Expo SDK (Deprecated) - Airbridge Help Center

Deprecated SDKThis SDK has been deprecated. Migrate to the latest version, Expo SDK v4.Starting October 1, 2026, we will fix only critical issues that could cause your app to be rejected in app store review, and on October 1, 2028, all support will end.

SDK Installation

Package Installation

Install airbridge-expo-sdk and airbridge-react-native-sdk using npm.

npm install --save airbridge-expo-sdk
npm install --save airbridge-react-native-sdk

AttentionAirbridge Expo SDK does not support expo go environments. Please use it with expo prebuild or eas build.

Project Setup

app.json

Add following setting to your app.json file.

app.json

{
  "expo": {
    ...
    "plugins": [
      ...
      [
        "airbridge-expo-sdk",
        {
          "appName": "APP_NAME",
          "appToken": "APP_TOKEN"
        }
      ]
    ]
  }
}

APP_NAME is the App Name and APP_TOKEN is the App SDK Token that can be found on the [Settings]>[Tokens] page in the Airbridge dashboard.

airbridge.json

Create an airbridge.jsonfile in the project folder.
Configure settings in JSON format.

Example

{
    "sessionTimeoutSeconds": 300,
    "autoStartTrackingEnabled": true,
    "userInfoHashEnabled": true,
    "trackAirbridgeLinkOnly": false,
    "facebookDeferredAppLinkEnabled": false,
    "locationCollectionEnabled": false,
    "trackingAuthorizeTimeoutSeconds": 30,
    "sdkSignatureSecretID": "YOUR_SDK_SIGNATURE_SECRET_ID",
    "sdkSignatureSecret": "YOUR_SDK_SIGNATURE_SECRET",
    "logLevel": "warning"
}

Description

Name	Type	Default	Description
sessionTimeoutSeconds	Number	300	An app open event will not be sent when the app is reopened within the designated period.
autoStartTrackingEnabled	Boolean	true	When set to false, no events will be sent until `Airbridge.state.startTracking()`is called.
userInfoHashEnabled	Boolean	true	When set to false, user email and user phone information are sent without being hashed.
trackAirbridgeLinkOnly	Boolean	false	When set to true, deep link events are sent only when app is opened with an Airbridge deep link.
facebookDeferredAppLinkEnabled	Boolean	false	When set to true and the Facebook SDK is installed, Facebook Deferred App Link data is collected.
locationCollectionEnabled	Boolean	false	When set to true, location information is collected. (Android Only) Two permissions must be allowed in AndroidManifest.xml android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION
trackingAuthorizeTimeoutSeconds	Number	0	When timeout is set, Install event is delayed until `Request tracking authorization alert`is clicked. (iOS only)
sdkSignatureSecretID	String	null	Protects against SDK spoofing. Both sdkSignatureSecretID and sdkSignatureSecret values must be applied.
sdkSignatureSecret	String	null	Protects against SDK spoofing. Both sdkSignatureSecretID and sdkSignatureSecret values must be applied.
logLevel	String	warning	Adjusts the log record level for Airbridge. logLevel: “debug” \| “info” \| “warning” \| “error” \| “fault”

Testing the SDK

Check if install events are sent when the application is installed and opened.

Check in the Airbridge Dashboard

Events from the Airbridge SDK are shown at the “Airbridge Dashboard → Raw Data → App Real-time Logs”.

Go to “Airbridge Dashboard → Raw Data → App Real-time Logs”.
Search for the device’s ADID (IDFA, IDFV, GAID).

AttentionLogs may be delayed for up to 5 minutes.

Deep Link Setup

Dashboard Setup

Please refer to the guides below to setup your deep links in the Airbridge dashboard.

iOS Deep Link Dashboard Setup Guide
Android Deep Link Dashboard Setup Guide

Project Setup

app.json

Add the following settings to your app.json file.

{
  "expo": {
    ...
    "scheme": "YOUR_SCHEME",
    "android": {
      ...
      "intentFilters": [{
        "autoVerify": true,
        "action": "VIEW",
        "data": { "scheme": "https", "host": "APP_NAME.airbridge.io" },
        "category": ["BROWSABLE", "DEFAULT"]
      }, {
        "autoVerify": true,
        "action": "VIEW",
        "data": { "scheme": "https", "host": "APP_NAME.deeplink.page" },
        "category": ["BROWSABLE", "DEFAULT"]
      }, {
        "autoVerify": true,
        "action": "VIEW",
        "data": { "scheme": "http", "host": "APP_NAME.airbridge.io" },
        "category": ["BROWSABLE", "DEFAULT"]
      }, {
        "autoVerify": true,
        "action": "VIEW",
        "data": { "scheme": "http", "host": "APP_NAME.deeplink.page" },
        "category": ["BROWSABLE", "DEFAULT"]
      }]
    },
    "ios": {
      ...
      "associatedDomains": [
        "applinks:APP_NAME.airbridge.io",
        "applinks:APP_NAME.deeplink.page"
      ]
    }
  }
}

YOUR_SCHEME is the URI Scheme that can be found on the [Tracking Link]>[Deep Links] page in the Airbridge dashboard.

setDeeplinkListener

import Airbridge from 'airbridge-react-native-sdk'

Airbridge.deeplink.setDeeplinkListener((deeplink) => {
    // code that will run when app is opened with deep-link or deferred-deep-link
    // deeplink = YOUR_SCHEME://...
    console.log(deeplink)
})

AttentionIf you call setDeeplinkListener multiply, only last listener will receive deeplink.

