Deep links let users navigate directly to specific content within apps, creating efficient paths to relevant information and features.

Deep links serve multiple purposes

• Open specific views or features
• Navigate to particular content items
• Resume previous app states
• Handle notifications effectively
• Support cross-app workflows

Deep linking improves app accessibility and workflow efficiency. Slack opens specific channels from notifications, while Airbnb takes users directly to saved listings from emails — showing how deep links create seamless experiences across different entry points.

Apps should maintain a proper navigation stack when handling deep links. Users need clear context about their location and easy ways to navigate to parent levels, regardless of how they entered the app.^[1]