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Creating Chat Bots on Facebook Messenger
Smart Messaging Platform 2
WHAT IS A CHAT BOT?
Once-in-decade paradigm shift
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The problem with apps• App discovery is difficult in a crowded app store• User Acquisition costs are high
• Bots are the new apps
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Messaging Apps are opening their APIs
6As of April 2016. From statista.com
Facebook launches chat bots
• Facebook launched Chat Bots on Messenger during F8 2016.
• Since then 10k+ developers have built chat bots on FBM
FB Messenger Features• Chatting with a bot is similar to chatting with a Facebook user• A bot can send:
• text and images• Structured Messages
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Structured Messages• Button Template - Present simple text with options.• Generic Template - Allows for an image, title, subtitle, description
and buttons. Supports multiple bubbles per message and displays them as a horizontal list like a carousel.
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• What can a user send to your bot:• Text and Image• Location• Video or audio attachment
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Approval process• Facebook has a strict bot approval process• Follow the Platform Policy section on Messenger• What you need to provide:
• Page used to test your bot. Make sure the bot is properly connected and functional, otherwise your submission may be rejected.
• Description and screencast of how you're using the Send/Receive API (pages_messaging) to communicate with people
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Approval Process - Guidelines
• Don’t contact people in Messenger unless they've agreed to be contacted by you
• Respect all requests by people to block, discontinue, or opt-out of using Messenger to communicate with them.
• Don't request or share individual payment card or any cardholder data within Messenger.
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Smart Messaging Platform
Tips to build a well-behaved chat bot• Always introduce yourself • Never leave a user hangin’• Account for typos • Give easy access to ‘help’• Offer levels of customization
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Examples of good FB Bots• Esther• Where• Hi Poncho
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Common reasons for rejection/removal• Incomplete documentation• Unexpected behaviour• 4% of users block the bot.
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Gupshup is the leading bot building platform
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Gupshup offers tools for the entire bot lifecycle
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Smart Messaging Platform
Thank You!
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