---
title: "Handle universal links"
slug: "ios-handle-universal-links"
description: "Track your universal links on your app when directed from your other Insider platforms."
updated: 2026-07-10T18:29:42Z
published: 2026-07-10T18:29:42Z
canonical: "academy.insiderone.com/ios-handle-universal-links"
---

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# Handle universal links

This method allows you to track your universal links on your app when directed from your other Insider platforms (e.g., Email, Web Push).

| Parameter | Data Type |
| --- | --- |
| intent | Intent |

## Method Examples

To handle universal links for the iOS platform:

1. Add the Insider handleUniversalLink iOS method in the continueUserActivity method you added to the AppDelegate for Linking.

2. Add the Insider handleUrl iOS method in the openURL method to handle Insider’s links.

The following code snippets show how to use this method in Objective-C and Swift.

```objectivec
#import "AppDelegate.h"

#import <React/RCTBundleURLProvider.h>
#import <React/RCTLinkingManager.h>
#import <InsiderMobile/Insider.h>

@implementation AppDelegate

...
...
...

- (BOOL)application:(UIApplication *)application
   openURL:(NSURL *)url
   options:(NSDictionary<UIApplicationOpenURLOptionsKey,id> *)options
{
  // For Insider's links
  if ([[url scheme] containsString:@"insider"]) {
      [Insider handleUrl:url];
  }
  
  return [RCTLinkingManager application:application openURL:url options:options];
}

- (BOOL)application:(UIApplication *)application continueUserActivity:(nonnull NSUserActivity *)userActivity
 restorationHandler:(nonnull void (^)(NSArray<id<UIUserActivityRestoring>> * _Nullable))restorationHandler
{
 // For univesal links 
 [Insider handleUniversalLink:userActivity];

 return [RCTLinkingManager application:application
                  continueUserActivity:userActivity
                    restorationHandler:restorationHandler];
}

@end
```

```swift
  private func application(_ application: UIApplication, continue userActivity: NSUserActivity, restorationHandler: @escaping ([Any]?) -> Void) -> Bool {
    if userActivity.activityType == NSUserActivityTypeBrowsingWeb {
      guard let encodedURL = userActivity.webpageURL else {
        print("Unable to handle user activity: No URL provided")
        return false
      }
      let task = URLSession.shared.dataTask(with: encodedURL, completionHandler: { (data, response, error) in
        guard (response?.url) != nil else {
          print("Unable to handle URL: \(encodedURL.absoluteString)")
          return
        }
        Task { [userActivity]
           
        }
        Insider.handleUniversalLink(userActivity)
      })
      task.resume()
    }
    return true
  }
```