Send messages

After you receive a message from a user, you can send a response to continue the conversation. You can send messages to a user up to 30 days after the user's last message.

Agents communicate with users by sending and receiving messages. To send messages to users, your agent sends message requests to Business Messages.

Note: If you want to use the command line for API calls, install oauth 2l.

To send a message, you send an HTTP POST request to the Business Messages API that includes

• a unique message ID
• the conversation ID
• the message content

When the Business Messages API sends your message to the user, it returns a 200 OK. If there are required values missing from your message, the API returns a 400 error. If the message uses invalid credentials, the API returns a 401 error.

Use the Business Communications Developer Console logs page to debug message delivery issues.

Fallback strategy

If a user's device doesn't support a message you attempt to send, such as if a user doesn't support suggested replies, the API returns a 400 (FAILED PRECONDITION) error. However, you can work around unsupported message types by specifying fallback text for each message you send. If you specify fallback text, the API returns a 200 OK response, even if the user's device doesn't support the message type.

If a user receives a message that their device doesn't support but includes fallback text, their device displays the fallback text instead. This behavior allows you to continue the conversation in a proactive way without interrupting the conversation's flow or taking extra time to process a 400 (FAILED PRECONDITION) error and identifying an alternate message.

fallback text for any given message should mirror the function of the message. For example,

• For messages with suggested replies or actions, include the message text in the fallback text, and include guidance on what options users have to continue the conversation.
• For rich cards or carousels, include the title and description in the fallback text, and include links to images or websites.

To insert line breaks in fallback text, use \n or \r\n.

Test fallback text

Before you launch an agent, you can test how fallback text appears in a conversation by sending a message with the URL parameter forceFallback set to true. When you force fallback text, the conversation disregards the main message content (text and an Open URL suggestion in the following example) and displays the fallback text instead.

Note: The forceFallback URL parameter isn't available to launched agents.

cURL

# Copyright 2021 Google LLC
#
# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
# You may obtain a copy of the License at

#     https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0

# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
# limitations under the License.

# This code sends a text message to the user with a fallback text.
# Read more: https://developers.google.com/business-communications/business-messages/guides/how-to/message/send?hl=en#fallback_strategy

# Replace the __CONVERSATION_ID__ with a conversation id that you can send messages to
# Make sure a service account key file exists at ./service_account_key.json

curl -X POST \
"https://businessmessages.googleapis.com/v1/conversations/__CONVERSATION_ID__/messages?forceFallback=true" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "User-Agent: curl/business-messages" \
-H "$(oauth2l header --json ./service_account_key.json businessmessages)" \
-d "{
    'messageId': '$(uuidgen)',
    'text': 'Hello world!',
    'fallback': 'Hello, world!\n\nSay \"Hello\" at https://www.growingtreebank.com',
    'suggestions': [
      {
        'action': {
          'text': 'Hello',
          'postbackData': 'hello-formal',
          'openUrlAction': {
            'url': 'https://www.growingtreebank.com',
          }
        },
      },
    ],
    'representative': {
      'avatarImage': 'https://developers.google.com/identity/images/g-logo.png',
      'displayName': 'Chatbot',
      'representativeType': 'BOT'
    }
  }"
send-message-fallback.sh

Node.js

/**
 * This code sends a text message to the user with a fallback text.
 * Read more: https://developers.google.com/business-communications/business-messages/guides/how-to/message/send?hl=en#fallback_strategy
 *
 * This code is based on the https://github.com/google-business-communications/nodejs-businessmessages Node.js
 * Business Messages client library.
 */

/**
 * Edit the values below:
 */
const PATH_TO_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_KEY = './service_account_key.json';
const CONVERSATION_ID = 'EDIT_HERE';

const businessmessages = require('businessmessages');
const uuidv4 = require('uuid').v4;
const {google} = require('googleapis');

// Initialize the Business Messages API
const bmApi = new businessmessages.businessmessages_v1.Businessmessages({});

// Set the scope that we need for the Business Messages API
const scopes = [
  'https://www.googleapis.com/auth/businessmessages',
];

// Set the private key to the service account file
const privatekey = require(PATH_TO_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_KEY);

/**
 * Posts a message to the Business Messages API defaulting to the fallback text.
 *
 * @param {string} conversationId The unique id for this user and agent.
 * @param {string} message The message text to send the user.
 * @param {string} representativeType A value of BOT or HUMAN.
 */
async function sendMessage(conversationId, message, representativeType) {
  const authClient = await initCredentials();

  // Create the payload for sending a message
  const apiParams = {
    auth: authClient,
    parent: 'conversations/' + conversationId,
    forceFallback: true, // Force usage of the fallback text
    resource: {
      messageId: uuidv4(),
      representative: {
        representativeType: representativeType,
      },
      text: message,
      fallback: 'This is the fallback text'
    },
  };

  // Call the message create function using the
  // Business Messages client library
  bmApi.conversations.messages.create(apiParams,
    {auth: authClient}, (err, response) => {
    console.log(err);
    console.log(response);
  });
}

/**
 * Initializes the Google credentials for calling the
 * Business Messages API.
 */
 async function initCredentials() {
  // configure a JWT auth client
  const authClient = new google.auth.JWT(
    privatekey.client_email,
    null,
    privatekey.private_key,
    scopes,
  );

  return new Promise(function(resolve, reject) {
    // authenticate request
    authClient.authorize(function(err, tokens) {
      if (err) {
        reject(false);
      } else {
        resolve(authClient);
      }
    });
  });
}

sendMessage(CONVERSATION_ID, 'BOT');
send-message-fallback.js

Java

import com.google.api.client.googleapis.services.AbstractGoogleClientRequest;
import com.google.api.client.http.HttpBackOffUnsuccessfulResponseHandler;
import com.google.api.client.http.HttpRequest;
import com.google.api.client.googleapis.auth.oauth2.GoogleCredential;
import com.google.api.client.googleapis.javanet.GoogleNetHttpTransport;
import com.google.api.client.http.HttpTransport;
import com.google.api.client.json.jackson2.JacksonFactory;
import com.google.api.client.util.ExponentialBackOff;
import com.google.api.services.businessmessages.v1.Businessmessages;
import com.google.api.services.businessmessages.v1.model.*;
import java.io.FileInputStream;
import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.UUID;

class TestFallbackTestSnippet {
  /**
   * Initializes credentials used by the Business Messages API.
   */
  private static Businessmessages.Builder getBusinessMessagesBuilder() {
    Businessmessages.Builder builder = null;
    try {
      GoogleCredential credential = GoogleCredential
            .fromStream(new FileInputStream("PATH_TO_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_KEY"));

      credential = credential.createScoped(Arrays.asList(
            "https://www.googleapis.com/auth/businessmessages"));

      credential.refreshToken();

      HttpTransport httpTransport = GoogleNetHttpTransport.newTrustedTransport();
      JacksonFactory jsonFactory = JacksonFactory.getDefaultInstance();

      // Create instance of the Business Messages API
      builder = new Businessmessages
        .Builder(httpTransport, jsonFactory, null)
        .setApplicationName("Sample Application");

      // Set the API credentials and endpoint
      builder.setHttpRequestInitializer(credential);
    } catch (Exception e) {
      e.printStackTrace();
    }

    return builder;
  }

  public static void main(String args[]) {
    try {
      String conversationId = "CONVERSATION_ID";

      // Create client library reference
      Businessmessages.Builder builder = getBusinessMessagesBuilder();

      // Create a basic text message with fallback text
      BusinessMessagesMessage message = new BusinessMessagesMessage()
        .setMessageId(UUID.randomUUID().toString())
        .setFallback("This is the fallback text")
        .setText("MESSAGE_TEXT")
        .setRepresentative(new BusinessMessagesRepresentative()
          .setRepresentativeType("TYPE"));

      // Create message request
      Businessmessages.Conversations.Messages.Create messageRequest
        = builder.build().conversations().messages()
          .create("conversations/" + conversationId, message);

      // Force usage of the fallback text
      messageRequest.setForceFallback(true);

      // Setup retries with exponential backoff
      HttpRequest httpRequest =
          ((AbstractGoogleClientRequest) messageRequest).buildHttpRequest();

      httpRequest.setUnsuccessfulResponseHandler(new
          HttpBackOffUnsuccessfulResponseHandler(
          new ExponentialBackOff()));

      // Execute request
      httpRequest.execute();
    } catch (Exception e) {
      e.printStackTrace();
    }
  }
}
TestFallbackTestSnippet.java

Python

"""This code sends a text message to the user with a fallback text.

