# Links with Org-IDs are not showing up in backlinks **URL:** \ **Category:** Troubleshooting\ **Created:** [November 6, 2020, 10:51am UTC](https://org-roam.discourse.group/t/links-with-org-ids-are-not-showing-up-in-backlinks/939 "2020-11-06T10:51:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![laotang](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/2acd7d/32.png) [@laotang](https://org-roam.discourse.group/u/laotang)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2020, 10:51am UTC](https://org-roam.discourse.group/t/links-with-org-ids-are-not-showing-up-in-backlinks/939/1 "2020-11-06T10:51:46Z")
If I use org-roam with org-ids, all backlinks to headings do not show up (it works fine without using `ord-id` ). I’ve added this to my .emacs: `(setq org-id-link-to-org-use-id 'create-if-interactive-and-no-custom-id)` If, however, I use `org-roam-insert` to link to the file with the headings, all links with org-ids also show up in the backlinks. It appears that somehow the database is not updated. Is there anything I can do to fix this behaviour? For reasons of long-term preservability I am strongly preferring the use of org-ids. Thank a lot. ---
**Author:** ![cool\_ran](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/org-roam.discourse.group/cool_ran/32/130_2.png) [@cool\_ran](https://org-roam.discourse.group/u/cool_ran)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2020, 7:48pm UTC](https://org-roam.discourse.group/t/links-with-org-ids-are-not-showing-up-in-backlinks/939/2 "2020-11-06T19:48:30Z")
I have no problem with showing backlink using `org-id` type of link. ``` #+TITLE: testing example A #+CREATED: [2020-11-06 Fri 14:30] #+LAST_MODIFIED: [2020-11-06 Fri 14:33] * headline 1 :PROPERTIES: :ID: uuid-a :END: * headline 2 :PROPERTIES: :ID: uuid-b :END: ``` In another file B like this: ``` #+TITLE: testing example B #+CREATED: [2020-11-06 Fri 14:32] #+LAST_MODIFIED: [2020-11-06 Fri 14:33] I link a [[id:uuid-b][file]] ``` If I am in file A, I can see a backlink pointing to file B. ---
**Author:** ![laotang](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/2acd7d/32.png) [@laotang](https://org-roam.discourse.group/u/laotang)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2020, 8:49pm UTC](https://org-roam.discourse.group/t/links-with-org-ids-are-not-showing-up-in-backlinks/939/3 "2020-11-06T20:49:59Z")
Thanks for the reply. If the backlinks with `org-id` show up, they work fine for me as well. My issue is that the database is somehow not updated when I use `org-store-link` and `org-id` is active. For what it is worth, I even did a `org-roam-db-clear` & `org-roam-db-built-cache` and they would still not show up in the backlinks. Only if I use `org-roam-insert` to the file which contains the headline, the database is finally updated and they show up. They remain there even if I remove the link afterwards - so that is a workaround, but still not a good solution. Offtopic: how do you create the #+created: & #+last\_modified ? ---
**Author:** ![cool\_ran](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/org-roam.discourse.group/cool_ran/32/130_2.png) [@cool\_ran](https://org-roam.discourse.group/u/cool_ran)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2020, 2:48am UTC](https://org-roam.discourse.group/t/links-with-org-ids-are-not-showing-up-in-backlinks/939/4 "2020-11-07T02:48:41Z")
I am not sure how you manipulate org-mode file exactly. On my side, if I: 1. `(org-id-copy)` under an org entry 2. mark any string in any org-roam note 3. link this string with id:UUID 4. save file Then, if I go back to the file that has a entry being linked. I now can see the back link without any delay. * * * The time stamp is stolen from Leo Vivier [https://github.com/zaeph/.emacs.d/blob/4548c34d1965f4732d5df1f56134dc36b58f6577/init.el#L2822-L2875](https://github.com/zaeph/.emacs.d/blob/4548c34d1965f4732d5df1f56134dc36b58f6577/init.el#L2822-L2875) ---
**Author:** ![laotang](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/2acd7d/32.png) [@laotang](https://org-roam.discourse.group/u/laotang)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2020, 8:46pm UTC](https://org-roam.discourse.group/t/links-with-org-ids-are-not-showing-up-in-backlinks/939/5 "2020-11-07T20:46:03Z")
My bad. I missed the crucial part, action no. 4. Without saving it could not work. Great way to start here 🙂 I’ve added this to my .emacs to avoid the issue: ``` (defun save-after-link-store () (interactive) (call-interactively 'org-store-link) (save-buffer)) (global-set-key (kbd "C-c l") 'save-after-link-store) (define-key org-mode-map (kbd "C-c C-l") nil) (defun save-after-insert-link () (interactive) (call-interactively 'org-insert-link) (save-buffer)) (global-set-key (kbd "C-c C-l") 'save-after-insert-link) ``` It works great, so far. ps Thanks also for the link to the time stamp code. I haven’t figured out how to get that to work but that is something for another day.