How to ask for mail id in onesignal
OneSignal is a popular push notification service that allows you to send targeted notifications to your users. To ask for an email address from your users in OneSignal, you can use the following methods:
Method 1: Using the OneSignal SDK
You can use the OneSignal SDK to ask for an email address from your users. Here's an example of how to do it:
- Initialize the OneSignal SDK in your app:
import OneSignal from 'onesignal';
OneSignal.init('YOUR_APP_ID', { welcomeNotification: { enabled: true, }, });
2. Use the `showWelcomeNotification` method to display a welcome notification to your users:
```javascript
OneSignal.showWelcomeNotification({
title: 'Welcome to our app!',
message: 'Please enter your email address to receive updates and offers.',
actionLabel: 'Enter Email',
action: () => {
// Open the email input field
OneSignal.setEmailInputField();
},
});
- Handle the email input field submission:
OneSignal.setEmailInputField({ onSubmit: (email) => { // Send the email address to your server or use it for further processing console.log('Email address:', email); }, });
Method 2: Using a custom form
You can also use a custom form to ask for an email address from your users. Here's an example of how to do it:
- Create a custom form in your app:
<form> <label for="email">Enter your email address:</label> <input type="email" id="email" name="email"> <button type="submit">Submit</button> </form>
- Use the OneSignal SDK to send the email address to your server:
const emailInput = document.getElementById('email'); emailInput.addEventListener('submit', (e) => { e.preventDefault(); const email = emailInput.value; OneSignal.sendEmail(email); });
Method 3: Using a OneSignal notification
You can also use a OneSignal notification to ask for an email address from your users. Here's an example of how to do it:
- Create a OneSignal notification:
OneSignal.postNotification({ headings: { en: 'Enter your email address', }, contents: { en: 'Please enter your email address to receive updates and offers.', }, buttons: [ { text: 'Enter Email', id: 'enter-email', }, ], });
- Handle the notification button click:
OneSignal.addEventListener('notificationClick', (notification) => { if (notification.buttonId === 'enter-email') { // Open the email input field OneSignal.setEmailInputField(); } });
Remember to replace
YOUR_APP_ID
with your actual OneSignal app ID.