Here's all you need to know about APIs to build a bot

1. Jasmine Anteunis
Co-founder @Recast.AI
jasmine@recast.ai
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2. Here’s all you need to
know about APIs
to build a bot
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3. What is a bot?
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4. Understands user’s input
Manages a conversation
Answers
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A conversational bot

5. EngineNLP AnalyticsChannel(s)
What do I need?
Hosting
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6. Messaging
Applications
APIs
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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 APIs
RTFM
Use the rich messaging features
Careful about limitations
Stay up to date of new features

14. Natural Language
Processing
APIs
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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

18. 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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19. "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 APIs
Benchmark before starting
Follow tutorials and quick start
Get inspirations from others
RTFM

21. Conversation
& engine
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Model your conversation
search
restaurant
book table
pick
proposition
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

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Thank you!
Jasmine Anteunis
Co-founder @Recast.AI
jasmine@recast.ai
@JasmineAnteunis