# Difference between sharing dashboard as snapshot and saved object

**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/difference-between-sharing-dashboard-as-snapshot-and-saved-object/264385
**Category:** Kibana
**Created:** [February 16, 2021, 6:37am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/difference-between-sharing-dashboard-as-snapshot-and-saved-object/264385 "2021-02-16T06:37:28Z")
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### Author: ![BitBucketUser\_user](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/bitbucketuser_user/32/79679_2.png) [@BitBucketUser\_user](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/BitBucketUser_user)
#### Post date: [February 16, 2021, 6:37am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/difference-between-sharing-dashboard-as-snapshot-and-saved-object/264385/1 "2021-02-16T06:37:28Z")

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Hello All,  
I use Kibana version 7.9.0.  
I would like to know the actual difference between sharing/embedding a dashboard URL as a snapshot or a saved object  
According to the pop-up info :  
For snapshot, the pop-up says that the edits to the dashboard will not be visible via this URL. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/8/d/8d25f8b36a2ee47dbecfe6fe3a10115af4825b43.png)  
I generated an URL using this option, and made some changes to the dashboard ( changing the position of a panel, re-sizing a panel, changing a visualization etc.) I was able to see all these changes via the URL I generated earlier.. i.e. "any edits made to the dashboard are still visible through the snapshot link".  
Am I missing anything here or is this a bug?

Thanks

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### Author: ![flash1293](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/flash1293/32/41227_2.png) [@flash1293](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/flash1293)
#### Post date: [February 16, 2021, 12:33pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/difference-between-sharing-dashboard-as-snapshot-and-saved-object/264385/2 "2021-02-16T12:33:23Z")

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Looks like this is a bug, I reported it here: [Dashboard snapshot permalink updates with saved object · Issue #91474 · elastic/kibana · GitHub](https://github.com/elastic/kibana/issues/91474) Thanks for letting us know.

You can get a "real" snapshot URL by not saving your dashboard - create a new dashboard, add some panels (don't save), then generate the snapshot link. As it won't be linked to an id, it will actually stay the same.

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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: [March 16, 2021, 12:33pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/difference-between-sharing-dashboard-as-snapshot-and-saved-object/264385/3 "2021-03-16T12:33:43Z")

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