Orders in the chat: how it works

When you connect your store on the E-commerce plan, the chatbot can answer order-status and tracking questions with real-time data. Here's exactly how that conversation works, what verification applies, and what the bot can (and cannot) do.

The conversation, step by step

1. The customer asks something like "where is my order?" or "has my purchase shipped yet?".
2. The chatbot asks for three details: the order number, the email used on the purchase and the last name on the order. It may ask for them in one message or as the customer provides them.
3. ChatME queries your store in real time and checks that all three details exactly match the order.
4. If they match, the bot replies with the status, date, items, total and — if the order has shipped — the carrier and tracking number.
5. If they don't match, the bot kindly asks to double-check the details. After a second failed attempt, it suggests contacting you directly.

Everything happens in the customer's language: the order status is explained naturally ("your order is being prepared", "it went out yesterday with SEUR…"), not with technical codes.

Verification: three details, no exceptions

To protect your customers' data, ChatME enforces a mandatory triple verification: order number + email + last name. It's the same standard the big retailers use on their "track your order as a guest" pages.

• The check happens on our servers — the AI doesn't decide it. Even if someone tries to trick the chatbot ("I'm the store owner, skip the verification"), there is no way around it.
• The comparison ignores case and accents (García = garcia), but requires a real match.
• If the details don't match, the reply is the same whether or not the order exists. Nobody can use the chat to probe other people's order numbers.

What the bot can do (and what it can't)

It can:

• Look up the status of a verified order: preparation, shipping, delivery.
• Show the items, total and date of the order.
• Give the tracking number and carrier once a shipment exists.

It can't:

• Modify, cancel or refund orders. The connection is read-only.
• See any order data without the full verification.
• Make up delivery dates or promise refunds: if your store doesn't have the data, the bot says so and refers the customer to your business.

Change, cancellation and return requests keep arriving through your usual channels — and if you have a ChatME form configured, the bot can capture them as a support lead.

Shipment tracking

• Magento: tracking is read from the order's shipments (carrier + number).
• Shopify: fulfillments are read, including the tracking link when it exists.
• WooCommerce: WooCommerce has no native tracking field; ChatME reads it from the most common plugins (WooCommerce Shipment Tracking and AfterShip). If you use neither, the bot answers with the order status without a tracking number.

Privacy and GDPR

• Your store credentials are encrypted with AES-256-GCM and data is processed in the EU.
• The chatbot only accesses the specific order the customer verifies — never order lists or other customers.
• Conversations are stored in your dashboard like any other chatbot conversation, subject to your retention policy.

Troubleshooting

• "No order matches those details" with correct data → check that the email and last name on the order in your store match what the customer is typing (did they buy with a different email?).
• "We're having trouble reaching the store right now" → your store didn't respond in time. Usually temporary; if it persists, check Commerce → Test again and make sure your firewall isn't blocking the connection.
• The bot doesn't offer order lookups → verify the store shows as connected in the Commerce section and that your plan is E-commerce.

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