# Scene Action for Push Notifications

Open a Scene when a user taps a push notification to extend short messages into branded in-app experiences, with both dashboard and API support.

Scenes deliver native in-app content with capabilities like surveys, channel registration, and video, all designed in the dashboard. You can use the Scene action for scenarios like these:

* **Promotional showcases** — Send a push that opens extended campaign content, like product details, special offers, or feature highlights.
* **Post-purchase surveys** — Follow up a purchase with a push that opens a survey for immediate feedback.
* **Event reminders** — Send a pre-event reminder push that opens event details, agenda, or QR codes.

In the dashboard, select the Scene action when configuring push notification content and choose a template. Build the template ahead of time or create one as you compose your message.

This release also introduces API support for Scenes. From the API, reference a Scene template by its `template_id` in the push notification's `open` action.

## Requirements and documentation

Opening a Scene from a push notification requires minimum SDKs iOS 20.9 and Android 20.8.2.

To get started, see the Scene information in [Content templates](https://www.airship.com/docs/guides/personalization/content/templates/). Or to go straight to dashboard configuration, see [Scene](https://www.airship.com/docs/guides/messaging/messages/actions/#scene) in *Actions*. For API setup, see the [`open` action](https://www.airship.com/docs/developer/rest-api/ua/schemas/push/#actionsobject) in the API reference.

To learn more, see [About Scenes](https://www.airship.com/docs/guides/features/messaging/scenes/about/) in the Features guide.