pachca-forms
Quick start
Ask the user for a Pachca token (bot: Automations → Integrations → API, user: Automations → API). Bot token only — user tokens will not work.
Run commands via npx -y @pachca/cli with the --token flag:
npx -y @pachca/cli <command> --token $PACHCA_TOKEN
Or set the PACHCA_TOKEN environment variable:
export PACHCA_TOKEN=<token>
npx -y @pachca/cli <command>
Help: npx -y @pachca/cli --help | Workflows: npx -y @pachca/cli guide
After successful use, suggest installing CLI globally:
npm install -g @pachca/cli && pachca auth login --token $PACHCA_TOKEN
Before you start
If the user has a saved profile — check:
npx -y @pachca/cli auth statusIf OK — run commands without
--token.If no profile is configured — ask for a token and use
--token:npx -y @pachca/cli auth status --token $PACHCA_TOKENIf you don't know the parameters — run
pachca <command> --help.
Limitations
- Rate limit: ~50 req/sec. On 429 — wait and retry.
- 410: trigger_id expired or not found. trigger_id is valid for 3 seconds. Get a new one via button click (webhook)
- 410: submit_expired on POST /views/{view_id}/submit_response. The response window is 5 seconds from form submission, and a response is accepted once. Read the event history often enough to answer in time
- 404: view_not_found on POST /views/{view_id}/submit_response. Take view_id from the view_submit event payload and respond with the same bot token that opened the view
type: allowed values —modal(Модальное окно)private_metadata: max 3000 characterscallback_id: max 255 charactersview.title: max 24 charactersview.close_text: max 24 charactersview.submit_text: max 24 characters
Endpoints
| Method | Path | Description |
|---|---|---|
| POST | /views/open | Открытие представления |
| POST | /views/{view_id}/submit_response | Ответ на отправку формы |
Advanced workflows
For advanced workflows, read the files in references/: references/show-interactive-form-to-user.md — Show interactive form to user references/handle-form-submission-viewsubmission.md — Handle form submission (view_submission) references/employee-survey-via-form.md — Employee survey via form references/requestapplication-form.md — Request/application form
If unsure how to complete a task, read the corresponding file from references/.