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My bot fields are not populating

  • April 13, 2026
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JuliiM

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I have an Instagram comment automation workflow in ManyChat. It starts when someone comments on my post, then sends a message asking which hairstyle they are asking about. The user can choose from Box Braids, Cornrows, Sew In, and Fluffy Twists. Each option is supposed to set a bot field for the chosen hairstyle, then a condition block checks the selected hairstyle, sets the corresponding price in another bot field, and sends a follow-up message asking whether they would like to book an appointment. After that, the flow shows either a booking button or a “just checking” reply.

In my preview, the workflow reaches the message that says: “Hey! {{gaf_5006368}} is {{gaf_5006369}} Ksh. Would you like to book an appointment?” but the field values are not populating. Instead of showing the actual hairstyle and price, the preview is displaying the raw field placeholders. I believe the fields are bot fields, and the actual field names are hairstyle_bot field and Price, so I need help figuring out why the preview is not replacing those placeholders with the correct values and how to make the workflow populate them properly.
 

 

Best answer by Fabio Gaulke

Hi, ​@JuliiM!

 

In the preview it will always show the custom fiels just like that.
You`ll need to test it using another IG account or with your own using the “In messengers” preview:

 

 

Also, you need to separate the conditions to set the prices individually:

 

Each price will need to have its own action block. If you keep it as it's now, it will always be 500, cause all three actions will run and the last one will always be the value stored in the custom field.

 

Hope this helps!

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Fabio Gaulke
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  • April 13, 2026

Hi, ​@JuliiM!

 

In the preview it will always show the custom fiels just like that.
You`ll need to test it using another IG account or with your own using the “In messengers” preview:

 

 

Also, you need to separate the conditions to set the prices individually:

 

Each price will need to have its own action block. If you keep it as it's now, it will always be 500, cause all three actions will run and the last one will always be the value stored in the custom field.

 

Hope this helps!


JuliiM
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  • April 14, 2026

Thank you so much