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IPhone URL Schemes
This page centralizes code samples for URL schemes available in many iPhone applications, not only in Apple's but in many others. It also includes programming tips and references about implementing apps registering or consuming URL schemes.
If you own an iPhone app, contact akosma software to add the schemes you've implemented in your application, for others to use. The important thing is to showcase code samples, ready for others to use.
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1 Terms of Use
2 Programming Tips
2.1 Registering your own URL schemes
2.2 Note about URL Encoding in Objective-C
3 Apple iPhone Applications
3.1 Safari
3.2 Maps
3.3 Phone
3.4 SMS
3.5 Mail
3.6 YouTube
3.7 iTunes
3.8 App Store
3.9 iBooks
4 Third Party Applications
4.1 AirSharing
4.2 Alocola
4.3 Appigo Notebook
4.4 Appigo Todo
4.5 Duo
4.6 The Cartographer
4.7 ChatCo
4.8 Cobi Tools
4.9 Credit Card Terminal
4.10 Darkslide (formerly Exposure)
4.11 Echofon / Echofon Pro (formerly Twitterfon / Twitterfon Pro)
4.12 Eureka
4.13 Facebook
4.14 Geocaching Buddy ( GCBuddy )
4.15 Geopher Lite
4.16 Google Earth
4.17 IMDb Movies & TV
4.18 INRIX Traffic
4.19 iTranslate ~ the universal translator
4.20 Loan Plan - Amortization Calculator
4.21 Navigon
4.22 Notitas
4.23 OpenTable
4.24 pic2shop
4.25 Portscan
4.26 Round Tuit
4.27 Ships² Viewer
4.28 Site Check
4.29 Surfboard (iPad)
4.30 TimeLog
4.31 Tweetie
4.32 Twinkle
4.33 Twittelator Pro
4.34 Twitterriffic / Twitterriffic Premium
4.35 Unfragment
4.36 Wikiamo
4.37 Yummy
4.38 Swiss Phone Book by local.ch (from version 1.5)
4.39 Seesmic
4.40 Offline Pages
4.41 Terminology
4.42 ZenTap
4.43 ZenTap Pro
4.44 TextFaster
4.45 TikiSurf
4.46 iWavit Tabula Rasa
Terms of Use
This wiki page is a courtesy service. Due to the large amounts of spam and advertising in this page, I've decided to block this page for editing. If you want your application to appear here, please contact akosma software with the information you want to post here.
Thanks for sharing your URL scheme to the community! Sorry for the hassle but thanks to users without respect I have no other choice.
Programming Tips
Registering your own URL schemes
Please check this page in iPhone Developer Tips.
Note about URL Encoding in Objective-C
There can be some problems with NSString's stringByAddingPercentEscapesUsingEncoding: method since it does not encode some reserved characters for URLs; you might prefer to use this code instead:
CFStringRef encoded = CFURLCreateStringByAddingPercentEscapes(kCFAllocatorDefault,
(CFStringRef)textToEncode,
NULL,
(CFStringRef)@";/?:@&=+$,",
kCFStringEncodingUTF8);
The Core Foundation CFURLCreateStringByAddingPercentEscapes() function provides more options and is more suitable for complex texts.
Similarly, if you want to remove the URL encoding from a string, for example in the application:handleOpenURL: UIApplicationDelegate method, use this code:
- (BOOL)application:(UIApplication *)application handleOpenURL:(NSURL *)url
{
NSString *query = [url query];
CFStringRef clean = CFURLCreateStringByReplacingPercentEscapes(kCFAllocatorDefault,
(CFStringRef)query,
CFSTR(""));
[controller doSomething:(NSString *)clean];
CFRelease(clean);
}
Apple iPhone Applications
Safari
Any URL starting with http:// which does not point to maps.google.com or www.youtube.com is sent to Safari:
NSString *stringURL = @"http://wiki.akosma.com/";
NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:stringURL];
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url];
Apparently feed:// opens http://reader.mac.com in Safari.
Maps
URLs starting with http://maps.google.com open up the "Maps" application automatically:
NSString *title = @"title";
float latitude = 35.4634;
float longitude = 9.43425;
int zoom = 13;
NSString *stringURL = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"http://maps.google.com/maps?q=%@@%1.6f,%1.6f&z=%d", title, latitude, longitude, zoom];
NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:stringURL];
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url];
It seems that maps:// also opens up the Maps application.
Phone
The phone links start with "tel:" but must not contain spaces or brackets (it can contain dashes and "+" signs, though):
NSMutableString *phone = [[@"+ 12 34 567 89 01" mutableCopy] autorelease];
[phone replaceOccurrencesOfString:@" "
withString:@""
options:NSLiteralSearch
range:NSMakeRange(0, [phone length])];
[phone replaceOccurrencesOfString:@"("
withString:@""
options:NSLiteralSearch
range:NSMakeRange(0, [phone length])];
[phone replaceOccurrencesOfString:@")"
withString:@""
options:NSLiteralSearch
range:NSMakeRange(0, [phone length])];
NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:[NSString stringWithFormat:@"tel:%@", phone]];
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url];
SMS
To open the SMS application, just use the sms: protocol in your URL:
NSString *stringURL = @"sms:";
NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:stringURL];
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url];
You can specify a phone number, but apparently not a default text for your message:
NSString *stringURL = @"sms:+12345678901";
NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:stringURL];
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url];
The same restrictions apply as for phone URLs, regarding spaces, brackets and dashes.
Mail
These URLs launch Mail and open the compose message controller:
NSString *stringURL = @"mailto:[email protected]";
NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:stringURL];
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url];
You can also provide more information, for a customized subject and body texts:
NSString *subject = @"Message subject";
NSString *body = @"Message body";
NSString *address = @"[email protected]";
NSString *cc = @"[email protected]";
NSString *path = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"mailto:%@?cc=%@&subject=%@&body=%@", address, cc, subject, body];
NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:[path stringByAddingPercentEscapesUsingEncoding:NSUTF8StringEncoding]];
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url];
You might also omit some information:
NSString *subject = @"Message subject";
NSString *path = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"mailto:?subject=%@", subject];
NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:[path stringByAddingPercentEscapesUsingEncoding:NSUTF8StringEncoding]];
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url];
For more complex body texts, you might want to use the CFURLCreateStringByAddingPercentEscapes() function, as explained above in this page.
YouTube
URLs starting with http://www.youtube.com open up the "YouTube" application automatically:
NSString *stringURL = @"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZH30T99MaM";
NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:stringURL];
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url];
It also works with this URL (which normally brings the Flash video player used by YouTube):
NSString *stringURL = @"http://www.youtube.com/v/WZH30T99MaM";
NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:stringURL];
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url];
iTunes
To open up iTunes, use this URL:
NSString *stringURL = @"http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?i=156093464&id=156093462&s=143441";
NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:stringURL];
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url];
App Store
Very similar to the iTunes URLs:
NSString *stringURL = @"http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=294409923&mt=8";
NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:stringURL];
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url];
iBooks
(source: http://akos.ma/aqdr)
NSString *stringURL = @"itms-books:";
NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:stringURL];
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url];
NSString *stringURL = @"itms-bookss:";
NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:stringURL];
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url];
Third Party Applications
Most URL schemes in this list come from App Lookup.
AirSharing
Launch the application:
NSString *stringURL = @"airsharing://";
NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:stringURL];
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url];
Alocola
Launch the application:
NSString *stringURL = @"alocola://";
NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:stringURL];
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url];
Appigo Notebook
Launch the application:
NSString *stringURL = @"appigonotebook://";
NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:stringURL];
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url];
Appigo Todo
Launch the application:
NSString *stringURL = @"appigotodo://";
NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:stringURL];
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url];
Create a new task:
NSString *template = @"appigotodo://com.example.xyzapp/import?name=%@¬e=%@&due-date=%@&priority=%@&repeat=%@";
NSString *name = @"Buy%20some%20milk";
NSString *note = @"Stop%20on%20the%20way%20home%20from%20work.";
NSString *dueDate = @"2009-07-16";
NSString *priority = @"1";
NSString *repeat = @"101";
NSString *stringURL = [NSString stringWithFormat:template, name, note, dueDate, priority, repeat];
NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:stringURL];
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url];
Duo
Launch the application and pre-populate the update field with your desired Tweet/Facebook update. Optional: Provide Duo with the custom URL and return path to your app to provide the user with a button to return to your app.
