# (Mailing List) Link to private message

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/mailing-list-link-to-private-message/18897
**Category:** Feature
**Created:** [August 15, 2014, 3:06pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mailing-list-link-to-private-message/18897 "2014-08-15T15:06:18Z")
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### Author: ![techAPJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/techapj/32/342990_2.png) [@techAPJ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/techAPJ)
#### Post date: [November 24, 2015, 2:50pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mailing-list-link-to-private-message/18897/11 "2015-11-24T14:50:31Z")

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> [@Creating pre-filled personal message links](https://meta.discourse.org/t/compose-a-new-pre-filled-private-message-via-url/35984):
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> bookmark This guide describes how to create a link to start a new personal message with pre-filled information, including best practices. person_raising_hand Required user level: All users Discourse allows you to compose a new personal message with pre-filled information via URL parameters. This can save time and ensure consistency for common messages. Structure of the URL To create a new pre-filled message, format your URL like this: https://discourse.example.com/new-message?username…

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