How do I get a link to a dashboard so I can share it with a teammate?

Anca Mosoiu

Hi there,

I created a new dashboard that I would like to share with some team members.  When I went to "share" the dashboard, I was taken to an "edit dashboard" screen where I can set permissions for the dashboard.  However, there is nowhere on this screen to copy and send a link to my team mate so they can find the dashboard I made for them.

While working on the dashboard, the URL at the top of the page is: https://mysitenam.atlassian.net/secure/Dashboard.jspa

No matter how many times I click on "Share Dashboard", make sure that it's set to "Any logged-in-user", the URL stubbornly refuses to display the ID of the dashboard.

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So, while trying to type up the detailed explanation for this problem, I figured out that if I back out of the Dashboard I'm trying to share and somehow get to the list of all the dashboards, then search for my new creation, I can get the URL for my dashboard.  This seems like it's overly complicated - am I missing something?

Rachel Wright

Hi @Anca Mosoiu, as you've discovered, the "share" feature is more about ability to view a dashboard, than alerting someone to it's existence.  Luckily, each dashboard has a unique ID and you can share that URL with others so they can bookmark it.  

To get the ID of your dashboard, go to a different dashboard and then back to yours.  You'll see that the browser's URL changes from your-jira-url.com/secure/Dashboard.jspa to your-jira-url.com/secure/Dashboard.jspa?selectPageId=12345.  The "12345" part is the unique ID for the dashboard. 

For reference, the ID for the default system dashboard is 10000 and the direct URL is:  your-jira-url.com/secure/Dashboard.jspa?selectPageId=10000

If your dashboard is shared, users can also search for it in Jira, and make it a "favorite" in their own profile.

Hope this helps!

Rachel Wright
Author, Jira Strategy Admin Workbook