List of known iOS URL Schemes and Universal Links

What is this?

This repository collects a list of known URL schemes and Universal Links supported by popular apps.

The list is sorted alphabetically.

URL Scheme - used to launch a specific app from another app on the user's iOS device. If the app is not installed, it will show an error message.

Universal Link - also used to launch a specific app from another app on the user's iOS device. If the app is not installed, the link will open in user's browser.

Contribution appreciated

Feel free to create a Pull Request to improve this list, e.g. if you are missing an application in the list or notice outdated information. Please only add applications with officially documented URL Schemes / Universal Links.

Known iOS URL Schemes and Universal Links

• App Store
  • https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/apple-store/id375380948?mt=8 to open a specific application in App Store
  • more information in the official documentation
• FaceTime
  • facetime:// to open FaceTime
  • facetime://user@example.com to make a video call
  • facetime-audio://user@example.com to make an audio call
  • more information in the official documentation
• Google Chrome
  • googlechrome://github.com to open a http url
  • googlechromes://github.com to open a https url
  • more information in the official documentation
• Google Maps
  • comgooglemaps:// to open Google Maps
  • comgooglemaps://?center=40.765819,-73.975866&zoom=14 to open the map centered on given location at given zoom
  • more information in the official documentation
• Instagram
  • instagram://app to open Instagram
  • instagram://camera to open camera
  • instagram://user?username=USERNAME to open profile of specific user
  • more information in the official documentation
• Mail
  • mailto://foo@example.com to create a mail to a specific email address
  • mailto://foo@example.com?cc=bar@example.com to add a cc email address
  • mailto://foo@example.com?subject=test&body=test to add subject and body
  • more information in the official documentation
• Maps
  • http://maps.apple.com/ to open Maps
  • http://maps.apple.com/?q=vegan+restaurant to search for a specific place
  • http://maps.apple.com/?ll=30.269686,-97.759912 to show a certain place with a given latitude and longitude
  • more information in the official documentation
• Phone
  • tel://phonenumber to make a call
  • more information in the official documentation
• Spotify
  • spotify:// or https://open.spotify.com/ to open Spotify
  • more information in the official documentation
• YouTube
  • http://www.youtube.com/ to open Youtube
  • http://www.youtube.com/v/VIDEO_IDENTIFIER to open a specific video
  • more information in the official documentation
• WhatsApp
  • whatsapp:// to open WhatsApp
  • whatsapp://send?text=Hello to create a new chat with a prefilled message
  • more information in the official documentation