Hi Robert, been trying to figure out how
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strong-dream-15733
05/23/2024, 3:14 PMHi Robert, been trying to figure out how the messenger would autostart and send a message to the user. Without using the botpress webhook and webchat, can messenger do it just by a browser launching the FB url with a ref parameter?
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bumpy-butcher-41910
05/23/2024, 3:47 PMhm - how would the conversation be recognized as 'started' in this case?
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strong-dream-15733
05/23/2024, 3:50 PMWas thinking if a browser launches the m.me link of the FB url, the conversations starts and sends a welcome message to the user. There could be an additional parameter likr m.me/pagename?ref=source, so it could store the source referral.
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bumpy-butcher-41910
05/23/2024, 3:51 PMwhat would be storing the source referral, and how are you imagining the bot would take action based on that?
bumpy-butcher-41910
05/23/2024, 3:51 PMI'm not sure if this would work but I am curious
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strong-dream-15733
05/23/2024, 3:54 PMHere's my scenario. A company has a single FB messenger, but has a lot of marketer that drives potential customers to the Messenger. Each marketer has different ref parameter, so there can be a way to track how many leads created by each.
strong-dream-15733
05/24/2024, 8:10 AMThe BP chatbot has parameter keys stored in a table. If chatbot is always alive, a trigger event occurs when a browser launches m.me/pagename?ref=param. BP checks if the param value matches the keys stored in the table. Whether it matches or not, it automatically starts the conversation and a welcome message automatically sent by the chatbot to the user. Is this possible without using webhook and webchat?