Read more: https://developers.google.com/business-communications/business-messages/guides/how-to/message/send?hl=en#fallback_strategy

This code is based on the https://github.com/google-business-communications/python-businessmessages
Python Business Messages client library.
"""

import uuid

from businessmessages import businessmessages_v1_client as bm_client
from businessmessages.businessmessages_v1_messages import BusinessmessagesConversationsMessagesCreateRequest
from businessmessages.businessmessages_v1_messages import BusinessMessagesMessage
from businessmessages.businessmessages_v1_messages import BusinessMessagesRepresentative
from oauth2client.service_account import ServiceAccountCredentials

# Edit the values below:
path_to_service_account_key = './service_account_key.json'
conversation_id = 'EDIT_HERE'

credentials = ServiceAccountCredentials.from_json_keyfile_name(
    path_to_service_account_key,
    scopes=['https://www.googleapis.com/auth/businessmessages'])

client = bm_client.BusinessmessagesV1(credentials=credentials)

representative_type_as_string = 'BOT'
if representative_type_as_string == 'BOT':
  representative_type = BusinessMessagesRepresentative.RepresentativeTypeValueValuesEnum.BOT
else:
  representative_type = BusinessMessagesRepresentative.RepresentativeTypeValueValuesEnum.HUMAN

# Create message with fallback text
message = BusinessMessagesMessage(
    messageId=str(uuid.uuid4().int),
    fallback='This is the fallback text',
    representative=BusinessMessagesRepresentative(
        representativeType=representative_type
    ),
    text='This is a sample text')

# Create the message request, force usage of the fallback text
create_request = BusinessmessagesConversationsMessagesCreateRequest(
    businessMessagesMessage=message,
    forceFallback=True,
    parent='conversations/' + conversation_id)

# Send the message
bm_client.BusinessmessagesV1.ConversationsMessagesService(
    client=client).Create(request=create_request)
send-message-fallback.py

For details, see Message.

Representatives

When your agent sends a message, you specify a representative: the human or automation that composed the message. Business Messages supports HUMAN and BOT representatives.

Specify a BOT representative when any sort of automation composes a message, whether the automation is an auto-responder telling users their place in a queue, a complex natural language understanding agent that has dynamic access to user details, or anything in between. Messages with BOT representatives appear with a small icon that helps set users' expectations for the types of interactions they might engage in.

Specify a HUMAN representative only when a live agent composes a message. Before you send any messages from a HUMAN representative, send a REPRESENTATIVE_JOINED event to let users know they can send more freeform or complex messages. After you send your last message from a HUMAN representative, send a REPRESENTATIVE_LEFT event to once again set user expectations.

For example, if a user starts a conversation with your agent and you send an automated message that they should expect a live agent within two minutes, that message should be sent from a BOT representative. Before the live agent joins, send a REPRESENTATIVE_JOINED event. All messages from the live agent should be labeled as coming from a HUMAN representative. When the live agent exits the conversation, send a REPRESENTATIVE_LEFT event. All subsequent messages should come from a BOT representative unless another live agent joins the conversation.

Note: If you enable automatic responses with the Dialogflow integration, you are still responsible for handling live agent requests, sending the appropriate REPRESENTATIVE_JOINED and REPRESENTATIVE_LEFT events, and sending messages for your HUMAN representatives.

See Handoff from bot to live agent for a sample conversation and code for transitioning between BOT and HUMAN representatives.

Whether a representative is BOT or HUMAN, you can specify a representative display name and avatar. Both display names and avatars are visible to users. Avatar images must be 1024x1024 px and a maximum of 50 KB and must be specified as publicly available URLs. If you don't supply an avatar image, the agent's logo is used for the representative's avatar.

Note: Avatar images don't support personal information, such as depictions of representatives in photographs. Use images that don't identify individuals, such as icons, logos, or fictitious illustrations. After an avatar image is used in a message, the image can't be modified or deleted.

Text

The simplest messages are made of text. Text messages are best suited to communicate information without the need for visuals, complex interaction, or response.

Example

The following code sends a simple text message. For reference information, see conversations.messages.create.

cURL

# Copyright 2021 Google LLC
#
# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
# You may obtain a copy of the License at

#     https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0

# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
# limitations under the License.

# This code sends a text message to the user.
# Read more: https://developers.google.com/business-communications/business-messages/guides/how-to/message/send?hl=en#text

# Replace the __CONVERSATION_ID__ with a conversation id that you can send messages to
# Make sure a service account key file exists at ./service_account_key.json

curl -X POST "https://businessmessages.googleapis.com/v1/conversations/__CONVERSATION_ID__/messages" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "User-Agent: curl/business-messages" \
-H "$(oauth2l header --json ./service_account_key.json businessmessages)" \
-d "{
  'messageId': '$(uuidgen)',
  'text': 'Hello world!',
  'representative': {
    'avatarImage': 'https://developers.google.com/identity/images/g-logo.png',
    'displayName': 'Chatbot',
    'representativeType': 'BOT'
  }
}"
message-text.sh

Node.js

/**
 * This code sends a text message to the user.
 * Read more: https://developers.google.com/business-communications/business-messages/guides/how-to/message/send?hl=en#text
 *
 * This code is based on the https://github.com/google-business-communications/nodejs-businessmessages Node.js
 * Business Messages client library.
 */

/**
 * Edit the values below:
 */
const PATH_TO_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_KEY = './service_account_key.json';
const CONVERSATION_ID = 'EDIT_HERE';

const businessmessages = require('businessmessages');
const uuidv4 = require('uuid').v4;
const {google} = require('googleapis');

// Initialize the Business Messages API
const bmApi = new businessmessages.businessmessages_v1.Businessmessages({});

// Set the scope that we need for the Business Messages API
const scopes = [
  'https://www.googleapis.com/auth/businessmessages',
];

// Set the private key to the service account file
const privatekey = require(PATH_TO_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_KEY);

/**
 * Posts a text message to the Business Messages API.
 *
 * @param {string} conversationId The unique id for this user and agent.
 * @param {string} message The message text to send the user.
 * @param {string} representativeType A value of BOT or HUMAN.
 */
async function sendMessage(conversationId, message, representativeType) {
  const authClient = await initCredentials();

  // Create the payload for sending a message
  const apiParams = {
    auth: authClient,
    parent: 'conversations/' + conversationId,
    resource: {
      messageId: uuidv4(),
      representative: {
        representativeType: representativeType,
      },
      text: message,
    },
  };

  // Call the message create function using the
  // Business Messages client library
  bmApi.conversations.messages.create(apiParams,
    {auth: authClient}, (err, response) => {
    console.log(err);
    console.log(response);
  });
}

/**
 * Initializes the Google credentials for calling the
 * Business Messages API.
 */
 async function initCredentials() {
  // configure a JWT auth client
  const authClient = new google.auth.JWT(
    privatekey.client_email,
    null,
    privatekey.private_key,
    scopes,
  );

  return new Promise(function(resolve, reject) {
    // authenticate request
    authClient.authorize(function(err, tokens) {
      if (err) {
        reject(false);
      } else {
        resolve(authClient);
      }
    });
  });
}

sendMessage(CONVERSATION_ID, 'This is a test message', 'BOT');
message-text.js

Java

import com.google.api.client.googleapis.services.AbstractGoogleClientRequest;
import com.google.api.client.http.HttpBackOffUnsuccessfulResponseHandler;
import com.google.api.client.http.HttpRequest;
import com.google.api.client.googleapis.auth.oauth2.GoogleCredential;
import com.google.api.client.googleapis.javanet.GoogleNetHttpTransport;
import com.google.api.client.http.HttpTransport;
import com.google.api.client.json.jackson2.JacksonFactory;
import com.google.api.client.util.ExponentialBackOff;
import com.google.api.services.businessmessages.v1.Businessmessages;
import com.google.api.services.businessmessages.v1.model.*;
import java.io.FileInputStream;
import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.UUID;

class SendTextMessageSnippet {
  /**
   * Initializes credentials used by the Business Messages API.
   */
  private static Businessmessages.Builder getBusinessMessagesBuilder() {
    Businessmessages.Builder builder = null;
    try {
      GoogleCredential credential = GoogleCredential
            .fromStream(new FileInputStream("PATH_TO_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_KEY"));

      credential = credential.createScoped(Arrays.asList(
            "https://www.googleapis.com/auth/businessmessages"));

      credential.refreshToken();

      HttpTransport httpTransport = GoogleNetHttpTransport.newTrustedTransport();
      JacksonFactory jsonFactory = JacksonFactory.getDefaultInstance();

      // Create instance of the Business Messages API
      builder = new Businessmessages
        .Builder(httpTransport, jsonFactory, null)
        .setApplicationName("Sample Application");

      // Set the API credentials and endpoint
      builder.setHttpRequestInitializer(credential);
    } catch (Exception e) {
      e.printStackTrace();
    }

    return builder;
  }

  public static void main(String args[]) {
    try {
      String conversationId = "CONVERSATION_ID";

      // Create client library reference
      Businessmessages.Builder builder = getBusinessMessagesBuilder();

      // Create a basic text message
      BusinessMessagesMessage message = new BusinessMessagesMessage()
        .setMessageId(UUID.randomUUID().toString())
        .setText("MESSAGE_TEXT")
        .setRepresentative(new BusinessMessagesRepresentative()
          .setRepresentativeType("TYPE"));

      // Create message request
      Businessmessages.Conversations.Messages.Create messageRequest
        = builder.build().conversations().messages()
          .create("conversations/" + conversationId, message);

      // Setup retries with exponential backoff
      HttpRequest httpRequest =
          ((AbstractGoogleClientRequest) messageRequest).buildHttpRequest();

      httpRequest.setUnsuccessfulResponseHandler(new
          HttpBackOffUnsuccessfulResponseHandler(
          new ExponentialBackOff()));

      // Execute request
      httpRequest.execute();
    } catch (Exception e) {
      e.printStackTrace();
    }
  }
}
SendTextMessageSnippet.java

Python

"""This code sends a text message to the user.

