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Destinations and Group Presence Testing

Updated: Apr 17, 2026

The Meta Horizon Developer Dashboard⁠ is the primary way to test a deep link in your app. Dashboard testing navigates one user to the Destination. For multi-user destination testing, use the Invite to App feature.

Note: Group Launch was previously recommended for multi-user testing but is now deprecated and has been removed from the Platform SDK. See the Use Group Launch (Deprecated) section for legacy reference.

Create a Destination in the Developer Dashboard

You can create a Destination in the developer dashboard, and then use the link created to test deep links in your application.

Go to the Meta Horizon Developer Dashboard⁠.

Select your app or app grouping.

In the left-side navigation, click Engagement > Destinations.

On the Destinations page, choose Create a Single Destination.

Fill out the form, then click Submit for Review.

On the Destinations page, for the destination you’re testing, click the three dot menu and then select Go to Destination.

The destination overview page will open in a new tab. Use the URL for testing deep links in your app.

Go to Destination on Developer Dashboard

Note: This will only navigate one user to the Destination. To test with multiple users, use the Invite to App feature.

Use Group Launch (Deprecated)

Note: Group Launch is deprecated and has been removed from the Platform SDK. For multi-user destination testing, use the Invite to App feature instead. The deprecated Group Launch API reference is retained for legacy implementations.

The following curl example creates a public group launch deep link with a room. Adding the field url to the request will return a URL you can follow to verify that the Destination is working as intended.

Example curl request:

curl -X POST https://graph.oculus.com/<appid>/app_deeplink_public -d "access_token=OC|$APP_ID|$APP_SECRET" -d "destination_api_name=a_great_place" -d "create_room=true" -d "valid_for=100000" -d "fields=url"

Example Return: {“url”:”https:\/\/www.oculus.com\/vr\/012345678914\/”,”id”:”012345678914”}

That URL can be used to test deep links in your app.

Test Destinations, Group Presence, and Deep Linking on Meta Quest Devices

The following sections list some of the implementation scenarios and how you might test these on a Meta Quest device.

#1. Join a User based on their group presence

Users A and B should be in a party

Navigate User A to a joinable destination

With User B, open the lightweight party panel. User A should be shown with a Go To button

Tap this button to trigger an app launch

Verify the app is correctly putting User B into the same instance or room ID as User A.

#2. Direct Launch to a specific destination

Find your app or app grouping and then navigate to Engagement > Destinations.

Click the ellipses (...) button for a specific destination and select View/Edit Destination

From the Edit Destination page, select Enabled for Deep Link Type.

From the destinations list, click the ellipses (...) button and select Go to Destination. A new browser tab will open.

Preview your destination in the browser including the image, title and description

You will be able to see all of the Quest devices on which you’ve installed the app. Click ‘launch’ and you’ll be prompted to put on your headset.

Put on your headset, your app will launch.

Verify the app is correctly launching to the destination, with the desired behavior. For example, make sure the user is added to a matchmaking queue, if this is a matchmaking destination.

#3. Multi-user destination testing

Note: Group Launch is deprecated and has been removed from the Platform SDK. Use Invite to App for multi-user destination testing.

Test multi-user flows by having one user set their group presence at a destination and then sending invitations to other users through the Invite to App feature.

Ensure that your app is capable of handling race conditions if two users both launch the app at the same time, expecting to be paired with one another at a destination.