Url scheme of popular IMs
Thursday, April 3rd, 2008Did you know almost every popular IM services provide a url scheme so that you can launch IM window just by clicking on a webpage??
Ok. Lets make it clear. Suppose you have an yahoo id ami_shiplu@yahoo.com. Now you want when people visiting your web pages they will come across a link, like Contact Me. When vistior clicks on the link this YIM window directly opens a conversation window between the vistor and you. Just a one click solution of sending IM. You can put this url in your web, blog, email signature etc.
How it works? Well, almost every popular IM services support an Url scheme. For example, Yahoo uses ymsgr:, GoogleTalk uses gtalk: etc. If you can buld a url with the correct parameter, It will call the native IM client installed in your computer.
Ok, Enough lecture. I am showing you the IMs and their url schemes.
Yahoo
To you use yahoo IM link, write the following in you webpage,
<a href=”ymsgr:sendIM?YourYahooId”>IM with Me</a>
MSN
To you use MSN IM link, write the following in you webpage,
<a href=”msnim:chat?contact=yourMSNEmailAddress”>IM with Me</a>
AIM
To you use AOL IM link, write the following in you webpage,
<a href=”aim:goim?screenname=YourAOLID”>IM with Me</a>
Google Talk
To you use yahoo IM link, write the following in you webpage,
<a href=”gtalk:chat?jid=YourGmailID@gmail.com“>IM with Me</a>
You can start a call too with it.
<a href=”gtalk:call?jid=YourGmailID@gmail.com“>Call Me</a>
SKYPE
To you use SKYPE IM link, write the following in you webpage,
<a href=”skype:YourSkypeId?chat”>IM with Me</a>
You can start a call too with it.
<a href=”callto:yourSkypeID“>Call Me on Skype</a>
<a href=”skype:yourSkypeID?call“>Call Me on Skype</a>
You can find more about skype links here on skype’s official web.
