iPhone custom URL scheme?

[Brian Papa]

For a little while now, Tweeti--- I mean Twitter for iPhone, has some support for launching the Foursquare app via a custom URL. Was this URL scheme ever published anywhere? I'd like to incorporate it into something I'm working on... (and if there is a URL for launching to a user's profile that'd be nice too!)

[naveen]

On Fri, Apr 9, 2010 at 11:48 PM, Brian Papa <bp...@me.com> wrote:

For a little while now, Tweeti--- I mean Twitter for iPhone, has some support for launching the Foursquare app via a custom URL. Was this URL scheme ever published anywhere? I'd like to incorporate it into something I'm working on... (and if there is a URL for launching to a user's profile that'd be nice too!)

never published this (i should!)

here it is:

foursquare://feed

  - launches into the main friends list

foursquare://venues

  - launches into the list of places

foursquare://tips

  - launches into the list of tips

foursquare://user/X

  - launches into a user detail page identified by the userid X

foursquare://venue/Y

  - launches into a venue detail page identified by the venueid Y

[Will Carter]

nice, thanks naveen!

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[Antonelli]

Would Foursquare consider adding a second parameter to the URL - along
the lines of...

foursquare://venue/Y?callback=myapp://mycall/Z

So after a use checks in to the venue they can be returned to the
calling app via the provided custom url.
It may seem clunky at first, but it provides a level of dynamic access
to services where the user doesn't have to constantly authenticate for
their new apps. Just be sent to the appropriate app, do your business,
and be sent back.

I guess it would be more appropriate come multitasking.

[naveen]

On Apr 12, 4:11 pm, Antonelli <webone...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Would Foursquare consider adding a second parameter to the URL - along
> the lines of...
>
> foursquare://venue/Y?callback=myapp://mycall/Z

why don't you just build checkin into your application?

we have an api for it: /v1/checkin

it will make for a much smoother flow

[Antonelli]

Oh I have, and will again I'm sure.

I just have a dream of apps talking to each other in smooth,
uninterrupted user experiences.
One day.