Handle URLs in Messages
For security reasons, the MobilePush SDK doesn’t automatically handle URLs sent in Push Notifications, In-App Messages, or Inbox Messages. Instead, your app’s code must handle the URLs that are passed to the SDK. Use the SDK’s URL handling methods to manage and process the URLs in your app.
The SDK doesn’t automatically present URLs from Alert+CloudPage push notifications.
For more information about handling URLs from push notifications and in-app messages, see these documents:
- Customize Push Notification Handling for Android Apps
- Required Methods for Button Actions in Android Apps For In App Message
- Handle URLs (iOS)
Marketers use custom keys to provide metadata for personalization and tracking information within a push notification. Here are some example use cases for custom keys:
- A marketer uses AMPscript or a merge field to send metadata about a contact’s loyalty level.
- A marketer sends an ID value for the app to retrieve additional data.
- A marketer sends image URLs with the push notification to allow a developer to build and include a carousel of images for a rich push notification.
The MobilePush SDK doesn’t automatically act on the custom keys delivered with the push notification. Your app’s code must handle the key-value pairs that it passes to the SDK. The SDK offers methods to facilitate custom key handling. See NotificationMessage.