 2020, 10:24pm UTC](https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/download-invisible-addon-for-private-distribution-not-working/53233 "2020-02-03T22:24:31Z")\
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**Author:** ![Tinos](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a87d85/32.png) [@Tinos](https://discourse.mozilla.org/u/Tinos)\
**Post date:** [February 3, 2020, 10:24pm UTC](https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/download-invisible-addon-for-private-distribution-not-working/53233/1 "2020-02-03T22:24:31Z")

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So I recently released my private addon to my team. It’s set to invisible so no one who doesn’t have the URL can download it, however, when I told them to try the Mozilla version they were met by this page:

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/uploads/mozilla/original/3X/0/2/028395b8a5386b1c219fe39c365fca30edccf207.png)

I obtained the URL by clicking this:

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/uploads/mozilla/original/3X/4/f/4fca1797d89f2cc67ab1eaf20a58b7ae5713d54a.png)

How can I obtain a URL that can actually be used to download the addon?

Thanks,  
Tinos

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**Author:** ![sylvaing](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/discourse.mozilla.org/sylvaing/32/19043_2.png) [@sylvaing](https://discourse.mozilla.org/u/sylvaing)\
**Post date:** [February 4, 2020, 1:15pm UTC](https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/download-invisible-addon-for-private-distribution-not-working/53233/2 "2020-02-04T13:15:05Z")

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A private addon means you need to distribute it yourself. The url inside AMO to your addon file will not be publicly available.

When you choose to distribute an add-on yourself, it can be installed to your team using the following methods:

- Web download—make your extension available on a suitable web accessible server and when the user downloads the signed add-on file Firefox will install it.
- [Sideloading add-ons](https://extensionworkshop.com/documentation/publish/distribute-sideloading/)—enables a user to install an add-on using an XPI file saved on their computer.
- [Add-ons for use with a desktop app](https://extensionworkshop.com/documentation/publish/distribute-for-desktop-apps/)—this section describes the best practices for delivering an extension for use with a desktop application.
- [Add-ons in an enterprise environment](https://extensionworkshop.com/documentation/enterprise/enterprise-distribution/)—this page discusses the use of signed compared to unsigned extensions, installation options, the Firefox settings affecting installation, and including add-ons with a custom Firefox install package.

Reference : [https://extensionworkshop.com/documentation/publish/self-distribution/](https://extensionworkshop.com/documentation/publish/self-distribution/)