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  • Robert Johnson
    Robert Johnson
  • Max Harper
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Problem:

Miro throws an error when trying to paste a link such as:

zotero://select/library/items/xxxxx

The error message is:

Protocol not supported. Use http, http, mailto.

Other software (e.g. apple notes) will just open the linked app and proceed resolving the link. 

Background:

I use Miro extensively for my research (PhD student) to organize information from various sources. My main source of information is published papers which I store in Zotero. With Zutilo, Zotero is able to create links to specific entries (as the one shown above). This would greatly help me to connect both tools.

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Henrik Ståhl
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@4flixt Interesting, I didn’t know Miro has protocol validation. There’s a significant difference between Apple Notes and Miro though:

Apple Notes is a native Mac app, and therefore has access to the app directory in your computer. Miro, on the other hand, is a web app, so it naturally doesn’t have that kind of access. The only way to allow the browser to open a link in an installed app on Mac is to implement universal links.

When users install your app, the system checks a file stored on your web server to verify that your website allows your app to open URLs on its behalf. Only you can store this file on your server, securing the association of your website and your app.

With that said, it’s unfortunately out of Miro’s hands to fix this specific use case. It might already be supported though. I’ve never worked with Zotero, but maybe they support universal links? Universal links are just standard HTTP/HTTPS links, so one URL works for both website and app (if implemented). :slight_smile:

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  • March 7, 2022

@Henrik Ståhl Thank you for your swift reply and your analysis. I didn’t know about the concept of universal links! Maybe Zotero (or the plug-in Zutilo) might be able to implement that feature. I’ll suggest it to their community. 

Henrik Ståhl
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