# how to do deep linking for kibana dashboard

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-do-deep-linking-for-kibana-dashboard/359265>\
**Category:** Kibana\
**Tags:** dashboard\
**Created:** [May 10, 2024, 1:29pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-do-deep-linking-for-kibana-dashboard/359265 "2024-05-10T13:29:50Z")\
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**Author:** ![Arun\_Kumar\_V](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/arun_kumar_v/32/124188_2.png) [@Arun\_Kumar\_V](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Arun_Kumar_V)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2024, 1:29pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-do-deep-linking-for-kibana-dashboard/359265/1 "2024-05-10T13:29:50Z")

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I have a requirement, where i need to provide the Kibana dashboard URL to the user.

i have created a control in the dashboard labeled Instance which has list of values example, aa, bb cc etc

i need to format url dynamically i have the dashboard name(my-dashboard), control label name(instance) and control label value(aa)

something like this  
[https://localhost:5601/app/dashboards#/view/my-dashboard?instance=aa](https://localhost:5601/app/dashboards#/view/my-dashboard?instance=aa)

and when the page opens the control should have value aa preselected

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**Author:** ![ashishtiwari1993](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/ashishtiwari1993/32/135241_2.png) [@ashishtiwari1993](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ashishtiwari1993)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2024, 2:34pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-do-deep-linking-for-kibana-dashboard/359265/2 "2024-05-10T14:34:02Z")

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Hi @Arun_Kumar_V Welcome to the Elastic community.

You can embed kibana dashboard in your application and give to your end user. You can check this [detail blog](https://www.elastic.co/blog/how-to-embed-kibana-dashboards).

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**Author:** ![Hannah\_Mudge](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/hannah_mudge/32/107993_2.png) [@Hannah\_Mudge](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Hannah_Mudge)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2024, 3:09pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-do-deep-linking-for-kibana-dashboard/359265/3 "2024-05-10T15:09:11Z")

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@Arun_Kumar_V It is technically possible to do this, but it unfortunately isn't the easiest process ATM. Here's the steps you should follow:

1. Create your dashboard with your desired controls and save your dashboard.

2. Make a single selection in the control you wish to manipulate via the URL

3. Click Share \> Get links \> Snapshot \> Copy URL (ensure that "Short URL" is **not** toggled)

4. At the end of the URL, you'll notice the "app state" has been serialized under the `_a` URL parameter - the part you need to care about is the `selectedOptions` key:

Hopefully that helps! 🙂