# Add link to a dashboard in the email alert of Kibana Watcher

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/add-link-to-a-dashboard-in-the-email-alert-of-kibana-watcher/343565>\
**Category:** Kibana\
**Created:** [September 21, 2023, 4:58pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/add-link-to-a-dashboard-in-the-email-alert-of-kibana-watcher/343565 "2023-09-21T16:58:56Z")\
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**Author:** ![RJC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f14d63/32.png) [@RJC](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/RJC)\
**Post date:** [September 21, 2023, 4:58pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/add-link-to-a-dashboard-in-the-email-alert-of-kibana-watcher/343565/1 "2023-09-21T16:58:56Z")

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I have a watcher that send email every time a condition is met. I wonder if it is possible - and if so, then how - to add to the body text a link to a Kibana dashboard?

When the recipients get that email they would then click on the link to the dashboard present in that email to be taken directly to the relevant dashboard.

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**Author:** ![Priscilla\_Parodi](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/priscilla_parodi/32/43047_2.png) [@Priscilla\_Parodi](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Priscilla_Parodi)\
**Post date:** [September 23, 2023, 9:44pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/add-link-to-a-dashboard-in-the-email-alert-of-kibana-watcher/343565/2 "2023-09-23T21:44:36Z")

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Hello @RJC,

You can configure email [attachments](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/8.10/actions-email.html#configuring-email-attachments). The `reporting` attachment type is a special type to include PDF rendered dashboards from Kibana. This type is consistently polling the kibana app if the dashboard rendering is done, preventing long running HTTP connections, that are potentially killed by firewalls or load balancers in-between.

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**Author:** ![Priscilla\_Parodi](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/priscilla_parodi/32/43047_2.png) [@Priscilla\_Parodi](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Priscilla_Parodi)\
**Post date:** [September 23, 2023, 9:46pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/add-link-to-a-dashboard-in-the-email-alert-of-kibana-watcher/343565/3 "2023-09-23T21:46:58Z")

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To automatically generate PDF and CSV reports, generate a POST URL, then submit the HTTP `POST` request using Watcher or a script.

See [Automating report generation](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/kibana/8.10/automating-report-generation.html).

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**Author:** ![RJC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f14d63/32.png) [@RJC](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/RJC)\
**Post date:** [September 25, 2023, 12:12pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/add-link-to-a-dashboard-in-the-email-alert-of-kibana-watcher/343565/4 "2023-09-25T12:12:45Z")

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Thank you.

So, it is not possible - at least at this time - to add a link to a live Kibana dashboard, right?

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2023, 12:13pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/add-link-to-a-dashboard-in-the-email-alert-of-kibana-watcher/343565/5 "2023-10-23T12:13:12Z")

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