NSString *appID = @"Your Apps Name";
NSString *updateInfo = @"The Tweet/Status Update";
NSString *returnScheme = @"Your Apps Return URL Scheme";
NSString *returnPath = @"Your/Apps/Return/Path";
NSString *baseURL = @"duoxx://updateFaceTwit?";
NSString *encodedUpdateInfo = [updateInfo stringByAddingPercentEscapesUsingEncoding:NSASCIIStringEncoding];
NSString *urlString = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"%@BLappID=%@;BLupdateInfo=%@;BLreturnScheme=%@;BLreturnPath=%@",
baseURL, appID, encodedUpdateInfo, returnScheme, returnPath];
NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:urlString];
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url];
The Cartographer
Launch app and add a placemark at given coordinate:
NSString *title = @"Placemark title (optional)";
NSString *summary = @"Placemark description (optional)";
CLLocationCoordinate2D coordinate = CLLocationCoordinate2DMake(123.0, 12.0);
title = [(id)CFURLCreateStringByAddingPercentEscapes(NULL, (CFStringRef)title, NULL, (CFStringRef)@";/?:@&=+$,", kCFStringEncodingUTF8) autorelease];
summary = [(id)CFURLCreateStringByAddingPercentEscapes(NULL, (CFStringRef)summary, NULL, (CFStringRef)@";/?:@&=+$,", kCFStringEncodingUTF8) autorelease];
NSString *cartographerURL = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"cartographer://placemark?coordinate=%lf,%lf&title=%@&summary=%@",
coordinate.latitude, coordinate.longitude, title, summary];
NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:cartographerURL];
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url];
Launch app and load either a KML source or a Google My Map:
NSString *sourceURL = @"http://....";
// e.g. http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=208320711678395936256.00046bbcfdcd1f3ebf64b&z=5
// Optional:
MKCoordinateRegion region = ...;
sourceURL = [sourceURL stringByAppendingFormat:@"&ll=%lf,%lf&spn=%lf,%lf",
region.center.latitude, region.center.longitude, region.span.latitudeDelta, region.span.longitudeDelta];
NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:[sourceURL stringByReplacingOccurrencesOfString:@"http://" withString:@"cartographer://"]];
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url];
ChatCo
NSString *stringURL = @"irc://irc.example.domain/roomName";
NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:stringURL];
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url];
NSString *stringURL = @"irc://irc.example.domain/Nickname@roomName";
NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:stringURL];
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url];
NSString *stringURL = @"irc://irc.example.domain/Nickname!Realname@roomName";
NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:stringURL];
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url];
Cobi Tools
To email device info:
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:[NSURL URLWithString:@"cobitools://[email protected]"]];
To email console logs:
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:[NSURL URLWithString:@"cobitools://[email protected]&filter=textFilter&appname=AppName"]];
Credit Card Terminal
Launch the application:
NSString *stringURL = @"com-innerfence-ccterminal://";
NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:stringURL];
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url];
Darkslide (formerly Exposure)
To launch the application:
NSString *stringURL = @"exposure://";
NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:stringURL];
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url];
Echofon / Echofon Pro (formerly Twitterfon / Twitterfon Pro)
(Source)
NSString *message = @"http://test.com/";
NSString *stringURL = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"twitterfon:///post?%@", message];
NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:stringURL];
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url];
NSString *message = @"http://test.com/";
NSString *stringURL = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"twitterfonpro:///post/username?%@", message];
NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:stringURL];
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url];
The "post" parameter in the URL only works for simple URLs; if you want to post URL-encoded text, try the following:
NSString *message = @"hello%20from%20TwitterFon!";
NSString *stringURL = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"twitterfonpro:///message?%@", message];
NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:stringURL];
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url];
Eureka
Substitute eureka for http e.g. eureka://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple
NSString *page = @"en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple";
NSString *stringURL = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"eureka://%@", page];
NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:stringURL];
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url];
Facebook
This information comes from the iPhoneDevTools website.
NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:@"fb://<insert function here>"];
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url];
You can use these options:
fb://profile – Open Facebook app to the user’s profile
fb://friends – Open Facebook app to the friends list
fb://notifications – Open Facebook app to the notifications list (NOTE: there appears to be a bug with this URL. The Notifications page opens. However, it’s not possible to navigate to anywhere else in the Facebook app)
fb://feed – Open Facebook app to the News Feed
fb://events – Open Facebook app to the Events page
fb://requests – Open Facebook app to the Requests list
fb://notes- Open Facebook app to the Notes page
fb://albums – - Open Facebook app to Photo Albums list
This "works" but, then again, doesn't:
fb://post/<post_id>
It only works if the Facebook app has previously loaded the particular post, otherwise it draws a blank.
Apparently there are even more options available (thanks to Alex Salom for the tip!):
fb://album/%@
fb://album/(aid)
fb://album/(aid)/cover
fb://album/(initWithAID:)
fb://album/(initWithAID:)/cover
fb://album/new
fb://albums
fb://birthdays
fb://birthdays/(initWithMonth:)/(year:)
fb://birthdays/(month)/(year)
fb://chat/(fbid)
fb://chat/(initWithUID:)
fb://chat/(user.fbid)
fb://contactimporter
fb://contactimporter/invites
fb://contactimporter/legalese
fb://contactimporter/modal
fb://event/%@
fb://event/%llu
fb://event/(event.fbid)/members/(rsvpStatus)
fb://event/(fbid)
fb://event/(fbid)/members/attending
fb://event/(fbid)/members/declined
fb://event/(fbid)/members/not_replied
fb://event/(fbid)/members/unsure
fb://event/(fbid)/rsvp
fb://event/(initWithEventId:)
fb://event/(initWithEventId:)/members/(rsvpStatus:)
fb://event/(initWithEventId:)/rsvp
fb://events
fb://events/
fb://faceweb/(initWithURL:)
fb://facewebmodal/(initWithURL:)
fb://feed
fb://feed/%@
fb://feed/(filter.filterKey)
fb://feed/(initWithFilterKey:)
fb://feedfilters
fb://findfriends
fb://findfriends/legalese
fb://findfriends/modal
fb://friends
fb://friends/picker
fb://friends/sync
fb://friends/sync/(removeData:)
fb://friends/sync/disconnect
fb://friends/sync/legalese
fb://group/(fbid)/members
fb://group/(initWithGroupId:)/members
fb://groups
fb://launcher
fb://mailbox
fb://mailbox/(folder)
fb://mailbox/(initWithFolder:)
fb://mailbox/(initWithFolder:)/(tid:)
fb://mailbox/(mailbox.folder)/(tid)
fb://mailbox/compose
fb://mailbox/compose/(fbid)
fb://mailbox/compose/(initWithUID:)
fb://map
fb://messaging
fb://messaging/(folder)
fb://messaging/(initWithFolder:)
fb://messaging/(initWithFolder:)/(tid:)/participants
fb://messaging/(initWithFolder:)/thread?tid=(tid:)
fb://messaging/(mailbox.folder)/(urlEscapedTid)/participants
fb://messaging/(mailbox.folder)/thread?tid=(urlEscapedTid)
fb://messaging/compose
fb://messaging/compose/(fbid)
fb://messaging/compose/(initWithUID:)
fb://messaging/original_message?mid=(commentId)
fb://messaging/original_message?mid=(initWithMessageId:)
fb://nearby
fb://note/%@
fb://note/(initWithNoteId:)
fb://note/(initWithNoteId:)/edit
fb://note/(noteId)
fb://note/(noteId)/edit
fb://note/compose
fb://notes
fb://notifications
fb://online
fb://online#offline
fb://online#online
fb://pages
fb://photo/%@/0/%@
fb://photo/(album.user.fbid)/(album.aid)/(pid)
fb://photo/(album.user.fbid)/(album.aid)/(pid)/feedback
fb://photo/(fbid)/profilepic
fb://photo/(initWithProfilePicturesUID:)/profilepic
fb://photo/(initWithUID:)/(aid:)/(pid:)
fb://photo/(initWithUID:)/(aid:)/(pid:)/feedback
fb://photosapp
fb://place/%@
fb://place/(initWithPageId:)
fb://place/(targetId)
fb://place/addfriends
fb://place/addphoto
fb://place/create
fb://places
fb://places/%lld/%lld
fb://places/(initWithCheckinAtPlace:)/(byUser:)
fb://places/legalese/tagged/%lld/%lld
fb://places/legalese/tagged/(initWithTaggedAtPlace:)/(byUser:)
fb://post/%@
fb://post/%@_%@
fb://post/(initWithPostId:)
fb://post/(initWithPostId:)/tagged
fb://post/(postId)
fb://post/(postId)/tagged
fb://post/(postId)/untagSelf
fb://post/(untagSelfFromPostWithId:)/untagSelf
fb://profile
fb://profile/
fb://profile/%@
fb://profile/%lld
fb://profile/(addFan:)/addfan
fb://profile/(fbid)
fb://profile/(fbid)/addfan
fb://profile/(fbid)/addfriend
fb://profile/(fbid)/fanpages
fb://profile/(fbid)/fans
fb://profile/(fbid)/favorite
fb://profile/(fbid)/friends
fb://profile/(fbid)/info
fb://profile/(fbid)/menu
fb://profile/(fbid)/mutualfriends
fb://profile/(fbid)/photos
fb://profile/(fbid)/poke
fb://profile/(fbid)/removefriend
fb://profile/(fbid)/wall
fb://profile/(initWithFBID:)/menu
fb://profile/(initWithFansUID:)/fans
fb://profile/(initWithFriendsUID:)/friends
fb://profile/(initWithInfoUID:)/info
fb://profile/(initWithMutualFriendsUID:)/mutualfriends
fb://profile/(initWithPhotosUID:)/photos
fb://profile/(initWithUID:)
fb://profile/(initWithUID:)/addfriend
fb://profile/(initWithUID:)/fanpages
fb://profile/(initWithUID:)/poke
