Deep links for authentication

Deferred Deep Links (DDLs) provide the most seamless way to guide users from your funnel to your mobile application after purchase, eliminating the need for manual login or authentication. You can use any DDL provider of your choice. As an example, this guide explains how to configure deep links with Adapty UA, AppsFlyer, or Adjust.

You’ll need an active Adapty UA, AppsFlyer, or Adjust account to implement deep links.

Deep links

Deferred deep links (DDLs) enable you to pass information (such as user identifiers or tokens) through a single link that can:

Redirect new users to the App Store if the app isn’t installed.
Automatically open the app if it’s already installed.
Deliver metadata (like authentication tokens) into the app on first launch, even after installation.

This creates a frictionless post-purchase experience with no login steps required.

The customer email is saved in the {{email}} variable (from Email input or OAuth), so you can include it in your deep links.

Prerequisites

Before setting up deep links, ensure you have:

Adapty UA tracking link configured, an AppsFlyer account with OneLink configured, or an Adjust account. You can also use any other DDL provider of your choice.
Mobile app with the Adapty, AppsFlyer, or Adjust SDK integrated.
FunnelFox funnel ready for button configuration.

Configuration

Setting up deferred deep links requires configuring both your funnel and mobile app to pass and receive user identification data.

1. Funnel setup

Adapty UA
AppsFlyer
Adjust

Create iOS and Android links in Adapty UA

Open Adapty UA in the Adapty dashboard.
Create an iOS tracking link and an Android tracking link.
Append a deferred data parameter to each link to carry the user ID using user variables:

For the iOS link, add &ios_deferred_data={{user.id}}.
For the Android link, add &android_deferred_data={{user.id}}.

Copy the click links you’ll use in the funnel. Example URLs:

https://api-ua.adapty.io/api/v1/attribution/click?adpt_cid=__ADAPTY_ID__&ios_deferred_data={{user.id}}&redirect_url=__APP_LINK__

https://api-ua.adapty.io/api/v1/attribution/click?adpt_cid=__ADAPTY_ID__&android_deferred_data={{user.id}}&redirect_url=__APP_LINK__

Learn about deferred deeplinks in Adapty UA.

Add button elements with conditional visibility

Adapty uses a different deferred data parameter for each platform, so your funnel needs one button per platform.

Add two Button elements where you want the app redirect (one for iOS, one for Android).
Use conditional visibility on each button with a Device OS condition: show the first button only on iOS and the second only on Android.
Configure each button with an External Link action.

Set the deep link URLs on the buttons

Paste the Adapty UA links from step 1 into the buttons:

Set the iOS button link to the iOS Adapty URL containing ios_deferred_data={{user.id}}.
Set the Android button link to the Android Adapty URL containing android_deferred_data={{user.id}}.

You can use other identifiers like {{user.session_id}} or custom properties depending on your authentication flow.

Generate AppsFlyer OneLink

Log into your AppsFlyer dashboard.
Create a new OneLink or use an existing one.
Copy your OneLink URL (format: https://yourapp.onelink.me/example).

Learn about creating deep links in AppsFlyer.

Create button element

In your funnel, add a Button element where you want the app redirect.
Configure the button with External Link action.
(Optional) Mark this button as CTA for analytics tracking

Configure deep link URL

Set the button link with ffkey query parameter using user variables:

https://yourapp.onelink.me/example?ffkey={{user.id}}

You can use other identifiers like {{user.session_id}} or custom properties depending on your authentication flow.

Create custom link in Adjust

Go to Campaign Lab > Custom links in your Adjust dashboard.
Create a new custom link.
Create a new deep link under the Link URLs tab of your custom link.
Define the deep link routes under the User destinations tab and specify redirects for users who have not installed your app.
Add a query parameter to carry the user ID, for example: https://example.go.link?adj_t=abc123&user_id={user_id}.
Generate the deep link.

Learn about creating deep links in Adjust.

Create button element

In your funnel, add a Button element where you want the app redirect.
Configure the button with External Link action.
(Optional) Mark this button as CTA for analytics tracking.

Configure deep link URL

Set the button link to include the query parameter you’ve added for the user ID using user variables:

https://example.go.link?adj_t=abc123&user_id={{user.id}}

You can use other identifiers like {{user.session_id}} or custom properties depending on your authentication flow.

Your web configuration is now complete! Next, you’ll need to handle these links in your mobile application.

2. Mobile app setup

The goal is to get the user ID into the app and use it for identification (e.g., with Adapty).

Adapty UA
AppsFlyer
Adjust

When a user clicks an Adapty UA link, Adapty saves the click data (including any ios_deferred_data or android_deferred_data value you appended).After the user installs the app and opens it for the first time, Adapty matches the install to the click and delivers the payload to the SDK through the onInstallationDetailsSuccess callback.Set up your mobile app in three steps:

Implement the onInstallationDetailsSuccess callback on the Adapty SDK.
Parse details.payload (an escaped JSON string) and read ios_deferred_data on iOS or android_deferred_data on Android.
Identify/authenticate the user using the extracted value.

