# openExternalApp

## Description

Opens an external mobile app and passes the data specified to that app.

## Input / Parameter

| Name | Description                              | Input Type  | Default | Options | Required |
| ---- | ---------------------------------------- | ----------- | ------- | ------- | -------- |
| path | The path of the mobile app.              | String/Text | -       | -       | Yes      |
| data | The data to be passed to the mobile app. | String/Text | -       | -       | Yes      |

## Output

N/A

Note: The app will be updated to show the data to be passed in the external mobile app.

## Callback

N/A

## Video

Coming Soon.

## Example

The user want send a Whatsapp message from current app to Whatsapp.

### Step

1. Call the openExternalApp function in a button event.

   ![](https://399701567-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FwmJ1RKjM2uNFaL6fO3Xu%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-01df61e414edbf3efabda9d0e1869cc50eb739dd%2FopenExternalApp-step-1.png?alt=media)

### Result

The Whatsapp will be opened, select who to send the message "1111" will be sent. ![](https://399701567-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FwmJ1RKjM2uNFaL6fO3Xu%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-48268c60dc38db5dcbe3950318b2d12562346a74%2FopenExternalApp-result-1.png?alt=media)

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