the message the guest will see when joining the room
## Details
You can set a message on the guest-invite link that appears as an overlay, appearing to be from the director, once the guest joins the stream.
example: [`https://vdo.ninja/?room=roomname&welcome=hello`](https://vdo.ninja/?room=roomname\&welcome=hello)
The message can be URL encoded, to allow for spaces and special characters. You can do so with this tool: [https://www.urlencoder.org](https://www.urlencoder.org/)
You can also activate the welcome message as a director via a new toggle option. When selected, it offers the director an input text prompt and then auto-encodes the message for the director to the guest invite link.\
## Related
{% content-ref url="/pages/Do4DlNatmfIle3aD7I5c" %}
[\&welcomeb64](/advanced-settings/setup-parameters/and-welcomeb64-alpha.md)
{% endcontent-ref %}
{% content-ref url="/pages/Cwy2zLa706rYTOG9K3Ke" %}
[\&welcomeimage](/advanced-settings/setup-parameters/and-welcomeimage.md)
{% endcontent-ref %}
{% content-ref url="/pages/CbKoEWEFlHpHuHJyKpQy" %}
[\&hangupmessage](/advanced-settings/setup-parameters/and-hangupmessage-alpha.md)
{% endcontent-ref %}
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