Read more: https://developers.google.com/business-communications/business-messages/guides/how-to/message/send?hl=en#text

This code is based on the https://github.com/google-business-communications/python-businessmessages
Python Business Messages client library.
"""

import uuid

from businessmessages import businessmessages_v1_client as bm_client
from businessmessages.businessmessages_v1_messages import BusinessmessagesConversationsMessagesCreateRequest
from businessmessages.businessmessages_v1_messages import BusinessMessagesMessage
from businessmessages.businessmessages_v1_messages import BusinessMessagesRepresentative
from oauth2client.service_account import ServiceAccountCredentials

# Edit the values below:
path_to_service_account_key = './service_account_key.json'
conversation_id = 'EDIT_HERE'

credentials = ServiceAccountCredentials.from_json_keyfile_name(
    path_to_service_account_key,
    scopes=['https://www.googleapis.com/auth/businessmessages'])

client = bm_client.BusinessmessagesV1(credentials=credentials)


representative_type_as_string = 'BOT'
if representative_type_as_string == 'BOT':
  representative_type = BusinessMessagesRepresentative.RepresentativeTypeValueValuesEnum.BOT
else:
  representative_type = BusinessMessagesRepresentative.RepresentativeTypeValueValuesEnum.HUMAN

# Create a text message
message = BusinessMessagesMessage(
    messageId=str(uuid.uuid4().int),
    representative=BusinessMessagesRepresentative(
        representativeType=representative_type
    ),
    text='This is a sample text')

# Create the message request
create_request = BusinessmessagesConversationsMessagesCreateRequest(
    businessMessagesMessage=message,
    parent='conversations/' + conversation_id)

# Send the message
bm_client.BusinessmessagesV1.ConversationsMessagesService(
    client=client).Create(request=create_request)
message-text.py

Rich text

Note: This feature is for messages only, it isn't supported in welcome messages, suggested replies, suggested actions, or rich cards.

Text messages with containsRichText set to true may include basic Markdown formatting. You can include hyperlinks or make text bold or italics. The table shows some valid examples:

Formatting	Characters	Plain text	Rendered text
Bold	**	**Some text**	Some text
Italics	*	*Some text*	Some text
Hyperlink	[]()	[Click here](https://www.example.com)	Click here
Line break	\n	Line one\nLine two	Line one Line two

The formatting must follow some additional rules:

• All links must begin with https:// or http://
• Different types of formatting may be nested but may not otherwise overlap.
• Line breaks with \n are allowed anywhere in your message, but line breaks at the end of your message don't display.
• To normally display any of the reserved characters (*, \, [, or ]), you must prefix them with a backslash character (\).

Messages with invalid formatting fail to send with an error message about invalid Markdown. The table shows some more valid and invalid examples based on the above rules:

Plain text	Validity	Rendered text
[Click here](www.example.com)	Invalid. The link doesn't begin with http:// or https://	Does not render.
[**Click here**](https://www.example.com)	Valid. Nesting is allowed.	Click here
**This is [not** valid](https://www.example.com)	Invalid. Overlapping formatting is not allowed.	Does not render.
** Some bold text **	Invalid. No trailing whitespace allowed inside the **.	Does not render.
Citation below\*	Valid. The * character is escaped.	Citation below*

Note: Some screen readers can't read more than one link in the same message. Don't add more than one link per message.

Example

The following code sends a rich text message. For reference information, see conversations.messages.create.

cURL

# Copyright 2021 Google LLC
#
# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
# You may obtain a copy of the License at

#     https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0

# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
# limitations under the License.

# This code sends a rich text to the user with a fallback text.
# Read more: https://developers.google.com/business-communications/business-messages/guides/how-to/message/send?hl=en#rich_text

# Replace the __CONVERSATION_ID__ with a conversation id that you can send messages to
# Make sure a service account key file exists at ./service_account_key.json

curl -X POST "https://businessmessages.googleapis.com/v1/conversations/__CONVERSATION_ID__/messages" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "User-Agent: curl/business-messages" \
-H "$(oauth2l header --json ./service_account_key.json businessmessages)" \
-d "{
  'messageId': '$(uuidgen)',
  'fallback': 'Hello, check out this link https://www.google.com.',
  'text': 'Hello, here is some **bold text**, *italicized text*, and a [link](https://www.google.com).',
  'containsRichText': 'true',
  'representative': {
    'avatarImage': 'https://developers.google.com/identity/images/g-logo.png',
    'displayName': 'Chatbot',
    'representativeType': 'BOT'
  }
}"
message-rich-text.sh

Node.js

/**
 * This code sends a rich text to the user with a fallback text.
 * Read more: https://developers.google.com/business-communications/business-messages/guides/how-to/message/send?hl=en#rich_text
 *
 * This code is based on the https://github.com/google-business-communications/nodejs-businessmessages Node.js
 * Business Messages client library.
 */

/**
 * Edit the values below:
 */
const PATH_TO_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_KEY = './service_account_key.json';
const CONVERSATION_ID = 'EDIT_HERE';

const businessmessages = require('businessmessages');
const uuidv4 = require('uuid').v4;
const {google} = require('googleapis');

// Initialize the Business Messages API
const bmApi = new businessmessages.businessmessages_v1.Businessmessages({});

// Set the scope that we need for the Business Messages API
const scopes = [
  'https://www.googleapis.com/auth/businessmessages',
];

// Set the private key to the service account file
const privatekey = require(PATH_TO_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_KEY);

/**
 * Posts a rich text message using markdown to the Business Messages API.
 *
 * @param {string} conversationId The unique id for this user and agent.
 * @param {string} representativeType A value of BOT or HUMAN.
 */
async function sendMessage(conversationId, message, representativeType) {
  const authClient = await initCredentials();

  // Create the payload for sending a rich text message
  const apiParams = {
    auth: authClient,
    parent: 'conversations/' + conversationId,
    resource: {
      messageId: uuidv4(),
      representative: {
        representativeType: representativeType,
      },
      containsRichText: true, // Force this message to be processed as rich text
      text: 'Hello, here is some **bold text**, *italicized text*, and a [link](https://www.google.com).',
      fallback: 'Hello, check out this link https://www.google.com.'
    },
  };

  // Call the message create function using the
  // Business Messages client library
  bmApi.conversations.messages.create(apiParams,
    {auth: authClient}, (err, response) => {
    console.log(err);
    console.log(response);
  });
}

/**
 * Initializes the Google credentials for calling the
 * Business Messages API.
 */
 async function initCredentials() {
  // configure a JWT auth client
  const authClient = new google.auth.JWT(
    privatekey.client_email,
    null,
    privatekey.private_key,
    scopes,
  );

  return new Promise(function(resolve, reject) {
    // authenticate request
    authClient.authorize(function(err, tokens) {
      if (err) {
        reject(false);
      } else {
        resolve(authClient);
      }
    });
  });
}

sendMessage(CONVERSATION_ID, 'BOT');
message-rich-text.js

Java

import com.google.api.client.googleapis.services.AbstractGoogleClientRequest;
import com.google.api.client.http.HttpBackOffUnsuccessfulResponseHandler;
import com.google.api.client.http.HttpRequest;
import com.google.api.client.googleapis.auth.oauth2.GoogleCredential;
import com.google.api.client.googleapis.javanet.GoogleNetHttpTransport;
import com.google.api.client.http.HttpTransport;
import com.google.api.client.json.jackson2.JacksonFactory;
import com.google.api.client.util.ExponentialBackOff;
import com.google.api.services.businessmessages.v1.Businessmessages;
import com.google.api.services.businessmessages.v1.model.*;
import java.io.FileInputStream;
import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.UUID;

class SendRichTextMessageSnippet {
  /**
   * Initializes credentials used by the Business Messages API.
   */
  private static Businessmessages.Builder getBusinessMessagesBuilder() {
    Businessmessages.Builder builder = null;
    try {
      GoogleCredential credential = GoogleCredential
            .fromStream(new FileInputStream("PATH_TO_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_KEY"));

      credential = credential.createScoped(Arrays.asList(
            "https://www.googleapis.com/auth/businessmessages"));

      credential.refreshToken();

      HttpTransport httpTransport = GoogleNetHttpTransport.newTrustedTransport();
      JacksonFactory jsonFactory = JacksonFactory.getDefaultInstance();

      // Create instance of the Business Messages API
      builder = new Businessmessages
        .Builder(httpTransport, jsonFactory, null)
        .setApplicationName("Sample Application");

      // Set the API credentials and endpoint
      builder.setHttpRequestInitializer(credential);
    } catch (Exception e) {
      e.printStackTrace();
    }

    return builder;
  }

  public static void main(String args[]) {
    try {
      String conversationId = "CONVERSATION_ID";

      // Create client library reference
      Businessmessages.Builder builder = getBusinessMessagesBuilder();

      // Create a rich text message
      BusinessMessagesMessage message = new BusinessMessagesMessage()
        .setMessageId(UUID.randomUUID().toString())
        .setContainsRichText(true) // Force this message to be processed as rich text
        .setText("Hello, here is some **bold text**, *italicized text*, and a [link](https://www.google.com).")
        .setFallback("Hello, check out this link https://www.google.com.")
        .setRepresentative(new BusinessMessagesRepresentative()
          .setRepresentativeType("TYPE"));

      // Create message request
      Businessmessages.Conversations.Messages.Create messageRequest
        = builder.build().conversations().messages()
          .create("conversations/" + conversationId, message);

      // Setup retries with exponential backoff
      HttpRequest httpRequest =
          ((AbstractGoogleClientRequest) messageRequest).buildHttpRequest();

      httpRequest.setUnsuccessfulResponseHandler(new
          HttpBackOffUnsuccessfulResponseHandler(
          new ExponentialBackOff()));

      // Execute request
      httpRequest.execute();
    } catch (Exception e) {
      e.printStackTrace();
    }
  }
}
SendRichTextMessageSnippet.java

Python

"""This code sends a rich text to the user with a fallback text.

