Other Channels

You may deploy your bot to other custom channels like
Mobile App
Raspberry Pi / Arduino
Smart Speaker
Prerequisites
In order to connect to them, you will need to set up
The Website Chat Integration
After you have created a Website Chat Integration, you must add a unique custom domain for each channel. Unlike domains you would use for the website chat widget, a custom domain
Does not need to be a working URL
Is like a password
Must not be easily guessable
Examples of good custom domains are
https://a9sn38h.app.link ✅
https://03jd874he983h.mywebsite.com ✅
Examples of bad custom domains are
https://app.mywebsite.com ❌
https://www.google.com ❌
Setup
After setting up your Website Chat Integration with custom domains, you must
Register your Users
Use the Send Message API to send messages as a user
You must register a new user for every person who can message your bot. You will then use the user's webchat_id to send messages as the user.
You will be using 2 models of the BotDistrikt API:
1.​bot_user​
2.​bot_user_message​
post
https://flow.botdistrikt.com
/api/webchat_apps/:webchat_app_id/user
Register User
post
https://flow.botdistrikt.com
/api/webchat_apps/:webchat_app_id/message
Send Message

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