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Create User Notifications

Updated: Sep 19, 2024

Both single-send notifications and event-based notifications need to be created and submitted for review from the user notifications dashboard.

Event-based notifications also require you to add code with the “event” that will trigger them to function. Continue to Event-Based Notifications for the instructions. User notifications are accessible through the Meta Quest Developer Dashboard by following these steps.

Go to the Meta Quest Developer Dashboard.
In the left-side navigation, select the org and app from which you want to send the notifications.
In the left-side navigation, select the Engagement > User Notifications tab.
From this page, select Create in the upper right corner.
Fill in the form with the following information.
- Name: A name of your choice so you can identify the notification later. Be descriptive. Only you will see this.
- Notification Text: The text that will go out to app users. Follow the text guidelines to provide a great notification experience for your audience and to help your notification get approved. Currently, English is the only language that is supported.
- Single send or event-based: The notification type.
  - Single send notifications: They are sent to an audience once.
  - Event-based notifications: They are triggered within your app code based on specific events.
- Audience (Single Send Notifications): The group of people who will receive your notification.
- Category
  - Update: Posts, features, app changes.
  - Promotion: Add-ons, reviews, other promotions in Meta Horizon Store.
  - Social: Activity on your app.
  - Events: In-app events or experiences happening.
- Notification Destination: Where the user is navigated after they click on a notification in their feed.
  - Product details page
  - Add-on
    If choosing an add-on details page, select the IAP ID for the item you’re promoting.
  - Post
  - Event (refers to in-app events or experiences, not events in the code).
    If choosing the Event Details Page, select the event this notification is for. The event date is listed to help you identify the correct event.
    This notification will not be visible to users after the event has expired.
  - Ratings & reviews
  - Launch app
  - Launch to destination in app
- Schedule (Single Send Notifications): An approved notification will be visible in users’ feeds during this scheduled period. Notifications will stop being shown to users after 11:59 PM PST the day of the specified end date.
Click Submit for Review. Notifications are reviewed within 1-2 business days. Notifications will not be able to be sent until the review process completes.

You’ll see and be able to follow the status of your notification’s review in the table on your user notifications dashboard.

Event-based notifications: next steps

For an event-based notification, you’ll need to add a cURL request to your app’s code in order for the notification to work. Continue to Event-Based Notifications for the instructions.

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