here's all you need to know about apis to build a bot
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Here’s all you need to know about APIs to build a bot
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What is a bot?
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Understands user’s input
Manages a conversation
Answers
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A conversational bot
EngineNLP AnalyticsChannel(s)
What do I need?
Hosting
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Messaging ApplicationsAPIs
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Text message
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Rich messaging
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Multichannels bot
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Multichannel APIs
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Messaging applications APIsRTFM
Use the rich messaging features
Careful about limitations
Stay up to date of new features
Natural Language ProcessingAPIs
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I really want sushi
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Recast.AI Wit.ai API.ai init.ai
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INTENT
I want to eat sushi Every monday: italian! I’m hungry, pasta please!
eat-somethinggreetings weather
RESTAURANT LOCATIONDATETIME
I need a sushi restaurant for 8pm in Paris
"datetime": { "formatted": "Monday, 12 December 2016 at 08:00:00 PM", "iso": "2016-12-12T19:00:00+00:00", "accuracy": "hour", "raw": "1pm", "confidence": 0.97, }
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"datetime": { "formatted": "Monday, 12 December 2016 at 07:00:00 PM", "iso": "2016-12-12T19:00:00+00:00", "accuracy": "hour", "raw": "1pm", "confidence": 0.97, }
"location": [ { "formated": "Paris, Paris, Île-de-France, France", "lat": 48.856614, "lng": 2.3522219, "raw": "Paris" }]
"ordinal": [ { "value": 1, "raw": "first" }]
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NLP APIsBenchmark before starting
Follow tutorials and quick start
Get inspirations from others
RTFM
Conversation& engine
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Model your conversation
search restaurant
book tablepickproposition
reservation done
other restaurants
Botlerplate or framework
API
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Connect services
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Best practices
Always announce it’s a bot
Say hello and introduce it
Handle common questions
Have a help
Start small
Be as positive as you can
Create unit tests
