Core Features
What NotBot Captures
Which events NotBot sees, what fields it extracts, and the known limits of platform data.
Last updated 2026-05-23 · Applies to NotBot 1.3.4+
NotBot watches your livestream and tracks what happens during the show. It uses those events to decide whether to print and what to put on the label, and to populate the dashboard. This page covers exactly which events NotBot reacts to, and the limits of what the platform provides.
Events NotBot reacts to
| Event | When it fires | What NotBot does |
|---|---|---|
| Auction ended | An auction closes with a winner | Runs the print-mode decision and updates show stats |
| Buy It Now purchase | A buyer uses Buy It Now, or a pinned shop listing is sold during the show | Same as an auction, processed as a Buy It Now sale |
| Giveaway won | A giveaway draw completes | Records the winner and all participants; print behavior depends on print mode (see Print Modes) |
| New bid | Someone bids during an active auction | Adds to the Live Bids feed. Never prints. |
| Chat message | A viewer sends a chat message | Tracks the username as a stream participant. Never prints. |
| Payment failed | A sale's payment fails after the show | Optionally prints a payment-failure label |
| Payment succeeded | A previously failed payment is resolved | Clears the pending payment failure. Never prints. |
Platform data limits
These are the things the platform's live feed doesn't tell us. They are not NotBot gaps.
- Real names and shipping addresses are not in the live feed. Platforms only share usernames during the show. Real names and addresses come through the platform's own order fulfillment system after the show. NotBot never sees them.
- Payment method or financial details are not in the live feed. NotBot sees the sale price. It does not see card numbers, payment methods, payout amounts, or fees.
- Anything from outside your show. NotBot only watches the show currently open in its built-in browser. It does not access your platform account beyond what the live feed of the open show provides.
- Large giveaway participant lists. Whatnot's live feed truncates large participant lists. If a giveaway had hundreds of entries, only the first portion the platform exposes will appear in NotBot.
Buyer numbers come from NotBot, not the platform
When a label includes a buyer number, that number is one NotBot assigns, starting at 1 for each new show. This is independent of any number Whatnot, Poshmark, or eBay might show internally in their own seller dashboards. If you see a mismatch between a NotBot label number and a number in your platform's UI, that is why.
Whether a number appears on a given label depends on the print mode and the event type. See Print Modes for the full breakdown.
The auction number on item labels is the same idea. It's NotBot's running count of auctions in this show, not the platform's internal ID.
See also
- Platform Support for which events are tracked on which platforms.
- When NotBot Prints for how tracked events become labels.
- Show History for what's stored from each event.