Q: API
Can I use our own OpenAI API with chatbotbuilder?
Where is data stored?
Can it do things like taking the visitor to a certain page, ideally opening it for them, helping by filling out a form and supporting a certain onboarding process, collecting responses in a spreadsheet, sharing it with the user, etc.?
Can you please elaborate on the agent like features? Thank you
Akshay_ChatbotBuilder
Oct 29, 2025A: Hey There,
Those are all excellent, in-depth questions that get to the core of our platform's value. I'm happy to provide a combined answer that explains how all these pieces fit together.
Yes, absolutely. Our platform is designed as a "Bring Your Own Key" (BYOK) tool. This is a core feature that gives you complete control and transparency over your API usage and costs. It also allows you to select which specific OpenAI models (like GPT-4o, GPT-4, etc.) you want your agents to use, so you can balance performance and cost to fit your needs perfectly.
On the data side, all your information is securely stored on AWS (Amazon Web Services) servers located in Dublin, Ireland (EU), ensuring a high level of security and compliance for users concerned with data residency and GDPR.
Your questions about performing actions and our "agent-like features" get to the very heart of what makes our platform different. Instead of just being a passive Q&A bot, we've built a platform for creating true AI agents that perform tasks and achieve business goals. This works in two main ways:
1. Our Agents are Goal-Oriented: A standard bot just answers questions. An AI Agent on our platform is given a "Custom Goal." You can instruct your bot: "Your main goal is to book a demo" or "Your main goal is to capture the user's email." The AI will then proactively and intelligently guide the conversation toward that objective, even while answering other questions. It knows its job is to convert, not just inform.
2. Our Agents are Action-Oriented: This is how they handle all the scenarios you mentioned. Instead of the bot "filling" a form (which browsers block for security reasons), the bot becomes the form itself. You can design a perfect conversational onboarding process where the bot guides a user step-by-step, asking for their name, email, needs, etc. As the bot collects these responses, it uses our native Zapier or direct Webhook integrations to instantly send that data to any external tool. This is how you can collect responses in a Google Sheet in real-time or add a new lead directly to your CRM. The bot can then summarize this info for the user in the chat, or you could use an integration to email them a copy. And, of course, it can easily provide a link to take a visitor to a specific page on your site.
So, in short, you get full control over your AI model and data, and you can build a proactive, goal-driven AI that integrates directly into your business workflows to get real work done.
I hope this detailed explanation helps!
Regards,
Akshay