Launching apps: RingCentral URI schemes
Last updated: 2024-01-31Contributors
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Periodically developers need to launch RingCentral apps in order to place calls, join meetings, or link to a team in Team Messaging. The table below shows the various URI schemes RingCentral supports, and the apps they launch.
| Scheme | Application | Usage |
|---|---|---|
tel:// |
RingCentral Phone | Use this scheme with a phone number to initiate a phone call on the desktop/web. Deprecated |
rcmobile:// |
RingCentral Mobile Phone | Use this scheme with a phone number to initiate a phone call on a mobile device. |
rcapp:// |
RingCentral App | Launch the RingCentral App. |
RingCentral App schemes
| Scheme | Usage |
|---|---|
rcapp:// |
Launch the RingCentral App. |
rcapp://r/signin |
Force a user to sign-in to the RingCentral App. |
rcapp://r/call?number=<phone number> |
Place a phone call with RingCentral App. |
rcapp://r/dialer |
Open the dialpad in the RingCentral App. |
rcapp://r/dialer?number=<phone number> |
Open the dialpad in the RingCentral App, with a number pre-populated. |
rcapp://chat/r?groupid=<chat id> |
Open RingCentral App to a specific chat, e.g. team, group chat or private chat. |
rcapp://r/fax/<recipient number> |
Initiate sending a fax to a phone number. |
rcvdt://join/<meeting id>?pw=<meeting password> |
Open RingCentral Video desktop to join a meeting. |