Some simple yet very useful schemesHow to use them:
Open map:http://maps.apple.com/?q=ENTER_CITY
Show a map of fx Cupertino, California in the Maps app:
http://maps.apple.com/?q=cupertino
Get driving directions between fx San Francisco and Cupertino:
http://maps.apple.com/?daddr=San+Francisco,+CA&saddr=cupertino
Open SMS to send text:sms:TYPE_PHONE_NUMBER
Like this:
sms:1-408-555-1212
Open phone to make a call:tel:TYPE_PHONE_NUMBER
Like this:
tel:1-408-555-5555
If the phone app is not installed on the device, opening a tel URL displays an appropriate warning message to the user.
Open youtube video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIDEO_IDENTIFIER
You need to replace the VIDEO_IDENTIFIER value with the identifier of the video you want to display.
Open mail:You can also include a subject field, a message, and multiple recipients in the To, Cc, and Bcc fields:
mailto:foo@example.com?cc=bar@example.com&subject=Greetings&body=Wish%20you%20were%20here!
If the Mail app is not installed, clicking a mailto URL displays an appropriate warning message to the user.
Open installed twitter app with predefined page:twitter://user?id=YOUR_ID
Like this:
twitter://user?id=12345
Open installed facebook app with predefined page:fb://profile/[your ID]
– Open Facebook app to the user’s profile
fb://friends/[your ID]
– Open Facebook app to the friends list
fb://feed
– Open Facebook app to the News Feed
fb://events/[your ID]
– Open Facebook app to the Events page
fb://requests/[your ID]
– Open Facebook app to the Requests list
fb://notes/[your ID]
– Open Facebook app to the Notes page
fb://albums/[your ID]
– Open Facebook app to Photo Albums list
Open WhatsApp:whatsapp://
Send text from the WhatsApp Messenger application the predefined text and receiver(abid)
whatsapp://send?abid=YOUR_CONTACT_ID&text=Hello%2C%20World!
Open Facetime [iOS only!]facetime://
Open with receiver:
facetime://user@example.com
IMDb Movies & TVThe IMDb app URL schemes:
// with a search keyword:
imdb:///find?q=SEARCH_WORD
// with a title id:
imdb:///title/TITLE_ID
// with a name id:
imdb:///name/NAME_ID
imdb:///showtimes
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