For complete implementation details, refer to the Adapty UA deferred deeplinks documentation.Code examples:

Swift
Kotlin
React Native

import Adapty

// During setup:
//   Adapty.delegate = AdaptyDelegateHandler.shared

final class AdaptyDelegateHandler: NSObject, AdaptyDelegate {
    static let shared = AdaptyDelegateHandler()

    nonisolated func onInstallationDetailsSuccess(_ details: AdaptyInstallationDetails) {
        guard
            let payloadStr = details.payload,
            let data = payloadStr.data(using: .utf8),
            let payload = try? JSONSerialization.jsonObject(with: data) as? [String: Any],
            let userId = payload["ios_deferred_data"] as? String
        else { return }

        // Identify user with userId
    }
}

Adapty.setOnInstallationDetailsListener(object : OnInstallationDetailsListener {
    override fun onInstallationDetailsSuccess(details: AdaptyInstallationDetails) {
        details.payload?.let {
            runCatching {
                val json = JSONObject(it)
                val userId = json.optString("android_deferred_data")
                if (userId.isNotEmpty()) {
                    // Identify user with userId
                }
            }.onFailure(Throwable::printStackTrace)
        }
    }
})

adapty.addEventListener('onInstallationDetailsSuccess', details => {
    try {
        if (!details.payload) return;
        const payload = JSON.parse(details.payload);
        const userId = payload.ios_deferred_data || payload.android_deferred_data;
        if (userId) {
            // Identify user with userId
        }
    } catch (error) {
        console.error('Error parsing installation details payload:', error);
    }
});

When the app isn’t installed, AppsFlyer SDK will invoke a callback (typically onConversionDataSuccess) with the original link parameters after installation.Set up your mobile app in three steps:

Listen for the callback from AppsFlyer SDK.
Extract ffkey from the conversion data.
Identify/authenticate the user using the extracted key.

For complete implementation details, refer to the AppsFlyer documentation.Code examples:

Swift
Kotlin
React Native

import AppsFlyerLib

class AppsFlyerDelegateHandler: NSObject, AppsFlyerLibDelegate {
    static let shared = AppsFlyerDelegateHandler()

    func onConversionDataSuccess(_ data: [AnyHashable : Any]) {
        guard let status = data["af_status"] as? String, 
              status == "Non-organic" else { return }

        if let sessionId = data["ffkey"] as? String {
        // Identify user using the AppsFlyer DDL ffkey from conversion data.
        }
    }

    func onConversionDataFail(_ error: Error) {
        print("AppsFlyer DDL failed: \(error)")
    }
}

object AppsFlyerHandler : AppsFlyerConversionListener {
    override fun onConversionDataSuccess(data: Map<String, Any>?) {
        if (data == null) return

        val status = data["af_status"] as? String
        if (status == "Non-organic") {
            val sessionId = data["ffkey"] as? String
            if (sessionId != null) {
             // Identify user using the AppsFlyer DDL ffkey from conversion data.
            }
        }
    }

    override fun onConversionDataFail(errorMessage: String?) {
        Log.e("AppsFlyer", "AppsFlyer DDL failed: $errorMessage")
    }

    override fun onAppOpenAttribution(data: Map<String, String>?) {}
    override fun onAttributionFailure(errorMessage: String?) {}
}

appsFlyer.onInstallConversionData((res) => {
  const data = res.data;
  if (data.af_status === 'Non-organic' && data.ffkey) {
  // Identify user using the AppsFlyer DDL ffkey from conversion data.
  }
});

Since your Adjust tracker link appends user_id={{user.id}}, the SDK will return a deferred deep link URL that includes user_id. Parse it in the callback and identify the user.Set up your mobile app and backend in three steps:

Enable the deferred deep link callback in the Adjust SDK.
Parse the user_id query parameter from the returned URL.
Identify/authenticate the user using user_id (e.g., with Adapty or your backend).

For complete implementation details, refer to the Adjust documentation.Code examples:

Swift
Kotlin
React Native

import AdjustSdk
import Foundation

// During setup:
//   let config = ADJConfig(appToken: "...", environment: ADJEnvironmentProduction)
//   config?.delegate = AdjustDelegateHandler.shared
//   Adjust.initSdk(config)

final class AdjustDelegateHandler: NSObject, AdjustDelegate {
// Deferred deep link URL (e.g., ...?user_id=...)
 func adjustDeferredDeeplinkReceived(_ deeplink: URL?) -> Bool {
 guard
 let url = deeplink,
 let items = URLComponents(url: url, resolvingAgainstBaseURL: false)?.queryItems,
 let userId = items.first(where: { $0.name == "user_id" })?.value
 else { return false }

// Identify user with userId

     return false // true = auto-open; false = you handle routing
 }

import android.net.Uri
import com.adjust.sdk.AdjustConfig

// Hook during setup:
//   val config = AdjustConfig(context, "YOUR_APP_TOKEN", AdjustConfig.ENVIRONMENT_PRODUCTION)
//   AdjustDeeplinkHandler.attach(config)
//   Adjust.initSdk(config)

object AdjustDeeplinkHandler {
fun attach(config: AdjustConfig) {
// Inspect deferred deep link (includes ?user_id=...)
config.setOnDeferredDeeplinkResponseListener { deeplink: Uri ->
deeplink.getQueryParameter("user_id")?.let { userId ->
// Identify user with userId
}
false // true = auto-open; false = you handle routing
}
}
}

import { Adjust, AdjustConfig } from 'react-native-adjust';

// During setup:
const config = new AdjustConfig('YOUR_APP_TOKEN', AdjustConfig.EnvironmentProduction);
// Optional: config.disableDeferredDeeplinkOpening();

config.setDeferredDeeplinkCallback((deeplink) => {
try {
const u = new URL(deeplink.deeplink); // string URL from Adjust
const userId = u.searchParams.get('user_id');
if (userId) {
// Identify user with userId
}
} catch {}
});

Adjust.initSdk(config);

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Prerequisites

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1. Funnel setup

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​Deep links

​Prerequisites

​Configuration

​1. Funnel setup

​2. Mobile app setup

Deep links

Prerequisites

Configuration

1. Funnel setup

2. Mobile app setup