APNS JSON PAYLOAD - more arguments

Question

I need to add some arguments to a json payload for APNS service. How can i do this? this is the documentation of apple: http://developer.apple.com/library/ios/#documentation/NetworkingInternet/Conceptual/RemoteNotificationsPG/ApplePushService/ApplePushService.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP40008194-CH100-SW1

When i try to send a message with close and view buttons, i need to add two more arguments that my mobile application needs. Any idea?

No, until you show us your code. – Marcel Korpel May 10 '11 at 19:04 — Marcel Korpel, May 10 '11 at 19:04

score 25 · Accepted Answer · edited Mar 25 '15 at 17:56

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Not sure if you got the answer yet. But this is what the documentation mentions

Providers can specify custom payload values outside the Apple-reserved aps namespace. Custom values must use the JSON structured and primitive types: dictionary (object), array, string, number, and Boolean.

So in order to add custom values to your payload, just add them as key-value pairs in your payload. Something like this

{
    "aps":{
        "alert":"Your Message",
        "sound":"push1.wav"
     },
     "custom_key1":"value1",
     "custom_key2":"value2"
}

Here custom_key1 and custom_key2 are your custom keys and value1 and value2 are their values.

edited Mar 25 '15 at 17:56

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answered May 13 '11 at 08:24

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Im still having the same problem with APNS. When i receive the notification, im only have a "close" button, but i need the "close" and "view" button. When i send this Payload: { "aps":{"alert":"test Message"}, "acme2" : ["bang","whiz"] } i have the buttons that i need, but, how can i put two more arguments like: "argument1":"value1","argument2":"value2" ?. – sebastian May 13 '11 at 19:54
the example I have above uses 2 arguments (custom key1 and key2). To get the keys you have to handle the app delegate method. – lostInTransit May 14 '11 at 09:01

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Jul 06 '15 at 16:14

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In case someone is still wondering :

$body = (array('aps' => array('alert' => $message,'sound' => $sound_file_wav),   "some_key" => "custom_id"));
$payload = json_encode($body);

answered Jul 06 '15 at 16:14

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score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Apr 20 '14 at 20:26

I use the following in PHP

$title = 'My Test Message';
$sound = 'doorbell.caf';
$msgpayload=json_encode(array('aps' => array('alert' => $title,'sound' => $sound,)));


$response = $sns->publish(array(
    'TopicArn' => $TopicArn,
    'MessageStructure' => 'json',
    'Message' => json_encode(array(
        'default' => $title,
        'APNS_SANDBOX' => $msgpayload
    ))
));

APNS JSON PAYLOAD - more arguments

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