Android APIs
public static final class

AppInviteInvitation.IntentBuilder

extends Object
java.lang.Object
   ↳ com.google.android.gms.appinvite.AppInviteInvitation.IntentBuilder

Class Overview

Build an Intent to launch the invitation Activity to create and send invitations. The Intent returned from build() should be used to start the Activity using startActivityForResult(android.content.Intent, int).

Example:

     Intent intent = new AppInviteInvitation
         .IntentBuilder("Send Invitations for XYZ app")
         .setMessage("Try out XYZ app now")
         .setDeepLink("http://xyz.com/offer/free_trial_campaign")
         .setCallToActionText("Find data")
         ...
         .build();
     startActivityForResult(intent, REQUEST_INVITE);
     
 

AppInviteReferral provides accessors to the broadcast parameters from within a custom broadcast receiver.

Summary

Nested Classes
@interface AppInviteInvitation.IntentBuilder.PlatformMode Mode for checking platform types. 
Constants
int MAX_CALL_TO_ACTION_TEXT_LENGTH Maximum length for the invitation button text set in setCallToActionText(CharSequence).
int MAX_MESSAGE_LENGTH Maximum length for the invitation message set in setMessage(CharSequence).
int MIN_CALL_TO_ACTION_TEXT_LENGTH Minimum length for the invitation button text set in setCallToActionText(CharSequence).
Public Constructors
AppInviteInvitation.IntentBuilder(CharSequence title)
App invite invitation builder.
Public Methods
Intent build()
Builds the Intent to start the invitation Activity.
AppInviteInvitation.IntentBuilder setAccount(Account account)
Sets the name of the account to get a list of people for.
AppInviteInvitation.IntentBuilder setAdditionalReferralParameters(Map<StringString> params)
Adds query parameters to the play store referral URL when the app needs additional referral parameters for other application component referrals.
AppInviteInvitation.IntentBuilder setAndroidMinimumVersionCode(int versionCode)
Sets the minimum version of the android app installed on the receiving device.
AppInviteInvitation.IntentBuilder setCallToActionText(CharSequence callToActionText)
Text shown on the email invitation for the user to accept the invitation.
AppInviteInvitation.IntentBuilder setCustomImage(Uri imageUri)
Sets an image for invitations.
AppInviteInvitation.IntentBuilder setDeepLink(Uri deepLink)
Sets the deep link that is made available to the app when opened from the invitation.
AppInviteInvitation.IntentBuilder setGoogleAnalyticsTrackingId(String trackingId)
Sets the Google Analytics Tracking id.
AppInviteInvitation.IntentBuilder setMessage(CharSequence message)
Sets the invite message that is sent to all invitees.
AppInviteInvitation.IntentBuilder setOtherPlatformsTargetApplication(int targetPlatform, String clientId)
Targets another version of your app to receive the invitation from Android.
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Inherited Methods
From class java.lang.Object

Constants

public static final int MAX_CALL_TO_ACTION_TEXT_LENGTH

Maximum length for the invitation button text set in setCallToActionText(CharSequence).

Constant Value: 20 (0x00000014)

public static final int MAX_MESSAGE_LENGTH

Maximum length for the invitation message set in setMessage(CharSequence).

Constant Value: 100 (0x00000064)

public static final int MIN_CALL_TO_ACTION_TEXT_LENGTH

Minimum length for the invitation button text set in setCallToActionText(CharSequence).

Constant Value: 2 (0x00000002)

Public Constructors

public AppInviteInvitation.IntentBuilder (CharSequence title)

App invite invitation builder.

Parameters
title Sets the title for the invitation Activity.
Returns
  • Self-reference for method chaining.
Throws
NullPointerException if title is null.

Public Methods

public Intent build ()

Builds the Intent to start the invitation Activity.

Returns

public AppInviteInvitation.IntentBuilder setAccount (Account account)

Sets the name of the account to get a list of people for.

