# Where and how do I store network links (URLs)?

**URL:** <https://org-roam.discourse.group/t/where-and-how-do-i-store-network-links-urls/434>\
**Category:** How To\
**Created:** [June 25, 2020, 8:21am UTC](https://org-roam.discourse.group/t/where-and-how-do-i-store-network-links-urls/434 "2020-06-25T08:21:51Z")\
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**Author:** ![Ingvar](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/org-roam.discourse.group/ingvar/32/251_2.png) [@Ingvar](https://org-roam.discourse.group/u/Ingvar)\
**Post date:** [June 25, 2020, 8:21am UTC](https://org-roam.discourse.group/t/where-and-how-do-i-store-network-links-urls/434/1 "2020-06-25T08:21:51Z")

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I love using org-roam, thank you so much to all the developers!

In my work, I most often use regular URLs as a source of information.

Yes, I can insert a URL into some online resource, but I would like to store not only the URL, but also some of my comments to the link and probably some other keywords.

How do I better organize a link library for further use in org-roam?

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**Author:** ![JeffBrown](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/org-roam.discourse.group/jeffbrown/32/254_2.png) [@JeffBrown](https://org-roam.discourse.group/u/JeffBrown)\
**Post date:** [June 28, 2020, 9:14pm UTC](https://org-roam.discourse.group/t/where-and-how-do-i-store-network-links-urls/434/2 "2020-06-28T21:14:56Z")

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This is built into org-mode. In short, the link is written like this: `[[http://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/][GNU Emacs]]`. It will appear as the second bracketed portion. Other locator types (e.g. files on disk) are similarly representable; see [https://orgmode.org/manual/External-Links.html](https://orgmode.org/manual/External-Links.html) for details.

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**Author:** ![Ingvar](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/org-roam.discourse.group/ingvar/32/251_2.png) [@Ingvar](https://org-roam.discourse.group/u/Ingvar)\
**Post date:** [June 29, 2020, 2:28am UTC](https://org-roam.discourse.group/t/where-and-how-do-i-store-network-links-urls/434/3 "2020-06-29T02:28:41Z")

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I know how to make internal and external links in org mode.

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**Author:** ![JeffBrown](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/org-roam.discourse.group/jeffbrown/32/254_2.png) [@JeffBrown](https://org-roam.discourse.group/u/JeffBrown)\
**Post date:** [June 29, 2020, 3:12am UTC](https://org-roam.discourse.group/t/where-and-how-do-i-store-network-links-urls/434/4 "2020-06-29T03:12:52Z")

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I see. So what do you wish you could do?

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**Author:** ![jbd](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/org-roam.discourse.group/jbd/32/188_2.png) [@jbd](https://org-roam.discourse.group/u/jbd)\
**Post date:** [July 1, 2020, 1:36pm UTC](https://org-roam.discourse.group/t/where-and-how-do-i-store-network-links-urls/434/5 "2020-07-01T13:36:19Z")

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You can use `#+roam_key: ` at the top of your file with the URL listed there.

[https://www.orgroam.com/manual/File-Refs.html#File-Refs](https://www.orgroam.com/manual/File-Refs.html#File-Refs)

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**Author:** ![Ingvar](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/org-roam.discourse.group/ingvar/32/251_2.png) [@Ingvar](https://org-roam.discourse.group/u/Ingvar)\
**Post date:** [July 1, 2020, 3:24pm UTC](https://org-roam.discourse.group/t/where-and-how-do-i-store-network-links-urls/434/6 "2020-07-01T15:24:42Z")

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Yes, I can use `#+roam_key:` in org-roam notes, but only for the URL.

And I would like to have a simple link organization that is similar to browser bookmarks. There I would write: URL, comments and keywords.

Now, I’ve arranged for bookmarks to be stored in one org file:

```
* link #1 to the external URL and possibly some words
  :PROPERTIES:
  :CUSTOM_ID: h-fd2dl2r08ri0
  :END:
my comments 1

* link #2 to an external URL and possibly a few words
  :PROPERTIES:
  :CUSTOM_ID: h-fd3dl2r08ri0
  :END:
my comments 2

...

```

And when I write notes in the org-roam file, I specify a link to the necessary `CUSTOM_ID:`

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**Author:** ![edumerco](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/org-roam.discourse.group/edumerco/32/52_2.png) [@edumerco](https://org-roam.discourse.group/u/edumerco)\
**Post date:** [December 22, 2020, 11:39pm UTC](https://org-roam.discourse.group/t/where-and-how-do-i-store-network-links-urls/434/7 "2020-12-22T23:39:23Z")

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I don’t know if it’s useful for your particular case, but from a classical hypertext view (say, something like Wikipedia), the URL should go in the same node (or atomic note or page) where the information is…

This will reduce maintenance costs and refer to the source from where you took the information, just in place.

HTH…