Custom Domain Setup (Optional)

app.json

Add the following settings to your app.json file.

{
  "expo": {
    ...
    "android": {
      ...
      "intentFilters": [{
        "autoVerify": true,
        "action": "VIEW",
        "data": { "scheme": "https", "host": "YOUR_DOMAIN.YOUR_DOMAIN.example" },
        "category": ["BROWSABLE", "DEFAULT"]
      }, {
        "autoVerify": true,
        "action": "VIEW",
        "data": { "scheme": "http", "host": "YOUR_DOMAIN.YOUR_DOMAIN.example" },
        "category": ["BROWSABLE", "DEFAULT"]
      }]
    },
    "ios": {
      ...
      "associatedDomains": [
        "applinks:YOUR_DOMAIN.YOUR_DOMAIN.example"
      ]
    },
    "plugins": [
      ...
      [
        "airbridge-expo-sdk",
        {
          ...
          "customDomains": [
            "YOUR_DOMAIN.YOUR_DOMAIN.example"
          ]
        }
      ]
    ]
  }
}

YOUR_DOMAIN.YOUR_DOMAIN.example can be found at the “Airbridge dashboard → Tracking Link → Domain Setting → Custom Domain”.

Test Deep Link

Click on your URI scheme to test if your deep link has been properly set up in the Airbridge SDK.

YOUR_SCHEME://

The results will show on the “Airbridge dashboard → Raw Data → App Real-time Log” tab if everything is working.

User Setup

Please refer to this guide.

Device Setup

Please refer to this guide.

Event Setup

Please refer to this guide.

Advanced Setup

SDK Signature Setup

Protection against SDK spoofing is possible once you set your SDK Signature. This feature is available for the Airbridge Expo SDK v2.2.0 and Airbridge React Native SDK v2.3.0 and above. Add the following lines in the airbridge.json file.

{
    "sdkSignatureSecretID": "YOUR_SDK_SIGNATURE_SECRET_ID",
    "sdkSignatureSecret": "YOUR_SDK_SIGNATURE_SECRET"
}

The SDK Signature Credentials are required for the SDK Signature setup. Refer to this article to learn how to create them.

Other Advanced Settings

Please refer to this guide.

Migration guide

When updating the SDK, please consider the contents corresponding to the versions between `previous version` and `subsequent version`.

2.6.0

For Airbridge apps created after September 4, 2023, the issue where the deep link URL provided in the deep link callback decodes the content entered in the Airbridge dashboard twice has been resolved in versions v2.5.0 ~ v2.5.2.

2.5.1

For Airbridge apps created after September 4, 2023, the deep link URL provided in the deep link callback no longer adds the airbridge_referrer. When updating the iOS app, it is determined by the last calculated SKAdNetwork Conversion Value and no additional calculations are made.

In versions below 2.5.1, the SKAdNetwork Conversion Value is calculated for up to 24 hours only.
This will not be a problem for new installs.

deeplink.page has been deprecated. From version 2.5.1, we recommend writing code using the deep link domain abr.ge

deeplink.page is still supported and operates for backward compatibility.

2.5.0

The default value of “trackingAuthorizeTimeout” is changed to 30 seconds.

Update 1.x.x → 2.0.0

The event transmission API that existed in the previous version 1 is deleted and replaced with the following API.

/**
 * Send event to server.
 * @param {string} category event name
 * @param {EventOption} [option={}] event options
 */
trackEvent(category: string, option?: EventOption): void;

Please refer to the guide below.

Migration guide

Update 1.0.0 → 1.1.0

Please refer to the guide below.

Migration guide

​SDK Installation

​Package Installation

​Project Setup

​app.json

airbridge.json

Example

Description

​Testing the SDK

Check in the Airbridge Dashboard

​Deep Link Setup

​Dashboard Setup

​Project Setup

app.json

setDeeplinkListener

​Custom Domain Setup (Optional)

app.json

​Test Deep Link

​User Setup

​Device Setup

​Event Setup

​Advanced Setup

​SDK Signature Setup

​Other Advanced Settings

​Migration guide

​2.6.0

​2.5.1

​2.5.0

​Update 1.x.x → 2.0.0

​Update 1.0.0 → 1.1.0

SDK Installation

Package Installation

Project Setup

app.json

Testing the SDK

Deep Link Setup

Dashboard Setup

Project Setup

Custom Domain Setup (Optional)

Test Deep Link

User Setup

Device Setup

Event Setup

Advanced Setup

SDK Signature Setup

Other Advanced Settings

Migration guide

2.6.0

2.5.1

2.5.0

Update 1.x.x → 2.0.0

Update 1.0.0 → 1.1.0