Adding a recipient to an script with external trigger start condition

Last updated: 1 December 2025

To add a recipient to the script with the start block External Trigger, use the method api/v1/chatbots/trigger.

warning

The script you want to add a recipient to should be in the Active status.

Using Scripts

Calling the api/v1/chatbots/trigger Method

To run a script for a recipient with the External trigger condition in the start block, send a POST request to the URL https://app.edna.io/api/v1/chatbots/trigger.

If the request is successful, the API method returns a response with the 200 code.

Request Body Format

{
    "phone": "string",
    "chatbotId": "string"
}

Request Example

{
    "phone": "491234567890",
    "chatbotId": "a79cda4f-61d1-45b8-b4bd-caeb23b35369"
}

Request Parameters

Parameter	Data type	Character	Description
phone	string	Required	The recipient's address is their phone number. To find out the recipient's address, use the method to request recipient data with the addresses.address parameter. Requesting Client Data
chatbotId	string	Required	Internal script ID, you want to add the recipient to. To find out the internal script ID, open Scripts section in your edna Pulse account and copy ID from the address bar. Script Builder