[GH-ISSUE #921] ntfy link with optional display name parameter #647

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opened 2026-05-07 00:26:15 +02:00 by BreizhHardware · 3 comments

BreizhHardware commented

2026-05-07 00:26:15 +02:00

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Originally created by @cminter on GitHub (Oct 19, 2023).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/binwiederhier/ntfy/issues/921

💡 Idea
In ntfy links, add optional parameter for implicitly setting display name when first subscribe. The parameter could be something like ntfy://<host>/<topic>?displayname=FriendlyName . This is useful for sharing a topic having a long unfriendly (password-like) topic name. Users can still rename if they want.

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Android and iOS apps

Originally created by @cminter on GitHub (Oct 19, 2023). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/binwiederhier/ntfy/issues/921 :bulb: **Idea** In **ntfy links**, add optional parameter for implicitly setting display name when first subscribe. The parameter could be something like `ntfy://<host>/<topic>?displayname=FriendlyName` . This is useful for sharing a topic having a long unfriendly (password-like) topic name. Users can still rename if they want. :computer: **Target components** - Android and iOS apps

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@DJCrashdummy commented on GitHub (Oct 19, 2023):

IMHO not just Android & iOS apps are the target... it should work pretty much everywhere!

this will even help noobs if they just click the link and don't touch anything else to distinguish the subscribed topics after some time.
and also for power users this might be nice as it for one doesn't need any additional description if you want to note the link and if you didn't use export/import for your topics, it still spares a lot of unnecessary typing.

@DJCrashdummy commented on GitHub (Oct 19, 2023): IMHO not just Android & iOS apps are the target... it should work pretty much everywhere! this will even help noobs if they just click the link and don't touch anything else to distinguish the subscribed topics after some time. and also for power users this might be nice as it for one doesn't need any additional description if you want to note the link and if you didn't use export/import for your topics, it still spares a lot of unnecessary typing.

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2026-05-07 00:26:15 +02:00

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@DJCrashdummy commented on GitHub (Oct 19, 2023):

there seem to be even more use cases of URL parameters: #597

@DJCrashdummy commented on GitHub (Oct 19, 2023): there seem to be even more use cases of URL parameters: #597

BreizhHardware commented

2026-05-07 00:26:16 +02:00

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@binwiederhier commented on GitHub (Dec 30, 2025):

This is done for Android and will be released in 1.21.x, see https://docs.ntfy.sh/subscribe/phone/?h=links#ntfy-links

@binwiederhier commented on GitHub (Dec 30, 2025): This is done for Android and will be released in 1.21.x, see https://docs.ntfy.sh/subscribe/phone/?h=links#ntfy-links

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2026-05-07 01:01:46 +02:00

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