Link to a message or conversation
Zulip makes it easy to share links to messages, topics, and channels. You can
link from one Zulip conversation to another, or
share links to Zulip conversations in issue trackers, emails, or other external
tools.
Link to a channel within Zulip
Channel links are automatically formatted as #channel name.
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Open the compose box.
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Type # followed by a few letters from the channel name.
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Pick the desired channel from the autocomplete.
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Pick the top option from the autocomplete to link to the channel without
selecting a topic.
To link to the channel you're composing to, type #>, and pick the
top option from the autocomplete.
In the web and desktop apps, when you paste a channel link into Zulip,
it's automatically formatted as #**channel name**. You can use
Ctrl + Shift +
V to paste as plain text if you prefer.
You can create a channel link manually by typing #**channel name**.
Link to a topic within Zulip
Topic links are automatically formatted as #channel > topic.
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Open the compose box.
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Type # followed by a few letters from the channel name.
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Pick the desired channel from the autocomplete.
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Type a few letters from the topic name.
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Pick the desired topic from the autocomplete.
To link to a topic in the channel you're composing to, type #>
followed by a few letters from the topic name, and pick the desired
topic from the autocomplete.
In the web and desktop apps, when you paste a topic link into Zulip, it's
automatically formatted as #**channel name>topic name**. You can use
Ctrl + Shift +
V to paste as plain text if you prefer.
You can create a topic link manually by typing #**channel name>topic name**.
Link to Zulip from anywhere
All URLs in Zulip are designed to be shareable, including:
- Links to messages, topics, and channels.
- Search URLs, though note that personal
filters (e.g.,
is:followed) will
be applied according to the user who's viewing the URL.
In addition, links to messages, topics, and channels are permanent:
When you copy a Zulip link in the web and desktop apps, and paste it anywhere that
accepts HTML formatting (e.g., your email, GitHub, docs, etc.), the link will be
formatted as it would be in Zulip (e.g., #channel > topic).
To paste the plain URL, you can paste without formatting (likely Ctrl +
Shift + V in your browser).
Get a link to a specific message
This copies to your clipboard a permanent link to the message, displayed in the
context of its conversation. To preserve your reading status, messages won't be
automatically marked as read when you view a conversation via a message link.
In the web and desktop apps, when you paste a message link into the compose box,
it gets automatically formatted to be easy to read:
#**channel name>topic name@message ID**
When you send your message, the link will appear as
#channel > topic @ 💬.
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Hover over a message to reveal three icons on the right.
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Click on the ellipsis ().
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Click Copy link to message.
If using Zulip in a browser, you can also click on the timestamp
of a message, and copy the URL from your browser's address bar.
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Press and hold a message until the long-press menu appears.
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Tap Copy link to message.
In the web and desktop apps, when you paste a message link into Zulip,
it is automatically formatted for you. You can use
Ctrl + Shift +
V to paste as plain text if you prefer.
Get a link to a specific topic
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Hover over a topic in the left sidebar.
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Click on the ellipsis ().
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Click Copy link to topic.
If using Zulip in a browser, you can also click on a topic name,
and copy the URL from your browser's address bar.
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Press and hold a topic until the long-press menu appears.
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Tap Copy link to topic.
Get a link to a specific channel
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Hover over a channel in the left sidebar.
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Click on the ellipsis ().
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Click Copy link to channel.
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Press and hold a channel until the long-press menu appears.
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Tap Copy link to channel.
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