Build a Hello World Bot

Learn how to create your first bot.

  • Messaging

Welcome to LivePerson's guide on building a Hello World Bot using Conversational Builder. This guide will walk you through the steps to create a simple bot that responds with "Hello World".

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To build the bot:

Log in to your Conversational Cloud account and navigate to Automate > Conversation Builder.

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The Conversation Builder appears.

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Click New Bot. The Choose a Bot Template window appears.

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Select Custom > Custom Bot. The Bot details page appears.

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Provide the following information:

    1. Name: Input the name for your bot into the field.

    2. Description: Input information describing your bot.

    3. Channel Type: Select the messaging option.

    4. Small Talk: Select to turn on/off the small talk option.

Small Talk provides a human-like experience by providing chitchat, pleasantries, and other trivial conversation. For more information about Small Talk see, here.

    5. Bot Language: Select the language you require the bot to use from the dropdown menu.

    6. Bot Group: Select a bot group if required, from the dropdown menu.

Bot Group is a collection of bots that can be grouped together for easier management and organization on the Bots dashboard. For more information on Bot Groups see, here.

Once done click Create Bot. The Bot Dialog page appears.

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Under the text_message window the Bot's first message is displayed. 

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Replace the text here to "Hello World". Once done click the tick mark to save the interaction.

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 Once the interaction is saved, click Preview. The bot appears.

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Congratulations! You have successfully created a Hello World Bot using Conversational Builder. You can now further customize and enhance your bot's functionality to suit your specific needs.

For more detailed information on the basics of bots and bot-building techniques see, here.