Request User Location

The WhatsApp Location Request function allows you to request a user's location through WhatsApp. This function creates an interactive message with a location request button that prompts the user to share their current location.

Implementation

To use this function in your Voiceflow project:

1. Upload the custom function downloaded from the Custom Functions page on your FlowBridge environment, to your Voiceflow project as a custom function.

2. Add a Custom Function block in your Voiceflow flow.

3. Select the uploaded WhatsApp location request function.

4. Configure the input variables

Input Parameters

The function accepts the following input parameter:

• bodyText: The message to display when requesting the location (e.g., "Please share your location to find nearby stores")

If no bodyText is provided, a default message "Please share your location" will be used.

Accessing Location Data

When a user responds with their location, the following variables will be available in your Voiceflow project:

• location_address: The address of the shared location (if available)

• location_latitude: The latitude coordinate

• location_longitude: The longitude coordinate

• location_name: The name of the location (if available)

• location_url: A URL to the location (if available)

Once location data is received, we will also automatically send a message as text to Voiceflow which contains a stringified JSON object of the location data. This is done so that you can use a capture step to wait for the reponse, and continue after.

Example

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