Answer WhatsApp questions with Backendless context
Bring relevant records into view when a customer asks about something your Backendless tables track.
Trigger
New Message Received
Triggered in real time when your WhatsApp Business number receives an inbound message from a customer (text, media, location, or contact). Delivered via the Cloud API webhook.
Action
General Object Retrieval
Tool to retrieve objects from a specified backendless table with filtering, sorting, and pagination. use after confirming the table name and query options. example: "get users where age > 30 sorted by created desc".
Why this helps
Answering customer questions takes longer when the useful record is tucked away in a separate database.
- Retrieve records relevant to an inbound customer question.
- Reduce manual searching across tools.
- Give your team more context for a timely reply.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect WhatsApp and Backendless once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation in Automations, New Automation, and give it a clear name.
- 3Tell Notis which Backendless table and lookup criteria to use for relevant customer questions, and ask it to summarize matching records for the run report.
- 4Choose New Message Received as the trigger and choose where reports should go.
- 5Test with one real question whose answer is present in the specified table.
Questions about this workflow
Can it find a record if the needed information is not in Backendless?
No. The lookup can only return data available in the specified table and query.
Does this send a reply to the customer?
No. This workflow retrieves and summarizes matching records; its action is Backendless General Object Retrieval.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Whatsapp to Backendless. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Whatsapp triggers
Backendless actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Copy File
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Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Create Directory
Tool to create a new directory at the specified path. use when you need to organize files under a new folder structure.
Message Status Updated
Triggers when a WhatsApp message status changes. IMPORTANT LIMITATION: WhatsApp Cloud API does not provide a native polling endpoint for message status. Status updates are ONLY delivered via webhooks in real-time. This trigger cannot directly poll the WhatsApp API for status updates. This trigger will return empty results as WhatsApp does not support this operation. To track message status updates, you must: 1. Set up a webhook endpoint to receive status notifications from WhatsApp 2. Store the webhook data in your own database 3. Use a different mechanism to query your stored webhook data For more information, see: - https://developers.facebook.com/docs/whatsapp/cloud-api/webhooks
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New Message Received
Triggered in real time when your WhatsApp Business number receives an inbound message from a customer (text, media, location, or contact). Delivered via the Cloud API webhook.
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Tool to create a new timer with schedule and code. use when scheduling recurring or one-off tasks to run server-side logic after confirming parameters.
Interactive Reply Received
Triggered when a customer taps a quick-reply button or selects an option from an interactive list message you sent.
Delete Directory
Tool to delete a directory at the specified path in backendless file storage. use when you need to remove folders after confirming the path.
Message Template Status Update
Triggered when the review status of a WhatsApp message template changes — for example approved, rejected, or flagged — on your WhatsApp Business Account.
Delete File
Tool to delete a file at the specified path in backendless file storage. use after confirming the file's relative path and filename.
Delete Backendless Timer
Tool to delete a backendless timer by name. use when you need to remove a scheduled timer after confirming its name.
Directory Listing
Tool to retrieve a listing of files and directories at a given path. use when browsing or filtering file storage directories.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Whatsapp and Backendless, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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