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As of Cognigy.AI 2026.7.0, States are deprecated. The removal of States is planned for Cognigy.AI 2026.12.0. Before the removal, delete your States and retrain your NLU model so it no longer uses state-based Intent masking. For alternative approaches to control Intent recognition, use Intent Conditions.

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Syntax

setState(state)

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Description

Updates the conversation State to a specified State. The State must be one of the States defined in the current Flow via NLU > States. Parameters:
  • state: string — one of the available States for the current Flow.
Returns: void

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Example

setState("collecting_name");
// User provides a name

setState("collecting_email");
// User provides an email

setState("validating_info");
thinkV2("Let me validate your information", {
  name: "John Doe",
  email: "john@example.com",
  timestamp: new Date().toISOString()
});

setState("registration_complete");