AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) Hyperlink Command Codes
Contributed by AlexTheBeast 
Tagged: Instant messaging A listing of a few known hyperlink commands for driving AIM.
Users can use hyperlinks to drive several features of AIM. I frequently will uses these codes to create shortcuts on my desktop which open aim in the manner I wish. Likewise, if you want users to be able to directly you to their buddy list from your web page or email, these codes are very handy.
If you are going to use them in shortcuts on your system, use them as directly listed below. If you are going to use them on a web page, use them in standard hyperlink format. I show examples below.
Opens a new IM window
aim:goim
Opens a new IM window with a screen name
aim:goim?screenname=SCREENNAME
- Here’s an example to chat with an AOL bot named AOLBuddy:
Chat with AOLBuddy
HTML of the above example:
Chat with AOLBuddy
Open new IM window with a screen name and a message
aim:goim?screenname=SCREENNAME&message=MESSAGE
- Here’s an example that opens with the WallStreetJournal Bot (WSJ) and sends it a help message. This is nice for displaying the menu of the bot with fewer keystrokes:
Send “Help” to WSJ Bot
HTML code of above example:
Send "Help" to WSJ Bot
(If anybody knows how to send the carriage return too please let me know.)
Grabs shared files from a screen name
aim:getfile?screenname=SCREENNAME
Opens a chat room
aim:gochat?roomname=CHATROOMNAME
Automatically adds screen name to the “Add Buddy” window
aim:addbuddy?screenname=SCREENNAME
Automatically adds screen name and group name to the “Add Buddy” window
aim:addbuddy?screenname=SCREENNAME&groupname=GROUPNAME
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caz said on October 13, 2008
well i looked at this entire page
i saw how to set up codes for chat, IM and chatroom.
but never didi see anything to do with inserting a hyperlink i an email that s done by aim.
aim is graphically a rip off and shouldnt even be used at all. im looking for a way to not use it.
Anonymous said on October 17, 2008
does anyone know what the aim code is that changes someones status message?…not the away message, the status message…i had it a while ago but i cant find it anywhere
Nora said on November 21, 2008
Great information. I found out that it supports HTML, so I could add a carriage return by using the line break tag. For instance:
aim:goim?screenname=SCREENNAME&message=hellohow are you?
Nora said on November 21, 2008
oh.. apparently the comment function supports HTML too, so let met try the example again:
aim:goim?screenname=SCREENNAME&message=hello<br>how are you?
otherwise go to Step 13 of my online HTML course
sukit said on November 30, 2008
How Do You Do the cheat were it says in the status message i love s/n please help me
Julie said on December 5, 2008
what is a code to get rid of the buddy status on the top of your profile
unknown said on February 18, 2009
how do you get a background for you aim prfile???
ahleika said on February 24, 2009
I cannot get to work… what exactly does this command do?
tattudegrl said on June 15, 2009
Life is great if you are actually LIVING. There is a mjor difference in living and just simply existing.
Srikanth said on December 25, 2009
hi,
How do i create such a hyperlink to invoke Windows Live Messenger.
TC
Srikanth
Anonymous said on January 7, 2010
This works great if the person clicking the link has AIM installed on their computer. If they don’t, it simply brings you to a blank page. Is there some additional code (that can be included alongside this code, not separate) that, if you do not have AIM installed, will redirect you to their download page?
Thanks to anyone that nay be able to help.
bob said on September 2, 2011
how do you do that thing as your status when people see it, it comes up as their user name ?
like if “SAraBOOI” was reading it it would say “hello SAraBOOI, how are you?” but if CAREL was reading it it would say “hello CAREL, how are you?” and etc