Read more: https://developers.google.com/business-communications/business-messages/guides/how-to/message/send?hl=en#rich_text

This code is based on the https://github.com/google-business-communications/python-businessmessages
Python Business Messages client library.
"""

import uuid

from businessmessages import businessmessages_v1_client as bm_client
from businessmessages.businessmessages_v1_messages import BusinessmessagesConversationsMessagesCreateRequest
from businessmessages.businessmessages_v1_messages import BusinessMessagesMessage
from businessmessages.businessmessages_v1_messages import BusinessMessagesRepresentative
from oauth2client.service_account import ServiceAccountCredentials

# Edit the values below:
path_to_service_account_key = './service_account_key.json'
conversation_id = 'EDIT_HERE'

credentials = ServiceAccountCredentials.from_json_keyfile_name(
    path_to_service_account_key,
    scopes=['https://www.googleapis.com/auth/businessmessages'])

client = bm_client.BusinessmessagesV1(credentials=credentials)

representative_type_as_string = 'BOT'
if representative_type_as_string == 'BOT':
  representative_type = BusinessMessagesRepresentative.RepresentativeTypeValueValuesEnum.BOT
else:
  representative_type = BusinessMessagesRepresentative.RepresentativeTypeValueValuesEnum.HUMAN

# Create a rich text message with fallback text
message = BusinessMessagesMessage(
    messageId=str(uuid.uuid4().int),
    fallback='Hello, check out this link https://www.google.com.',
    containsRichText=True,  # Force this message to be processed as rich text
    representative=BusinessMessagesRepresentative(
        representativeType=representative_type
    ),
    text='Hello, here is some **bold text**, *italicized text*, and a [link](https://www.google.com).')

# Create the message request
create_request = BusinessmessagesConversationsMessagesCreateRequest(
    businessMessagesMessage=message,
    parent='conversations/' + conversation_id)

# Send the message
bm_client.BusinessmessagesV1.ConversationsMessagesService(
    client=client).Create(request=create_request)
message-rich-text.py

Images

Send an image to a user in a message.

You can send an image message with URLs to the image and the image thumbnail.

Example

The following code sends an image. For formatting and value options, see conversations.messages.create and Image.

cURL

# Copyright 2021 Google LLC
#
# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
# You may obtain a copy of the License at

#     https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0

# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
# limitations under the License.

# This code sends an image to the user with a fallback text.
# Read more: https://developers.google.com/business-communications/business-messages/guides/how-to/message/send?hl=en#images

# Replace the __CONVERSATION_ID__ with a conversation id that you can send messages to
# Make sure a service account key file exists at ./service_account_key.json

curl -X POST "https://businessmessages.googleapis.com/v1/conversations/__CONVERSATION_ID__/messages" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "User-Agent: curl/business-messages" \
-H "$(oauth2l header --json ./service_account_key.json businessmessages)" \
-d "{
    'messageId': '$(uuidgen)',
    'representative': {
      'avatarImage': 'https://developers.google.com/identity/images/g-logo.png',
      'displayName': 'Chatbot',
      'representativeType': 'BOT'
    },
    'fallback': 'Hello, world!\nAn image has been sent with Business Messages.',
    'image': {
      'contentInfo':{
        'altText': 'Image alternative text',
        'fileUrl': 'https://storage.googleapis.com/kitchen-sink-sample-images/cute-dog.jpg',
        'forceRefresh': 'false'
      }
    },
  }"
send-message-image.sh

Node.js

/**
 * This code sends an image to the user with a fallback text.
 * Read more: https://developers.google.com/business-communications/business-messages/guides/how-to/message/send?hl=en#images
 *
 * This code is based on the https://github.com/google-business-communications/nodejs-businessmessages Node.js
 * Business Messages client library.
 */

/**
 * Edit the values below:
 */
const PATH_TO_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_KEY = './service_account_key.json';
const CONVERSATION_ID = 'EDIT_HERE';

const businessmessages = require('businessmessages');
const uuidv4 = require('uuid').v4;
const {google} = require('googleapis');

// Initialize the Business Messages API
const bmApi = new businessmessages.businessmessages_v1.Businessmessages({});

// Set the scope that we need for the Business Messages API
const scopes = [
  'https://www.googleapis.com/auth/businessmessages',
];

// Set the private key to the service account file
const privatekey = require(PATH_TO_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_KEY);

/**
 * Posts an image message to the Business Messages API.
 *
 * @param {string} conversationId The unique id for this user and agent.
 * @param {string} representativeType A value of BOT or HUMAN.
 */
async function sendMessage(conversationId, representativeType) {
  const authClient = await initCredentials();

  if (authClient) {
    // Create the payload for sending an image message
    const apiParams = {
      auth: authClient,
      parent: 'conversations/' + conversationId,
      resource: {
        messageId: uuidv4(),
        representative: {
          representativeType: representativeType,
        },
        fallback: 'Hello, world!\n An image has been sent with Business Messages.',
        image: {
          contentInfo: {
            altText: 'Some alternative text',
            fileUrl: 'https://www.google.com/images/branding/googlelogo/2x/googlelogo_color_272x92dp.png',
            forceRefresh: true,
          },
        },
      },
    };

    // Call the message create function using the
    // Business Messages client library
    bmApi.conversations.messages.create(apiParams,
      {auth: authClient}, (err, response) => {
      console.log(err);
      console.log(response);
    });
  }
  else {
    console.log('Authentication failure.');
  }
}

/**
 * Initializes the Google credentials for calling the
 * Business Messages API.
 */
 async function initCredentials() {
  // configure a JWT auth client
  const authClient = new google.auth.JWT(
    privatekey.client_email,
    null,
    privatekey.private_key,
    scopes,
  );

  return new Promise(function(resolve, reject) {
    // authenticate request
    authClient.authorize(function(err, tokens) {
      if (err) {
        reject(false);
      } else {
        resolve(authClient);
      }
    });
  });
}

sendMessage(CONVERSATION_ID, 'BOT');
send-message-image.js

Java

import com.google.api.client.googleapis.services.AbstractGoogleClientRequest;
import com.google.api.client.http.HttpBackOffUnsuccessfulResponseHandler;
import com.google.api.client.http.HttpRequest;
import com.google.api.client.googleapis.auth.oauth2.GoogleCredential;
import com.google.api.client.googleapis.javanet.GoogleNetHttpTransport;
import com.google.api.client.http.HttpTransport;
import com.google.api.client.json.jackson2.JacksonFactory;
import com.google.api.client.util.ExponentialBackOff;
import com.google.api.services.businessmessages.v1.Businessmessages;
import com.google.api.services.businessmessages.v1.model.*;
import com.google.communications.businessmessages.v1.MediaHeight;
import java.io.FileInputStream;
import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.UUID;

class SendImageMessageSnippet {
  /**
   * Initializes credentials used by the Business Messages API.
   */
  private static Businessmessages.Builder getBusinessMessagesBuilder() {
    Businessmessages.Builder builder = null;
    try {
      GoogleCredential credential = GoogleCredential
            .fromStream(new FileInputStream("PATH_TO_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_KEY"));

      credential = credential.createScoped(Arrays.asList(
            "https://www.googleapis.com/auth/businessmessages"));

      credential.refreshToken();

      HttpTransport httpTransport = GoogleNetHttpTransport.newTrustedTransport();
      JacksonFactory jsonFactory = JacksonFactory.getDefaultInstance();

      // Create instance of the Business Messages API
      builder = new Businessmessages
        .Builder(httpTransport, jsonFactory, null)
        .setApplicationName("Sample Application");

      // Set the API credentials and endpoint
      builder.setHttpRequestInitializer(credential);
    } catch (Exception e) {
      e.printStackTrace();
    }

    return builder;
  }

  public static void main(String args[]) {
    try {
      String conversationId = "CONVERSATION_ID";

      // Create client library reference
      Businessmessages.Builder builder = getBusinessMessagesBuilder();

      // Create an Image
      BusinessMessagesMessage message = new BusinessMessagesMessage()
        .setMessageId(UUID.randomUUID().toString())
        .setRepresentative(representative)
        .setImage(new BusinessMessagesImage()
          .setContentInfo(
            new BusinessMessagesContentInfo()
              .setFileUrl("FILE_URL")
              .setAltText("ALT_TEXT")
              .setForceRefresh("FORCE_REFRESH")
            ));

      // Create message request
      Businessmessages.Conversations.Messages.Create messageRequest
        = builder.build().conversations().messages()
          .create("conversations/" + conversationId, message);

      // Setup retries with exponential backoff
      HttpRequest httpRequest =
          ((AbstractGoogleClientRequest) messageRequest).buildHttpRequest();

      httpRequest.setUnsuccessfulResponseHandler(new
          HttpBackOffUnsuccessfulResponseHandler(
          new ExponentialBackOff()));

      // Execute request
      httpRequest.execute();
    } catch (Exception e) {
      e.printStackTrace();
    }
  }
}
SendImageMessageSnippet.java

Python

"""This code sends an image to the user with a fallback text.

