Deep Linking API

Launch your iOS app via custom URL schemes and deep link users to specific pages of your web app.

The Deep Linking API makes it easy to direct users to specific content inside your app. WebViewGold allows you to configure a Custom URL Scheme (e.g., webviewgold://) that can be triggered from apps like Mail, Safari, and others to open links directly in your WebView app.

Note: the app needs to be installed first for this feature to work.

Alternatively, it is possible to use our Universal Links API. While it operates in a similar manner, it uses a different syntax which is more common than the syntax of the Deep Linking API. For most apps, it's wise to choose either one, but not both.

To set up Deep Linking in your iOS app, please follow the steps below:

1. Open Config.swift:
   • Set ShowExternalLink to true.




2. Open Info.plist:
   • Change the URL Scheme to your own app name (e.g., your-app-name:// instead of webviewgold://).

Done! :) The example below would open google.com in the WebView app:

WebViewGold://url?link=https://www.google.com