Retrieve BotStar webview context during a handoff
When a handoff needs context from the BotStar chatbot, retrieve the relevant webview parameter for Notis to use.
Trigger
Webhook received
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Action
Get BotStar Webview Parameter
Tool to retrieve a parameter value passed from the botstar chatbot to the webview. use inside onchatbotready after your page loads in modal mode with bs:input meta tags.
Why this helps
A handoff can lose useful context when details passed into a webview are not readily available to the next step.
- Makes a chatbot-passed parameter available to the handoff process.
- Reduces manual context lookup when a workflow needs the value.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect 2chat and Botstar once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation in Automations, New Automation, or tell Notis from any channel.
- 3Ask Notis to retrieve the named BotStar webview parameter when the handoff webhook arrives.
- 4Choose the webhook trigger and where run reports should go.
- 5Test inside an onchatbotready flow after the page loads in modal mode with bs:input meta tags.
Questions about this workflow
When is this parameter available?
Use the action inside onchatbotready after the page loads in modal mode with bs:input meta tags.
Does this action fetch any arbitrary chatbot history?
No. It retrieves a parameter value passed from the BotStar chatbot to the webview.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link 2chat to Botstar. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
2chat triggers
Botstar actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
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Get BotStar Webview Parameter
Tool to retrieve a parameter value passed from the botstar chatbot to the webview. use inside onchatbotready after your page loads in modal mode with bs:input meta tags.
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