> turn the id into a link [that] they could click

But the idea has gone way overboard. Everything that could be a phone number, address, or calendar date is now automatically made into a link in many web pages, apps, and instant messengers, such that you have to be very precise with your mouse or finger to be able to copy-paste without accidentally clicking the link. And in some apps they've made it literally impossible to copy-paste the data that they've turned into a link. You have to resort to using developer tools or copy the data by hand.

There needs to be some general UI convention that allows you the option to copy-paste as plain text. There are lots of situations where I don't want a link but just the data.