Actionable Push Notifications: Tap to Open URL, Long-Press for Actions (Open URL or Webhook)

Push Notifications now support optional redirection and actions fields.

Use redirection to open a URL when a user taps the notification. Use actions to show up to four buttons on long-press.

What’s new

• redirection: HTTPS URL opened on notification tap.
• actions: up to 4 action buttons shown on long-press.
• Action type:
  • open_url: opens the provided URL in browser.
  • webhook: triggers backend webhook call (GET or POST).

Availability

This feature is available in the ActivitySmith iOS app version 1.1.0 and newer.

Example payload

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{
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  "title": "Build Failed 🚨",
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  "message": "CI pipeline failed on main branch",
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  "redirection": "https://github.com/org/repo/actions/runs/123456789",
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  "actions": [
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    {
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      "title": "Open Failing Run",
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      "type": "open_url",
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      "url": "https://github.com/org/repo/actions/runs/123456789"
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    },
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    {
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      "title": "Create Incident",
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      "type": "webhook",
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      "url": "https://hooks.example.com/incidents/create",
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      "method": "POST",
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      "body": {
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        "service": "payments-api",
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        "severity": "high"
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      }
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    }
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  ]
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}

All SDKs, CLI, and the GitHub Action now support these optional fields in push notification requests.