Create the room
Use the RoomLnk homepage to create a free temporary room. Note its random room code, expiry time, private URL, and QR code before choosing how to invite the other person.
Practical guide
How to Create and Share a Private Chat Room
Creating the room takes moments. Creating a useful invitation requires one more decision: what this conversation is for and what the invited person should expect after opening it.
Direct answer
What you need to know
Open RoomLnk, create a free room, copy its private URL or display its QR code, and send it to the intended person. They open the room in a browser and join with a display name. A free room lasts 12 hours and its messages are deleted after expiry, so complete the exchange within that window.
The practical context
Why this matters in a real conversation
A private link is most effective when it carries context. Instead of sending an unexplained URL, say why you are opening the room: confirming pickup, discussing one booking, answering a product question, or coordinating an arrival. The recipient can decide whether the channel suits the information they need to share.
Possession of a link is not identity verification. Send it through an appropriate route, avoid posting temporary links publicly unless that is intentional, and do not use the room for passwords, security codes, emergencies, or records that must live in another system.
A workable approach
Create, invite, converse, and close
Add a clear invitation
Send the link with the purpose, your display name, and the expected response window. Explain that the room expires after 12 hours so the recipient does not treat it as permanent.
Keep the topic focused
Use the room for the stated one-to-one exchange. If the subject becomes sensitive, urgent, formal, or dependent on verified identity, move to the organisation’s approved channel.
Confirm the outcome
Before expiry, summarise the answer or agreed action. Transfer any required booking, order, project, or account update to the system responsible for that record.
Operating checklist
Send an invitation people understand
A useful room starts with clear expectations. Keep the invitation specific, make ownership obvious, and give people another contact route when chat is not the right channel.
- Name the purpose beside the URL.
- Share through an appropriate trusted channel.
- Mention the 12-hour free-room expiry.
- Avoid credentials and unnecessary sensitive data.
- Confirm the final action before leaving.
Where RoomLnk does and does not fit
A temporary room is not a permanent inbox, verified account channel, emergency line, or authoritative record. Anyone with access to the link may attempt to open it, so protect the URL in proportion to the conversation. Use formal systems for transactions, access decisions, regulated records, and long-running support.
Questions and answers
Common questions about create a private chat room
Does the invited person need RoomLnk?
They do not need an account or installed app. The person opens the shared URL in a supported browser, enters a display name, and joins the private room. They still need internet access and should understand who sent the invitation.
Can I share the room as a QR code?
Yes. Every room has a QR code. It is convenient when the invited person is nearby or when the conversation begins from printed material. Include a visible explanation and another contact route where appropriate.
What happens after 12 hours?
A free room expires after 12 hours and its messages are deleted after expiry. Finish the conversation and record required actions elsewhere before that point. Business plans offer additional history and expiry controls.
Try the workflow in a temporary room
Create a room, open its QR code, and see what the invited person experiences.