Yes, you can target the element’s n_clicks
property using an Input in a callback – every Dash component has this property:
@app.callback(Output('target', 'children'),[Input('link', 'n_clicks')])
Alternatively, you can also target a click
Event
produced by your html.A element:
@app.callback(Output('target', 'children'), [], [], [Event('link', 'click')])