Example of how to process AutoResponder requests with your web server 🤖 Add this php file to your web server and enter the complete URL in AutoResponder (e.g. https://www.example.com/api_autoresponder.php).

api_autoresponder.php

<?php
// required headers
header("Access-Control-Allow-Origin: *");
header("Content-Type: application/json; charset=UTF-8");
header("Access-Control-Allow-Methods: POST");
header("Access-Control-Max-Age: 3600");
header("Access-Control-Allow-Headers: Content-Type, Access-Control-Allow-Headers, Authorization, X-Requested-With");

// add this php file to your web server and enter the complete url in AutoResponder (e.g. https://www.example.com/api_autoresponder.php)

// to allow only authorized requests, you need to configure your .htaccess file and set the credentials with the Basic Auth option in AutoResponder

// access a custom header added in your AutoResponder rule
// replace XXXXXX_XXXX with the name of the header in UPPERCASE (and with '-' replaced by '_')
$myheader = $_SERVER['HTTP_XXXXXX_XXXX'];
  
// get posted data
$data = json_decode(file_get_contents("php://input"));
  
// make sure json data is not incomplete
if(
	!empty($data->query) &&
	!empty($data->appPackageName) &&
	!empty($data->messengerPackageName) &&
	!empty($data->query->sender) &&
	!empty($data->query->message)
){
	
	// package name of AutoResponder to detect which AutoResponder the message comes from
	$appPackageName = $data->appPackageName;
	// package name of messenger to detect which messenger the message comes from
	$messengerPackageName = $data->messengerPackageName;
	// name/number of the message sender (like shown in the Android notification)
	$sender = $data->query->sender;
	// text of the incoming message
	$message = $data->query->message;
	// is the sender a group? true or false
	$isGroup = $data->query->isGroup;
	// name/number of the group participant who sent the message if it was sent in a group, otherwise empty
	$groupParticipant = $data->query->groupParticipant;
	// id of the AutoResponder rule which has sent the web server request
	$ruleId = $data->query->ruleId;
	// is this a test message from AutoResponder? true or false
	$isTestMessage = $data->query->isTestMessage;
	
	
	
	// process messages here
	
	
	
	// set response code - 200 success
	http_response_code(200);

	// send one or multiple replies to AutoResponder
	echo json_encode(array("replies" => array(
		array("message" => "Hey " . $sender . "!\nThanks for sending: " . $message),
		array("message" => "Success ✅")
	)));
	
	// or this instead for no reply:
	// echo json_encode(array("replies" => array()));
}

// tell the user json data is incomplete
else{
	
	// set response code - 400 bad request
	http_response_code(400);
	
	// send error
	echo json_encode(array("replies" => array(
		array("message" => "Error ❌"),
		array("message" => "JSON data is incomplete. Was the request sent by AutoResponder?")
	)));
}
?>

@Ravi-34 Great idea! I'm currently adding answer replacements for the headers value field. It will be available in the next version. There is no specific server side code necessary.

@T1mmyK0 In a rule, can we set a fixed reply message and also then connect to our web server?
Example. In a rule, show a reply message "Please Wait...." and then show the replies from the web sever code.

Is this possible in the app now or technically possible in later version?

Thanks

@Ravi-34 No, I think it's not needed. Because as a user I'm waiting for the reply anyways. And if I leave the chat I only want to receive a notification about the final reply.

@Ravi-34 No, I think it's not needed. Because as a user I'm waiting for the reply anyways. And if I leave the chat I only want to receive a notification about the final reply.

@T1mmyK0 Thanks for reply.

Just had a thought, it would be nice from our side to inform user that information has received and also is being processed.

@Ravi-34 Yea, would be cool too. But I think it makes things just way more complicated.