fb://profile/(initWithUID:)/removefriend
fb://profile/(initWithWallUID:)/wall
fb://profile/(toggleFavorite:)/favorite
fb://profile/(user.fbid)/fans
fb://profile/(user.fbid)/friends
fb://profile/(user.fbid)/mutualfriends
fb://profile/0
fb://publish
fb://publish/mailbox/(initWithFolder:)/(tid:)
fb://publish/mailbox/(mailbox.folder)/(tid)
fb://publish/photo/(album.user.fbid)/(album.aid)/(pid)
fb://publish/photo/(initWithUID:)/(aid:)/(pid:)
fb://publish/post/(initWithPostId:)
fb://publish/post/(postId)
fb://publish/profile/(fbid)
fb://publish/profile/(initWithUID:)
fb://publish/profile/(owner.fbid)
fb://requests
fb://root
fb://upload
fb://upload/%@/album/%lld/%@
fb://upload/%@/checkin/%lld
fb://upload/%@/profile/%lld
fb://upload/(initWithSource:)/album/(uid:)/(aid:)
fb://upload/(initWithSource:)/checkin/(checkinId:)
fb://upload/(initWithSource:)/profile/(uid:)
fb://upload/actions
fb://upload/actions/album/(initWithUID:)/(aid:)
fb://upload/actions/album/(user.fbid)/(aid)
fb://upload/actions/checkin/(checkinId)/
fb://upload/actions/checkin/(initWithCheckinId:)
fb://upload/actions/newalbum
fb://upload/actions/profile/(fbid)
fb://upload/actions/profile/(initWithUID:)
fb://upload/actions/resume
fb://upload/album/(showUploadMenuWithUID:)/(aid:)
fb://upload/album/(user.fbid)/(aid)
fb://upload/checkin/(checkinId)
fb://upload/checkin/(showUploadMenuWithCheckinID:)
fb://upload/discard
fb://upload/profile/(fbid)
fb://upload/profile/(owner.fbid)
fb://upload/profile/(showUploadMenuWithUID:)
fb://upload/resume
fb://userset
fb://video/%@
fb://video/(playVideoWithId:)
fb://video/(videoId)
Geocaching Buddy ( GCBuddy )
URL scheme is gcbuddy:// so to launch the application:
NSString *stringURL = @"gcbuddy://";
NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:stringURL];
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url];
To add a cache to gcbuddy (simple example):
NSString *stringURL = @"gcbuddy://add/cache?id=GC12345&name=A%20test%20cache";
NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:stringURL];
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url];
See the full documentation for all optional parameters.
Geopher Lite
NSString *lat = @"12.345";
NSString *lon = @"6.789";
NSString *waypoint = @"GC12345";
NSString *stringURL = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"geopherlite://setTarget;lat=%@;lon=%@;waypoint=%@", lat, lon, waypoint];
NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:stringURL];
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url];
Google Earth
To launch the application:
NSString *stringURL = @"comgoogleearth://";
NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:stringURL];
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url];
IMDb Movies & TV
The IMDb 2.0 app now has three URL schemes:
// with a search keyword:
imdb:///find?q=godfather
// with a title id:
imdb:///title/tt0068646/
// with a name id:
imdb:///name/nm0000199/
More URLs supported in version 2.1
imdb:///showtimes
imdb:///title/tt0068646/cinemashowtimes
imdb:///boxoffice
imdb:///chart/moviemeter
imdb:///chart/starmeter
imdb:///chart/top
imdb:///chart/bottom
imdb:///chart/tv
imdb:///feature/comingsoon
imdb:///feature/bestpicture
imdb:///feature/tvrecaps
imdb:///feature/borntoday
Alternatively, the app recognizes version specific URL schemes of the form imdb-XXYY where XX is the app major version and YY is the app minor version. The 2.1 app was the first to support this scheme. This can also be used as a check from external apps to detect whether a required minimum version of the app is installed. For example, all IMDb app versions from 2.1 and higher will recognize the imdb-0201 scheme.
INRIX Traffic
Launch the application (as of version 3.1):
NSString *stringURL = @"inrixtraffic://";
NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:stringURL];
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url];
iTranslate ~ the universal translator
To launch the application:
NSString *stringURL = @"itranslate://";
NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:stringURL];
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url];
To translate a text:
NSString *textToTranslate = @"Hello world"; // Text must be URL-encoded...!
textToTranslate = [textToTranslate stringByAddingPercentEscapesUsingEncoding:NSUTF8StringEncoding];
NSString *test = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"itranslate://translate?from=en&to=de&text=%@",textToTranslate];
NSURL *url = [[NSURL alloc] initWithString:test];
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url];
You can find a list of all supported language codes here: http://code.google.com/apis/language/translate/v2/using_rest.html#language-params
Loan Plan - Amortization Calculator
To launch the application:
NSString *stringURL = @"loanplan://";
NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:stringURL];
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url];
Navigon
Example of a URL to start navigation to an address:
navigon://-|-|CHE|8052|Z=C3=9CRICH|KATZENBACHSTRASSE|51|-|-|***|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-
Notitas
To launch the application:
NSString *stringURL = @"notitas://";
NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:stringURL];
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url];
To create a new note:
NSString *note = @"your%20note%20here"; // It must be URL-encoded...!
NSString *stringURL = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"notitas:///new?%@", note];
NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:stringURL];
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url];
OpenTable
To search for open seats at a restaurant:
NSString *restaurantID = @"168"; // Numeric OpenTable Restaurant ID
NSString *partySize = @"3"; // Integer
NSString *stringURL = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"reserve://opentable.com/%@?partySize=%@", restaurantID, partySize];
NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:stringURL];
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url];
pic2shop
See the full documentation, code samples, and online demo.
Start the barcode scanner, read the barcode, then call back the given URL with the UPC/EAN digits. The callback URL can be another iPhone custom URL (p2sclient: in the example below) or a web site:
NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:@"pic2shop://scan?callback=p2sclient%3A//EAN"];
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url]
Lookup a product by UPC/EAN:
NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:@"pic2shop://lookup?ean=9780321503619"];
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url]
Portscan
Launch a scan:
NSString *ip = @"192.168.1.1";
NSString *stringURL = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"portscan://%@", ip];
NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:stringURL];
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url];
Round Tuit
Add new items to the todo list:
roundtuit://add/[todo item 1]/[todo item 2]/[todo item 3]/...
NSArray *todos = [NSArray arrayWithObjects:@"todo item 1", @"todo item 2"];
NSString *stringURL = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"roundtuit://add/%@", [todos componentsJoinedByString:@"/"]];
NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:stringURL];
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url];
Ships² Viewer
To launch the application:
NSString *stringURL = @"ships2://";
NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:stringURL];
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url];
Site Check
To launch the application:
NSString *stringURL = @"checkit://";
NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:stringURL];
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url];
Check current url:
NSString *whatever = @"http://whatever.com";
NSString *stringURL = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"checkit://%@", whatever];
NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:stringURL];
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url];
Surfboard (iPad)
To launch the application:
NSString *stringURL = @"surfboard://";
NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:stringURL];
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url];
Add a bookmark / site into the app:
NSString *URL = @"whatever.com";
NSString *title = @"nonEscapedTitle";
//you will want to escape these before sending real titles / URLS
NSString *stringURL = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"surfboard://add?url=%@&title=%@", URL,title];
NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:stringURL];
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url];
Bookmarklet usage of this
TimeLog
To launch the application:
NSString *stringURL = @"timelog://";
NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:stringURL];
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url];
Start a timer for a project
NSString * clientName = @"John%20Appleseed";
NSString * projectName = @"Just%20another%20project";
NSString * categoryName = @"Webdesign";
NSString *stringURL = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"timelog://start?client=%@&project=%@&category=%@", clientName,projectName, categoryName];
NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:stringURL];
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url];
Tweetie
To launch the application:
NSString *stringURL = @"tweetie://";
NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:stringURL];
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url];
Start a tweet with a shortened URL:
NSString *shortened_url = @"http://your.url.com";
NSString *stringURL = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"tweetie://%@", shortened_url];
NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:stringURL];
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url];
Send a message:
NSString *message = @"your%20message%20here"; // It must be URL-encoded...!
