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Kenster999
Kenster999

Reputation: 506

iOS / Uber integration: link_text and partner_deeplink not working in testing

I'm making an iOS (v8.3+) app which is a mapping app. The user can define a starting point and destination. They can then tap the Share button and choose "Open in Uber", which will launch the Uber app via a deeplink URL like this:

uber://?client_id=MY_CLIENT_ID&action=setPickup&link_text=Watch%20progress%20in%20my%20app&partner_deeplink=SOMEDEEPLINK%3A%2F%2F&pickup[latitude]=123.456&pickup[longitude]=123.456&pickup[nickname]=PICKUP&pickup[formatted_address]=123%20Elm%20St&dropoff[latitude]=123.456&dropoff[longitude]=123.456&dropoff[nickname]=DROPOFF&dropoff[formatted_address]=456%20Elm%20St

(This sample URL includes some obviously fake data, for the sake of simplicity.)

I've registered at Uber and have a valid client ID. This call (via openURL) works correctly: the Uber app launches with the starting point and destination already populated. This is ALL that I've done with Uber; there's no other calls being made at all.

The problem is that the special branding text does not appear within the Uber app during the trip (and of course the related partner_deeplink doesn't work either).

What do I need to do in order to get it to work? Do I need to "enable" this functionality somehow? My app has registered its own custom URL scheme that I use as the "partner_deeplink=SOMEDEEPLINK%3A%2F%2F" portion of the uber:// URL. I know this works because I can use my custom URL scheme in Safari and it successfully launches my app.

Thanks in advance for any insights!

Upvotes: 0

Views: 104

Answers (1)

Alexander Graebe
Alexander Graebe

Reputation: 797

You need to Request Full Access in the Uber Developer Dashboard to get activated for the Trip Branding feature. Please check out the documentation here.

As soon as you're activated, you can set defaults for the custom assets and the deeplink parameters you're referring to are essentially used to dynamically override these defaults.

Upvotes: 2

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