In-app click actions
How to create Click Actions for an In-App Message that do custom events.
Image. Shows the flow of using Click Actions to form Location and Push prompts for iOS
Click actions
Click Actions can be added to blocks enabling specific events. Click actions can include the following abilities.
URL
Leaves the app and opens the default browser to the URL you specify.
Maps to the openUrl method when using the In-App JS Library.
Push permission prompt
Shows the native iOS or Android Push Permission Prompt.
- If iOS or Android device is currently subscribed, prevents the In-App Message from showing.
- If iOS or Android device is currently unsubscribed and has been prompted previously, it will show a native alert asking the user to enable push notifications in the app settings.
Maps to the triggerPushPrompt method when using the In-App JS Library.
Location permission prompt
Shows the native operating system prompt to ask permission for location tracking. See Location Opt-In Prompt for details on setup.
Maps to the triggerLocationPrompt method when using the In-App JS Library.
Sent outcome
Tracks user interaction for analytics purposes. Outcomes sent through In-App messages will show as “Unattributed” Outcomes and will set a tag on the user in format outcome name : true. See Custom Outcomes for more details.
Maps to the sendOutcome method when using the In-App JS Library.
Tag user
Adds data tags to a user to express interest and later segment into another group based on user response to send more targeted messaging.
Maps to the tagUser method when using the In-App JS Library.
Custom action ID
Pass a custom value that, when clicked, can be read within the app using the OneSignal SDK IAM Click Listener method
Used for custom action handling like:
- Click detection to perform custom event like send data to your own server or analytics vendor.
- Deep Linking within the app.
Maps to the addClickName method when using the In-App JS Library.
How to collect custom click actions
When an Image or Button block is clicked, you can use the Custom Action ID and set a value to identify that block was clicked. This Action ID can then be detected through the OneSignal SDK IAM Click Listener method and that data can be sent to your server/date base/analytics vendor.
Example: create a poll
Example: create a poll
Example: create a poll
If you want to survey your users with a multiple choice questionnaire and then display their choices within the app. You can setup the Action ID per button to be a unique identifier for that option. Whenever that option is clicked, it will be detected in the OneSignal SDK IAM Click Listener method. From there, you can make an API request to your server to store that data and access it within the app later to display to your users.
How to deep link within the app
See Deep Linking for details.
How to create a rating action
The URL click action will allow you to easily deep link to the App Store, details on getting your app store links:
- Android - https://developer.android.com/distribute/marketing-tools/linking-to-google-play.html
- iOS - https://developer.apple.com/library/archive/qa/qa1633/_index.html
More details, see Example: Ask for App Store Rating.