Plugins Client SDK Methods

Explore all the frontend methods in the Plugins Client SDK.

The Plugins Client SDK provides many methods for several features in the Staffbase frontend application. Learn more about how the Plugins Client SDK works. This article lists the two categories of methods and the individual methods that belong to those categories.

Application context

These methods give information about the context of the environment in which the application is running.

MethodDescription
deviceCanDownload()

Checks if the user's device can download a file

isIosDevice()

Checks if the user’s device is using iOS

isAndroidDevice()

Checks if the user’s device is using Android

getAppVersion()

Fetches the user's app version

isNativeApp()

Checks if the application is running on a mobile device


If isNativeApp() returns true, isMobileApp() also returns true

isMobileApp()

Checks if the application is opened in a mobile browser


If the application is opened in a mobile browser, isMobileApp() returns true, but the isNativeApp() returns false

Action triggers

These are methods that trigger specific actions in the frontend application.

MethodDescription
openLink(url)

Opens a link depending on the frontend application logic

openLinkExternal(url)

Opens a link in an external browser

openLinkInternal(url)

Opens a link in an internal browser

getBranchLanguages()

Fetches all the content languages added for your organization

getBranchDefaultLanguage()

Fetches the default language configured for your organization

getContentLanguages()

Fetches all the content languages supported by the Staffbase platform

getPreferredContentLocale(content)

Fetches the chosen language from a given content object

openNativeShareDialog()

Opens a share dialog on mobile devices

openNativeFileDialog()

Opens a native file upload dialog