What are iMessage deep links and how to use them?
Deep link is a simple link to an application that allows you to immediately open this application with the options you need. We recommend using them to make it easier for your contacts to initiate a conversation with your sender name.
How to create it
For example, if your sender name is [email protected], then your deep link for this sender will be: imessage://[email protected]
After pressing this link on iPhone, iPad, or Mac, it will immediately open the Messages app where the sender’s name will be typed as the recipient. Looks easy, right?
You can also add a body parameter to this link so that you can pre-fill the text that will be sent. For example imessage://[email protected]&body=Hello
In this case, your contact will be enough, just press return/enter, and everything is done! Your contact successfully sent you a text in iMessage.
You can also use these links in the text, like here. As a result, using deep links will help your contacts quickly initiate a conversation without manually entering your sender name.
In the dashboard, in your sender name settings, you will find a section where you can easily copy the already prepared link for your sender.
Keep in mind that imessage://... links will only work on Apple operating systems with Messages available. If you try to open them on Windows or Android, or in an environment where the Messages app cannot handle the scheme, your browser will show an error instead of opening the link.