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 or topic within Zulip
Zulip automatically creates links to channels and topics in messages you send.
The easiest way to link to a channel or topic is:
- Instructions for all platforms
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Type # followed by the one or more letters of the channel name.
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Choose the desired channel from the auto-complete menu. The link will be
automatically formatted for you.
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If linking to a topic, type > after selecting a channel as
described above, followed by one or more letters of the topic name.
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Choose the desired topic from the auto-complete menu. The link will be
automatically formatted for you.
When you paste a topic or channel link into Zulip, it is automatically
formatted for you. You can paste as plain text if you prefer with
Ctrl + Shift + V.
Alternatively, it is possible to manually format channel and topic links:
Channel: #**channel name**
Topic: #**channel name>topic name**
Link to Zulip from anywhere
All URLs in Zulip are designed to be shareable. Copying the URL from
the browser's address bar will work for all views, including searches.
Get a link to a specific message
This copies to your clipboard a permanent link to the message,
displayed in its thread (i.e. topic view for messages in a channel).
Viewing a topic via a message link will never mark messages as read.
These links will still work even when the message is moved to another
topic or
channel, or if its topic is
resolved. Zulip uses the same permanent link syntax when
quoting a message.
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 name>topic
name@💬.
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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.
When you paste a message link into Zulip, it is automatically
formatted for you. You can paste as plain text if you prefer with
Ctrl + Shift + V.
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.
If you are viewing a single topic, you can access the long-press
menu from the bar at the top of the app.
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.
If you are in a channel view, you can access the long-press
menu from the bar at the top of the app.
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