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Add a contact in Status
earakel
earakel
and
jorge-campo
on Jul 01, 2026

To start a chat with someone, you first need to add them to your contacts.

After sending a contact request, wait for the other person to accept it. Once they do that, both you and them can send each other direct messages and invite each other to group chats.

If the person you want to chat with doesn't have a Status profile yet, you can invite them to join Status.

To add someone to your contact list, you need their chat key, which represents their public Status profile. They can simply send it to you, so ask them to share their Status profile with you. You can also use their QR code to add them to contacts.

tip
To add someone you know from a group chat or community, simply select their name and then select
Send contact request
.

  1. 1
    Ask the person you want to add to your contacts to share their profile.
  2. 2
    From the tab bar, tap
    Messages
    .
  3. 3
    Tap
    Add
     and select
    Add a contact
    .
  4. 4
    Paste the link to that person's profile into the field or tap
    to scan the QR code.
  5. 5
    Tap
    View profile
     >
    Send contact request
    .
  6. 6
    In your introductory message, briefly explain who you are and why you want to add them to your contacts. This is the first message your contact sees from you. Once you're done, tap
    Send contact request
    .
Updated by
J
Jonathan Rainvilleon Jul 01, 2026
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