NSString *stringURL = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"tweetie:///post?message=%@", message];
NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:stringURL];
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url];
Twinkle
To launch the application:
NSString *stringURL = @"twinkle://";
NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:stringURL];
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url];
To send a message:
NSString *stringURL = @"twinkle://message=text&url=http://foo&image=http://path.to/image.jpg";
NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:stringURL];
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url];
Twittelator Pro
The author has really done a great job documenting this URL scheme! Check it out!
Launch the application:
NSURL* url = [NSURL URLWithString:@"twit://"];
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url];
Send a message:
NSString *message = @"URL%20encoded%20message%20here";
NSString *stringURL = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"twit:///post?message=%@", message];
NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:stringURL];
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url];
Twitterriffic / Twitterriffic Premium
To launch the application:
NSString *stringURL = @"twitterrific://";
NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:stringURL];
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url];
To write a tweet:
NSString *message = @"hello!";
NSString *stringURL = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"twitterrific:///post?message=%@", message];
NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:stringURL];
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url];
Unfragment
(1.4 or above, formerly Shattered)
To launch a Flickr photo puzzle with hidden message:
NSMutableDictionary* code = [NSMutableDictionary dictionaryWithCapacity:7];
[code setObject:senderNameString forKey:@"name"];
[code setObject:messageString forKey:@"message"];
[code setObject:photoSourceURLString forKey:@"URL"];
[code setObject:photoIdString forKey:@"id"];
[code setObject:photoSecretString forKey:@"secret"];
[code setObject:[NSNumber numberWithInt:numberOfPieces] forKey:@"piece"];
[code setObject:[NSNumber numberWithBool:rotationOnOrOff] forKey:@"rotation"];
NSString* JSONString = [code JSONRepresentation];
NSData* data = [JSONString dataUsingEncoding:NSUTF8StringEncoding];
NSString* base64String = [data base64Encoding]; //modified Base64 for URL
NSString* unfragmentURLString = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"unfragment://?code=%@", base64String];
NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:unfragmentURLString];
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url];
Wikiamo
NSString *stringURL = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"wikiamo://%@", page];
NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:stringURL];
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url];
NSString *stringURL = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"wikipedia://%@", page];
NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:stringURL];
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url];
Yummy
NSString *stringURL = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"yummy://post?url=%@&title=%@", encoded_url, encoded_title];
NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:stringURL];
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url];
Swiss Phone Book by local.ch (from version 1.5)
URL examples to launch a search for a name or phone number:
localch://tel/q?vikram
localch://tel/q?0443091040
NSString *stringURL = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"localch://tel/q?%@", encoded_query];
NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:stringURL];
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url];
Seesmic
Open app on Spaces (Page 1)
NSString *stringURL = [NSString stringWithString:@"x-seesmic://spaces"];
NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:stringURL];
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url];
Open app on Main Timeline for the Twitter account “mathieu”
NSString *username = @"mathieu";
NSString *stringURL = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"x-seesmic://twitter_timeline?twitter_screen_name=%@", username];
NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:stringURL];
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url];
Open app on Replies for account “mathieu”
NSString *username = @"mathieu";
NSString *stringURL = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"x-seesmic://twitter_replies?twitter_screen_name=%@", username];
NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:stringURL];
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url];
Open app on Retweets for account “mathieu”
NSString *username = @"mathieu";
NSString *stringURL = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"x-seesmic://twitter_retweets?twitter_screen_name=%@", username];
NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:stringURL];
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url];
Open app on Direct Messages for account “mathieu”
NSString *username = @"mathieu";
NSString *stringURL = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"x-seesmic://twitter_messages?twitter_screen_name=%@", username];
NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:stringURL];
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url];
Open app on the Twitter profile view for “mathieu”
NSString *username = @"mathieu";
NSString *stringURL = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"x-seesmic://twitter_profile?twitter_screen_name=%@", username];
NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:stringURL];
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url];
Open app on tweet view for Tweet ID “2814526203”
NSString *tweet_id = @"2814526203";
NSString *stringURL = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"x-seesmic://twitter_status?id=%@", tweet_id];
NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:stringURL];
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url];
Open app on the Twitter search results for query “Apple iPhone”
// Query will be encoded using stringByAddingPercentEscapesUsingEncoding
NSString *search_query = @"Apple%20iPhone";
NSString *stringURL = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"x-seesmic://twitter_search?query=%@", search_query];
NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:stringURL];
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url];
Open app on the Facebook Main Timeline (if the user added a Facebook account, or else the Spaces view will be launched)
NSString *stringURL = [NSString stringWithString:@"x-seesmic://facebook_timeline"];
NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:stringURL];
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url];
Open app on Composer view for the Twitter account “mathieu” and with the content “this is a tweet” in the text field
// Query will be encoded using stringByAddingPercentEscapesUsingEncoding
NSString *message = @"this%20is%20a%20tweet";
NSString *username = @"mathieu";
NSString *stringURL = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"x-seesmic://update?twitter_screen_name=%@&status=%@", username, message];
NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:stringURL];
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url];
// Query will be encoded using stringByAddingPercentEscapesUsingEncoding
NSString *message = @"this%20is%20a%20tweet%20with%20a%20url%3A%20http%3A%2F%2F";
NSString *username = @"mathieu";
NSString *stringURL = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"x-seesmic://update?twitter_screen_name=%@&status=%@", username, message];
NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:stringURL];
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url];
Open the Composer view without knowing the account and with the content “this is a tweet” in the text field
// Query will be encoded using stringByAddingPercentEscapesUsingEncoding
NSString *message = @"this%20is%20a%20tweet";
NSString *stringURL = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"x-seesmic://update?status=%@", message];
NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:stringURL];
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url];
Open app on Composer view (no content, no account app will select default account)
NSString *stringURL = [NSString stringWithString:@"x-seesmic://update"];
NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:stringURL];
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url];
Offline Pages
Launch app
NSString *stringURL = [NSString stringWithString:@"offlinepages:"];
NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:stringURL];
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url];
Launch app and add URL http://www.apple.com to save queue
NSString *httpURL = [NSString stringWithString:@"http://www.apple.com"];
NSString *offlineURL = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"offlinepages:%@", httpURL];
NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:offlineURL];
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url];
Launch app and add URL http://www.apple.com to save queue with custom title "Apple website"
NSString *httpURL = [NSString stringWithString:@"http://www.apple.com"];
NSString *title= [NSString stringWithString:@"Apple website"];
NSString *encodedTitle = [title stringByAddingPercentEscapesUsingEncoding:NSASCIIStringEncoding];
NSString *offlineURL = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"offlinepages:title=%@&url=%@", encodedTitle, httpURL];
NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:offlineURL];
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url];
Terminology
Launch the application:
NSString *stringURL = @"terminology://";
NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:stringURL];
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url];
Lookup a word or phrase in the dictionary:
NSString *template = @"terminology://x-callback-url/1.0/lookup?text=%@";
NSString *text = @"fun";
NSString *stringURL = [NSString stringWithFormat:template, text];
NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:stringURL];
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url];
Request a replacement word also available, see full developer documentation
ZenTap
Launch the application:
NSString *stringURL = @"zentap://";
NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:stringURL];
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url];
Launch the applicaction with text:
NSString *stringURL = @"zentap://myTextToShowInZenTap";
NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:stringURL];
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url];
ZenTap Pro
Launch the application:
NSString *stringURL = @"zentappro://";
NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:stringURL];
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url];
Launch the applicaction with text:
NSString *stringURL = @"zentappro://myTextToShowInZenTap";
NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:stringURL];
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url];
TextFaster
TextFaster is a keyboard with keys six times bigger than the usual keyboard.
Launch the application with url and it will open.
NSString *stringURL = @"keyboard://?text=Hello%20World&fromapp=mailto";
NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:stringURL];
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url];
TikiSurf
TikiSurf is a mobile browser with fast access to websites, maps, apps through a visual touch panel.
Launch the application alone or with a collection url to open it at startup.
application alone
NSString *stringURL = @"tikisurf://";
NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:stringURL];
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url];
launch a collection from url
full list of existing collections here : http://prod1.tikilabs.com/pushContent/iphone/annuaireUnivers/ tool to create your own collection here : http://www.tikisurf.fr/factoryEN.php
NSString *stringURL = @"tikisurf://activateGrammar?url=http://get.tikilabs.com/grammars/rzi10d8292gwy0fj.html";
NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:stringURL];
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url];
iWavit Tabula Rasa
Tabula Rasa is a Universal Remote Control Editor app which is used to create "Virtual Remotes" that you can use to control your IR Devices (TV, DVD..) and Computers (PC, Mac, Linux). The app requires the iWavit hardware accessory which adds new hardware capabilities to the iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch (http://www.iwavit.com).
Launch the application alone with this call
NSString *stringURL = @"wavittabularasa://";
NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:stringURL];
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url];
There are many other iWavit apps (>30), that tend to have names like iWavit PS3 or iWavit DirecTV, which are apps dedicated to controlling specific major brand electronics devices. These apps all tend to follow the same URL Schemes: @"wavitxxx://" where xxx is the name after the iWavit, all lower case.
