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The links schema is the configuration for links with references to other dashboards or external websites.
Following are the default JSON fields:
JSON
"links": [
{
"asDropdown": false,
"icon": "",
"includeVars": false,
"keepTime": false,
"tags": [],
"targetBlank": false,
"title": "",
"tooltip": "",
"type": "link",
},
],DashboardLink
The following table explains the usage of the dashboard link JSON fields. The table includes default and other fields:
| Name | Usage |
|---|---|
| title | string. Title to display with the link. |
| type | DashboardLinkType. Link type. Accepted values are:
|
| icon | string. Icon name to be displayed with the link. |
| tooltip | string. Tooltip to display when the user hovers their mouse over it. |
| url? | string. Link URL. Only required/valid if the type is link. |
| tags | string. List of tags to limit the linked dashboards. If empty, all dashboards will be displayed. Only valid if the type is dashboards. |
| asDropdown | bool. If true, all dashboards links will be displayed in a dropdown. If false, all dashboards links will be displayed side by side. Only valid if the type is dashboards. Default is false. |
| targetBlank | bool. If true, the link will be opened in a new tab. Default is false. |
| includeVars | bool. If true, includes current template variables values in the link as query params. Default is false. |
| keepTime | bool. If true, includes current time range in the link as query params. Default is false. |
| placement? | string. Use placement to display the link somewhere else on the dashboard other than above the visualizations. Use the inControlsMenu parameter to render the link in the dashboard controls dropdown menu. |
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