# App Shortcuts API

## Overview

App Shortcuts API allows installed web apps to provide the users with a context menu to open specific pages or perform specific tasks within the app.

The app shortcuts are defined in the web app manifest file `manifest.json`

## Demo

For testing the App Shortcuts, install and add Nectar on the homescreen. Once added, long tap or right click on the app icon, and a context menu will appear. When you press the menu item, the app will open with the page defined in app shortcut url.

<https://nectar.website/demo/web-apis/app-shortcuts/>

## Usage

You can refer to the `manifest.json` file. The app shortcuts are defined in this file, which you can modify as per your needs. The icons for these app shortcuts are present in /`assets/custom/favicon` folder.

## Reference

<https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/Manifest/shortcuts>