Open shared icloud document in app

here's what I'm trying to achieve:
i have this shared icloud document that i want to open. I have the hyperlink in my email and when i open that link on my ipad, it wants me to open the link on a pc. But i want it to open in the numbers app, since it's a spreadsheet. I can't find this option written down in the documentation, but i was hoping this is possibLe. I think it's basic functionality for sharing. Do you know if this is possible?
thanks for the help.
KR,
richard

Hello Rich4rd,
Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.
From your post I see that you're trying to collaborate with others by sharing a link to your document on iCloud.com To open a shared document link, you must be using either a Mac or Windows computer, which will open the document in iCloud.com. Take a look at the support article below for more information.
If you save your document to iCloud, you can collaborate with others by sharing a link to your document on iCloud.com. Collaborators don’t need an iCloud account to open and edit the document in a supported browser on a Mac or Windows computer.
Share and edit a document with others - Pages Help for iPad
Take care,
Alex H.

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