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Can we do deep linking for Skype or Slack with the Microsoft Bot Framework? Specifically, I need a link that would allow me to pass custom parameters to my bot at the time of invocation, as we can do for Telegram such as https://telegram.me/UniversalAgent1Bot?start=30|1

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  • As there is no any start button in slack, you cannot pass any parameter in start point! – OmG Jan 22 '17 at 11:58
  • The "?start=30|1" parameter above is just an example - in Facebook messenger that becomes "?ref=30|1". Do Skype or Slack have anything similar? – David Niki Jan 23 '17 at 10:48
  • I know your example, but in telegram just you can send a parameter for start and no more! As, there is no start point for Skype and Slack, you can't send any parameter to detect specific entry! – OmG Jan 23 '17 at 11:04
  • Thanks for that. Is there no way to achieve the same with a custom message then? such as when you click on the url, it starts the slack/skype bot and sends the message specified in the URL to them? I have already tried Skype URI's but noted that they don't work with bots - or I could not get them right... – David Niki Jan 24 '17 at 11:59
  • As you can't start the bot with Url in Skype/Slack, you can't send any custom message to start the bot with an specific value in the Url. You might offer it in their developer community. – OmG Jan 24 '17 at 12:16
  • Just FYI, using Slack outside of the MS bot framework, I use the following link to have `token` sent back to me when the user clicks the link: `` – Oliver Fawcett Jan 16 '18 at 18:57

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See https://www.skype.com/en/developer/create-addbot-button/ for details on how to create a button to add a bot to contacts on web.

If you want to create a deep link for iOS or Android, you can use this URI:

skype:28:bot-id-guid-value?chat

For example, skype:28:12345678-1234-1234-1234-123456789012?chat

But to my knowledge, you cannot add custom parameters to these URLs. More details here: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/office/dn745882.aspx

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