Hi,
Do you know why, when I copy and paste a link from a Miro template or an existing board into a new board, no preview is shown and the link appears only as plain text?
It works for webpages though. Only links to Miro boards or templates aren’t displayed as objects.
Thanks for your help,
Michael
Best answer by Eca
Hi
When pasting a link to a board from the Miro dashboard, it embeds as a board card (with preview image, board name, etc.).
When pasting a link from the template finder (even after the template has been instantiated into a board), it only appears as a plain text link — no embed. This behavior is observed even after using the iframe.
This behavior suggests that Miro's embed preview function is tied to a specific type of board, likely tied to whether the board exists fully within your team and is recognized as such.
Boards via /?tpTemplate= links might not fully initialize (until fully opened and possibly owned).
Miro’s embed engine might be ignoring query-string parameters in those links (like tpTemplate=...) and treating them as non-embed-worthy.
Try these steps to force embed recognition:
Open the board from the template link > click use template
Make any edit (e.g. add a shape or text).
Return to the dashboard.
Copy the board link from the dashboard (rather than the URL bar with the tpTemplate query).
Paste it on another board.
Hope this helps!
+2HI
Thanks for reaching out!
I could not reproduce the issue on my end.
I’d love to ask a few clarifying questions to help narrow it down:
Are you pasting the link directly onto the board, or into a sticky note, text box, or another type of object?
Are you using regular copy/paste (Ctrl/Cmd + V)?
What happens when you paste a non-Miro link (e.g. a link to a website)—does that generate a preview as expected?
Could you let us know what browser or app version you're using (e.g. Chrome, Safari, Miro desktop app)?
Is this happening on other boards as well? Have you heard from other members or users having this experience?
A screenshot or short video could really be helpful!
With a bit more info, I’d be happy to help investigate further!
Hi Eca,
thanks for looking into it. Please see my reply inline
HI
Thanks for reaching out!
I could not reproduce the issue on my end.
I’d love to ask a few clarifying questions to help narrow it down:
Are you pasting the link directly onto the board, or into a sticky note, text box, or another type of object?
Directly on the board
Are you using regular copy/paste (Ctrl/Cmd + V)?
Yep, exactly
What happens when you paste a non-Miro link (e.g. a link to a website)—does that generate a preview as expected?
as stated works fine with normal webpage links
Could you let us know what browser or app version you're using (e.g. Chrome, Safari, Miro desktop app)?
Tried it with Chrome and Safari
Is this happening on other boards as well? Have you heard from other members or users having this experience?
It´s not isolated for one board only, issue is global
A screenshot or short video could really be helpful!
With a bit more info, I’d be happy to help investigate further!
Tried to upload a screen cap video but can’t add it here. What´s the best way to provide it to you?
+2Thanks for sharing these details,
You can upload your video in a folder like Google Drive and share the link here.
+2Hi
When pasting a link to a board from the Miro dashboard, it embeds as a board card (with preview image, board name, etc.).
When pasting a link from the template finder (even after the template has been instantiated into a board), it only appears as a plain text link — no embed. This behavior is observed even after using the iframe.
This behavior suggests that Miro's embed preview function is tied to a specific type of board, likely tied to whether the board exists fully within your team and is recognized as such.
Boards via /?tpTemplate= links might not fully initialize (until fully opened and possibly owned).
Miro’s embed engine might be ignoring query-string parameters in those links (like tpTemplate=...) and treating them as non-embed-worthy.
Try these steps to force embed recognition:
Open the board from the template link > click use template
Make any edit (e.g. add a shape or text).
Return to the dashboard.
Copy the board link from the dashboard (rather than the URL bar with the tpTemplate query).
Paste it on another board.
Hope this helps!
Hi
thanks so much for looking into it. Your support is highly appreciated.
I tried you workaround and indeed this is working. So I guess this is an intended behavior.
The problem is, it doesn’t match my usecase where I wanna provide people with a link to a dashboard on my board instance, so that they can easily instantiate a new version of it. Of course I can provide the textual link as such, but the look & feel is a bit odd and I would be awesome if a preview would be given instead.
The only workaround for this I can think about is to make a screenshot of that template view and add a manual link.
Michael
+2Thanks so much for sharing that,
I’ll check internally to confirm whether this is the intended behavior when sharing template links, just to be sure. I’ll keep you posted as soon as I hear back!
+2Hi
Thanks again for your patience while I looked into this further!
I checked internally, and it turns out that this is indeed expected behavior — links with ?tpTemplate= (typically used to preview or share templates) don’t currently generate embedded board previews when pasted into another board. This is because they aren’t recognized as full board links within the Miro embed system.
Your workaround idea, adding a screenshot and hyperlinking it — is a solid approach!
Let me know if you have any other questions. happy to help further!
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