Get the BotStar app ID when Railway deploys
Avoid hunting through setup notes during a release. Ask Notis to retrieve the BotStar app ID when Railway signals that deployment setup needs it.
Trigger
Webhook received
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Action
Get BotStar Application IDs
Tool to retrieve the botstar application id (`appid`). use when initializing or reinitializing the live chat widget.
Why this helps
The small but essential app ID can be easy to lose in release notes, slowing down a focused deployment task.
- Makes the app identifier available at the right release step
- Avoids manual searching across setup notes
- Supports repeatable widget initialization
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Railway and BotStar to Notis once through the portal.
- 2Create an automation in the portal or ask Notis conversationally for this release-time lookup.
- 3Describe retrieving the BotStar application ID when the Railway deployment process requests it.
- 4Select an incoming webhook trigger, choose a run-report channel, and test with one real request.
Questions about this workflow
Does the workflow deploy the app?
No. It retrieves the BotStar application ID for a deployment process that needs to initialize the chat widget.
How does Railway start the workflow?
Configure your release process to send a request to the Notis incoming webhook.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Railway to Botstar. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Railway triggers
Botstar actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
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Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Get BotStar Application IDs
Tool to retrieve the botstar application id (`appid`). use when initializing or reinitializing the live chat widget.
Livechat boot
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Livechat on open
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Livechat open
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Livechat update
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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.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Railway and Botstar, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
When this happens · Trigger
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