How can I add a hyperlink in illustrator cc and export a pdf with that link?

You need to copy the URL DIRECTLY from the web browser, and paste it into Illustrator. And don't change the font, cause that will break it. Also if you make it transparent it won't work. You might be able to make it white and hide it behind the text or object that you want hyperlinked. But that might break it too, if you're unlucky. WTF Adobe. 

https://www.pixelube.com/2015/01/how-to-save-an-adobe-illustrator-cc-pdf-with-live-hyperlinks/

Try this:

https://www.pixelube.com/2015/01/how-to-save-an-adobe-illustrator-cc-pdf-with-live-hyperlinks/

Hi there, I recently had the exact same issue. If you type the weblink as it is into Illustrator just as text, when you 'Save as...PDF' these links are automatically hyperlinked in the PDF document. Of course it's frustrating that normal text cannot be hyperlinked (Adobe please introduce this as a feature it's such a simple fix!!), but it might help. 🙂

This is possible by just typing the link address under the object you want to make a link and hiding it under the background. Pdf will automatically understand the link. Image 1 is how it looks like in PDF. Image 2 is actual links (I put them several times to make the clickable area wider). Links are hidden under the white rectangle (background). The blue link you see is not a text, but outlines.

Of course you can !  - Select your object / the whole layer then go to palette infos / object options - in the object options tabs you can then choose if the image is clickable or not

Meganchi's method will work if the text you've selected is actually the web address. If you need the hyperlink to work as navigation within the pdf then you will need the method from my first post.

I want to add to my answer, that if you have a fancy button design or graphic object, then type out the web address with http:// included, then set it on top of your graphic object or button design, create your variable dynamic text, then change the hyperlink text fill to none. Now, when you export the PDF, they hyperlink should work when hovering over the object and the pointer changes to a pointed hand.

Actually, this can be done. In Illustrator bring up your Variables window. Select the the text you wish to make a hyperlink of. Then in the Variable windows hamburger menu, select "make text dynamic". Now, export your PDF. When the PDF is openened, then the hyperlink should work.

You can't directly create a hyperlink in Illustrator for use in a pdf but you can add hyperlinks to your Illustrator artwork using either InDesign or Acrobat. See https://www.wikihow.com/Add-a-Hyperlink-in-Illustrator for details.