# open-link

Learn how to open a URL in the browser.

This action opens a URL in the user's default browser.

The URL can be anything accessible from the browser, such as a local development server, documentation, or the admin app.

## Example

The following template opens the admin app after setup:

**template.json5**

```json5
{
  "$schema": "https://schema.croct.com/json/v1/template.json",
  "title": "Open admin",
  "description": "Opens the admin app.",
  "actions": [
    {
      "name": "print",
      "semantics": "success",
      "message": "Setup complete."
    },
    {
      "name": "open-link",
      "url": "https://app.croct.com"
    }
  ]
}
```

To apply this template, run:

```sh
croct use template.json5
```

## Properties

These are the supported properties:

- `name`: `string`

  The action identifier. Always `open-link` for this action.

- `url`: `string`

  The URL to open in the default browser.

## Explore

- [Print](/reference/cli/templates/actions/print): Learn how to print a message to the user.
- [Start server](/reference/cli/templates/actions/start-server): Learn how to start a server before opening.