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This page centralizes code samples for URL schemes available in many iPhone applications, not only in Apple's but in many others. It also includes programming tips and references about implementing apps registering or consuming URL schemes.
If you own an iPhone app, contact akosma software to add the schemes you've implemented in your application, for others to use. The important thing is to showcase code samples, ready for others to use.
Contents [hide]
1 Terms of Use
2 Programming Tips
2.1 Registering your own URL schemes
2.2 Note about URL Encoding in Objective-C
3 Apple iPhone Applications
3.1 Safari
3.2 Maps
3.3 Phone
3.4 SMS
3.5 Mail
3.6 YouTube
3.7 iTunes
3.8 App Store
3.9 iBooks
4 Third Party Applications
4.1 AirSharing
4.2 Alocola
4.3 Appigo Notebook
4.4 Appigo Todo
4.5 Duo
4.6 The Cartographer
4.7 ChatCo
4.8 Cobi Tools
4.9 Credit Card Terminal
4.10 Darkslide (formerly Exposure)
4.11 Echofon / Echofon Pro (formerly Twitterfon / Twitterfon Pro)
4.12 Eureka
4.13 Facebook
4.14 Geocaching Buddy ( GCBuddy )
4.15 Geopher Lite
4.16 Google Earth
4.17 IMDb Movies & TV
4.18 INRIX Traffic
4.19 iTranslate ~ the universal translator
4.20 Loan Plan - Amortization Calculator
4.21 Navigon
4.22 Notitas
4.23 OpenTable
4.24 pic2shop
4.25 Portscan
4.26 Round Tuit
4.27 Ships² Viewer
4.28 Site Check
4.29 Surfboard (iPad)
4.30 TimeLog
4.31 Tweetie
4.32 Twinkle
4.33 Twittelator Pro
4.34 Twitterriffic / Twitterriffic Premium
4.35 Unfragment
4.36 Wikiamo
4.37 Yummy
4.38 Swiss Phone Book by local.ch (from version 1.5)
4.39 Seesmic
4.40 Offline Pages
4.41 Terminology
4.42 ZenTap
4.43 ZenTap Pro
4.44 TextFaster
4.45 TikiSurf
4.46 iWavit Tabula Rasa
Terms of Use
This wiki page is a courtesy service. Due to the large amounts of spam and advertising in this page, I've decided to block this page for editing. If you want your application to appear here, please contact akosma software with the information you want to post here.
Thanks for sharing your URL scheme to the community! Sorry for the hassle but thanks to users without respect I have no other choice.
Programming Tips
Registering your own URL schemes
Please check this page in iPhone Developer Tips.
Note about URL Encoding in Objective-C
There can be some problems with NSString's stringByAddingPercentEscapesUsingEncoding: method since it does not encode some reserved characters for URLs; you might prefer to use this code instead:
CFStringRef encoded = CFURLCreateStringByAddingPercentEscapes(kCFAllocatorDefault,
(CFStringRef)textToEncode,
NULL,
(CFStringRef)@";/?:@&=+$,",
kCFStringEncodingUTF8);
The Core Foundation CFURLCreateStringByAddingPercentEscapes() function provides more options and is more suitable for complex texts.
Similarly, if you want to remove the URL encoding from a string, for example in the application:handleOpenURL: UIApplicationDelegate method, use this code:
- (BOOL)application:(UIApplication *)application handleOpenURL:(NSURL *)url
{
NSString *query = [url query];
CFStringRef clean = CFURLCreateStringByReplacingPercentEscapes(kCFAllocatorDefault,
(CFStringRef)query,
CFSTR(""));
[controller doSomething:(NSString *)clean];
CFRelease(clean);
}
Apple iPhone Applications
Safari
Any URL starting with http:// which does not point to maps.google.com or www.youtube.com is sent to Safari:
NSString *stringURL = @"http://wiki.akosma.com/";
NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:stringURL];
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url];
Apparently feed:// opens http://reader.mac.com in Safari.
Maps
URLs starting with http://maps.google.com open up the "Maps" application automatically:
NSString *title = @"title";
float latitude = 35.4634;
float longitude = 9.43425;
int zoom = 13;
NSString *stringURL = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"http://maps.google.com/maps?q=%@@%1.6f,%1.6f&z=%d", title, latitude, longitude, zoom];
NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:stringURL];
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url];
It seems that maps:// also opens up the Maps application.
Phone
The phone links start with "tel:" but must not contain spaces or brackets (it can contain dashes and "+" signs, though):
NSMutableString *phone = [[@"+ 12 34 567 89 01" mutableCopy] autorelease];
[phone replaceOccurrencesOfString:@" "
withString:@""
options:NSLiteralSearch
range:NSMakeRange(0, [phone length])];
[phone replaceOccurrencesOfString:@"("
withString:@""
options:NSLiteralSearch
range:NSMakeRange(0, [phone length])];
[phone replaceOccurrencesOfString:@")"
withString:@""
options:NSLiteralSearch
range:NSMakeRange(0, [phone length])];
NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:[NSString stringWithFormat:@"tel:%@", phone]];
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url];
SMS
To open the SMS application, just use the sms: protocol in your URL:
NSString *stringURL = @"sms:";
NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:stringURL];
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url];
You can specify a phone number, but apparently not a default text for your message:
NSString *stringURL = @"sms:+12345678901";
NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:stringURL];
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url];
The same restrictions apply as for phone URLs, regarding spaces, brackets and dashes.
These URLs launch Mail and open the compose message controller:
NSString *stringURL = @"mailto:[email protected]";
NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:stringURL];
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url];
You can also provide more information, for a customized subject and body texts:
NSString *subject = @"Message subject";
NSString *body = @"Message body";
NSString *address = @"[email protected]";
NSString *cc = @"[email protected]";
NSString *path = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"mailto:%@?cc=%@&subject=%@&body=%@", address, cc, subject, body];
NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:[path stringByAddingPercentEscapesUsingEncoding:NSUTF8StringEncoding]];
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url];
You might also omit some information:
NSString *subject = @"Message subject";
NSString *path = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"mailto:?subject=%@", subject];
NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:[path stringByAddingPercentEscapesUsingEncoding:NSUTF8StringEncoding]];
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url];
For more complex body texts, you might want to use the CFURLCreateStringByAddingPercentEscapes() function, as explained above in this page.
YouTube
URLs starting with http://www.youtube.com open up the "YouTube" application automatically:
NSString *stringURL = @"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZH30T99MaM";
NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:stringURL];
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url];
It also works with this URL (which normally brings the Flash video player used by YouTube):
NSString *stringURL = @"http://www.youtube.com/v/WZH30T99MaM";
NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:stringURL];
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url];
iTunes
To open up iTunes, use this URL:
NSString *stringURL = @"http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?i=156093464&id=156093462&s=143441";
NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:stringURL];
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url];
App Store
Very similar to the iTunes URLs:
NSString *stringURL = @"http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=294409923&mt=8";
NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:stringURL];
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url];
iBooks
(source: http://akos.ma/aqdr)
NSString *stringURL = @"itms-books:";
NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:stringURL];
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url];
NSString *stringURL = @"itms-bookss:";
NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:stringURL];
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url];
Third Party Applications
Most URL schemes in this list come from App Lookup.
AirSharing
Launch the application:
NSString *stringURL = @"airsharing://";
NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:stringURL];
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url];
Alocola
Launch the application:
NSString *stringURL = @"alocola://";
NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:stringURL];
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url];
Appigo Notebook
Launch the application:
NSString *stringURL = @"appigonotebook://";
NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:stringURL];
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url];
Appigo Todo
Launch the application:
NSString *stringURL = @"appigotodo://";
NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:stringURL];
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url];
Create a new task:
NSString *template = @"appigotodo://com.example.xyzapp/import?name=%@¬e=%@&due-date=%@&priority=%@&repeat=%@";
NSString *name = @"Buy%20some%20milk";
NSString *note = @"Stop%20on%20the%20way%20home%20from%20work.";
NSString *dueDate = @"2009-07-16";
NSString *priority = @"1";
NSString *repeat = @"101";
NSString *stringURL = [NSString stringWithFormat:template, name, note, dueDate, priority, repeat];
NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:stringURL];
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url];
Duo
Launch the application and pre-populate the update field with your desired Tweet/Facebook update. Optional: Provide Duo with the custom URL and return path to your app to provide the user with a button to return to your app.
