# Markdown: unable to parse URL

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/markdown-unable-to-parse-url/141273>\
**Category:** Kibana\
**Created:** [July 24, 2018, 2:14am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/markdown-unable-to-parse-url/141273 "2018-07-24T02:14:27Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![d\_s](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/2bfe46/32.png) [@d\_s](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/d_s)\
**Post date:** [July 24, 2018, 2:14am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/markdown-unable-to-parse-url/141273/1 "2018-07-24T02:14:28Z")

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Hello!  
I am trying to use markdown to link one dashboard to another but when I click the link I get the error "Unable to parse URL." I found this: [How to create a link in the markdown to open another dashboard or visulization?](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-create-a-link-in-the-markdown-to-open-another-dashboard-or-visulization/33310) which seems to be speaking of the same issue that I am having but was unable to understand what the solution was. If anyone could help out that would be great. Thank you very much!

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**Author:** ![lukas](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/lukas/32/6812_2.png) [@lukas](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/lukas)\
**Post date:** [July 24, 2018, 9:36pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/markdown-unable-to-parse-url/141273/2 "2018-07-24T21:36:11Z")

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There are two solutions for this:

1. Upgrade to 6.4.0 when it's released (see [https://github.com/elastic/kibana/pull/19470](https://github.com/elastic/kibana/pull/19470) for the fix)
2. Use a shortened link that Kibana provides:

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/3/1/31354a68c27c846966dcde325af12262806ae7b0.png)

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**Author:** ![d\_s](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/2bfe46/32.png) [@d\_s](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/d_s)\
**Post date:** [July 25, 2018, 2:04am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/markdown-unable-to-parse-url/141273/3 "2018-07-25T02:04:29Z")

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Okay! Thank you very much ^.^

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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:** [August 22, 2018, 2:04am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/markdown-unable-to-parse-url/141273/4 "2018-08-22T02:04:32Z")

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