Linking and sharing dashboards

In this section, you will learn how to link dashboards to achieve better navigation. You will also learn how to share dashboards.

Linking dashboards and panels

You can use links to navigate between dashboards, panels, and even external sites. Links allow you to build a better experience for the user. For example, you may have related data distributed among several dashboards. In this case, links are a good tool for rapid and easy navigation.

In Grafana, you can use dashboard links, panel links, and data links. Dashboard links are shown at the top of the dashboard, whereas you can see panel links in the top-left corner of the panel.

Dashboard links

In a dashboard link, you can include the time range and variables, so the user can see the right data. Let’s see how to create a dashboard link.

Figure 8.18 – Creating a dashboard link

To add links to dashboards, follow these steps (see Figure 8.18):

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