# DEVONthink URL schemata

**URL:** <https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/devonthink-url-schemata/57418>\
**Category:** DEVONthink\
**Created:** [July 22, 2020, 4:53pm UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/devonthink-url-schemata/57418 "2020-07-22T16:53:32Z")\
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**Author:** ![mmynsted](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/user_avatar/discourse.devontechnologies.com/mmynsted/32/9470_2.png) [@mmynsted](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/mmynsted)\
**Post date:** [July 22, 2020, 4:53pm UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/devonthink-url-schemata/57418/1 "2020-07-22T16:53:32Z")

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I see documentation for the “x-devonthink-item://” URL schema used to find specific documents. I see mention in this discourse, of “x-devonthink://” URLs. Is this URL schema documented somewhere? I would like to create URL links using the second schema to perform ad hoc searches. I tried the following. I think that DEVONthink was given focus with an error sound when I clicked them.

```
x-devonthink:///
x-devonthink://Search

```

I think it would be possible to use the item link schema, “x-devonthink-item://”, to link to a pre-defined smart group or smart rule?

In any case, is the “x-devonthink://” schema documented?

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**Author:** ![anon6914418](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/f1d935/32.png) [@anon6914418](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/anon6914418)\
**Post date:** [July 22, 2020, 5:02pm UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/devonthink-url-schemata/57418/2 "2020-07-22T17:02:31Z")

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It’s in the DTTG manual and the enclosed help file of DTTG you can find here:

> **[DEVONtechnologies | Handbooks and Extras](https://shop.devontechnologies.com/support/download/extras)**
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> DEVONtechnologies develops DEVONthink, DEVONagent, and other Mac and iOS apps for document and information management and web research.

Page 45 describes “URL commands” (URL-schemes) in detail.

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**Author:** ![mmynsted](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/user_avatar/discourse.devontechnologies.com/mmynsted/32/9470_2.png) [@mmynsted](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/mmynsted)\
**Post date:** [July 22, 2020, 5:12pm UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/devonthink-url-schemata/57418/3 "2020-07-22T17:12:56Z")

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When I searched the built-in help I could not find anything. The same search of the stand-alone doc worked. If only the Apple Help searches were as powerful as DEVONthink searches. Heh. I had searched for “x-devonthink://”. I bet if I knew these were called “URL commands” I would have found them that way.

Thank you. 😄

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**Author:** ![BLUEFROG](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/user_avatar/discourse.devontechnologies.com/bluefrog/32/135_2.png) [@BLUEFROG](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/BLUEFROG)\
**Post date:** [July 22, 2020, 5:19pm UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/devonthink-url-schemata/57418/4 "2020-07-22T17:19:23Z")

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**Help \> Documentation \> Automation \> …**

 ![image](https://devontech-discourse.s3.dualstack.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/uploads/original/2X/2/265ee50b8d3fbc30d8a51c9e4df92820bfda5aa6.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![mmynsted](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/user_avatar/discourse.devontechnologies.com/mmynsted/32/9470_2.png) [@mmynsted](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/mmynsted)\
**Post date:** [July 22, 2020, 5:28pm UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/devonthink-url-schemata/57418/5 "2020-07-22T17:28:50Z")

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Heh. Looks like I need to read through the documentation. 😄

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**Author:** ![BLUEFROG](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/user_avatar/discourse.devontechnologies.com/bluefrog/32/135_2.png) [@BLUEFROG](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/BLUEFROG)\
**Post date:** [July 22, 2020, 6:06pm UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/devonthink-url-schemata/57418/6 "2020-07-22T18:06:15Z")

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Absolutely you should! 🙄 😛 😉

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**Author:** ![autonom](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/user_avatar/discourse.devontechnologies.com/autonom/32/5793_2.png) [@autonom](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/autonom)\
**Post date:** [September 21, 2020, 1:26pm UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/devonthink-url-schemata/57418/7 "2020-09-21T13:26:33Z")

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Hi All,  
I am looking for the corresponding document detailing Devonagent Pro URL scheme commands and properties. Is there one?  
Please, excuse my hijacking this DT thread.  
Best,  
Christoph

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**Author:** ![cgrunenberg](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/user_avatar/discourse.devontechnologies.com/cgrunenberg/32/7172_2.png) [@cgrunenberg](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/cgrunenberg)\
**Post date:** [September 21, 2020, 1:36pm UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/devonthink-url-schemata/57418/8 "2020-09-21T13:36:21Z")

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There’s none. DEVONagent supports only AppleScript and Automator.

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**Author:** ![pete31](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/d26b3c/32.png) [@pete31](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/pete31)\
**Post date:** [September 22, 2020, 7:28am UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/devonthink-url-schemata/57418/9 "2020-09-22T07:28:20Z")

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> [@mmynsted](#):
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> When I searched the built-in help I could not find anything.

Take a look at [Indexing help (or: macOS help viewer vs. DEVONthink](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/indexing-help-or-macos-help-viewer-vs-devonthink/46475)