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Dashboard links

This documentation topic is designed for Grafana workspaces that support Grafana version 8.x.

For Grafana workspaces that support Grafana version 10.x, see Working in Grafana version 10.

For Grafana workspaces that support Grafana version 9.x, see Working in Grafana version 9.

When you create a dashboard link, you can include the time range and current template variables to directly jump to the same context in another dashboard. This helps to ensure that the person you send the link to is looking at the right data. For other types of links, see Data link variables.

After you add a dashboard link, it appears in the upper-right corner of your dashboard.

Add links to other dashboards at the top of your current dashboard.

  1. While viewing the dashboard that you want to add a link to, choose the gear icon at the top of the screen to open Dashboard settings.

  2. Choose Links, and then choose Add Dashboard Link or New.

  3. In Type, select dashboards.

  4. Select link options:

    • With tags – Enter tags to limit the linked dashboards to only the ones with the tags you enter. Otherwise, the Grafana workspace includes links to all other dashboards.

    • As dropdown – Select this option if you are linking to many dashboards, and add an optional title to the dropdown list. If this option is not selected, the Grafana workspace displays the dashboard links side by side across the top of your dashboard.

    • Time range – Select this option to include the dashboard time range in the link. When the user chooses the link, the linked dashboard opens with the indicated time range already set.

    • Variable values – Select this option to include the template variables that are currently used as query parameters in the link. When the user chooses the link, any matching templates in the linked dashboard are set to the values from the link.

    • Open in new tab – Select this option to open the dashboard link in a new tab or window.

  5. Choose Add.

Add a link to a URL at the top of your current dashboard. You can link to any available URL, including dashboards, panels, or external sites. You can even control the time range to ensure that the user sees the specific data in the Grafana workspace.

  1. While viewing the dashboard that you want to link to, choose the gear icon at the top of the screen to open Dashboard settings.

  2. Choose Links, and then choose Add Dashboard Link or New.

  3. In Type, select link.

  4. Select link options:

    • Url – Enter the URL that you want to link to. Depending on the target, you might want to include field values.

    • Title – Enter the title that you want the link to display.

    • Tooltip – Enter the tooltip that you want the link to display when the user pauses over it.

    • Icon – Choose the icon that you want to display with the link.

    • Time range – Select this option to include the dashboard time range in the link. When the user chooses the link, the linked dashboard opens with the indicated time range already set.

      • from defines the lower limit of the time range, specified in ms epoch.

      • to defines the upper limit of the time range, specified in ms epoch.

      • time and time.window define a time range from time-time.window/2 to time+time.window/2. Both parameters should be specified in milliseconds. For example, ?time=1500000000000&time.window=10000 results in a 10-second time range from 1499999995000 to 1500000005000.

    • Variable values – Select this option to include the template variables that are currently used as query parameters in the link. When the user chooses the link, any matching templates in the linked dashboard are set to the values from the link; for example, https://play.grafana.org/d/000000074/alerting?var-app=backend&var-server=backend_01&var-server=backend_03&var-interval=1h

    • Open in new tab – Select this option to open the dashboard link in a new tab or window.

  5. Choose Add.

To change or update an existing dashboard link, use the following procedure.

  1. In Dashboard Settings, on the Links tab, choose the existing link that you want to edit.

  2. Change the settings, and then choose Update.

To duplicate an existing dashboard link, choose the duplicate icon next to the existing link that you want to duplicate.

To delete an existing dashboard link, choose the trash can icon for the link that you want to delete.