# Cannot connect WebGL to New Characters

**URL:** <https://forum.convai.com/t/cannot-connect-webgl-to-new-characters/1385>\
**Category:** Unity SDK\
**Tags:** question, unity, webgl\
**Created:** [August 6, 2024, 5:39pm UTC](https://forum.convai.com/t/cannot-connect-webgl-to-new-characters/1385 "2024-08-06T17:39:16Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Post date:** [August 6, 2024, 5:39pm UTC](https://forum.convai.com/t/cannot-connect-webgl-to-new-characters/1385/1 "2024-08-06T17:39:16Z")

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**Original Discord Post by csidevandsales\_05354 | 2024-08-06 17:39:16**

In two separate accounts I’ve created new characters. When I build my program for WebGL, I get a crash with the error Convai Client is undefined. Characters created before today import just fine using their character ID. I think this may be an error on the backend.

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**Post date:** [August 6, 2024, 5:41pm UTC](https://forum.convai.com/t/cannot-connect-webgl-to-new-characters/1385/2 "2024-08-06T17:41:35Z")

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**Reply by csidevandsales\_05354 | 2024-08-06 17:41:35**

Update, it just started working.

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**Post date:** [August 6, 2024, 5:41pm UTC](https://forum.convai.com/t/cannot-connect-webgl-to-new-characters/1385/3 "2024-08-06T17:41:58Z")

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**Reply by csidevandsales\_05354 | 2024-08-06 17:41:58**

Is there a lag time between creating a character and being able to bring it into Unity?

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**Post date:** [August 6, 2024, 5:48pm UTC](https://forum.convai.com/t/cannot-connect-webgl-to-new-characters/1385/4 "2024-08-06T17:48:46Z")

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**Reply by k3kalinix | 2024-08-06 17:48:46**

Hello \<@1186179379982778468\>,

No, maybe there is another reason for this error.

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**Post date:** [August 6, 2024, 6:30pm UTC](https://forum.convai.com/t/cannot-connect-webgl-to-new-characters/1385/5 "2024-08-06T18:30:50Z")

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**Reply by csidevandsales\_05354 | 2024-08-06 18:30:50**

Interesting. I’ll build and it’ll work, then after changing nothing I’ll build again and it won’t it seems almost random.

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**Post date:** [August 6, 2024, 9:49pm UTC](https://forum.convai.com/t/cannot-connect-webgl-to-new-characters/1385/6 "2024-08-06T21:49:57Z")

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**Reply by k3kalinix | 2024-08-06 21:49:57**

Is this a new project?

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**Post date:** [August 6, 2024, 9:53pm UTC](https://forum.convai.com/t/cannot-connect-webgl-to-new-characters/1385/7 "2024-08-06T21:53:33Z")

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**Reply by csidevandsales\_05354 | 2024-08-06 21:53:33**

It’s happening in multiple projects, any with the new web plugin

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**Post date:** [August 6, 2024, 9:53pm UTC](https://forum.convai.com/t/cannot-connect-webgl-to-new-characters/1385/8 "2024-08-06T21:53:39Z")

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**Reply by csidevandsales\_05354 | 2024-08-06 21:53:39**

I think it’s related to this

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**Post date:** [August 6, 2024, 9:53pm UTC](https://forum.convai.com/t/cannot-connect-webgl-to-new-characters/1385/9 "2024-08-06T21:53:42Z")

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**Reply by csidevandsales\_05354 | 2024-08-06 21:53:42**

[Error][Character]: System.EntryPointNotFoundException: sendTextRequest assembly: type: member:(null)  
at (wrapper managed-to-native) Convai.Scripts.Runtime.Core.ConvaiGRPCWebAPI.sendTextRequest(string)  
at Convai.Scripts.Runtime.Core.ConvaiGRPCWebAPI.SendTextData (System.String text) [0x00000] in C:\Users\Holop\ReadWebFinal\Assets\Convai\Scripts\Runtime\Core\ConvaiGRPCWebAPI.cs:188  
at Convai.Scripts.Runtime.Core.ConvaiNPC.SendTextData (System.String text) [0x00000] in C:\Users\Holop\ReadWebFinal\Assets\Convai\Scripts\Runtime\Core\ConvaiNPC.cs:268

