:NOTE: This github repository is archived. The repository contents and history have moved to google-cloud-python_.

.. _google-cloud-python: https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-python/tree/main/packages/google-cloud-dialogflow

Python Client for Dialogflow API

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Dialogflow API_: is an end-to-end, build-once deploy-everywhere development suite for creating conversational interfaces for websites, mobile applications, popular messaging platforms, and IoT devices. You can use it to build interfaces (such as chatbots and conversational IVR) that enable natural and rich interactions between your users and your business. Dialogflow Enterprise Edition users have access to Google Cloud Support and a service level agreement (SLA) for production deployments.

• Client Library Documentation_
• Product Documentation_

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Quick Start

In order to use this library, you first need to go through the following steps:

1. Select or create a Cloud Platform project._
2. Enable billing for your project._
3. Enable the Dialogflow API._
4. Setup Authentication._

.. _Select or create a Cloud Platform project.: https://console.cloud.google.com/project .. _Enable billing for your project.: https://cloud.google.com/billing/docs/how-to/modify-project#enable_billing_for_a_project .. _Enable the Dialogflow API.: https://www.dialogflow.com/ .. _Setup Authentication.: https://googleapis.dev/python/google-api-core/latest/auth.html

Installation

Install this library in a virtual environment using `venv`_. `venv`_ is a tool that
creates isolated Python environments. These isolated environments can have separate
versions of Python packages, which allows you to isolate one project's dependencies
from the dependencies of other projects.

With `venv`_, it's possible to install this library without needing system
install permissions, and without clashing with the installed system
dependencies.

.. _`venv`: https://docs.python.org/3/library/venv.html


Code samples and snippets

Code samples and snippets live in the samples/_ folder.

.. _samples/: https://github.com/googleapis/python-dialogflow/tree/main/samples

Supported Python Versions ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Our client libraries are compatible with all current active_ and maintenance_ versions of Python.

Python >= 3.7

.. _active: https://devguide.python.org/devcycle/#in-development-main-branch .. _maintenance: https://devguide.python.org/devcycle/#maintenance-branches

Unsupported Python Versions ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Python <= 3.6

If you are using an end-of-life_ version of Python, we recommend that you update as soon as possible to an actively supported version.

.. _end-of-life: https://devguide.python.org/devcycle/#end-of-life-branches

Mac/Linux ^^^^^^^^^

.. code-block:: console

python3 -m venv <your-env>
source <your-env>/bin/activate
pip install google-cloud-dialogflow

Windows ^^^^^^^

.. code-block:: console

py -m venv <your-env>
.\<your-env>\Scripts\activate
pip install google-cloud-dialogflow

Next Steps

-  Read the `Client Library Documentation`_ for Dialogflow API
   to see other available methods on the client.
-  Read the `Dialogflow API Product documentation`_ to learn
   more about the product and see How-to Guides.
-  View this `README`_ to see the full list of Cloud
   APIs that we cover.

.. _Dialogflow API Product documentation:  https://www.dialogflow.com/
.. _README: https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-python/blob/main/README.rst