Create Variable Go Links

Variable Go Links redirect to specific destinations when you add a custom value, such as a ticket number. You can make any part of a URL variable and use the Go Link to target destinations such as a Search results page or support tickets.

Prerequisites

You need permission to create Go Links in your organization.

How to create a Variable Go Link

1. Go to Library → Go Links or open the Go Links dashboard and click New Go Link.

2. Fill in the Destination URL and identify the part of the URL (parameter) to make variable and replace it with {*}. You will see "Variable" pop up when it detects a {*}.

• Example: glean.atlassian.net/123 -> glean.atlassian.net/{*}

3. Fill in "Default Go Link to". This is to specify the default destination URL for the Go Link without a variable.

• Example: You can specify go/jira to be redirected to glean.atlassian.net

Note: When typing a variable Go Link, the substitution is denoted by another “/” following go/jira (for example, go/jira/123). There can be multiple variable substitutions in a single URL (for example, go/jira/123/abc).

Examples

Use Variable Go Links to quickly navigate to search result pages

• https://app.glean.com/search?q={*} -> https://app.glean.com/search?q=expense-policy
• https://github.com/search?q={*} -> https://github.com/search?q=fastapi

Note that Variable Go Links support spaces (for example, you can search for "how do go links work" using go/glean/how do go links work).

Use Variable Go Links to quickly navigate to specific issues and tickets

• https://app.atlassian.net/browse/PROD-{*} -> https://app.atlassian.net/browse/PROD-79845
• https://github.com/product/{*}/issues/{*} -> https://github.com/product/featureX/issues/BUG-1234