# How to add a link / URL to a Dashboard

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-add-a-link-url-to-a-dashboard/72225>\
**Category:** Kibana\
**Created:** [January 19, 2017, 9:27pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-add-a-link-url-to-a-dashboard/72225 "2017-01-19T21:27:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![gkraan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/6a8cbe/32.png) [@gkraan](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/gkraan)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2017, 9:27pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-add-a-link-url-to-a-dashboard/72225/1 "2017-01-19T21:27:49Z")

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Hi,

assume I have two Dashboard, D1 and D2, with D1 being my primary Dashboard.

I want to add a link / URL to D1, so I can click on it (button, Visualization or otherwise), so D2 opens up, preferably as a new window ?

Is that possible at all, and if so how ?

Thanks in advance.

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**Author:** ![BigFunger](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/bigfunger/32/7323_2.png) [@BigFunger](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/BigFunger)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2017, 10:50pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-add-a-link-url-to-a-dashboard/72225/2 "2017-01-19T22:50:42Z")

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You can create a Markdown visualization that contains a link. In the link, use the url that is exposed on the Share rollout for the target dashboard.

Sample markdown:

```auto
[dashboard 2](https://localhost:5601/uzf/app/kibana#/dashboard/a029ad60-de98-11e6-b68c-8759d1776a87)

```

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**Author:** ![gkraan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/6a8cbe/32.png) [@gkraan](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/gkraan)\
**Post date:** [January 20, 2017, 1:03pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-add-a-link-url-to-a-dashboard/72225/3 "2017-01-20T13:03:58Z")

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Yes, that did the trick. The only thing that needs to be done is, you need to encode your URL due to a defect with Markdowns. Change ( to %28 and ) to %29 in your URL and it works.

Thanks.

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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:** [February 17, 2017, 1:04pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-add-a-link-url-to-a-dashboard/72225/4 "2017-02-17T13:04:25Z")

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