Read more: https://developers.google.com/business-communications/business-messages/guides/how-to/message/send?hl=en#images

This code is based on the https://github.com/google-business-communications/python-businessmessages
Python Business Messages client library.
"""

import uuid

from businessmessages import businessmessages_v1_client as bm_client
from businessmessages.businessmessages_v1_messages import BusinessMessagesContentInfo
from businessmessages.businessmessages_v1_messages import BusinessmessagesConversationsMessagesCreateRequest
from businessmessages.businessmessages_v1_messages import BusinessMessagesImage
from businessmessages.businessmessages_v1_messages import BusinessMessagesMessage
from businessmessages.businessmessages_v1_messages import BusinessMessagesRepresentative
from oauth2client.service_account import ServiceAccountCredentials

# Edit the values below:
path_to_service_account_key = './service_account_key.json'
conversation_id = 'EDIT_HERE'
image_file_url = 'EDIT_HERE'

credentials = ServiceAccountCredentials.from_json_keyfile_name(
    path_to_service_account_key,
    scopes=['https://www.googleapis.com/auth/businessmessages'])

client = bm_client.BusinessmessagesV1(credentials=credentials)

representative_type_as_string = 'BOT'
if representative_type_as_string == 'BOT':
  representative_type = BusinessMessagesRepresentative.RepresentativeTypeValueValuesEnum.BOT
else:
  representative_type = BusinessMessagesRepresentative.RepresentativeTypeValueValuesEnum.HUMAN

# Create an image message with fallback text
message = BusinessMessagesMessage(
    messageId=str(uuid.uuid4().int),
    representative=BusinessMessagesRepresentative(
        representativeType=representative_type
    ),
    fallback='Hello, world!\nAn image has been sent with Business Messages.',
    image=BusinessMessagesImage(
        contentInfo=BusinessMessagesContentInfo(
            altText='Alternative text',
            fileUrl=image_file_url,
            forceRefresh=True
        )
    ))

# Create the message request
create_request = BusinessmessagesConversationsMessagesCreateRequest(
    businessMessagesMessage=message,
    parent='conversations/' + conversation_id)

# Send the message
bm_client.BusinessmessagesV1.ConversationsMessagesService(
    client=client).Create(request=create_request)
send-message-image.py

Suggested replies

Suggested replies guide users through conversations by providing responses that your agent knows how to react to.

When a user taps a suggested reply, your agent receives a message that contains the reply's text and postback data.

Suggested replies have a maximum of 25 characters, and a message has a maximum of 13 suggestions.

Caution: Agents shouldn't rely only on suggested replies to trigger automated responses. If a user has an outdated version of a client, that client may not be able to display suggested replies. Make sure that freeform user input can trigger automated responses, and craft a good welcome message that covers your agent's functionality.

Example

The following code sends text with two suggested replies. For formatting and value options, see conversations.messages.create and SuggestedReply.

cURL

# Copyright 2021 Google LLC
#
# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
# You may obtain a copy of the License at

#     https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0

# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
# limitations under the License.

# This code sends a text mesage to the user with suggested replies.
# Read more: https://developers.google.com/business-communications/business-messages/guides/how-to/message/send?hl=en#suggested_replies

# Replace the __CONVERSATION_ID__ with a conversation id that you can send messages to
# Make sure a service account key file exists at ./service_account_key.json

curl -X POST "https://businessmessages.googleapis.com/v1/conversations/__CONVERSATION_ID__/messages" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "User-Agent: curl/business-messages" \
-H "$(oauth2l header --json ./service_account_key.json businessmessages)" \
-d "{
    'messageId': '$(uuidgen)',
    'text': 'Hello, world!',
    'fallback': 'Hello, world!\n\nReply with \"Hello\" or \"Hi!\"',
    'suggestions': [
      {
        'reply': {
          'text': 'Hello',
          'postbackData': 'hello-formal',
        },
      },
      {
        'reply': {
          'text': 'Hi!',
          'postbackData': 'hello-informal',
        },
      },
    ],
    'representative': {
      'avatarImage': 'https://developers.google.com/identity/images/g-logo.png',
      'displayName': 'Chatbot',
      'representativeType': 'BOT'
    },
  }"
send-message-suggested-replies.sh

Node.js

/**
 * This code sends a text mesage to the user with suggested replies.
 * Read more: https://developers.google.com/business-communications/business-messages/guides/how-to/message/send?hl=en#suggested_replies
 *
 * This code is based on the https://github.com/google-business-communications/nodejs-businessmessages Node.js
 * Business Messages client library.
 */

/**
 * Edit the values below:
 */
const PATH_TO_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_KEY = './service_account_key.json';
const CONVERSATION_ID = 'EDIT_HERE';

const businessmessages = require('businessmessages');
const uuidv4 = require('uuid').v4;
const {google} = require('googleapis');

// Initialize the Business Messages API
const bmApi = new businessmessages.businessmessages_v1.Businessmessages({});

// Set the scope that we need for the Business Messages API
const scopes = [
  'https://www.googleapis.com/auth/businessmessages',
];

// Set the private key to the service account file
const privatekey = require(PATH_TO_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_KEY);

/**
 * Posts a message of "Hello, world!" to the Business Messages API along with two suggested replies.
 *
 * @param {string} conversationId The unique id for this user and agent.
 * @param {string} representativeType A value of BOT or HUMAN.
 */
async function sendMessage(conversationId, representativeType) {
  const authClient = await initCredentials();

  // Create a text message with two suggested replies
  const apiParams = {
    auth: authClient,
    parent: 'conversations/' + conversationId,
    resource: {
      messageId: uuidv4(),
      representative: {
        representativeType: representativeType,
      },
      fallback: 'Hello, world!\n\nReply with "Hello" or "Hi!"',
      text: 'Hello, world!',
      suggestions: [
        {
          reply: {
            text: 'Hello',
            postbackData: 'hello-formal',
          },
        },
        {
          reply: {
            text: 'Hello',
            postbackData: 'hello-informal',
          },
        },
      ],
    },
  };

  // Call the message create function using the
  // Business Messages client library
  bmApi.conversations.messages.create(apiParams,
    {auth: authClient}, (err, response) => {
    console.log(err);
    console.log(response);
  });
}

/**
 * Initializes the Google credentials for calling the
 * Business Messages API.
 */
async function initCredentials() {
  // configure a JWT auth client
  const authClient = new google.auth.JWT(
    privatekey.client_email,
    null,
    privatekey.private_key,
    scopes,
  );

  return new Promise(function(resolve, reject) {
    // authenticate request
    authClient.authorize(function(err, tokens) {
      if (err) {
        reject(false);
      } else {
        resolve(authClient);
      }
    });
  });
}

sendMessage(CONVERSATION_ID, 'BOT');
send-message-suggested-replies.js

Java

import com.google.api.client.googleapis.services.AbstractGoogleClientRequest;
import com.google.api.client.http.HttpBackOffUnsuccessfulResponseHandler;
import com.google.api.client.http.HttpRequest;
import com.google.api.client.googleapis.auth.oauth2.GoogleCredential;
import com.google.api.client.googleapis.javanet.GoogleNetHttpTransport;
import com.google.api.client.http.HttpTransport;
import com.google.api.client.json.jackson2.JacksonFactory;
import com.google.api.client.util.ExponentialBackOff;
import com.google.api.services.businessmessages.v1.Businessmessages;
import com.google.api.services.businessmessages.v1.model.*;
import java.io.FileInputStream;
import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.UUID;

class SendSuggestedReplySnippet {
  /**
   * Initializes credentials used by the Business Messages API.
   */
  private static Businessmessages.Builder getBusinessMessagesBuilder() {
    Businessmessages.Builder builder = null;
    try {
      GoogleCredential credential = GoogleCredential
            .fromStream(new FileInputStream("PATH_TO_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_KEY"));

      credential = credential.createScoped(Arrays.asList(
            "https://www.googleapis.com/auth/businessmessages"));

      credential.refreshToken();

      HttpTransport httpTransport = GoogleNetHttpTransport.newTrustedTransport();
      JacksonFactory jsonFactory = JacksonFactory.getDefaultInstance();

      // Create instance of the Business Messages API
      builder = new Businessmessages
        .Builder(httpTransport, jsonFactory, null)
        .setApplicationName("Sample Application");

      // Set the API credentials and endpoint
      builder.setHttpRequestInitializer(credential);
    } catch (Exception e) {
      e.printStackTrace();
    }

    return builder;
  }

  public static void main(String args[]) {
    try {
      String conversationId = "CONVERSATION_ID";

      // Create client library reference
      Businessmessages.Builder builder = getBusinessMessagesBuilder();

      // Create a text message with two suggested replies
      BusinessMessagesMessage message = new BusinessMessagesMessage()
        .setMessageId(UUID.randomUUID().toString())
        .setText("Hello, world!")
        .setFallback("Hello, world!\n\nReply with \"Hello\" or \"Hi!\"")
        .setSuggestions(Arrays.asList(
            new BusinessMessagesSuggestion()
                .setReply(new BusinessMessagesSuggestedReply()
                    .setText("Hello").setPostbackData("hello-formal")
                ),
            new BusinessMessagesSuggestion()
                .setReply(new BusinessMessagesSuggestedReply()
                    .setText("Hi!").setPostbackData("hello-informal")
                ))
        )
        .setRepresentative(new BusinessMessagesRepresentative()
          .setRepresentativeType("TYPE"));

      // Create message request
      Businessmessages.Conversations.Messages.Create messageRequest
        = builder.build().conversations().messages()
          .create("conversations/" + conversationId, message);

      // Setup retries with exponential backoff
      HttpRequest httpRequest =
          ((AbstractGoogleClientRequest) messageRequest).buildHttpRequest();

      httpRequest.setUnsuccessfulResponseHandler(new
          HttpBackOffUnsuccessfulResponseHandler(
          new ExponentialBackOff()));

      // Execute request
      httpRequest.execute();
    } catch (Exception e) {
      e.printStackTrace();
    }
  }
}
SendSuggestedReplySnippet.java

Python

"""This code sends a text mesage to the user with suggested replies.

