This repository contains the flask app that serves as a webhook for Dialogflow chatbot
The app.py contains the flask app script.
You can run the webhook using the ngrok tunneling tool. Steps to run the webhook.
- Run the flask app
python app.py or flask app.py
- The flask app will be served on th localhost with the 5000 defualt port. ex.
http://localhost:5000 - Run the Ngrok tool using the following command
ngrok http 5000
- The ngrok will generate a random url for the webhook. ex.
http://e5c224e2.ngrok.io. - There is a time limitation if you have not registered on ngrok.io. Register to remove the time limit. It's free.
- You can inspect the requests on
localhost:4040 - Now add the ngrok generated URL in the Dialogflow webhook url options and hit the save button.
- That's it now your dialogflow bot is able to communicate with the webhook.
See this repo for response JSON formats for Rich Responses: https://github.com/dialogflow/fulfillment-webhook-json