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**Post date:** [August 6, 2024, 9:53pm UTC](https://forum.convai.com/t/cannot-connect-webgl-to-new-characters/1385/10 "2024-08-06T21:53:53Z")

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**Reply by k3kalinix | 2024-08-06 21:53:53**

This is an expected error.

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**Post date:** [August 6, 2024, 9:54pm UTC](https://forum.convai.com/t/cannot-connect-webgl-to-new-characters/1385/11 "2024-08-06T21:54:06Z")

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**Reply by k3kalinix | 2024-08-06 21:54:06**

You cannot test the WebGL SDK in the Editor.

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**Post date:** [August 6, 2024, 9:54pm UTC](https://forum.convai.com/t/cannot-connect-webgl-to-new-characters/1385/12 "2024-08-06T21:54:22Z")

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**Reply by csidevandsales\_05354 | 2024-08-06 21:54:22**

Right, but when this error is thrown, the UI doesn’t come up either.

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**Post date:** [August 6, 2024, 9:54pm UTC](https://forum.convai.com/t/cannot-connect-webgl-to-new-characters/1385/13 "2024-08-06T21:54:43Z")

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**Reply by csidevandsales\_05354 | 2024-08-06 21:54:43**

With the last version of the plugin the UI would always show when I was in range of a character

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**Post date:** [August 6, 2024, 9:54pm UTC](https://forum.convai.com/t/cannot-connect-webgl-to-new-characters/1385/14 "2024-08-06T21:54:55Z")

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**Reply by csidevandsales\_05354 | 2024-08-06 21:54:55**

Now it’s not nearly as reliable.

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**Post date:** [August 6, 2024, 9:55pm UTC](https://forum.convai.com/t/cannot-connect-webgl-to-new-characters/1385/15 "2024-08-06T21:55:59Z")

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**Reply by k3kalinix | 2024-08-06 21:55:59**

Which error?

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**Post date:** [August 6, 2024, 9:56pm UTC](https://forum.convai.com/t/cannot-connect-webgl-to-new-characters/1385/16 "2024-08-06T21:56:37Z")

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**Replying to csidevandsales\_05354’s Message**

> **Reply by csidevandsales\_05354 | 2024-08-06 21:54:43**  
> With the last version of the plugin the UI would always show when I was in range of a character

**Reply by k3kalinix | 2024-08-06 21:56:37**

You can change the range by checking the NPC manager component.

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**Post date:** [August 6, 2024, 9:56pm UTC](https://forum.convai.com/t/cannot-connect-webgl-to-new-characters/1385/17 "2024-08-06T21:56:41Z")

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**Reply by csidevandsales\_05354 | 2024-08-06 21:56:41**

System.EntryPointNotFoundException

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**Post date:** [August 6, 2024, 9:56pm UTC](https://forum.convai.com/t/cannot-connect-webgl-to-new-characters/1385/18 "2024-08-06T21:56:47Z")

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**Reply by csidevandsales\_05354 | 2024-08-06 21:56:47**

Changing the range has no effect

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**Post date:** [August 6, 2024, 9:57pm UTC](https://forum.convai.com/t/cannot-connect-webgl-to-new-characters/1385/19 "2024-08-06T21:57:03Z")

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**Reply by k3kalinix | 2024-08-06 21:57:03**

Because you cannot initialize the character.

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**Post date:** [August 6, 2024, 9:59pm UTC](https://forum.convai.com/t/cannot-connect-webgl-to-new-characters/1385/20 "2024-08-06T21:59:00Z")

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**Reply by csidevandsales\_05354 | 2024-08-06 21:59:00**

Why?

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