Firebase dynamic link support custom parameters?

Question

I am writing a App for a Open Source Conference.

Originally each attendees will receive different link via email or SMS like

https://example.com/?token=fccfc8bfa07643a1ca8015cbe74f5f17

then use this link to open app, we can know the user is which attendee by the token.

Firebase release a new feature Dynamic Links in I/O 2016, it provide better experience for users.

I had try that, but I can't find any way to pass the custom parameters (the token) in dynamic links, how to use the same link with different parameters to my users?

Thanks.

Answer 1

I don't think you can use the short url: https://<my app>.app.goo.gl/Gk3m unless you create one for each user, but you can use the long url: https://<my app>.app.goo.gl/?link=https://example.com/?token=fccfc8bfa07643a1ca8015cbe74f5f17 ...(add other parameters as needed) and set new token for each user.

I assume you generate the tokens automatically. In that case you can use this to shorten the links.

Answer 2

1) From https://console.firebase.google.com/ (no need for custom parameter here.)

2) Create link somewhere, f.e. on your confluence page (here we add our parameter):

https://PROJECTNAME.page.link/?link=https://PROJECTNAME.page.link/LINKNAME?PARAMETER=1&ofl=https://www.PROJECTNAME.com/

PARAMETER is your custom parameter.

ofl is a link where to go if click the link from another platform (PC, Mac).

3) Getting link data from android project Kotlin code:

Firebase.dynamicLinks
        .getDynamicLink(intent)
        .addOnSuccessListener { pendingDynamicLinkData ->
            val parameter: String =
                pendingDynamicLinkData?.link?.getQueryParameter("PARAMETER").orEmpty()
        }

Answer 3

If you want to use dynamic links with custom arguments with REST, here is an example of a payload:

{
  "dynamicLinkInfo": {
        "dynamicLinkDomain": "example.app.goo.gl",
        "link": "http://someurl.com?my_first_param=test&my_second_param=test2"
  },
  "suffix": {
     "option":"UNGUESSABLE"
    }
}

Make sure your remove 'https://' from your dynamicLinkDomain

Julien

Answer 4

Case A. If you want the short link to expand to a link with multiple parameters:

In the part where you setup a dynamic link, any parameter you append to the deep link URL will go on all platforms (web, iOS, android)

Case B. If you want to use dynamic parameters, you should use the api to create a short link

see documentation