3 minutes read So you are building your own bot and now you want to add your business logic. This logic might come from one of your REST APIs or databases. Now how do you call this API in Botpress? In this post, we will see 2 ways to call an API in Read more…
3 minutes read Sometimes, there might be a need to use some value from existing databases like Oracle, Postgres, etc. In this tutorial, we will see how to use values from an existing Oracle database and later use it in our Botpress bot. Let us create a simple bot that takes user id Read more…
2 minutes read Actions are server side function code that can be used inside a node to change the conversation state, call APIs or access databases, so you can do everything that a plain JavaScript function can achieve. In this Botpress tutorial we will learn about actions. Dialog Manager (DM) invokes an action Read more…
< 1 minute read In order to save anything to Postgres DB, you need to first switch from SQLite to Postgres in Botpress. Let us create a simple bot that takes a message and depending on the parameter passed the custom action either saves or retrieves data from the Postgres DB. Create a Custom Read more…
< 1 minute read You may want to add a delay or wait for sometime before moving to next dialog or performing next action. This can be achieved by using the builtin wait utility action. Just provide a delay in this action in milliseconds eg: 5s is 5000. Here is a demo
2 minutes read You may want your bot to speak first when launched on your website. Example: Greet the user or show a context-based recommendation, and then the user can start the conversation accordingly. In this tutorial we will see how to act proactively in Botpress. To make the bot act proactively, below Read more…
< 1 minute read Botpress uses SQLite by default and also provides Postgres support out of the box. In cases where you need high security, data integrity and reliability you should use Postgres. Botpress supports Postgres 9.5 or higher. Main principle SQLite: Self contained, very lightweight, file based and fully open-source RDBMS known for Read more…
< 1 minute read In order to get Pro license for your production system, you need to contact the botpress team and according to your needs they will provide a trial license for some duration. This trial license is provided based on below information Hostname: Hostname of the box where your bot will be Read more…
< 1 minute read Follow below steps. Export bot from old version in admin page (This would create a bot_<botid>_<timestamp>.tgz file) and import in the new version by providing bot id and the import file. Download latest botpress binary from official site. Copy existing bot folder from your older workspace to new one a. Read more…
4 minutes read Botpress is an excellent bot framework, which is on-prem, and open-source, with plenty of options for customizations. This already has some built-in components like text, card, carousel, image, and dropdown, but what if we want something entirely different. Let us create a custom component in Botpress? In this tutorial, we Read more…