NSString *appID = @"Your Apps Name";
NSString *updateInfo = @"The Tweet/Status Update";
NSString *returnScheme = @"Your Apps Return URL Scheme";
NSString *returnPath = @"Your/Apps/Return/Path";
NSString *baseURL = @"duoxx://updateFaceTwit?";
NSString *encodedUpdateInfo = [updateInfo stringByAddingPercentEscapesUsingEncoding:NSASCIIStringEncoding];
NSString *urlString = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"%@BLappID=%@;BLupdateInfo=%@;BLreturnScheme=%@;BLreturnPath=%@",
baseURL, appID, encodedUpdateInfo, returnScheme, returnPath];
NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:urlString];
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url];
The Cartographer
Launch app and add a placemark at given coordinate:
NSString *title = @"Placemark title (optional)";
NSString *summary = @"Placemark description (optional)";
CLLocationCoordinate2D coordinate = CLLocationCoordinate2DMake(123.0, 12.0);
title = [(id)CFURLCreateStringByAddingPercentEscapes(NULL, (CFStringRef)title, NULL, (CFStringRef)@";/?:@&=+$,", kCFStringEncodingUTF8) autorelease];
summary = [(id)CFURLCreateStringByAddingPercentEscapes(NULL, (CFStringRef)summary, NULL, (CFStringRef)@";/?:@&=+$,", kCFStringEncodingUTF8) autorelease];
NSString *cartographerURL = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"cartographer://placemark?coordinate=%lf,%lf&title=%@&summary=%@",
coordinate.latitude, coordinate.longitude, title, summary];
NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:cartographerURL];
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url];
Launch app and load either a KML source or a Google My Map:
NSString *sourceURL = @"http://....";
// e.g. http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=208320711678395936256.00046bbcfdcd1f3ebf64b&z=5
// Optional:
MKCoordinateRegion region = ...;
sourceURL = [sourceURL stringByAppendingFormat:@"&ll=%lf,%lf&spn=%lf,%lf",
region.center.latitude, region.center.longitude, region.span.latitudeDelta, region.span.longitudeDelta];
NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:[sourceURL stringByReplacingOccurrencesOfString:@"http://" withString:@"cartographer://"]];
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url];
ChatCo
NSString *stringURL = @"irc://irc.example.domain/roomName";
NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:stringURL];
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url];
NSString *stringURL = @"irc://irc.example.domain/Nickname@roomName";
NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:stringURL];
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url];
NSString *stringURL = @"irc://irc.example.domain/Nickname!Realname@roomName";
NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:stringURL];
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url];
Cobi Tools
To email device info:
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:[NSURL URLWithString:@"cobitools://[email protected]"]];
To email console logs:
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:[NSURL URLWithString:@"cobitools://[email protected]&filter=textFilter&appname=AppName"]];
Credit Card Terminal
Launch the application:
NSString *stringURL = @"com-innerfence-ccterminal://";
NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:stringURL];
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url];
Darkslide (formerly Exposure)
To launch the application:
NSString *stringURL = @"exposure://";
NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:stringURL];
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url];
Echofon / Echofon Pro (formerly Twitterfon / Twitterfon Pro)
(Source)
NSString *message = @"http://test.com/";
NSString *stringURL = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"twitterfon:///post?%@", message];
NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:stringURL];
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url];
NSString *message = @"http://test.com/";
NSString *stringURL = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"twitterfonpro:///post/username?%@", message];
NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:stringURL];
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url];
The "post" parameter in the URL only works for simple URLs; if you want to post URL-encoded text, try the following:
NSString *message = @"hello%20from%20TwitterFon!";
NSString *stringURL = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"twitterfonpro:///message?%@", message];
NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:stringURL];
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url];
Eureka
Substitute eureka for http e.g. eureka://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple
NSString *page = @"en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple";
NSString *stringURL = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"eureka://%@", page];
NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:stringURL];
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url];
This information comes from the iPhoneDevTools website.
NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:@"fb://<insert function here>"];
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url];
You can use these options:
fb://profile – Open Facebook app to the user’s profile
fb://friends – Open Facebook app to the friends list
fb://notifications – Open Facebook app to the notifications list (NOTE: there appears to be a bug with this URL. The Notifications page opens. However, it’s not possible to navigate to anywhere else in the Facebook app)
fb://feed – Open Facebook app to the News Feed
fb://events – Open Facebook app to the Events page
fb://requests – Open Facebook app to the Requests list
fb://notes- Open Facebook app to the Notes page
fb://albums – - Open Facebook app to Photo Albums list
This "works" but, then again, doesn't:
fb://post/<post_id>
It only works if the Facebook app has previously loaded the particular post, otherwise it draws a blank.
Apparently there are even more options available (thanks to Alex Salom for the tip!):
fb://album/%@
fb://album/(aid)
fb://album/(aid)/cover
fb://album/(initWithAID:)
fb://album/(initWithAID:)/cover
fb://album/new
fb://albums
fb://birthdays
fb://birthdays/(initWithMonth:)/(year:)
fb://birthdays/(month)/(year)
fb://chat/(fbid)
fb://chat/(initWithUID:)
fb://chat/(user.fbid)
fb://contactimporter
fb://contactimporter/invites
fb://contactimporter/legalese
fb://contactimporter/modal
fb://event/%@
fb://event/%llu
fb://event/(event.fbid)/members/(rsvpStatus)
fb://event/(fbid)
fb://event/(fbid)/members/attending
fb://event/(fbid)/members/declined
fb://event/(fbid)/members/not_replied
fb://event/(fbid)/members/unsure
fb://event/(fbid)/rsvp
fb://event/(initWithEventId:)
fb://event/(initWithEventId:)/members/(rsvpStatus:)
fb://event/(initWithEventId:)/rsvp
fb://events
fb://events/
fb://faceweb/(initWithURL:)
fb://facewebmodal/(initWithURL:)
fb://feed
fb://feed/%@
fb://feed/(filter.filterKey)
fb://feed/(initWithFilterKey:)
fb://feedfilters
fb://findfriends
fb://findfriends/legalese
fb://findfriends/modal
fb://friends
fb://friends/picker
fb://friends/sync
fb://friends/sync/(removeData:)
fb://friends/sync/disconnect
fb://friends/sync/legalese
fb://group/(fbid)/members
fb://group/(initWithGroupId:)/members
fb://groups
fb://launcher
fb://mailbox
fb://mailbox/(folder)
fb://mailbox/(initWithFolder:)
fb://mailbox/(initWithFolder:)/(tid:)
fb://mailbox/(mailbox.folder)/(tid)
fb://mailbox/compose
fb://mailbox/compose/(fbid)
fb://mailbox/compose/(initWithUID:)
fb://map
fb://messaging
fb://messaging/(folder)
fb://messaging/(initWithFolder:)
fb://messaging/(initWithFolder:)/(tid:)/participants
fb://messaging/(initWithFolder:)/thread?tid=(tid:)
fb://messaging/(mailbox.folder)/(urlEscapedTid)/participants
fb://messaging/(mailbox.folder)/thread?tid=(urlEscapedTid)
fb://messaging/compose
fb://messaging/compose/(fbid)
fb://messaging/compose/(initWithUID:)
fb://messaging/original_message?mid=(commentId)
fb://messaging/original_message?mid=(initWithMessageId:)
fb://nearby
fb://note/%@
fb://note/(initWithNoteId:)
fb://note/(initWithNoteId:)/edit
fb://note/(noteId)
fb://note/(noteId)/edit
fb://note/compose
fb://notes
fb://notifications
fb://online
fb://online#offline
fb://online#online
fb://pages
fb://photo/%@/0/%@
fb://photo/(album.user.fbid)/(album.aid)/(pid)
fb://photo/(album.user.fbid)/(album.aid)/(pid)/feedback
fb://photo/(fbid)/profilepic
fb://photo/(initWithProfilePicturesUID:)/profilepic
fb://photo/(initWithUID:)/(aid:)/(pid:)
fb://photo/(initWithUID:)/(aid:)/(pid:)/feedback
fb://photosapp
fb://place/%@
fb://place/(initWithPageId:)
fb://place/(targetId)
fb://place/addfriends
fb://place/addphoto
fb://place/create
fb://places
fb://places/%lld/%lld
fb://places/(initWithCheckinAtPlace:)/(byUser:)
fb://places/legalese/tagged/%lld/%lld
fb://places/legalese/tagged/(initWithTaggedAtPlace:)/(byUser:)
fb://post/%@
fb://post/%@_%@
fb://post/(initWithPostId:)
fb://post/(initWithPostId:)/tagged
fb://post/(postId)
fb://post/(postId)/tagged
fb://post/(postId)/untagSelf
fb://post/(untagSelfFromPostWithId:)/untagSelf
fb://profile
fb://profile/
fb://profile/%@
fb://profile/%lld
fb://profile/(addFan:)/addfan
fb://profile/(fbid)
fb://profile/(fbid)/addfan
fb://profile/(fbid)/addfriend
fb://profile/(fbid)/fanpages
fb://profile/(fbid)/fans
fb://profile/(fbid)/favorite
fb://profile/(fbid)/friends
fb://profile/(fbid)/info
fb://profile/(fbid)/menu
fb://profile/(fbid)/mutualfriends
fb://profile/(fbid)/photos
fb://profile/(fbid)/poke
fb://profile/(fbid)/removefriend
fb://profile/(fbid)/wall
fb://profile/(initWithFBID:)/menu
fb://profile/(initWithFansUID:)/fans
fb://profile/(initWithFriendsUID:)/friends
fb://profile/(initWithInfoUID:)/info
fb://profile/(initWithMutualFriendsUID:)/mutualfriends
fb://profile/(initWithPhotosUID:)/photos
fb://profile/(initWithUID:)
fb://profile/(initWithUID:)/addfriend
fb://profile/(initWithUID:)/fanpages
fb://profile/(initWithUID:)/poke
fb://profile/(initWithUID:)/removefriend
fb://profile/(initWithWallUID:)/wall
fb://profile/(toggleFavorite:)/favorite
fb://profile/(user.fbid)/fans
fb://profile/(user.fbid)/friends
fb://profile/(user.fbid)/mutualfriends
fb://profile/0
fb://publish
fb://publish/mailbox/(initWithFolder:)/(tid:)
fb://publish/mailbox/(mailbox.folder)/(tid)
fb://publish/photo/(album.user.fbid)/(album.aid)/(pid)
