How can we automate distribution of the download URL from an internal/preview build?

[jcohenho]

I'd like to automatically send out a download URL of a build once it's finished. Is there a programmatic way to get the build ID that's autogenerated with each build? This would be helpful for creating the final URL which uses the build ID as the path.

[szdziedzic]

You can use --json and --non-interactive flags to achieve this.

https://github.com/expo/eas-cli?tab=readme-ov-file#eas-build

[dani-mp]

@szdziedzic just to double check, there's no way to do this automatically via Expo/EAS, right? i.e. configuring somewhere (or via the cli) that when a build is finished, the link is sent automatically via email to the stakeholders.

[szdziedzic]

@dani-mp You can use our email notifications https://expo.dev/accounts/[your-account-name]/settings/email-notifications or use webhooks for that https://docs.expo.dev/eas/webhooks/. I believe it should solve for your use case.