> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.ess-dive.lbl.gov/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.ess-dive.lbl.gov/searching-and-accessing-data/find-portals.md).

# Access Data Portals

## [The Portal Page](https://data.ess-dive.lbl.gov/portals)

The Portal page shows a list of all portals published on ESS-DIVE. This feature is easily accessible from [the ESS-DIVE Repository](https://data.ess-dive.lbl.gov/data) main menu. The Portal page has an "All Portals" section for listing public portals and a "My Portals" section that is available to **data contributors** for listing their private portals.

![Figure 1. Portals navigation menu item](/files/B50INd0IxPc6nPSffYpi)

## All Portals

Public portals are accessible to anyone via the Portal page. Portals are listed under the header "All Portals" and are ordered by date most recently updated. 

![Figure 2. A list of all portals that are public on ESS-DIVE](/files/-Mj1enr7nBO4hjuyKbkT)

{% hint style="warning" %}
At this time, there is no way to search through public portals with keywords. 
{% endhint %}


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