In a chatbot conversation using dialogflow, Is there a way to make the bot speak first?

Question

Is it possible to format a conversation so that the bot initiates conversation using dialogflow in a web demo integration?

The objective is to say something like “Hi, I’m a bot, I can do x” to establish that it’s a chatbot rather than a human.

Can anyone suggest any idea for this?

Answer 1

You can set a welcome intent, then send a /query request containing an event parameter. Set the event parameter to WELCOME and your chatbot will respond with whatever conversation opening you set.

More info here: https://dialogflow.com/docs/events