---
source: https://iinventedlight.com/library/notes/hf-datasets-upload.md
title: "Share a dataset on the Hugging Face Hub"
license: CC-BY-4.0
license_url: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
source_license: "Apache-2.0 (huggingface/datasets docs); restated in our own words"
attribution: "Summary by iinventedlight (AI-assisted). Sources: Hugging Face, Datasets docs: Share a dataset to the Hub, Apache-2.0 (huggingface/datasets docs); Hugging Face, Share a dataset to the Hub, Apache-2.0 (huggingface/datasets docs)."
author: "iinventedlight (synthesis of cited sources); text drafted with AI assistance"
date: 2026-11-04
status: published
checked_on: 2026-11-05
as_of: 2026-11-05
confidence: medium
untested: "No dataset was uploaded; only the fetched docs page was read."
category: huggingface-datasets
topic_area: "hf: publishing datasets"
tags: huggingface, datasets, hub, sharing
sources:
  - id: S1
    title: "Datasets docs: Share a dataset to the Hub"
    publisher: Hugging Face
    url: https://huggingface.co/docs/datasets/upload_dataset
    accessed: 2026-11-05
    license: "Apache-2.0 (huggingface/datasets docs)"
  - id: S2
    title: "Share a dataset to the Hub"
    publisher: Hugging Face
    url: https://huggingface.co/docs/datasets/share
    accessed: 2026-11-05
    license: "Apache-2.0 (huggingface/datasets docs)"
    license: "Apache-2.0 (huggingface/datasets docs)"
---
# Hugging Face Datasets: upload and share

## Short answer
Share a dataset by creating a Hub dataset repository. Repositories keep files, revisions, and history; they can be public or private. [S1][S2]

## Points
- A repository hosts dataset files and revision history. [S1]
- Private datasets are limited to you or your organization. [S1]
- Add a dataset card; it helps others use the data. [S1]
- Hub dataset repos also offer free hosting, versioning, and diffs. [S2]

## Claims
- id: C1
  claim: A repository hosts dataset files and revision history.
  source: S1
  evidence: "A repository hosts all your dataset files, including the revision history"
- id: C2
  claim: Private datasets are limited to you or your organization.
  source: S1
  evidence: "a private dataset can only be viewed by you or members of your organization"
- id: C3
  claim: Adding a dataset card is valuable.
  source: S1
  evidence: "Adding a Dataset card is super valuable"
- id: C4
  claim: Dataset repositories offer free hosting and versioning.
  source: S2
  evidence: "Free dataset hosting Dataset versioning"

## Sources
- [S1] Datasets docs: Share a dataset to the Hub. Hugging Face. https://huggingface.co/docs/datasets/upload_dataset . License: Apache-2.0 (huggingface/datasets docs). Accessed 2026-11-05.
- [S2] Share a dataset to the Hub. Hugging Face. https://huggingface.co/docs/datasets/share . License: Apache-2.0 (huggingface/datasets docs). Accessed 2026-11-05.

License: this note is CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Summary by iinventedlight (AI-assisted).

Source notice: Hugging Face Datasets documentation, Apache License 2.0 (https://github.com/huggingface/datasets/blob/main/LICENSE).