Parameters
account Account of one of the accounts on the device user. The account type must be a Google account GOOGLE_ACCOUNT_TYPE.
Returns
  • Self-reference for method chaining.

public AppInviteInvitation.IntentBuilder setAdditionalReferralParameters (Map<StringString> params)

Adds query parameters to the play store referral URL when the app needs additional referral parameters for other application component referrals. These parameters are added to the referral URL sent from the play store and are available to be processed by other application components, for example Google Analytics. The parameters are set as name, value pairs that will be set as query parameter name and value on the referral URL.

Example:

     Map referralParams = new HashMap();
     referralParams.put("paramOne", "1");
     referralParams.put("paramTwo", "2");

     Intent intent = new AppInviteInvitation
         .IntentBuilder("Send Invitations for XYZ app")
         .setAdditionalReferralParameters(referralParams)
         ...
         .build();
     startActivityForResult(intent, REQUEST_INVITE);
     
 

Parameters
params Referral parameters defined as name value pairs.
Returns
  • Self-reference for method chaining.

public AppInviteInvitation.IntentBuilder setAndroidMinimumVersionCode (int versionCode)

Sets the minimum version of the android app installed on the receiving device. If this minimum version is not installed then the install flow will be triggered.

Parameters
versionCode Minimum version of the android app. It will be compared with the android version code and if below this minimum the app will be considered not installed. Defaults to 0 which disables the version check.
Returns
  • Self-reference for method chaining.

public AppInviteInvitation.IntentBuilder setCallToActionText (CharSequence callToActionText)

Text shown on the email invitation for the user to accept the invitation. Default install text used if not set.

Parameters
callToActionText Text to use on the invitation button.
Returns
  • Self-reference for method chaining.
Throws
IllegalArgumentException if the length is greater than MAX_CALL_TO_ACTION_TEXT_LENGTH or less then MIN_CALL_TO_ACTION_TEXT_LENGTH characters.

public AppInviteInvitation.IntentBuilder setCustomImage (Uri imageUri)

Sets an image for invitations.

Parameters
imageUri the image Uri. The Uri is required to be in absolute format. The Uri can be either a content URI with scheme "android.resource", "content" or "file" or a network url with scheme "http" or "https". The supported image formats are "jpg", "jpeg" and "png".
Returns
  • Self-reference for method chaining.

public AppInviteInvitation.IntentBuilder setDeepLink (Uri deepLink)

Sets the deep link that is made available to the app when opened from the invitation. This deep link is made available both to a newly installed application and an already installed application. The deep link can be sent to Android and other platforms so should be formatted to support deep links across platforms.

On android, a deep link filter for AppInvite should include an action, category, and data where the data is a uri that matches the deep link. The action must be VIEW and include both category DEFAULT and BROWSABLE as shown in the example.

Accessing the deep link in the application after being opened is described in AppInviteReferral.

Parameters
deepLink The app deep link.
Returns
  • Self-reference for method chaining.

public AppInviteInvitation.IntentBuilder setGoogleAnalyticsTrackingId (String trackingId)

Sets the Google Analytics Tracking id. The tracking id should be created for the calling application under Google Analytics. See more about how to get a tracking id . The tracking id is recommended so that invitations sent from the calling application are available in Google Analytics.

Parameters
trackingId String of the form UA-xxxx-y
Returns
  • Self-reference for method chaining.

public AppInviteInvitation.IntentBuilder setMessage (CharSequence message)

Sets the invite message that is sent to all invitees. Must be valid (MAX_MESSAGE_LENGTH bytes or less). The message can be edited by the sender.

Parameters
message The invite message.
Returns
  • Self-reference for method chaining.
Throws
IllegalArgumentException if the length is greater than MAX_MESSAGE_LENGTH.

public AppInviteInvitation.IntentBuilder setOtherPlatformsTargetApplication (int targetPlatform, String clientId)

Targets another version of your app to receive the invitation from Android. This is needed only when there are multiple client IDs defined in your Google Developer Console project. Setting the target client ID for the invitation ensures that it goes to the correct app.

Parameters
targetPlatform Platform for the clientId. Must be PROJECT_PLATFORM_IOS or PROJECT_PLATFORM_ANDROID.
clientId Google generated client Id from the Developer console.
Returns
  • Self-reference for method chaining.