fb://publish/photo/(initWithUID:)/(aid:)/(pid:)
fb://publish/post/(initWithPostId:)
fb://publish/post/(postId)
fb://publish/profile/(fbid)
fb://publish/profile/(initWithUID:)
fb://publish/profile/(owner.fbid)
fb://requests
fb://root
fb://upload
fb://upload/%@/album/%lld/%@
fb://upload/%@/checkin/%lld
fb://upload/%@/profile/%lld
fb://upload/(initWithSource:)/album/(uid:)/(aid:)
fb://upload/(initWithSource:)/checkin/(checkinId:)
fb://upload/(initWithSource:)/profile/(uid:)
fb://upload/actions
fb://upload/actions/album/(initWithUID:)/(aid:)
fb://upload/actions/album/(user.fbid)/(aid)
fb://upload/actions/checkin/(checkinId)/
fb://upload/actions/checkin/(initWithCheckinId:)
fb://upload/actions/newalbum
fb://upload/actions/profile/(fbid)
fb://upload/actions/profile/(initWithUID:)
fb://upload/actions/resume
fb://upload/album/(showUploadMenuWithUID:)/(aid:)
fb://upload/album/(user.fbid)/(aid)
fb://upload/checkin/(checkinId)
fb://upload/checkin/(showUploadMenuWithCheckinID:)
fb://upload/discard
fb://upload/profile/(fbid)
fb://upload/profile/(owner.fbid)
fb://upload/profile/(showUploadMenuWithUID:)
fb://upload/resume
fb://userset
fb://video/%@
fb://video/(playVideoWithId:)
fb://video/(videoId)
Geocaching Buddy ( GCBuddy )
URL scheme is gcbuddy:// so to launch the application:
NSString *stringURL = @"gcbuddy://";
NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:stringURL];
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url];
To add a cache to gcbuddy (simple example):
NSString *stringURL = @"gcbuddy://add/cache?id=GC12345&name=A%20test%20cache";
NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:stringURL];
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url];
See the full documentation for all optional parameters.
Geopher Lite
NSString *lat = @"12.345";
NSString *lon = @"6.789";
NSString *waypoint = @"GC12345";
NSString *stringURL = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"geopherlite://setTarget;lat=%@;lon=%@;waypoint=%@", lat, lon, waypoint];
NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:stringURL];
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url];
Google Earth
To launch the application:
NSString *stringURL = @"comgoogleearth://";
NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:stringURL];
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url];
IMDb Movies & TV
The IMDb 2.0 app now has three URL schemes:
// with a search keyword:
imdb:///find?q=godfather
// with a title id:
imdb:///title/tt0068646/
// with a name id:
imdb:///name/nm0000199/
More URLs supported in version 2.1
imdb:///showtimes
imdb:///title/tt0068646/cinemashowtimes
imdb:///boxoffice
imdb:///chart/moviemeter
imdb:///chart/starmeter
imdb:///chart/top
imdb:///chart/bottom
imdb:///chart/tv
imdb:///feature/comingsoon
imdb:///feature/bestpicture
imdb:///feature/tvrecaps
imdb:///feature/borntoday
Alternatively, the app recognizes version specific URL schemes of the form imdb-XXYY where XX is the app major version and YY is the app minor version. The 2.1 app was the first to support this scheme. This can also be used as a check from external apps to detect whether a required minimum version of the app is installed. For example, all IMDb app versions from 2.1 and higher will recognize the imdb-0201 scheme.
INRIX Traffic
Launch the application (as of version 3.1):
NSString *stringURL = @"inrixtraffic://";
NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:stringURL];
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url];
iTranslate ~ the universal translator
To launch the application:
NSString *stringURL = @"itranslate://";
NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:stringURL];
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url];
To translate a text:
NSString *textToTranslate = @"Hello world"; // Text must be URL-encoded...!
textToTranslate = [textToTranslate stringByAddingPercentEscapesUsingEncoding:NSUTF8StringEncoding];
NSString *test = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"itranslate://translate?from=en&to=de&text=%@",textToTranslate];
NSURL *url = [[NSURL alloc] initWithString:test];
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url];
You can find a list of all supported language codes here: http://code.google.com/apis/language/translate/v2/using_rest.html#language-params
Loan Plan - Amortization Calculator
To launch the application:
NSString *stringURL = @"loanplan://";
NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:stringURL];
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url];
Navigon
Example of a URL to start navigation to an address:
navigon://-|-|CHE|8052|Z=C3=9CRICH|KATZENBACHSTRASSE|51|-|-|***|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-
Notitas
To launch the application:
NSString *stringURL = @"notitas://";
NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:stringURL];
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url];
To create a new note:
NSString *note = @"your%20note%20here"; // It must be URL-encoded...!
NSString *stringURL = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"notitas:///new?%@", note];
NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:stringURL];
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url];
OpenTable
To search for open seats at a restaurant:
NSString *restaurantID = @"168"; // Numeric OpenTable Restaurant ID
NSString *partySize = @"3"; // Integer
NSString *stringURL = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"reserve://opentable.com/%@?partySize=%@", restaurantID, partySize];
NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:stringURL];
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url];
pic2shop
See the full documentation, code samples, and online demo.
Start the barcode scanner, read the barcode, then call back the given URL with the UPC/EAN digits. The callback URL can be another iPhone custom URL (p2sclient: in the example below) or a web site:
NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:@"pic2shop://scan?callback=p2sclient%3A//EAN"];
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url]
Lookup a product by UPC/EAN:
NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:@"pic2shop://lookup?ean=9780321503619"];
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url]
Portscan
Launch a scan:
NSString *ip = @"192.168.1.1";
NSString *stringURL = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"portscan://%@", ip];
NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:stringURL];
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url];
Round Tuit
Add new items to the todo list:
roundtuit://add/[todo item 1]/[todo item 2]/[todo item 3]/...
NSArray *todos = [NSArray arrayWithObjects:@"todo item 1", @"todo item 2"];
NSString *stringURL = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"roundtuit://add/%@", [todos componentsJoinedByString:@"/"]];
NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:stringURL];
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url];
Ships² Viewer
To launch the application:
NSString *stringURL = @"ships2://";
NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:stringURL];
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url];
Site Check
To launch the application:
NSString *stringURL = @"checkit://";
NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:stringURL];
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url];
Check current url:
NSString *whatever = @"http://whatever.com";
NSString *stringURL = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"checkit://%@", whatever];
NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:stringURL];
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url];
Surfboard (iPad)
To launch the application:
NSString *stringURL = @"surfboard://";
NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:stringURL];
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url];
Add a bookmark / site into the app:
NSString *URL = @"whatever.com";
NSString *title = @"nonEscapedTitle";
//you will want to escape these before sending real titles / URLS
NSString *stringURL = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"surfboard://add?url=%@&title=%@", URL,title];
NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:stringURL];
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url];
Bookmarklet usage of this
TimeLog
To launch the application:
NSString *stringURL = @"timelog://";
NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:stringURL];
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url];
Start a timer for a project
NSString * clientName = @"John%20Appleseed";
NSString * projectName = @"Just%20another%20project";
NSString * categoryName = @"Webdesign";
NSString *stringURL = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"timelog://start?client=%@&project=%@&category=%@", clientName,projectName, categoryName];
NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:stringURL];
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url];
Tweetie
To launch the application:
NSString *stringURL = @"tweetie://";
NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:stringURL];
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url];
Start a tweet with a shortened URL:
NSString *shortened_url = @"http://your.url.com";
NSString *stringURL = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"tweetie://%@", shortened_url];
NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:stringURL];
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url];
Send a message:
NSString *message = @"your%20message%20here"; // It must be URL-encoded...!
NSString *stringURL = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"tweetie:///post?message=%@", message];
NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:stringURL];
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url];
Twinkle
To launch the application:
NSString *stringURL = @"twinkle://";
NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:stringURL];
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url];
To send a message:
NSString *stringURL = @"twinkle://message=text&url=http://foo&image=http://path.to/image.jpg";
NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:stringURL];
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url];
Twittelator Pro
The author has really done a great job documenting this URL scheme! Check it out!
