How to use send custom event?
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flat-dog-89962
09/04/2023, 11:35 AMPlease make an Youtube video or explain to me what send custom event means and how to use it.
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acceptable-kangaroo-64719
09/04/2023, 11:49 AMHey @flat-dog-89962 custom events are triggers sent from the webpage to the bot. They can be sent based on any event from the webpage- a button being clicked, a form submitted, etc. They can also pass extra information from the website to the bot. For example:
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window.botpressWebChat.sendPayload({ type: 'trigger', payload:{myField:'myValue', myOtherField:'myOtherValue' })m
melodic-engine-33365
09/04/2023, 2:25 PM@acceptable-kangaroo-64719 is this the same as event data on this page?
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melodic-engine-33365
09/04/2023, 2:25 PMI'm trying to trigger the bot when i receive a new email in my gmail account
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