How do I create a personalized "instant join link" using URL parameters?

Personalized instant join links allow you to send known contacts directly into an ungated webinar and auto-register them for it the moment they join, creating a totally seamless experience for them.

You can do this by adding URL parameters to:

  • Ungated replay links
  • Ungated on-demand webinar links

How it works

1. Go to the Share page of the eWebinar you would like to share and choose either the Ungated on-demand link or Ungated replay link. (You may be asked to enable them first.)

2. Copy the link and add URL parameters, like in the example below, to the end of it to identify the contact by name and email.

?name=Jane%20Doe&email=jane@example.com

NOTE: You can add URL parameters to your ungated links manually — one link at a time — or at scale, provided your CRM (e.g. Hubspot) or email marketing software (e.g. Mailchimp) supports adding merge fields or merge tags to links in emails. In-app messaging tools, like Userpilot, also support adding merge fields to links that you can surface contextually in app.

3. Send the link to the intended recipient.

When they click it, they're taken straight into their session and registered automatically — no extra steps. (Ungated sessions are anonymous by default. Adding URL parameters to them, however, makes it so the individual is instantly registered for their session the moment they join. Hence, an "instant join link".)

Required fields

You must include the attendee’s name and email address.

Name field(s)

Name is required, though it does not matter whether you use one name field or two:

  • Single field:
    • name=Jane%20Doe
  • Two fields:
    • firstName=Jane
    • lastName=Doe

Email field

  • email=jane@example.com

Note that properties are case-sensitive.

How to build your URL

  1. Copy the ungated replay or on-demand webinar link from the Share page of your eWebinar
  2. Add a question mark (?) to begin parameters
  3. Add your fields using this format:
    • field=value
  4. Separate multiple parameters with an ampersand (&)
  5. Add a space within a parameter with%20

Example:

?email=jane@example.com&firstName=Jane&lastName=Doe

If you would like to learn about the most common fields used for pre-populating registration forms, including your options for pre-populating the sessions drop-down, read this article.

How to use URL parameters at scale

CRMs, like Hubspot, and in-app messaging tools, like Userpilot, let you insert merge fields into a hyperlink, so that links are creating dynamically for individual contacts in emails when they are sent or in messages when they are generated in-app.