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# openUrl

> Opens an external URL

Opens an external URL.

If a user is on mobile `openUrl` can be used to deeplink
users into different parts of the Farcaster client they
are using.

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/neynar/Uxa-Ieom0HVNjtON/miniapps/open_url_preview.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=Uxa-Ieom0HVNjtON&q=85&s=d96903f10a36be05f1d73cbb185c493c" alt="opening a url" width="1756" height="1194" data-path="miniapps/open_url_preview.png" />

*Opening an external url with `openUrl`.*

## Usage

```ts theme={"system"}
import { sdk } from '@farcaster/miniapp-sdk'

const url = 'https://farcaster.xyz';

// Pass URL as a string
await sdk.actions.openUrl(url)

// Or pass URL as an object
await sdk.actions.openUrl({ url: 'https://farcaster.xyz' })
```

## Return Value

`void`