Sometimes it can be useful to send data to provide your chatbot with initial context from the page it’s hosted on.

For example, this might include sending the timezone or locale the user is from. Alternatively, you might send a collection of unique identifiers to help you quickly route a conversation to a specific dialog.

In this guide, we show you how to send data and contextual information when the chatbot first initiates on the host page. Any information you initially send can then be used in the conversation.

Prerequisites

Before implementing this feature, you should be:

• Comfortable coding with JavaScript, HTML, and understanding events
• Have an understanding of Zammo UI Kit, associated methods, behaviors and event types
• Have a chatbot built and published

Main Components and Logic

Implementing Initial Data at Launch involves the following components:

• Published chatbot hosted on an HTML webpage
• Reference to Zammo UI Kit / CDN