Linking to Content Within the App via Deeplink

You can link from anywhere to specific content within the app with normal links or with deep links. For example, you can link to the app in a newsletter or in your intranet. Normal links always open the web app in an internet browser. 

The great advantage of deep links is, that they open the native app. If clicked on a mobile device that has the app installed the deep link will automatically open the native app. Deep links also work on a computer or on a mobile device without the app. On mobile devices, if the app is not installed, it leads to a website where you select between downloading the app or proceeding with the web app. On computers, the deep link opens the web app in an internet browser. 

To directly open the content within the app the user must be signed in to the app on the device. If the user is not signed in the deep link will only open the sign-in page of the app. After the sign-in the user must click on the deep link again to open the content within the app.

General Link to Open the Native App or Web App

https://yourcompany.staffbase.com/openlink

Replace “yourcompany.staffbase” with your app’s domain or Staffbase sub-domain.

Deep Links that Open Specific Views Within the App

A deep link opens content like an article, a page, or the profile settings of a user. For some content you need the ID, see Determine the ID of App Content. 

Deeplinks that open posts, news channels, and news pages:  

• https://yourcompany.staffbase.com/openlink/content/news/article/xxx
  Opens an article. Replace xxx with the ID of the article. 
• https://yourcompany.staffbase.com/openlink/content/news/update/xxx
  Opens an update post. Replace xxx with the ID of the update post. 
• https://yourcompany.staffbase.com/openlink/content/news/picture/xxx
  Opens a picture post. Replace xxx with the ID of the picture post. 
• https://yourcompany.staffbase.com/openlink/content/news/archive/xxx
  Opens a news channel. Replace xxx with the ID of the channel. 
• https://yourcompany.staffbase.com/openlink/content/news/xxx
  Opens a news page. Replace xxx with the ID of the news page. 

Deeplinks that open pages, plugins and folders:  

• https://yourcompany.staffbase.com/openlink/content/page/xxx
  Opens a page. Replace xxx with the ID of the page. 
• https://yourcompany.staffbase.com/openlink/content/chat/xxx
  Opens the chat plugin. Replace xxx with the ID of the chat page. 
• https://yourcompany.staffbase.com/openlink/content/chat/xxx/yyy
  Opens a specific chat conversation. Replace xxx with the ID of the chat page and yyy with the ID of the chat conversation. 
• https://yourcompany.staffbase.com/openlink/content/menu/xxx
  Opens a specific folder. 
  Replace xxx with the ID of the folder. 
• https://yourcompany.staffbase.com/openlink/content/network/xxx
  Opens the network plugin to show all users of the app. Replace xxx with the ID of the network page. 
• https://yourcompany.staffbase.com/openlink/profile/xxx
  Opens the profile of a specific user. Replace xxx with the ID of the user's page.

Deeplinks that open the user's profile menu:  

• https://yourcompany.staffbase.com/openlink/settings
  Opens the user's profile menu. 
• https://yourcompany.staffbase.com/openlink/settings/password
  Opens the user's password settings. 
• https://yourcompany.staffbase.com/openlink/settings/notifications
  Opens the user's notification settings. 
• https://yourcompany.staffbase.com/openlink/bookmarks
  Opens the user's bookmarks. 
• https://yourcompany.staffbase.com/openlink/profile
  Opens the user's profile. 

Deeplinks that open information about the app:  

• https://yourcompany.staffbase.com/openlink/about
  Opens the About page. 
• https://yourcompany.staffbase.com/openlink/about/recommend
  Opens the Recommend the App page. 

Deep link to start the SSO sign-ins:  

• https://yourcompany.staffbase.com/openlink/?action=restart-SSO
  Opens the app and starts the user sign-in with the Single Sign-On (SSO).