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MonkeyBonkey
MonkeyBonkey

Reputation: 47861

branch.io deeplinking not working

So I've setup branch.io and universal links on my app and website but the deep link doesn't seem to be working

Using the dynamic link

https://foo.link?%24deeplink_path=event%2F99

I get redirected to

https://foo.com/?$deeplink_path=event%2F99

I was expecting it to go here instead

https://foo.com/event/99

Additionally - when I trigger the link in my app on device or simulator it doesn't deep link in or trigger the branch event functions in react native - but does open the app.

I've added the methods to AppDelegate and went through all the steps to deep link - did I miss something?

Upvotes: 1

Views: 2429

Answers (1)

Alex Bauer
Alex Bauer

Reputation: 13613

Alex from Branch here:

You're really close — this is just a minor misconception in how the various Branch configuration parameters work.

First of all, know that a Branch link can contain various 'control parameters' that define system behavior, and an unlimited number of custom key:value pairs.

On Android and iOS < 9 (both of which use URI schemes for deep linking), the $deeplink_path param is a control param: Branch automatically passes any value in this parameter into the standard URI path methods when the app opens. On iOS > 9 (which uses Universal Links), $deeplink_path is treated as just a 'normal' key:value pair, but you can build some custom code to make it behave the same way as Android and iOS < 9.

Website redirects work a little bit differently. What you actually want here is the $fallback_url control parameter (or one of its platform-specific varients). This defines where non-app users will be redirected. In this case, https://foo.link?%24fallback_url=https%3A%2F%2Ffoo.com%2Fevent%2F99 should do what you want.

You can find documentation on all these configuration parameters here

Upvotes: 4

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