Read more: https://developers.google.com/business-communications/business-messages/guides/how-to/message/send?hl=en#suggested_replies

This code is based on the https://github.com/google-business-communications/python-businessmessages
Python Business Messages client library.
"""

import uuid

from businessmessages import businessmessages_v1_client as bm_client
from businessmessages.businessmessages_v1_messages import BusinessmessagesConversationsMessagesCreateRequest
from businessmessages.businessmessages_v1_messages import BusinessMessagesMessage
from businessmessages.businessmessages_v1_messages import BusinessMessagesRepresentative
from businessmessages.businessmessages_v1_messages import BusinessMessagesSuggestedReply
from businessmessages.businessmessages_v1_messages import BusinessMessagesSuggestion
from oauth2client.service_account import ServiceAccountCredentials

# Edit the values below:
path_to_service_account_key = './service_account_key.json'
conversation_id = 'EDIT_HERE'

credentials = ServiceAccountCredentials.from_json_keyfile_name(
    path_to_service_account_key,
    scopes=['https://www.googleapis.com/auth/businessmessages'])

client = bm_client.BusinessmessagesV1(credentials=credentials)

representative_type_as_string = 'BOT'
if representative_type_as_string == 'BOT':
  representative_type = BusinessMessagesRepresentative.RepresentativeTypeValueValuesEnum.BOT
else:
  representative_type = BusinessMessagesRepresentative.RepresentativeTypeValueValuesEnum.HUMAN

# Create a text message with two suggested replies and fallback text
message = BusinessMessagesMessage(
    messageId=str(uuid.uuid4().int),
    representative=BusinessMessagesRepresentative(
        representativeType=representative_type
    ),
    text='Hello, world!',
    fallback='Hello, world!\n\nReply with \"Hello\" or \"Hi!\"',
    suggestions=[
        BusinessMessagesSuggestion(
            reply=BusinessMessagesSuggestedReply(
                text='Hello',
                postbackData='hello-formal')
            ),
        BusinessMessagesSuggestion(
            reply=BusinessMessagesSuggestedReply(
                text='Hi!',
                postbackData='hello-informal')
            )
        ])

# Create the message request
create_request = BusinessmessagesConversationsMessagesCreateRequest(
    businessMessagesMessage=message,
    parent='conversations/' + conversation_id)

# Send the message
bm_client.BusinessmessagesV1.ConversationsMessagesService(
    client=client).Create(request=create_request)
send-message-suggested-replies.py

Suggested actions

Suggested actions guide users through conversations by leveraging the native functionality of the their devices. When a user taps a suggested action, your agent receives a message that contains the action's text and postback data.

Suggested actions have a maximum of 25 characters, and a message has a maximum of 13 suggestions.

Caution: Agents shouldn't rely only on suggested actions to trigger user behaviors. If a user has an outdated version of a client, that client may not be able to display suggested actions.

For formatting and value options, see conversations.messages.create and SuggestedAction.

Open URL action

With the Open URL action, your agent suggests a URL for a user to open. If an app is registered as a default handler for the URL, the app opens instead, and the icon for the action is the app's icon. Open URL actions only support URLs with HTTP and HTTPS protocols, other protocols (such as mailto) are not supported.

The following code sends text with an Open URL action. For formatting and value options, see OpenUrlAction.

cURL

# Copyright 2021 Google LLC
#
# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
# You may obtain a copy of the License at

#     https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0

# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
# limitations under the License.

# This code sends a text mesage to the user with a suggestion action toopen a URL
# and a fallback text.
# Read more: https://developers.google.com/business-communications/business-messages/guides/how-to/message/send?hl=en#open_url_action

# Replace the __CONVERSATION_ID__ with a conversation id that you can send messages to
# Make sure a service account key file exists at ./service_account_key.json

curl -X POST "https://businessmessages.googleapis.com/v1/conversations/__CONVERSATION_ID__/messages" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "User-Agent: curl/business-messages" \
-H "$(oauth2l header --json ./service_account_key.json businessmessages)" \
-d "{
    'messageId': '$(uuidgen)',
    'text': 'Hello world!',
    'fallback': 'Hello, world!\n\nSay \"Hello\" at https://www.growingtreebank.com',
    'suggestions': [
      {
        'action': {
          'text': 'Hello',
          'postbackData': 'hello-formal',
          'openUrlAction': {
            'url': 'https://www.growingtreebank.com',
          }
        },
      },
    ],
    'representative': {
    'avatarImage': 'https://developers.google.com/identity/images/g-logo.png',
    'displayName': 'Chatbot',
    'representativeType': 'BOT'
    },
  }"
send-message-suggested-action-open-url.sh

Node.js

/**
 * This code sends a text mesage to the user with a suggestion action toopen a URL
 * and a fallback text.
 * Read more: https://developers.google.com/business-communications/business-messages/guides/how-to/message/send?hl=en#open_url_action
 *
 * This code is based on the https://github.com/google-business-communications/nodejs-businessmessages Node.js
 * Business Messages client library.
 */

/**
 * Edit the values below:
 */
const PATH_TO_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_KEY = './service_account_key.json';
const CONVERSATION_ID = 'EDIT_HERE';

const businessmessages = require('businessmessages');
const uuidv4 = require('uuid').v4;
const {google} = require('googleapis');

// Initialize the Business Messages API
const bmApi = new businessmessages.businessmessages_v1.Businessmessages({});

// Set the scope that we need for the Business Messages API
const scopes = [
  'https://www.googleapis.com/auth/businessmessages',
];

// Set the private key to the service account file
const privatekey = require(PATH_TO_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_KEY);

/**
 * Posts a message with an open URL action to the Business Messages API.
 *
 * @param {string} conversationId The unique id for this user and agent.
 * @param {string} representativeType A value of BOT or HUMAN.
 */
async function sendMessage(conversationId, representativeType) {
  const authClient = await initCredentials();

  if (authClient) {
    // Create the payload for sending a message along with an open url action
    const apiParams = {
      auth: authClient,
      parent: 'conversations/' + conversationId,
      resource: {
        messageId: uuidv4(),
        representative: {
          representativeType: representativeType,
        },
        fallback: 'Hello, world!\n\nSay \"Hello\" at https://www.growingtreebank.com',
        text: 'Hello world!',
        suggestions: [
          {
            action: {
              text: 'Hello',
              postbackData: 'hello-formal',
              openUrlAction: {
                url: 'https://www.growingtreebank.com',
              },
            },
          },
        ],
      },
    };

    // Call the message create function using the
    // Business Messages client library
    bmApi.conversations.messages.create(apiParams,
      {auth: authClient}, (err, response) => {
      console.log(err);
      console.log(response);
    });
  }
  else {
    console.log('Authentication failure.');
  }
}


/**
 * Initializes the Google credentials for calling the
 * Business Messages API.
 */
async function initCredentials() {
  // configure a JWT auth client
  const authClient = new google.auth.JWT(
    privatekey.client_email,
    null,
    privatekey.private_key,
    scopes,
  );

  return new Promise(function(resolve, reject) {
    // authenticate request
    authClient.authorize(function(err, tokens) {
      if (err) {
        reject(false);
      } else {
        resolve(authClient);
      }
    });
  });
}

sendMessage(CONVERSATION_ID, 'BOT');
send-message-suggested-action-open-url.js

Java

import com.google.api.client.googleapis.services.AbstractGoogleClientRequest;
import com.google.api.client.http.HttpBackOffUnsuccessfulResponseHandler;
import com.google.api.client.http.HttpRequest;
import com.google.api.client.googleapis.auth.oauth2.GoogleCredential;
import com.google.api.client.googleapis.javanet.GoogleNetHttpTransport;
import com.google.api.client.http.HttpTransport;
import com.google.api.client.json.jackson2.JacksonFactory;
import com.google.api.client.util.ExponentialBackOff;
import com.google.api.services.businessmessages.v1.Businessmessages;
import com.google.api.services.businessmessages.v1.model.*;
import java.io.FileInputStream;
import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.UUID;

class SendSuggestedActionSnippet {
  /**
   * Initializes credentials used by the Business Messages API.
   */
  private static Businessmessages.Builder getBusinessMessagesBuilder() {
    Businessmessages.Builder builder = null;
    try {
      GoogleCredential credential = GoogleCredential
            .fromStream(new FileInputStream("PATH_TO_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_KEY"));

      credential = credential.createScoped(Arrays.asList(
            "https://www.googleapis.com/auth/businessmessages"));

      credential.refreshToken();

      HttpTransport httpTransport = GoogleNetHttpTransport.newTrustedTransport();
      JacksonFactory jsonFactory = JacksonFactory.getDefaultInstance();

      // Create instance of the Business Messages API
      builder = new Businessmessages
        .Builder(httpTransport, jsonFactory, null)
        .setApplicationName("Sample Application");

      // Set the API credentials and endpoint
      builder.setHttpRequestInitializer(credential);
    } catch (Exception e) {
      e.printStackTrace();
    }

    return builder;
  }

  public static void main(String args[]) {
    try {
      String conversationId = "CONVERSATION_ID";

