Introduction to App Indexing API

Google has allowed both Android / iOS developers to publish deep links through a part of the Google Play Services API, which is App Indexing API.

This talk is a super brief introduction to App Indexing API for those who do not know about it, have heard about it but not really sure what it is or how to implement it.

* https://developers.google.com/app-indexing/android/publish?hl=en
* http://search-codelabs.appspot.com/codelabs/app-indexing#1
* http://searchengineland.com/google-adds-additional-ranking-boost-for-using-app-indexing-api-232018

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1. App Indexing API shaunkawano
3. http://search-codelabs.appspot.com/codelabs/app-indexing#1
4. App Indexing API
5. App Indexing API
6. • Part of Google Play Services App Indexing API
7. • Part of Google Play Services • Publishing deep links from App App Indexing API
8. • Part of Google Play Services • Publishing deep links from App • Easy to implement App Indexing API
9. • Part of Google Play Services • Publishing deep links from App • Easy to implement App Indexing API
10. Getting Started
11. AndroidManifest & Build.grade Getting Started
12. AndroidManifest / build.grade <!—- AndroidManifest.xml —-> <application ... <meta-data android:name="com.google.android.gms.version" android:value="@integer/google_play_services_version" /> ... </application> // build.gradle compile ‘com.google.android.gms:play-services-appindexing:8.3.0' https://developers.google.com/app-indexing/android/publish?hl=en
13. Activities Call API on
14. Activity#onCreate() private GoogleApiClient mClient; @Override protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) { ... mClient = new GoogleApiClient.Builder(this).addApi(AppIndex.API).build(); ... } https://developers.google.com/app-indexing/android/publish?hl=en
15. Activity#onStart() @Override public void onStart() { super.onStart(); mClient.connect(); String title = "App Indexing API Title"; Action viewAction = Action.newAction(Action.TYPE_VIEW, title, WEB_URL, APP_URI); AppIndex.AppIndexApi.start(mClient, viewAction); ... } https://developers.google.com/app-indexing/android/publish?hl=en
16. Activity#onStop() @Override public void onStop() { ... String title = "App Indexing API Title"; Action viewAction = Action.newAction(Action.TYPE_VIEW, title, WEB_URL, APP_URI); AppIndex.AppIndexApi.end(mClient, viewAction); mClient.disconnect(); ... super.onStop(); } https://developers.google.com/app-indexing/android/publish?hl=en
17. Fragments Call API on
18. Fragments “Typically, you'll set this up within the onStart() and onStop() methods of your app, but it's not strictly necessary, such as when sending fragments or other scrolling-type UIs.” https://developers.google.com/app-indexing/android/publish?hl=en
19. Fragments “Typically, you'll set this up within the onStart() and onStop() methods of your app, but it's not strictly necessary, such as when sending fragments or other scrolling-type UIs.” https://developers.google.com/app-indexing/android/publish?hl=en
20. Tips
21. Tips
22. Tips • Make sure you pass NON-NULL values
23. Tips • Make sure you pass NON-NULL values • Make sure you call mClient.connect();
24. Activity#onStart() @Override public void onStart() { super.onStart(); mClient.connect(); String title = "App Indexing API Title"; Action viewAction = Action.newAction(Action.TYPE_VIEW, title, WEB_URL, APP_URI); AppIndex.AppIndexApi.start(mClient, viewAction); ... } https://developers.google.com/app-indexing/android/publish?hl=en
25. Tips • Make sure you pass NON-NULL values • Make sure you call mClient.connect();
26. Tips • Make sure you pass NON-NULL values • Make sure you call mClient.connect(); • Make sure you implement it! (if applicable)
27. http://searchengineland.com/google-adds-additional-ranking-boost-for-using-app-indexing-api-232018
28. http://searchengineland.com/google-adds-additional-ranking-boost-for-using-app-indexing-api-232018
29. http://searchengineland.com/google-adds-additional-ranking-boost-for-using-app-indexing-api-232018
30. http://searchengineland.com/google-adds-additional-ranking-boost-for-using-app-indexing-api-232018
31. Notion of 
 “Non-Zero”
32. App Indexing API shaunkawano
33. App Indexing API shaunkawano fin.