#1841·linkwarden

Add direct URL / deep link to open a link in edit mode

Author: mtthsrtlCreated Sep 14, 2026Updated Sep 14, 2026
Labelsenhancement

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe. Yes. Currently, a link can be opened directly using a URL such as:

/links/854

However, there does not appear to be a way to open that link directly in edit mode via URL.

This makes integrations with browser extensions, external tools, dashboards, or custom applications more difficult. For example, an external application may already know the Linkwarden link ID and should be able to send the user directly to the edit interface instead of opening the details page and requiring additional clicks.

Describe the solution you'd like I would like Linkwarden to support a direct/deep link for opening a link in edit mode.

For example:

/links/854/edit

or alternatively:

/links/854?edit=true

Opening such a URL should load the normal link page and automatically open the existing Edit Link modal.

This would also make it possible for external integrations to provide a dedicated "Edit in Linkwarden" button.

Describe alternatives you've considered Access the Record via the Modal edit Menu in Linkwarden

Additional context The existing edit functionality already uses the normal Link Modal in edit mode, so this feature would mainly require a URL/deep-link mechanism that triggers the existing edit modal.

A query parameter such as ?edit=true could also be useful if adding a separate /edit route is undesirable.

Example use case:

An external browser extension searches Linkwarden bookmarks and shows actions for each result:

Open link View in Linkwarden Edit in Linkwarden

The last action could then directly open something like:

https://linkwarden.example.com/links/854?edit=true