      // Create client library reference
      Businessmessages.Builder builder = getBusinessMessagesBuilder();

      // Create a text message with an open url action
      BusinessMessagesMessage message = new BusinessMessagesMessage()
        .setMessageId(UUID.randomUUID().toString())
        .setText("Hello world!")
        .setFallback("Hello, world!\n\nSay \"Hello\" at https://www.growingtreebank.com")
        .setSuggestions(Arrays.asList(new BusinessMessagesSuggestion()
              .setAction(new BusinessMessagesSuggestedAction()
                  .setText("Hello").setPostbackData("hello-formal")
                  .setOpenUrlAction(
                      new BusinessMessagesOpenUrlAction().setUrl("https://www.growingtreebank.com"))
              ))
        )
        .setRepresentative(new BusinessMessagesRepresentative()
          .setRepresentativeType("TYPE"));

      // Create message request
      Businessmessages.Conversations.Messages.Create messageRequest
        = builder.build().conversations().messages()
          .create("conversations/" + conversationId, message);

      // Setup retries with exponential backoff
      HttpRequest httpRequest =
          ((AbstractGoogleClientRequest) messageRequest).buildHttpRequest();

      httpRequest.setUnsuccessfulResponseHandler(new
          HttpBackOffUnsuccessfulResponseHandler(
          new ExponentialBackOff()));

      // Execute request
      httpRequest.execute();
    } catch (Exception e) {
      e.printStackTrace();
    }
  }
}
SendSuggestedActionSnippet.java

Python

"""This code sends a text mesage to the user with a suggestion action to open a URL.

Read more: https://developers.google.com/business-communications/business-messages/guides/how-to/message/send?hl=en#open_url_action

This code is based on the https://github.com/google-business-communications/python-businessmessages
Python Business Messages client library.
"""

import uuid

from businessmessages import businessmessages_v1_client as bm_client
from businessmessages.businessmessages_v1_messages import BusinessmessagesConversationsMessagesCreateRequest
from businessmessages.businessmessages_v1_messages import BusinessMessagesMessage
from businessmessages.businessmessages_v1_messages import BusinessMessagesOpenUrlAction
from businessmessages.businessmessages_v1_messages import BusinessMessagesRepresentative
from businessmessages.businessmessages_v1_messages import BusinessMessagesSuggestedAction
from businessmessages.businessmessages_v1_messages import BusinessMessagesSuggestion
from oauth2client.service_account import ServiceAccountCredentials

# Edit the values below:
path_to_service_account_key = './service_account_key.json'
conversation_id = 'EDIT_HERE'

credentials = ServiceAccountCredentials.from_json_keyfile_name(
    path_to_service_account_key,
    scopes=['https://www.googleapis.com/auth/businessmessages'])

client = bm_client.BusinessmessagesV1(credentials=credentials)

representative_type_as_string = 'BOT'
if representative_type_as_string == 'BOT':
  representative_type = BusinessMessagesRepresentative.RepresentativeTypeValueValuesEnum.BOT
else:
  representative_type = BusinessMessagesRepresentative.RepresentativeTypeValueValuesEnum.HUMAN

# Create a text message with an open url action and fallback text
message = BusinessMessagesMessage(
    messageId=str(uuid.uuid4().int),
    representative=BusinessMessagesRepresentative(
        representativeType=representative_type
    ),
    text='Hello, world!',
    fallback='Hello, world!\n\nReply with \"Hello\" or \"Hi!\"',
    suggestions=[
        BusinessMessagesSuggestion(
            action=BusinessMessagesSuggestedAction(
                text='Hello',
                postbackData='hello-formal',
                openUrlAction=BusinessMessagesOpenUrlAction(
                    url='https://www.growingtreebank.com'))
            ),
        ])

# Create the message request
create_request = BusinessmessagesConversationsMessagesCreateRequest(
    businessMessagesMessage=message,
    parent='conversations/' + conversation_id)

# Send the message
bm_client.BusinessmessagesV1.ConversationsMessagesService(
    client=client).Create(request=create_request)
send-message-suggested-action-open-url.py

Dial action

The Dial action suggests a phone number for the user to dial. When a user taps a Dial action suggestion chip, the user's default dialer app opens with the specified phone number pre-populated.

The following code sends text with a Dial action. For formatting and value options, see DialAction.

cURL

# Copyright 2021 Google LLC
#
# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
# You may obtain a copy of the License at

#     https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0

# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
# limitations under the License.

# This code sends a text mesage to the user with a suggestion action to dial
# a phone number and a fallback text.
# Read more: https://developers.google.com/business-communications/business-messages/guides/how-to/message/send?hl=en#dial_action

# Replace the __CONVERSATION_ID__ with a conversation id that you can send messages to
# Make sure a service account key file exists at ./service_account_key.json

curl -X POST "https://businessmessages.googleapis.com/v1/conversations/__CONVERSATION_ID__/messages" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "User-Agent: curl/business-messages" \
-H "$(oauth2l header --json ./service_account_key.json businessmessages)" \
-d "{
    'messageId': '$(uuidgen)',
    'text': 'Contact support for help with this issue.',
    'fallback': 'Give us a call at [phone].',
    'suggestions': [
      {
        'action': {
          'text': 'Call support',
          'postbackData': 'call-support',
          'dialAction': {
            'phoneNumber': '[phone]',
          }
        },
      },
    ],
    'representative': {
      'avatarImage': 'https://developers.google.com/identity/images/g-logo.png',
      'displayName': 'Chatbot',
      'representativeType': 'BOT'
    },
  }"
send-message-suggested-action-dial.sh

Node.js

/**
 * This code sends a text mesage to the user with a suggestion action to dial
 * a phone number and a fallback text.
 * Read more: https://developers.google.com/business-communications/business-messages/guides/how-to/message/send?hl=en#dial_action
 *
 * This code is based on the https://github.com/google-business-communications/nodejs-businessmessages Node.js
 * Business Messages client library.
 */

/**
 * Edit the values below:
 */
const PATH_TO_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_KEY = './service_account_key.json';
const CONVERSATION_ID = 'EDIT_HERE';

const businessmessages = require('businessmessages');
const uuidv4 = require('uuid').v4;
const {google} = require('googleapis');

// Initialize the Business Messages API
const bmApi = new businessmessages.businessmessages_v1.Businessmessages({});

// Set the scope that we need for the Business Messages API
const scopes = [
  'https://www.googleapis.com/auth/businessmessages',
];

// Set the private key to the service account file
const privatekey = require(PATH_TO_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_KEY);

/**
 * Posts a message with a dial suggested action to the Business Messages API.
 *
 * @param {string} conversationId The unique id for this user and agent.
 * @param {string} representativeType A value of BOT or HUMAN.
 */
async function sendMessage(conversationId, representativeType) {
  const authClient = await initCredentials();

  if (authClient) {
    // Create the payload for sending a message along with a dial action
    const apiParams = {
      auth: authClient,
      parent: 'conversations/' + conversationId,
      resource: {
        messageId: uuidv4(),
        representative: {
          representativeType: representativeType,
        },
        fallback: 'Give us a call at [phone].',
        text: 'Contact support for help with this issue.',
        suggestions: [
          {
            action: {
              text: 'Call support',
              postbackData: 'call-support',
              dialAction: {
                phoneNumber: '[phone]',
              },
            },
          },
        ],
      },
    };

    // Call the message create function using the
    // Business Messages client library
    bmApi.conversations.messages.create(apiParams,
      {auth: authClient}, (err, response) => {
      console.log(err);
      console.log(response);
    });
  }
  else {
    console.log('Authentication failure.');
  }
}

/**
 * Initializes the Google credentials for calling the
 * Business Messages API.
 */
 async function initCredentials() {
  // configure a JWT auth client
  const authClient = new google.auth.JWT(
    privatekey.client_email,
    null,
    privatekey.private_key,
    scopes,
  );

  return new Promise(function(resolve, reject) {
    // authenticate request
    authClient.authorize(function(err, tokens) {
      if (err) {
        reject(false);
      } else {
        resolve(authClient);
      }
    });
  });
}

sendMessage(CONVERSATION_ID, 'BOT');
send-message-suggested-action-dial.js

Java

import com.google.api.client.googleapis.services.AbstractGoogleClientRequest;
import com.google.api.client.http.HttpBackOffUnsuccessfulResponseHandler;
import com.google.api.client.http.HttpRequest;
import com.google.api.client.googleapis.auth.oauth2.GoogleCredential;
import com.google.api.client.googleapis.javanet.GoogleNetHttpTransport;
import com.google.api.client.http.HttpTransport;
import com.google.api.client.json.jackson2.JacksonFactory;
import com.google.api.client.util.ExponentialBackOff;
import com.google.api.services.businessmessages.v1.Businessmessages;
import com.google.api.services.businessmessages.v1.model.*;
import java.io.FileInputStream;
import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.UUID;

class SendDialActionSnippet {
  /**
   * Initializes credentials used by the Business Messages API.
   */
  private static Businessmessages.Builder getBusinessMessagesBuilder() {
    Businessmessages.Builder builder = null;
    try {
      GoogleCredential credential = GoogleCredential
            .fromStream(new FileInputStream("PATH_TO_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_KEY"));

      credential = credential.createScoped(Arrays.asList(
            "https://www.googleapis.com/auth/businessmessages"));

      credential.refreshToken();

