The webexteams protocol handler allows you to create links that you can add to the code in a web page, or include a hyperlink in your documentation or contact information.

The following options are supported with the webexteams protocol handler:

• Create a space with one person:

  webexteams://im?email= email_address

• Open an existing space:

  webexteams://im?space= space_id

  1. To get a space ID, go to the Webex App space, then copy the space information to the clipboard:

     • Windows: press Ctrl + Shift + K

     • Mac: press Option + Command + K

  2. Paste the space information into a text editor.

  To learn more about space information, see the developer api.

Examples of how to use the webexteams protocol handler:

• To create a link to a Webex App space in a web page, use one of the following options:

  • Include your email address with im .

    <a href="webexteams://im?email=barbara@example.com">Contact me in a Webex space</a>

    When somebody clicks on the link on your web page, Webex App opens a new or existing space with you and that person.

  • Include the space id for a specific space with im .

    <a href="webexteams://im?space=0000aa-a0a0">Join me in the Marketing Webex space</a>

    When somebody clicks on the link on your web page, Webex App opens the specified space. For team spaces, members of the team can open and join the team spaces. For spaces not in a team, only existing members of the space can open it.

• To create a hyperlink to a Webex App space in a document or email, include your email address with imin this format:

  • Add the address as: webexteams://im?email=barbara@example.com , and add the text to display: "Contact me in a Webex space" .
  • When somebody clicks the link, Webex App opens a new or existing space with you and that person.