# Difference between share link page and direct link

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/difference-between-share-link-page-and-direct-link/24572>\
**Category:** Kibana\
**Created:** [June 29, 2015, 8:28pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/difference-between-share-link-page-and-direct-link/24572 "2015-06-29T20:28:16Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![vilas](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/vilas/32/613_2.png) [@vilas](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/vilas)\
**Post date:** [June 29, 2015, 8:28pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/difference-between-share-link-page-and-direct-link/24572/1 "2015-06-29T20:28:16Z")

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The share link web page of Kibana is changed from Kibana 3 to Kibana 4.  
But I would like to understand, in Kibana 3, **what is the difference between directly _copying the link_ in the browser of a Kibana page and _using share link_ option**?

I see in Kibana 3, link generated from share link is different from the one visible in the browser.  
And how is it different in Kibana 4?

Thanks.

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**Author:** ![tbragin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/tbragin/32/45166_2.png) [@tbragin](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/tbragin)\
**Post date:** [June 30, 2015, 1:18pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/difference-between-share-link-page-and-direct-link/24572/2 "2015-06-30T13:18:49Z")

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I believe they are the same in Kibana 4 - it's just there under "Share" for your convenience.

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**Author:** ![vilas](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/vilas/32/613_2.png) [@vilas](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/vilas)\
**Post date:** [June 30, 2015, 8:16pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/difference-between-share-link-page-and-direct-link/24572/3 "2015-06-30T20:16:22Z")

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Thanks @tbragin.  
What about Kibana 3? I see they are different. What is the reason behind it?

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**Author:** ![tbragin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/tbragin/32/45166_2.png) [@tbragin](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/tbragin)\
**Post date:** [July 1, 2015, 4:30am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/difference-between-share-link-page-and-direct-link/24572/4 "2015-07-01T04:30:33Z")

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There is detailed treatment of Kibana 3 share URLs in the docs:  
[https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/kibana/3.0/sharing-dashboards.html](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/kibana/3.0/sharing-dashboards.html)

_"You can also share links to adhoc dashboards by generating a temporary URL to them by clicking the Share icon in the upper righthand corner of Kibana. By default these temporary URLs live for 30 days."_

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**Author:** ![vilas](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/vilas/32/613_2.png) [@vilas](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/vilas)\
**Post date:** [July 1, 2015, 3:46pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/difference-between-share-link-page-and-direct-link/24572/5 "2015-07-01T15:46:27Z")

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Thanks once again @tbragin

I read this earlier, but forgot the expiration detail.  
This is very helpful.

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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:** [July 6, 2017, 2:17pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/difference-between-share-link-page-and-direct-link/24572/6 "2017-07-06T14:17:13Z")

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