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A Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) scheme is the top level of the uniform resource identifier (URI) naming structure. URLs are a type of URI.

An app: URL is a that can be used by a packaged application to address resources within its container (e.g., a .zip file).

Examples

foo://username:password@example.com:8042/over/there/index.dtb?type=animal&name=narwhal#nose
  \_/   \_______________/ \_________/ \__/            \___/ \_/ \______________________/ \__/
   |           |               |       |                |    |            |                |
   |       userinfo         hostname  port              |    |          query          fragment
   |    \________________________________/\_____________|____|/ \__/        \__/
 scheme                 |                          |    |    |    |          |
  name              authority                      |    |    |    |          |
   |                                             path   |    |    interpretable as keys
 \_______________________________________/              |    |
   |                  |                                 |    |
   |                host                                |    |
   |    \_______________________________________________|____|/       \____/     \_____/
   |                         |                          |    |          |           |
 scheme              hierarchical part                  |    |    interpretable as values
  name                                                  |    |
   |            path               interpretable as filename |
   |   ___________|____________                              |
  / \ /                        \                             |
  urn:example:animal:ferret:nose               interpretable as extension

                path
         _________|________
 scheme /                  \
  name  userinfo  hostname       query
  _|__   ___|__   ____|____   _____|_____
 /    \ /      \ /         \ /           \
 mailto:username@example.com?subject=Topic

Further:

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Is it possible to write a Chrome Extension that triggers when an URI with a custom URI scheme is entered?

We would like to write a simple Chrome app, that triggers when a user is redirected to an URI in a custom format, something that starts with e.g. myepicfooapp://some_urlencoded_data_that_the_extension_will_use. We have so far been unable to find any…
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Add "appointment" to calendar launching Uri schemes

You can use Uri Schemes to Launch another apps to manage requests, for example to make a telephone call: await Launcher.LaunchUriAsync(new Uri("tel: " + number)); I need use calendar Uri schemes to add an appointment to Calendar (day, hour and…
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Is possible to define custom URI scheme used system-wide?

I have been wondering for quite some time whether t is possible to create a library which would act as a file provider in Windows. For example if you try to open ftp://example.com/touch.txt file using standard Open file dialog, it (somehow…
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Detecting URI scheme support in-browser

Is there a Modernizr-like way to detect client support for uri schemes such as New SMS Message or New WhatsApp Message in order to conditionally display such links? Possibly…
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Is a URL with only scheme + path valid?

I know absolute path-only URLs (/path/to/resource) are valid, and refer to the same scheme, host, port, etc. as the current resource. Is the URL still valid if the same (or a different!) scheme is added? (http:/path/to/resource or…
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Is there a cross-platform library to register/handle URI schemes?

Is there a library out there that allows developers to register and handle custom URI schemes on Windows, OS X, and maybe Linux? I found URISchemeHandler on GitHub, which is written in Java, but it does not support OS X. I could fork it and try to…
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Is there any way to invoke an external URI scheme?

Is there any way to start an application by using an (already registered) URI scheme from my extension's code? I want to monitor something through background.js and start an app by URI scheme automatically
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Open Facebook to post status using URI Scheme

I am trying to open Facebook with URI scheme and have a predefined text. I cannot achieve what I want, I can only open the Facebook but without predefined text. I tried the…
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Is there a URI Scheme to prompt the user to save a contact to his smartphone?

I would like to know that if like "tel:", "mailto:", "sms:", etc.. is there a URI Scheme to prompt the user to save a contact to his smartphone. For example, the user is browsing on a web page and clicks a button, he is then prompted to save a…
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Mac : How to get custom URI parameters in application

I've registered a URI Scheme "testscheme" for my application. Also I've registered a URL handler in - (void)applicationDidFinishLaunching:(NSNotification *)aNotification through NSAppleEventManager Below code to register the geturl…
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Launching external Camera app from my WP8 app

I want to launch the native Nokia Camera app from my app (or any other Camera app like "Nokia Camera", "CameraPro"). I searched its possible through the URI schemes. I searched a lot but could not find the URI schemes of the above mentioned Camera…
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What happens if two android apps register the same custom URI schema?

I'm no Android-Developer but I need to know what happens, if two applications register the same URI schema (e.g. by using an intent-filter). Is that possible at all? In iOS it is. Multiple apps can register for the same URI schema. It can not be…
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Is there a conventional URI scheme for referencing code in a library?

Is there a standard or conventional URI scheme, like file: or http: for referencing objects in a dynamic library? For example, if I were to represent a function in a library in the form of a unique string that can be used to look up that function…
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Open SMS app using Intent from web page

I know there is a way to open the SMS app on Android directly from a browser. I need that with Intent URI Scheme and not with "sms:?&". Can anyone help?
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cordova-plugin-appavailability is not detecting facebook app

I am using the AppAvailability cordova plugin to check if the facebook app is installed on a device from my own app. In order to test its working, I have the facebook app installed on my iOS device. the appAvailability.check() should therefore…
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