From 1a965529524236be63b76629493287d7cbcfc629 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: noramullen1 <42354779+noramullen1@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 29 Apr 2020 10:59:48 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] Mention variables in dashboard URLs

Addresses #983
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 content/v2.0/visualize-data/variables/_index.md | 4 ++++
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)

diff --git a/content/v2.0/visualize-data/variables/_index.md b/content/v2.0/visualize-data/variables/_index.md
index fc7bc6c76..6798ece8e 100644
--- a/content/v2.0/visualize-data/variables/_index.md
+++ b/content/v2.0/visualize-data/variables/_index.md
@@ -35,6 +35,10 @@ in the **Variables** tab next to the Functions tab.
 
 Click a variable name to add it to your query and select a value from the **Value** dropdown.
 
+## Link to dashboards with variables defined in the URL
+
+When you apply a variable to your dashboard, `&vars[variable_name]=value` is appended to the URL so you can share the link with the variables included.
+
 ## Predefined dashboard variables
 The InfluxDB user interface (UI) provides the following predefined dashboard variables: