Invite Links for Delta Chat

This repository contains the files for https://i.delta.chat which is used to handle so called "Invite Links".

"Invite Links" are an alternative to scan each other's QR code to get in contact or to join groups.

You can share these links over any 3rd party platform. If recipients taps the links, they are either offered to install Delta Chat and tap an "Open Chat" link or, depending on the platform, an installed Delta Chat opens directly.

The links contain the same data as Delta Chat's OPENPPG4FPR QR codes, but with OPENPGP4FPR scheme removed.

Example:

https://i.delta.chat/#807051AD3E806754D35B209D788D9A0DDEAC3DB7&a=alice%40example.org&n=&i=7c5GSncKpIf&s=56k2HTPQCMd

The example is not functional, to create real invite links, open Delta Chat and select QR code → Show QR Invite Code → Share

Note, that all data are added to the URI Fragment, by that, no user data is sent to the server.

https://i.delta.chat does not get any user data that way and only exists to deliver some static files.

Developing

You can clone this repository, edit the files and open index.html - as everything's static¹, you can test and play around. Even "Open Chat" should work if Delta Chat is installed.

However, note, that local or other sever's links cannot open Delta Chat directly.

Footnotes

1. if you want to change the qr code library qr.min.js, you instead need to edit it's source in src and then run npm run build-qr-generator to recompile it. ↩