diff --git a/get-figma-ids.js b/get-figma-ids.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..587368ff69
--- /dev/null
+++ b/get-figma-ids.js
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+const figmaComonentsUrl =
+  'https://api.figma.com/v1/files/<your-file-key-here>/components';
+const figmaToken = 'your-figma-token-here';
+
+/**
+ * Fetches the figma component ids from the figma api
+ * @returns {Map<string, {name: string, nodeId: string}>} - A map of component names to their corresponding node ids
+ * @throws {Error} - If the fetch request fails
+ * @example
+ * const componentIds = await fetchFigmaComponentIds();
+ * console.log(componentIds.get('button'));
+ * // Output: { name: 'button', nodeId: '0:1' }
+ **/
+
+async function fetchFigmaComponentIds() {
+  try {
+    const response = await fetch(figmaComonentsUrl, {
+      method: 'GET',
+      headers: {
+        'X-FIGMA-TOKEN': figmaToken,
+      },
+    });
+
+    if (!response.ok) {
+      throw new Error(`HTTP error! Status: ${response.status}`);
+    }
+
+    const data = await response.json();
+
+    const componentListArray = data.meta.components
+      // Filter out components that do not have a `containingStateGroup` property
+      // as it contains the correct nodeId for the component
+      .filter((component) =>
+        component.containing_frame.hasOwnProperty('containingStateGroup')
+      )
+      // create a new array with a normalized name of the component
+      // and the encoded node id of the component
+      .map((component) => {
+        return {
+          name: component.containing_frame.containingStateGroup.name
+            .split('/')
+            .pop()
+            .toLowerCase()
+            .replace(/[\s\-]/g, ''),
+          nodeId: encodeURIComponent(
+            component.containing_frame.containingStateGroup.nodeId
+          ),
+        };
+      });
+    // Use a Map arranged by name for lookups TODO: needs to be deduped
+    return new Map(
+      componentListArray.map((component) => [component.name, component])
+    );
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.error(`Error fetching data: ${error}`);
+  }
+}
+
+module.exports = { fetchFigmaComponentIds };
diff --git a/packages/components/link/src/link.figma.tsx b/packages/components/link/src/link.figma.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c6a157143c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/components/link/src/link.figma.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+// @ts-nocheck
+import { Link } from '@commercetools-frontend/ui-kit';
+import figma from '@figma/code-connect';
+
+// REQUIRED: supply node id for the figma component
+figma.connect(
+  Link,
+  'https://www.figma.com/design/UoqmtHSHwxvEZRcbsM4A3Z/CT-product-design-system?node-id=118%3A17594',
+  {
+    props: {
+      // *This file was generated from a script*
+      // TODO: manually map props here, see https://www.figma.com/code-connect-docs/react/#figmaconnect
+      children: figma.children('*'),
+    },
+    example: (props) => <Link>{props.children}</Link>,
+  }
+);
diff --git a/scan-figma-connection.js b/scan-figma-connection.js
index a043ec8303..ecd56a299d 100644
--- a/scan-figma-connection.js
+++ b/scan-figma-connection.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 const fs = require('node:fs/promises');
 const path = require('path');
+const { fetchFigmaComponentIds } = require('./get-figma-ids');
 
 /*
  * This script is used to assist with maintaining figma connect files for components
@@ -17,7 +18,10 @@ const path = require('path');
  */
 
 // Helpers
-const getConnectFileContent = (componentName) => {
+const getConnectFileContent = (
+  componentName,
+  componentId = '<placeholder>'
+) => {
   return `// @ts-nocheck
 import { ${componentName} } from '@commercetools-frontend/ui-kit';
 import figma from '@figma/code-connect';
@@ -25,7 +29,7 @@ import figma from '@figma/code-connect';
 // REQUIRED: supply node id for the figma component
 figma.connect(
   ${componentName},
-  'https://www.figma.com/design/UoqmtHSHwxvEZRcbsM4A3Z/CT-product-design-system?node-id=<placeholder>',
+  'https://www.figma.com/design/UoqmtHSHwxvEZRcbsM4A3Z/CT-product-design-system?node-id=${componentId}',
   {
     props: {
       // *This file was generated from a script*
@@ -38,13 +42,17 @@ figma.connect(
 `;
 };
 
-const getComponentName = (str) => {
+const getReactComponentName = (str) => {
   return str
     .split('-')
     .map((word) => word.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + word.slice(1))
     .join('');
 };
 
+const normalizeComponentName = (str) => {
+  return str.toLowerCase().replace(/[^a-z0-9]/g, '');
+};
+
 /**
  * `scanConnectedComponents` recursively searches for the root React component file in a given directory.
  * For each root file found, it checks for a corresponding `.figma.tsx` file.
@@ -56,6 +64,9 @@ const getComponentName = (str) => {
  */
 
 const scanConnectedComponents = async (dir) => {
+  // Fetch figma component ids
+  const figmaComponentMap = await fetchFigmaComponentIds();
+  // Read the given directory
   const entries = await fs.readdir(dir, { withFileTypes: true });
 
   for (const entry of entries) {
@@ -101,12 +112,22 @@ const scanConnectedComponents = async (dir) => {
         }
       } catch (err) {
         if (err.code === 'ENOENT') {
+          // check if our figma component map has the component
+          const matchingFigmaComponent = figmaComponentMap.get(
+            normalizeComponentName(componentName)
+          );
+          if (matchingFigmaComponent === undefined) {
+            continue;
+          }
           // `.figma.tsx` file does not exist, create it
           await fs.writeFile(
             figmaFilePath,
-            getConnectFileContent(getComponentName(componentName))
+            getConnectFileContent(
+              getReactComponentName(componentName),
+              matchingFigmaComponent.nodeId
+            )
           );
-          console.log(`Created Figma connect file: ${figmaFilePath}`);
+          console.log(`Created Connect file at ${figmaFilePath}`);
         } else {
           console.error(`Error checking file: ${figmaFilePath}`, err);
         }