Flow: Receive

This node receives inbound response from end customers over SMS, Voice,Facebook Messenger, Email, Twitter, WeChat, RTM and Custom event channels configured in the service.
You can configure Maximum time out for all the events configured inside Receive node, if the node fails to receive all the data within the time specified then corresponding mapped exception is thrown.

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Custom Event & Cross Channel

Receive node can be configured to facilitate flow wait across 'Custom event' and 'Channels events' simultaneously or either one independently or combined in any sequence desired.

SETTINGS


Node's specific configurations are accessed by double-clicking on the node.

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Response for all channels/events (except Custom Event) will be available as 'sysResponseMessage'.
Post data from the Custom Event will be available as 'session data'.

Channel/EventsDescription
Receive SMSAn inbound message from the customer identified by 'From number' resumes the flow.
Inbound VoiceAn inbound Voice call from the customer identified by 'From number' resumes the flow.
Facebook Messenger - Incoming MessageAn inbound message identified by Facebook app id and PSID resumes the flow.
Facebook Messenger - PostbackThe flow is resumed on receiving a post-back event from the configured PSID.
Facebook Messenger - Account linkingFlow is resumed when new Facebook account with configured PSID is linked.
Facebook Messenger - AuthenticationResume flow on successful authentication of Facebook with configured Facebook PSID.
Facebook Messenger - ReferralResume flow when referral is sent from configured PSID.
Receive EmailAn inbound email identified from 'From(emailid)' resumes the flow.
Twitter messageResume flow on inbound Twitter message identified by 'From(twitterid)'.
Custom EventSelected custom event resumes flow along with post data from the event available as 'session data'.
WeChat messageResume flow on inbound Wechat message
In-app messagingResume flow on inbound In-app messaging identified by 'From(threadid)​​​​​​​' and 'From(userId)​​​​​​​'.

Example Usage


Multiple Channel/Events


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Here, the flow will simultaneously wait to receive any of the 9 receive events namely:

  • Inbound SMS from customer on 442477180129 (or)
  • One of the Facebook messenger events from the customer
  • Incoming message (or)
  • Post back (or)
  • Account linking (or)
  • Authentication (or)
  • Referral (or)
  • Inbound Twitter DM from customer (or)
  • Inbound email from the customer (or)
  • Inbound custom event on event ID 3766 where the post key value pairs match the set data i.e.
    Name as 'IMI' and userID as '66'.

If more than one event is carried forward by end-customer - For example Sends Inbound sms on 442477180129 and then links Facebook Account and then sends email on configured 'From(email)
then the flow will be invoked thrice with unique transaction Id for each event hence creating unique session for each event.

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The above screenshot depicts flow Transaction logs which can be accessed by clicking on 'Debug'.Transaction log shows flow has been invoked five times along with the total time taken for running each flow & the trigger that initiated the flow & the date and time at which the event was invoked.
Further detail about each session can be obtained by clicking on a particular 'Transaction ID'.

Receive SMS


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PropertyDescription
NumberThe number to which SMS is sent by the customer.
KeywordUnique String configured by the user to trigger the flow.
From NumberCustomer's Number from which SMS is sent.

Inbound Voice


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PropertyDescription
NumberAuto-filled property obtained from number selected under Setting fa-arrow-right Apps

For more information, see Numbers and Apps
From numberAn inbound voice on the number from the customer identified by 'From number' resumes the flow.

Facebook Messenger


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PropertyDescription
App IdAuto-filled property obtained from app selected under General Setting Apps.
From(PSID)Flow resumes only when Configured 'From(PSID)' matches event-triggering (Customer's) Facebook PSID.
Event nameSelect an event-
Incoming Message
Postback
Account Linking
Authentication
Referral
Multiple Facebook events can be added using-
+ Add another Facebook event.

Receive Email


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PropertyDescription
App IdAuto-filled property obtained from app selected under General Setting Apps
From(email Id)Resume flow on inbound Email identified by 'From(email Id)​​​​​​​' .

Twitter message


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PropertyDescription
App IdAuto-filled property obtained from app selected under 'General Setting Apps.
From(twitterid)Resume flow on inbound twitter message identified by From(twitter id)​.​​​​​'.

Custom Event


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PropertyDescription
Custom eventThe selected custom event resumes flow on successful HTTP request along with post data from the event available as 'session data'.
To configure a custom event go to General settings fa-arrow-right custom events.
Resume KeyA unique value passed within the HTTP body to match the 'custom event request' with 'flow session'.
Multiple Resume key - value pair can be configured using + ADD ANOTHER RESUME KEY-VALUE.

WeChat message


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PropertyDescription
App NameAuto-filled property obtained from app selected under General Setting Apps.
From(wechat_user_id)Resume flow on inbound WeChat message identified by From(wechat_user_id)

In-app messaging


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PropertyDescription
App IdAuto-filled property obtained from app selected under General Setting Apps.
From(thread id)​​​​​​​Resume flow on inbound In-app messaging identified by 'From(thread id)​​​​​​​​​​​​​​'.
From(user Id)​​​​​​​Resume flow on inbound In-app messaging identified by 'From(user Id)​​​​​​​'.

SESSION DATA


For information on session data, click here .

CUSTOM LOGS


For information on custom logs, click here.

NODE EVENTS


To configure the nodes, select the node event point and drag anywhere on the screen.

Exit EventDescription
onerrorThis event is triggered when an error occurs.
onsuccessThis event is triggered if the node completes successfully.
ontimeoutThis edge receives information when the request is timed out as defined in the Time Out (Sec) parameter and pass it to the next connected node for further action in the flow.