How to Set up OneSignal Integration in Apps Creator How to Set up OneSignal Integration in Apps Creator

How to Set up OneSignal Integration in Apps Creator

Drive app engagement with mobile notifications via OneSignal with a quick integration for your brand in the Apps Creator Dashboard. Follow the setup instructions below.
 

OneSignal integration setup in Apps Creator dashboard

  1. Go to Manage from the Navigation bar ​

  2. Select Integrations from Sidebar 

  3. Click on the FAB + Button.png  button on the top-right ​

     

  4. Select OneSignal ​

     

  5. Select the region based on the preferences and Add App IDs for each platform. Also, For Amazon, you will need to provide the Amazon API key as well ​

     

  6. In OneSignal, App IDs can be found under All Apps > Your app’s dashboard > Settings > Keys & IDs ​

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This setup is required on the Apps Creator dashboard.
 
To configure the app or website on the OneSignal dashboard, please follow the steps below.
 
 

Configuring platforms in OneSignal (supported platforms: Apple, Android and Amazon)

  1. Go to OneSignal Dashboard
  2. Select ‘+New App/Website’ option ​

     

  3. Fill required fields and select the platform for your first channel/app ​


 

Apple iOS OneSignal App Setup:

  1. After selecting the Apple option, fill in all required details
    For reference: Apple: https://documentation.onesignal.com/docs/establishing-a-connection-to-apns

     

    All these values can be obtained from Apple Developer Console:
    To obtain the .p8 key file and Key ID, log in to your Apple Developer Account and navigate to

    • Certificates, Identifiers & Profiles → Keys.
    • Create a new key (or select an existing one), then download the .p8 file and copy the Key ID shown on the screen.
    • To find the Team ID, stay on the Certificates, Identifiers & Profiles page.
    • The 10-digit ID displayed in the top-right corner of the page is your Team ID.
    • To get the Apple Bundle ID, go to Apple Developer Account → Apps, select the required app, and open the App Details section.
    • The Bundle ID is listed there

     

  2. Select ‘Native iOS’ SDK for Apple iOS


     
  3. Skip the next page, by just clicking Save and Continue

     

  4. Now your Apple iOS app is set up for OneSignal. From your app dashboard, select ‘Push Notifications’ option ​

  5. Under Platforms > Make sure Apple iOS (APNs) platform is active
  6. Go to Settings > Platform ​

     

  7. Click on the Activate button to set up for each platform
  8. Configure the platforms: to configure follow the documents for each platform mention below:
    Apple: https://documentation.onesignal.com/docs/establishing-a-connection-to-apns
    Android: https://documentation.onesignal.com/docs/generate-a-google-server-api-key
    Amazon: Amazon API key generation - OneSignal
 

Sending notifications from OneSignal platform

  1. Go to the OneSignal Platform > Messages > Push

  2. Click “New Message” > New push

  3. Fill in all the required details in the New Push Notification form for the devices you want to send the push to

  4. Either save the push notification as draft or click "Review & Send"

 

If you want to deep-link the push notification to some content within the app, you can generate the deeplinks from Apps Creator as shown below.