Launch the application:
NSURL* url = [NSURL URLWithString:@"twit://"];
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url];
Send a message:
NSString *message = @"URL%20encoded%20message%20here";
NSString *stringURL = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"twit:///post?message=%@", message];
NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:stringURL];
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url];
Twitterriffic / Twitterriffic Premium
To launch the application:
NSString *stringURL = @"twitterrific://";
NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:stringURL];
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url];
To write a tweet:
NSString *message = @"hello!";
NSString *stringURL = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"twitterrific:///post?message=%@", message];
NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:stringURL];
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url];
Unfragment
(1.4 or above, formerly Shattered)
To launch a Flickr photo puzzle with hidden message:
NSMutableDictionary* code = [NSMutableDictionary dictionaryWithCapacity:7];
[code setObject:senderNameString forKey:@"name"];
[code setObject:messageString forKey:@"message"];
[code setObject:photoSourceURLString forKey:@"URL"];
[code setObject:photoIdString forKey:@"id"];
[code setObject:photoSecretString forKey:@"secret"];
[code setObject:[NSNumber numberWithInt:numberOfPieces] forKey:@"piece"];
[code setObject:[NSNumber numberWithBool:rotationOnOrOff] forKey:@"rotation"];
NSString* JSONString = [code JSONRepresentation];
NSData* data = [JSONString dataUsingEncoding:NSUTF8StringEncoding];
NSString* base64String = [data base64Encoding]; //modified Base64 for URL
NSString* unfragmentURLString = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"unfragment://?code=%@", base64String];
NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:unfragmentURLString];
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url];
Wikiamo
NSString *stringURL = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"wikiamo://%@", page];
NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:stringURL];
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url];
NSString *stringURL = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"wikipedia://%@", page];
NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:stringURL];
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url];
Yummy
NSString *stringURL = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"yummy://post?url=%@&title=%@", encoded_url, encoded_title];
NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:stringURL];
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url];
Swiss Phone Book by local.ch (from version 1.5)
URL examples to launch a search for a name or phone number:
localch://tel/q?vikram
localch://tel/q?0443091040
NSString *stringURL = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"localch://tel/q?%@", encoded_query];
NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:stringURL];
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url];
Seesmic
Open app on Spaces (Page 1)
NSString *stringURL = [NSString stringWithString:@"x-seesmic://spaces"];
NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:stringURL];
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url];
Open app on Main Timeline for the Twitter account “mathieu”
NSString *username = @"mathieu";
NSString *stringURL = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"x-seesmic://twitter_timeline?twitter_screen_name=%@", username];
NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:stringURL];
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url];
Open app on Replies for account “mathieu”
NSString *username = @"mathieu";
NSString *stringURL = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"x-seesmic://twitter_replies?twitter_screen_name=%@", username];
NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:stringURL];
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url];
Open app on Retweets for account “mathieu”
NSString *username = @"mathieu";
NSString *stringURL = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"x-seesmic://twitter_retweets?twitter_screen_name=%@", username];
NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:stringURL];
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url];
Open app on Direct Messages for account “mathieu”
NSString *username = @"mathieu";
NSString *stringURL = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"x-seesmic://twitter_messages?twitter_screen_name=%@", username];
NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:stringURL];
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url];
Open app on the Twitter profile view for “mathieu”
NSString *username = @"mathieu";
NSString *stringURL = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"x-seesmic://twitter_profile?twitter_screen_name=%@", username];
NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:stringURL];
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url];
Open app on tweet view for Tweet ID “2814526203”
NSString *tweet_id = @"2814526203";
NSString *stringURL = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"x-seesmic://twitter_status?id=%@", tweet_id];
NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:stringURL];
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url];
Open app on the Twitter search results for query “Apple iPhone”
// Query will be encoded using stringByAddingPercentEscapesUsingEncoding
NSString *search_query = @"Apple%20iPhone";
NSString *stringURL = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"x-seesmic://twitter_search?query=%@", search_query];
NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:stringURL];
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url];
Open app on the Facebook Main Timeline (if the user added a Facebook account, or else the Spaces view will be launched)
NSString *stringURL = [NSString stringWithString:@"x-seesmic://facebook_timeline"];
NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:stringURL];
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url];
Open app on Composer view for the Twitter account “mathieu” and with the content “this is a tweet” in the text field
// Query will be encoded using stringByAddingPercentEscapesUsingEncoding
NSString *message = @"this%20is%20a%20tweet";
NSString *username = @"mathieu";
NSString *stringURL = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"x-seesmic://update?twitter_screen_name=%@&status=%@", username, message];
NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:stringURL];
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url];
// Query will be encoded using stringByAddingPercentEscapesUsingEncoding
NSString *message = @"this%20is%20a%20tweet%20with%20a%20url%3A%20http%3A%2F%2F";
NSString *username = @"mathieu";
NSString *stringURL = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"x-seesmic://update?twitter_screen_name=%@&status=%@", username, message];
NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:stringURL];
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url];
Open the Composer view without knowing the account and with the content “this is a tweet” in the text field
// Query will be encoded using stringByAddingPercentEscapesUsingEncoding
NSString *message = @"this%20is%20a%20tweet";
NSString *stringURL = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"x-seesmic://update?status=%@", message];
NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:stringURL];
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url];
Open app on Composer view (no content, no account app will select default account)
NSString *stringURL = [NSString stringWithString:@"x-seesmic://update"];
NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:stringURL];
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url];
Offline Pages
Launch app
NSString *stringURL = [NSString stringWithString:@"offlinepages:"];
NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:stringURL];
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url];
Launch app and add URL http://www.apple.com to save queue
NSString *httpURL = [NSString stringWithString:@"http://www.apple.com"];
NSString *offlineURL = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"offlinepages:%@", httpURL];
NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:offlineURL];
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url];
Launch app and add URL http://www.apple.com to save queue with custom title "Apple website"
NSString *httpURL = [NSString stringWithString:@"http://www.apple.com"];
NSString *title= [NSString stringWithString:@"Apple website"];
NSString *encodedTitle = [title stringByAddingPercentEscapesUsingEncoding:NSASCIIStringEncoding];
NSString *offlineURL = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"offlinepages:title=%@&url=%@", encodedTitle, httpURL];
NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:offlineURL];
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url];
Terminology
Launch the application:
NSString *stringURL = @"terminology://";
NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:stringURL];
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url];
Lookup a word or phrase in the dictionary:
NSString *template = @"terminology://x-callback-url/1.0/lookup?text=%@";
NSString *text = @"fun";
NSString *stringURL = [NSString stringWithFormat:template, text];
NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:stringURL];
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url];
Request a replacement word also available, see full developer documentation
ZenTap
Launch the application:
NSString *stringURL = @"zentap://";
NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:stringURL];
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url];
Launch the applicaction with text:
NSString *stringURL = @"zentap://myTextToShowInZenTap";
NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:stringURL];
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url];
ZenTap Pro
Launch the application:
NSString *stringURL = @"zentappro://";
NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:stringURL];
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url];
Launch the applicaction with text:
NSString *stringURL = @"zentappro://myTextToShowInZenTap";
NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:stringURL];
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url];
TextFaster
TextFaster is a keyboard with keys six times bigger than the usual keyboard.
Launch the application with url and it will open.
NSString *stringURL = @"keyboard://?text=Hello%20World&fromapp=mailto";
NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:stringURL];
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url];
TikiSurf
TikiSurf is a mobile browser with fast access to websites, maps, apps through a visual touch panel.
Launch the application alone or with a collection url to open it at startup.
application alone
NSString *stringURL = @"tikisurf://";
NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:stringURL];
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url];
launch a collection from url
full list of existing collections here : http://prod1.tikilabs.com/pushContent/iphone/annuaireUnivers/ tool to create your own collection here : http://www.tikisurf.fr/factoryEN.php
NSString *stringURL = @"tikisurf://activateGrammar?url=http://get.tikilabs.com/grammars/rzi10d8292gwy0fj.html";
NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:stringURL];
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url];
iWavit Tabula Rasa
Tabula Rasa is a Universal Remote Control Editor app which is used to create "Virtual Remotes" that you can use to control your IR Devices (TV, DVD..) and Computers (PC, Mac, Linux). The app requires the iWavit hardware accessory which adds new hardware capabilities to the iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch (http://www.iwavit.com).
Launch the application alone with this call
NSString *stringURL = @"wavittabularasa://";
NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:stringURL];
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url];
There are many other iWavit apps (>30), that tend to have names like iWavit PS3 or iWavit DirecTV, which are apps dedicated to controlling specific major brand electronics devices. These apps all tend to follow the same URL Schemes: @"wavitxxx://" where xxx is the name after the iWavit, all lower case.
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