deep_link

If it's defined, this action block will be executed if the chat was opened through a link that contains a deep-link query string parameter.

The query string parameters are ref for Messenger and start for Telegram.

To learn more, please read the official documentation from Messenger and Telegram.

deep_link(&block)

Platforms

Platform	Supported
Messenger
WhatsApp
Telegram

Example Links

Messenger: https://m.me/kogno.io?ref=test

Telegram: https://t.me/KognoBot?start=test

Usage

class MainContext < Conversation

  def blocks

    deep_link do |value|
      @reply.text("You just clicked on a link with the value #{value}!")
    end

  end
  
end

value param

This param contains the value passed in the query string, for the example links above, the value is "test"

Routing to Context

A deep-link can be handled by other context different than the default context, simply by passing the name of an existing context as a part of the parameter value:

Messenger: ?ref=context_name_some_value

Telegram: ?start=context_name_some_value

Read more about this in Context Routing chapter.