In backend wf: how can I access values from the frontend?

hi_bubble · October 2, 2022, 4:29pm

Hello guys, I cannot wrap my head around the following:

I have a frontend where the visitor inputs data into a form. The submit button starts an API call to pdfmonkey. When the generation of the pdf is done a backend workflow gets triggered through a webhook. When this is done I want to send an email to this visitor. But since I cannot access the frontend data I don’t know how to get a visitors email or any other field.

And note: I am not signing up any users. The visitors of the page don’t register.

Any ideas?
Thank you!

adamhholmes · October 2, 2022, 5:22pm

You’ll need to send some meta data into the API call so that you can retrieve it from the webhook…

hi_bubble · October 2, 2022, 7:38pm

Hi, yes that does not really work because I cannot add first level items to the json call. I am indeed adding a payload inside the json-body where all the userdata is inside:

"payload": {
    "name":"<name>",
    "email":"<email>",
	...
},

But this is only accessible as a whole. I cannot access the json payload: email.

Any ideas for an easy solution?

Thank you!

adamhholmes · October 2, 2022, 8:00pm

Then I guess you’ll have to extract it from the payload… using ‘split by’ should do it…

If the payload is "name":"john", "email":"[email protected]", etc.

Then split by comma , that will give you a list of texts:

"name":"john"
"email":"[email protected]"

Use a filter to find the email (use split by : first item is "email")

Then split that text by : and take the second item: "[email protected]"

Remove the quotes if you need to with a find and replace.

hi_bubble · October 2, 2022, 8:20pm

Thanks I will try this. I am just a little concerned that this is actually a bit too much heavy lifting for bubble don’t you think?

Cheers

adamhholmes · October 2, 2022, 8:34pm

What, splitting a text?!..

Or do you mean whatever else you’re doing in your workflow/app?..

hi_bubble · October 3, 2022, 9:39am

Yes splitting, filtering and finding seems for my understanding too heavy since the data I need is actually really close but there is no way of sending it to the backend.

Maybe I just have a misconception about heavyness. Anyway thank you very much for your help.

If anybody wonders here is my email-filtering with the helpt of adamhholmes:

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