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Reboot Botstar after a new Spotify device is added

Keep the chat experience synchronized when playback moves to a new device.

Trigger

New Device Added

Triggers when a new device is added.

Action

Livechat boot

Tool to reinitialize the live chat widget with provided data. use after initial load to reset or update widget configuration.

Why this helps

Device changes can leave a chat widget configured for the previous playback context.

  • Refreshes widget configuration
  • Keeps playback context aligned
  • Cuts manual reinitialization work

Setup

Build it in a few focused steps.

  • 1Connect Spotify and Botstar in Notis once.
  • 2Create an automation for device context refresh.
  • 3Tell Notis to reinitialize Botstar Livechat with the new device context.
  • 4Pick New Device Added as the trigger.
  • 5Choose reports and test after adding one Spotify device.

Questions about this workflow

What does reinitialize mean here?

It runs Botstar livechat boot with the updated data you describe.

Can it update user details too?

Yes, if your instruction asks Notis to include details supported by the current session.

When this happens · Trigger

Do this · Action

Supported Triggers and Actions

Notis builds workflows that link Spotify to Botstar. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.

Spotify triggers

Botstar actions

Recurring trigger

Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.

TriggerScheduled

BotStar LiveChat onClose Callback

Tool to register a callback when the chat window is closed. use after the widget is initialized. example prompt: "register an onclose handler that logs 'goodbye!' to the console."

ActionInstant

Webhook trigger

Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.

TriggerInstant

Get BotStar Application IDs

Tool to retrieve the botstar application id (`appid`). use when initializing or reinitializing the live chat widget.

ActionInstant

New Device Added

Triggers when a new device is added.

TriggerPolling

Livechat boot

Tool to reinitialize the live chat widget with provided data. use after initial load to reset or update widget configuration.

ActionInstant

Spotify Playlist Item Change

Triggers when songs are added to or removed from a Spotify playlist.

TriggerPolling

Close BotStar Livechat Widget

Tool to hide the live chat window. use when the chat widget is configured in livechat or popup mode.

ActionInstant

New Playlist Created or Deleted

Triggers when a new playlist is created or deleted.

TriggerPolling

Livechat on open

Tool to register a callback when the chat window is opened. use after widget initialization.

ActionInstant

Livechat open

Tool to show the live chat window. use after the widget has been bootstrapped with botstarapi('boot') to programmatically open the chat window (mode must be 'livechat' or 'popup').

ActionInstant

Livechat update

Tool to update user details on the current live chat session. use when you need to modify user profile attributes during an active conversation.

ActionInstant

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.

ActionInstant

Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.

Spotify and Botstar, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.

When this happens · Trigger

Do this · Action

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