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Help Needed: User Input Custom Field Not Sending Data to Webhook

  • March 9, 2026
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KOTO

Hi everyone,

I’m trying to send user messages from ManyChat to an n8n webhook. I created a Custom User Field called UserInput to store the last user message and set up an External Request step with the following JSON body:

 

{
"userinput": "{{UserInput}}",
"contactid": "{{user_id}}"
}

The contactid works fine, but the userinput field is always empty in n8n.

Here’s what I’ve checked so far:

  • The Custom User Field is of type Text.

  • I’m triggering the External Request after the user sends a message.

  • The webhook URL is correct and active in n8n.

The response I get from ManyChat is:

 

404 Not Found
{"code":404,"message":"The requested webhook \"POST Many-Chat\" is not registered.","hint":"The workflow must be active for a production URL to run successfully. Unlike test URL calls, production URL calls aren't shown on the canvas."}

It seems like either the user input isn’t being captured correctly, or the webhook call isn’t sending the field properly.

Has anyone encountered this issue before? How can I make sure the user’s last message is captured and sent correctly to my webhook?

Thanks in advance for your help!