Custom data assigned
Incoming webhook deliveries are authenticated with HMAC signature headers (X-Chatway-Signature and X-Chatway-Timestamp), not your Chatway API key.
Custom data was added to a conversation or contact.
Use custom.data.assigned to react to a custom-field assignment, such as a subscription plan being stored. data.custom_data contains the field name and value; the example assigns enterprise to the plan field. Read data.assigned_by to identify the actor. Subscribe to Custom data removed for removals. For label-based classification, such as VIP, use Tag assigned.
For signature verification and retries, see Webhooks overview.
POST webhook: custom.data.assignedParameters
| Name | In | Required | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
X-Chatway-Event | header | Yes | string | Event name for this delivery. Example: custom.data.assigned |
X-Chatway-Webhook-Id | header | Yes | string (uuid) | Unique webhook subscription ID. Example: 9f3c2a1b-4d5e-4f70-8a9b-0c1d2e3f4a5b |
X-Chatway-Delivery-Id | header | Yes | string | Unique ID for this HTTP delivery attempt (`del_` + 32 hex characters). A new value is sent on each retry. Example: del_1b0279b1f28f12c0b9f2a2fdbf3758ee |
X-Chatway-Delivery-Attempt | header | Yes | string | Attempt number for this event (`1` on first try). Sent as a decimal string in the header. Example: 1 |
X-Chatway-Timestamp | header | Yes | string | Unix timestamp in seconds when the request was signed. Sent as a decimal string in the header. Example: 1770201001 |
X-Chatway-Signature | header | Yes | string | `sha256=` followed by the lowercase hex HMAC SHA256 of `{X-Chatway-Timestamp}.{raw request body}`, keyed with your webhook secret. The example is computed for the example body serialized as compact JSON, the example timestamp, and the placeholder secret `whsec_exampleSecretForDocsOnly00000000`. Example: sha256=be5c0de7ed404fd1f3e0c006f88305ce4c8e5d5386f29b5c7149005cd1e4beea |
Request body
Signed JSON envelope for this event.
application/json
id (string, required)— Stable event ID (`evt_…`). Same across HTTP retries for this notification.event (string, required)— Event name. For this webhook, always `custom.data.assigned`.data (object, required)— Payload for custom.data.assigned.conversation (object)— The contact's latest conversation. Omitted when the contact has no conversation yet.id (string (uuid), required)— Conversation ID.channel (string, required)— Normalized channel.status (string, required)— Conversation status.widget_name (string)— Present when the conversation is tied to a website widget.identifier (string)— Widget identifier when widget_name is present.
visitor (object, required)id (string (uuid), required)— Visitor/contact ID.name (string)— Visitor name. Omitted when empty.email (string|null, required)— Visitor email. Always present; null when unknown.phone (string|null, required)— Visitor phone. Always present; null when unknown.
custom_data (object, required)— Single key/value pair for the assigned custom data field.assigned_by (object, required)— Who performed the action. Contains exactly one of: agent, automation, or system.agent (object)id (string (uuid), required)— Agent ID.name (string, required)— Agent display name.email (string)— Agent email when available.
automation (object)id (string (uuid), required)name (string, required)
system (object)
occurred_at (string (date-time), required)— When the business event occurred.version (string, required)— Payload schema version.
Responses
200
Return any 2xx status to acknowledge receipt.
410
Optional HTTP 410 Gone to signal the endpoint is permanently unavailable. Like every non-2xx response below 500 (including 408 and 429), it is not retried. It does not disable the subscription; turn the webhook off in Chatway Settings if you want deliveries to stop.
Examples
Request body example
{
"id": "evt_1234567890abcdef1234567890abcdef",
"event": "custom.data.assigned",
"data": {
"conversation": {
"id": "0f46c0a1-8938-40e3-b2b5-bb56f569fcab",
"channel": "website",
"status": "open",
"widget_name": "Main site widget",
"identifier": "eouqtiupanm6uvglwshy"
},
"visitor": {
"id": "9b0c5fe6-35ad-459d-b6ba-4288191f84f1",
"name": "John Doe",
"email": "[email protected]",
"phone": "+1XXXXXXXXXX"
},
"custom_data": {
"plan": "enterprise"
},
"assigned_by": {
"automation": {
"id": "c3d327ab-3ef6-4d19-8ee1-11b06c912cd6",
"name": "Assign Sales Agent"
}
}
},
"occurred_at": "2026-02-04T10:30:00Z",
"version": "2026-09"
}