Ask

This activity sends a question to an existing chat conversation and returns the answer received. A timeout value can be configured to complete the activity if an answer is not received within the timeout period (default is 60 seconds).

Table 1. Ask action - Inputs
Parameters	Description
ConversationId	Unique identifier for the conversation.
BodyObject	JSON formatted content of the message for messages not of type 'Text'.
TimeoutSeconds	Amount of time in seconds to wait for a response to be received.
ContentType	Indicates the content type of the message to be sent. Options are 'Text', 'Html', 'Whisper', 'Location' or 'Action Card'.
Body	Content of the message, if it is of type 'Text'.

Table 2. Ask action - Outputs
Parameters	Description
Result	Returns the JSON formatted response from the activity.
Answer	Response received.
BranchId	Returns 'Responses' if responses are received or 'Timeout' if no response is received before the timeout period.
BranchResult	Response received.
Success	Indicates whether the activity was completed successfully (value = True) or not (value = False).

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