Create a links library item
https://{kibana_url}
- POST /api/links
- POST /s/{space_id}/api/links
Refer to Spaces for more information.
Creates a new links library item and returns its ID, full state, and metadata.
Request
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descriptionstring -
linksoneOf · max: 100required -
The list of links to display.
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destinationstringrequired -
Linked dashboard saved object ID.
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labelstring -
The label of the link displayed in the UI.
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optionsobject · default: { "open_in_new_tab": false, "use_filters": true, "use_time_range": true } -
open_in_new_tabboolean · default: false -
When enabled, the dashboard opens in a new browser tab.
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use_filtersboolean · default: true -
When enabled, filters are passed to the opening dashboard.
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use_time_rangeboolean · default: true -
When enabled, time range is passed to the opening dashboard.
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type -
Values:
dashboardLink -
destinationstringrequired -
The external URL to link to.
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labelstring -
The label of the link displayed in the UI.
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optionsobject · default: { "encode_url": true, "open_in_new_tab": true } -
encode_urlboolean · default: true -
Whether to escape the URL with percent encoding
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open_in_new_tabboolean · default: true -
Whether to open this link in a new tab when clicked.
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type -
Values:
externalLink -
Tag IDs associated with this library item.
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titlestringrequired
Link type. Set to dashboardLink for a link to another dashboard.
Link type. Set to externalLink for a URL outside Kibana.
Responses
created
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dataobjectrequired -
descriptionstring -
linksoneOf · max: 100required -
The list of links to display.
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Tag IDs associated with this library item.
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titlestringrequired -
idstringrequired -
The unique ID of the links library item, as returned by the create or search endpoints.
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meta -
created_atstring -
Timestamp when the object was created (ISO 8601).
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created_bystring -
User profile ID of the user who created the object.
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managedboolean -
When
true, the object is managed by Kibana and cannot be edited by users. -
ownerstring -
Identifier of the plugin or team that owns this object.
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updated_atstring -
Timestamp when the object was last updated (ISO 8601).
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updated_bystring -
User profile ID of the user who last updated the object.
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versionstring -
Internal version identifier for optimistic concurrency control.
invalid request
forbidden