# Sharing

Product sharing events allow customers to share interesting products to their friends or colleagues on various social media platforms.

## Product Shared

This event is triggered when a customer shares a product. The following properties are supported:

| **Property Name** | **Type** | **Description of the Property**                                       |
| :---------------- | :------- | :-------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `share_via`       | String   | Sharing method             |
| `share_message`   | String   | Message sent by the customer                             |
| `recipient`       | String   | Sharing recipient |
| `product_id`      | String   | Product ID of the product                   |
| `sku`             | String   | SKU of the product                                        |
| `category`        | String   | Category of the product                                  |
| `name`            | String   | Name of the product                                      |
| `brand`           | String   | Product brand                        |
| `variant`         | String   | Product variant                      |
| `price`           | Number   | Price of the product \(in USD\)                          |
| `url`             | String   | URL of the product's page                                |
| `image_url`       | String   | Image URL of the product                                 |

Here is an example of the **Product Shared** event:

```javascript
rudderanalytics.track("Product Shared", {
  share_via: "email",
  share_message: "Check out this great game!",
  recipient: "buddy@example.com",
  product_id: "622c6f5d5cf86a4c77358033",
  sku: "8472-998-0112",
  category: "Games",
  name: "Cones of Dunshire",
  brand: "Wyatt Games",
  variant: "expansion pack",
  price: 49.99,
  url: "https://www.myecommercewebsite.com/product/prod",
  image_url: "https://www.myecommercewebsite.com/product/prod.jpg",
})
```

## Cart Shared

This event is triggered when a customer shares a shopping cart. The following properties are supported:

| **Property Name**       | **Type** | **Description of the Property**                           |
| :---------------------- | :------- | :-------------------------------------------------------- |
| `share_via`             | String   | Sharing method    |
| `share_message`         | String   | Message sent by the customer                 |
| `recipient`             | String   | Sharing recipient                     |
| `cart_id`               | String   | Cart ID of the shopping cart being shared |
| `products`              | Array    | List of products shared with the recipient   |
| `products.$.product_id` | String   | Product ID displayed on the list             |

An example of the **Cart Shared** event is as shown below:

```javascript
rudderanalytics.track("Cart Shared", {
  share_via: "email",
  share_message: "Hello, check out these items!",
  recipient: "buddy@example.com",
  cart_id: "6b2c6f5aecf86a4ae77358ae3",
  products: [{ product_id: "622c6f5d5cf86a4c77358033" }, { product_id: "577c6f5d5cf86a4c7735ba03" }],
})
```