Decode and get data from Branch link programmatically in Ionic

Question

In my Ionic 5 app, I am trying to provide functionality for users to copy a Branch.io link from anywhere and paste/type it in the App. I want to use the link and trigger the same action when it is clicked to get the data and perform the action in the App.

I am using Ionic BranchIo plugin.

I am not getting any Branch method to do this action and decode the link. Method branch.initSession() will only work if the link is clicked.

Any ideas on how can I achieve this?

Answer 1

Since you are trying to read the link data associated to the deep link you can use the Branch Deep Linking API for this use case.

Example Request Payload -

curl -XGET 'https://api2.branch.io/v1/url?url=https://example.app.link/WgiqvsepqF&branch_key=key_live_xxxxxxxx'