startChat prefilledVariables

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The community member is trying to use the TypeBot API to start a chat and display the values of variables from the "prefilledVariables" in the bot flow. They are having trouble displaying the variable values and are unsure if it's possible to create a variable with the sessionId value within the flow.

The comments suggest that the community member may have been using the wrong ID (typebotId instead of publicId) and that they misunderstood how "prefilledVariables" work. After clarifying these issues, the community member was able to get the variables working correctly.

There is no explicitly marked answer, but the community members were able to resolve the issue through their discussion.

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PPabloDocarmo

Hi,

I'm trying to use the TypeBot API to start the image.
I need to use the values of the variables from prefilledVariables (/v1/typebots/{public Id}/startChat) in the bot flow.

body:

{
"isOnlyRegistering": false,
"message":"oi",
"prefilledVariables": {
"name": "john",
"email": "john@gmail.com"
}
}

Response:

{
"sessionId": "clstswkr9006baes42ue3l6uo",
"typebot": {
"id": "clssyfxgc0011dour5pthdngn",
"theme": {},
"settings": {
"general": {
"isInputPrefillEnabled": true,
"isHideQueryParamsEnabled": true,
"rememberUser": {
"isEnabled": false
}
}
}
},
"messages": [
{
"id": "s3tdlo432udonb2eh31bsk7s",
"type": "text",
"content": {
"richText": [
{
"type": "p",
"children": [
{
"text": "Teste "
},
{
"type": "inline-variable",
"children": []
}
]
}
]
}
}
]
}

I can't display the values of the variables.

Where am I going wrong?

Another question: Is it possible to create a variable with the sessionId value within the flow?

16 comments

ggk

Is the variable declared? By the looks of it, you just wrote "{{name}}" without actually declaring the variable

PPabloDocarmo

It's declared but it doesn't work

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BBaptiste

Hmm, is it correctly published?

PPabloDocarmo

is published correctly. The entire flow works but does not display the variables. I tested it on my own instance and directly through my account at https://typebot.io

BBaptiste

In fact, what you send as a response body does not match your flow screenshot

BBaptiste

So we can't guess what's not working here.

BBaptiste

I just tried this:

BBaptiste

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curl --request POST \
  --url https://typebot.io/api/v1/typebots/my-typebot-9lkozk3/startChat \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '{
  "prefilledVariables": {
    "name": "Baptiste"
  }
}'

BBaptiste

Returns correctly:

BBaptiste

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{"sessionId":"clsx1twis00du102pk6ajnkxw","typebot":{"id":"clsx1rtpk0003ojy599lkozk3","theme":{},"settings":{}},"messages":[{"id":"g3xj6y00srayikf3ogewqvop","type":"text","content":{"richText":[{"type":"p","children":[{"text":"Welcome "},{"type":"inline-variable","children":[{"type":"p","children":[{"text":"Baptiste"}]}]},{"text":" !!!"}]}]}}]}

PPabloDocarmo

What version are you using?

PPabloDocarmo

I was using typebotId when I should have been using publicId. now it's working. thanks

JJulio Albuquerque

I'm using publicId and the error persists.

JJulio Albuquerque

I'm using version 2.22.2

JJulio Albuquerque

Sorry!
I misunderstood how "profilledVariables" worked, I thought there was no need to create them within the flow, I was just using them by typing {{name_of_variable}}.
Now everything is working 100%!
Once again, sorry for the intrusion.

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