# Embed notebooks here

**URL:** <https://talk.observablehq.com/t/embed-notebooks-here/8451>\
**Category:** Feedback\
**Created:** [November 3, 2023, 4:07pm UTC](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/embed-notebooks-here/8451 "2023-11-03T16:07:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![abitrolly](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/talk.observablehq.com/abitrolly/32/7214_2.png) [@abitrolly](https://talk.observablehq.com/u/abitrolly)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2023, 4:07pm UTC](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/embed-notebooks-here/8451/1 "2023-11-03T16:07:55Z")

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I remember there was a way to embed the notebook into the message, but pasting notebook URL doesn’t do this… aaand, there is no control in the element bar.

![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/observablehq/original/2X/7/7088e9dec15ec8e6e1d6e216d13e5a207f726920.png)

Maybe it could be added?h

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**Author:** ![mcmcclur](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/talk.observablehq.com/mcmcclur/32/2364_2.png) [@mcmcclur](https://talk.observablehq.com/u/mcmcclur)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2023, 4:38pm UTC](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/embed-notebooks-here/8451/2 "2023-11-03T16:38:06Z")

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I guess you mean like this:

https://observablehq.com/embed/@abitrolly/long-sparkline?cells=sparkstream

That’s generated by pasting the `iframe` code into the forum editor. In this case, we’re talking about this code:

```
<iframe width="100%" height="102" frameborder="0"
  src="https://observablehq.com/embed/@abitrolly/longsparkline?cells=sparkstream"></iframe>

```

Typically, you get that code from the embed option in the notebook:

 ![Screen Shot 2023-11-03 at 12.37.11 PM](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/observablehq/original/2X/a/a3b58fc9e07260a36d042224780cd8e08da25421.png)

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**Author:** ![abitrolly](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/talk.observablehq.com/abitrolly/32/7214_2.png) [@abitrolly](https://talk.observablehq.com/u/abitrolly)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2023, 9:26pm UTC](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/embed-notebooks-here/8451/3 "2023-11-03T21:26:26Z")

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Thanks. Now I remember. 🤦‍♂️ 😃

But that’s still inconvenient. I wouldn’t have to ask if Discourse could be tuned to automatically expand Observable links into the `<iframe>`.

The Discourse part that expands links is called [`Onebox`](https://meta.discourse.org/t/create-rich-link-previews-with-onebox/98088) and there is even a plugin to do just that - [expand links to iframe](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-onebox-engine/54588).