Dynalinks

We are happy to announce that we have added support for deferred deep linking on iOS. This means you can match a link which lead to app installation.
Read more about how to set it up in our documentation.

We added new feature which allows you to set up fallback links for your dynalinks.
If you want to redirect user to custom page when app is not installed, you can set it by using ios_fallback_url and android_fallback_url parameters.

We added advanced settings to the project's console page. It will allow you to set up some more complex settings for your dynalinks.

First feature that we added is Ignored query parameters.
You can set up a list of query parameters that will be ignored when the dynalink is visited.

As an example if you have link /something/path but some external application is appending query parameter whenever user clicks on it (like /something/path?tracking_code=abc), you can set up tracking_code as ignored query parameter and users won't see 404 page when they click on it.

Visit Advanced settings tab in the console page for more information.
Note: This feature is for advanced users and should be used with caution.

We support URL shortening for pro project from now on.

You can shorten your links either via REST API or via UI in console page.

To shorten a link via UI, you can use the following steps:
1. Go to your project's console page.
2. Click on Links in top bar.
3. Navigate to existing link you want to shorten and click on three dots on the right side.
4. Click on Edit.
5. In the Edit link form, click on Generate next to Shortened path.

To shorten a link via REST API, you can use the following endpoint:

POST https://dynalinks.app/api/v1/short_links/

with payload:

{ "url": "https://your-project-subdomain.dynalinks.app/yourExistingLink" }


In response you will get shortened link in the following format:

{ "shortened_path": "4vsz" }


After those steps you can use your link with shortened path.

https://your-project-subdomain.dynalinks.app/{shortened_path}

Want to read it on client side?

You can use POST /api/v1/short_links/resolve endpoint by passing URL with shortened path:

{ url: "https://your-project-subdomain.dynalinks.app/4vsz" }

and you will get response with original link:

{ "path: "yourOriginalPath" }


More information about API are in our documentation.

We have added a new feature to the console page of your project. Now you can see statistics about your application. This includes the number of clicks, the number of unique visitors, and the number of links created. You can see this information in the Statistics tab in the console.

Right now it shows number of links created in last year but we are planning to add more features in the future. Stay tuned for more updates.

We have added a new way of passing iOS and Android apps information when creating links via REST API. Now you can pass the { ios_app: { id: ... } } and { android_app: { id: ... } } parameters in the request body. This way you can create links for your apps without the need to pass the bundle ID or package name. More information can be found in the API documentation. You can find IDs of your apps in the console page of your project under iOS Apps / Android Apps.

We are happy to announce that we now support custom domains for your projects. This means that you can use your own domain to create links. This feature is available for pro projects only.

You can set it up by going to your project's console and clicking on Settings->Custom Domain. There you can add your domain and we will guide you through the process of setting it up.

In a significant upgrade aimed at improving user experience and future-proofing its infrastructure, we have successfully migrated to a new server. This move is expected to deliver faster response times. The new server setup includes full support for IPv6, the latest Internet Protocol version.

Now you are able to create deferred deferred deep linking on Android by using referrer parameter. This way, you can track the source of the install and attribute the install to the right source.
On Android you can use Play Install Referrer Library to get the referrer information.
Keep in mind that this functionality is enabled on paid projects only.

Recently we discovered a bug where links having query parameters would not be recognized. Now you can put them in your links, so it can be something like /mylink?param=value.

We have added more detailed instructions on how to setup your Xcode and Android Studio projects to work with dynalinks.
You can find the instructions in the console page of your project under iOS Apps / Android Apps.

If you want to skip the preview page and directly move user to the app or iOS app store / Google play store, you can now add the enable_forced_redirect parameter to your dynalink. This parameter is optional and can be set to true or false.

There is also option to set this parameter when creating link via UI in console page.

Now, you can create links on the fly, similar to Dynamic Links, with the same parameter names as the original.
Create a dynalink by manually constructing a URL using the following format:
https://{your_subdomain}.dynalinks.com/?link={deep_link}&ibi={apple_bundle_identifier}&apn={android_package_name}.
No registration in the console or use of our REST API is required for these links.

Special thanks to reddit user u/rockpilp for suggesting this idea. Your insight and contributions to the community are greatly appreciated!