facebook app invite integration with branch io

Question

I am having problem integrating branch io for facebook app invite.

I have followed steps required for branch io integration for facebook app invite but still I am getting "Missing App Link Url" Error.

I have authenticated branch io with facebook. I am using branchUniversalObject.generateShortUrl(linkProperties, controlParams) method to generate my url and then i am using this url in

appInviteContent: {
        applinkUrl: 'URL FROM BRANCH_IO'
}

Also when I paste this url in https://developers.facebook.com/tools/debug/og/object/ I get The 'og:url' property should be explicitly provided, even if a value can be inferred from other tags warning.

Also, when I use app-link (generated through Mobile Hosting API service of facebook. Just to check the Facebook SDK Integration.) everything works fine. Here is the scrape data of this app-link url

I want to send some info (e.g. - referral code ) with the app link that I am using for invite.

Am I missing anything in the process or doing wrong? Can anyone provide me with the working code for the same in React-native?

Answer 1

Alex from Branch.io here: this is a known issue that comes up sometimes. We are not sure when or why, though it usually has something to do with the OG tags being structured in a way Facebook can't parse. You may have neglected to fully configure your Branch app with all the necessary fallback URLs.

There are troubleshooting and workaround steps for this issue available in the Branch documentation here.