Unless maybe I'm misunderstanding...
A link (really a URL) identifies a location on the internet where there is some kind of content (images, a webpage, data files, etc.).
A browser is software that can run on your device (laptop, etc.) that allows your device to access the internet locations & then interprets/displays the content (image, webpage, etc.).
That said & if we agree on that...
Are you trying to use or share a link that you found (maybe without using a browser)? Or to design a link to share? I think there's always some compatibility issues between the content stored at a link & the software (browser, app, whatever) that tries to make sense of the content for a user.
Of course, maybe I need to come up to speed on something & I hope to learn something new.