      HttpTransport httpTransport = GoogleNetHttpTransport.newTrustedTransport();
      JacksonFactory jsonFactory = JacksonFactory.getDefaultInstance();

      // Create instance of the Business Messages API
      builder = new Businessmessages
        .Builder(httpTransport, jsonFactory, null)
        .setApplicationName("Sample Application");

      // Set the API credentials and endpoint
      builder.setHttpRequestInitializer(credential);
    } catch (Exception e) {
      e.printStackTrace();
    }

    return builder;
  }

  public static void main(String args[]) {
    try {
      String conversationId = "CONVERSATION_ID";

      // Create client library reference
      Businessmessages.Builder builder = getBusinessMessagesBuilder();

      // Create a text message with a dial action
      BusinessMessagesMessage message = new BusinessMessagesMessage()
        .setMessageId(UUID.randomUUID().toString())
        .setText("Contact support for help with this issue.")
        .setFallback("Give us a call at [phone].")
        .setSuggestions(Arrays.asList(new BusinessMessagesSuggestion()
              .setAction(new BusinessMessagesSuggestedAction()
                  .setText("Call support").setPostbackData("call-support")
                  .setDialAction(
                      new BusinessMessagesDialAction().setPhoneNumber("[phone]"))
              )))
        .setRepresentative(new BusinessMessagesRepresentative()
          .setRepresentativeType("TYPE"));

      // Create message request
      Businessmessages.Conversations.Messages.Create messageRequest
        = builder.build().conversations().messages()
          .create("conversations/" + conversationId, message);

      // Setup retries with exponential backoff
      HttpRequest httpRequest =
          ((AbstractGoogleClientRequest) messageRequest).buildHttpRequest();

      httpRequest.setUnsuccessfulResponseHandler(new
          HttpBackOffUnsuccessfulResponseHandler(
          new ExponentialBackOff()));

      // Execute request
      httpRequest.execute();
    } catch (Exception e) {
      e.printStackTrace();
    }
  }
}
SendDialActionSnippet.java

Python

"""Sends a text mesage to the user with a suggestion action to dial a phone number.

Read more: https://developers.google.com/business-communications/business-messages/guides/how-to/message/send?hl=en#dial_action

This code is based on the https://github.com/google-business-communications/python-businessmessages
Python Business Messages client library.
"""

import uuid

from businessmessages import businessmessages_v1_client as bm_client
from businessmessages.businessmessages_v1_messages import BusinessmessagesConversationsMessagesCreateRequest
from businessmessages.businessmessages_v1_messages import BusinessMessagesDialAction
from businessmessages.businessmessages_v1_messages import BusinessMessagesMessage
from businessmessages.businessmessages_v1_messages import BusinessMessagesRepresentative
from businessmessages.businessmessages_v1_messages import BusinessMessagesSuggestedAction
from businessmessages.businessmessages_v1_messages import BusinessMessagesSuggestion
from oauth2client.service_account import ServiceAccountCredentials

# Edit the values below:
path_to_service_account_key = './service_account_key.json'
conversation_id = 'EDIT_HERE'

credentials = ServiceAccountCredentials.from_json_keyfile_name(
    path_to_service_account_key,
    scopes=['https://www.googleapis.com/auth/businessmessages'])

client = bm_client.BusinessmessagesV1(credentials=credentials)

representative_type_as_string = 'BOT'
if representative_type_as_string == 'BOT':
  representative_type = BusinessMessagesRepresentative.RepresentativeTypeValueValuesEnum.BOT
else:
  representative_type = BusinessMessagesRepresentative.RepresentativeTypeValueValuesEnum.HUMAN

# Create a text message with a dial action and fallback text
message = BusinessMessagesMessage(
    messageId=str(uuid.uuid4().int),
    representative=BusinessMessagesRepresentative(
        representativeType=representative_type
    ),
    text='Contact support for help with this issue.',
    fallback='Give us a call at [phone].',
    suggestions=[
        BusinessMessagesSuggestion(
            action=BusinessMessagesSuggestedAction(
                text='Call support',
                postbackData='call-support',
                dialAction=BusinessMessagesDialAction(
                    phoneNumber='[phone]'))
            ),
        ])

# Create the message request
create_request = BusinessmessagesConversationsMessagesCreateRequest(
    businessMessagesMessage=message,
    parent='conversations/' + conversation_id)

# Send the message
bm_client.BusinessmessagesV1.ConversationsMessagesService(
    client=client).Create(request=create_request)
send-message-suggested-action-dial.py

Authentication request suggestion

The Authentication request suggestion prompts users to sign in to an OAuth 2.0-compliant application, passing authentication codes to confirm account data and enabling customized user experiences and detailed conversation flows. See Authenticate with OAuth.

Example

The following code sends text with an Authentication request suggestion. For formatting and value options, see conversations.messages.create and Suggestion.

cURL

# Copyright 2021 Google LLC
#
# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
# You may obtain a copy of the License at

#     https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0

# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
# limitations under the License.

# This code sends a text message to the user with an authentication request suggestion
# that allows the user to authenticate with OAuth. It also has a fallback text.
# Read more: https://developers.google.com/business-communications/business-messages/guides/how-to/message/send?hl=en#authentication-request-suggestion

# Replace the __CONVERSATION_ID__ with a conversation id that you can send messages to
# Make sure a service account key file exists at ./service_account_key.json
# Replace the __CLIENT_ID__
# Replace the __CODE_CHALLENGE__
# Replace the __SCOPE__

curl -X POST "https://businessmessages.googleapis.com/v1/conversations/__CONVERSATION_ID__/messages" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "User-Agent: curl/business-messages" \
-H "$(oauth2l header --json ./service_account_key.json businessmessages)" \
-d "{
    'messageId': '$(uuidgen)',
    'text': 'Sign in to continue the conversation.',
    'fallback': 'Visit support.growingtreebank.com to continue.',
    'suggestions': [
      {
        'authenticationRequest': {
          'oauth': {
            'clientId': '__CLIENT_ID__',
            'codeChallenge': '__CODE_CHALLENGE__',
            'scopes': [
              '__SCOPE__',
            ],
          },
        },
      },
    ],
    'representative': {
      'avatarImage': 'https://developers.google.com/identity/images/g-logo.png',
      'displayName': 'Chatbot',
      'representativeType': 'BOT'
    }
  }"
send-message-authentication-request-suggestion.sh

Node.js

/**
 * This code sends a text message to the user with an authentication request suggestion
 * that allows the user to authenticate with OAuth. It also has a fallback text.
 * Read more: https://developers.google.com/business-communications/business-messages/guides/how-to/message/send?hl=en#authentication-request-suggestion
 *
 * This code is based on the https://github.com/google-business-communications/nodejs-businessmessages Node.js
 * Business Messages client library.
 */

/**
 * Before continuing, learn more about the prerequisites for authenticating
 * with OAuth at: https://developers.google.com/business-communications/business-messages/guides/how-to/integrate/oauth?hl=en
 *
 * Edit the values below:
 */
const PATH_TO_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_KEY = './service_account_key.json';
const CONVERSATION_ID = 'EDIT_HERE';
const OAUTH_CLIENT_ID = 'EDIT_HERE';
const OAUTH_CODE_CHALLENGE = 'EDIT_HERE';
const OAUTH_SCOPE = 'EDIT_HERE';

const businessmessages = require('businessmessages');
const uuidv4 = require('uuid').v4;
const {google} = require('googleapis');

// Initialize the Business Messages API
const bmApi = new businessmessages.businessmessages_v1.Businessmessages({});

// Set the scope that we need for the Business Messages API
const scopes = [
  'https://www.googleapis.com/auth/businessmessages',
];

// Set the private key to the service account file
const privatekey = require(PATH_TO_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_KEY);

/**
 * Posts a message to the Business Messages API along with an authentication request.
 *
 * @param {string} conversationId The unique id for this user and agent.
 * @param {string} representativeType A value of BOT or HUMAN.
 */
async function sendMessage(conversationId, representativeType) {
  const authClient = await initCredentials();

  if (authClient) {
    // Create the payload for sending a message along with an authentication request
    const apiParams = {
      auth: authClient,
      parent: 'conversations/' + conversationId,
      resource: {
        messageId: uuidv4(),
        representative: {
          representativeType: representativeType,
        },
        fallback: 'Visit support.growingtreebank.com to continue.',
        text: 'Sign in to continue the conversation.',
        suggestions: [
          {
            authenticationRequest: {
              oauth: {
                clientId: OAUTH_CLIENT_ID,
                codeChallenge: OAUTH_CODE_CHALLENGE,
                scopes: [OAUTH_SCOPE]
              }
            }
          },
        ],
      },
    };

    // Call the message create function using the
    // Business Messages client library
    bmApi.conversations.messages.create(apiParams,
      {auth: authClient}, (err, response) => {
      console.log(err);
      console.log(response);
    });
  }
  else {
    console.log('Authentication failure.');
  }
}

/**
 * Initializes the Google credentials for calling the
 * Business Messages API.
 */
 async function initCredentials() {
  // configure a JWT auth client
  const authClient = new google.auth.JWT(
    privatekey.client_email,
    null,
    privatekey.private_key,
    scopes,
  );

  return new Promise(function(resolve, reject) {
    // authenticate request
    authClient.authorize(function(err, tokens) {
      if (err) {
        reject(false);
      } else {
        resolve(authClient);
      }
    });
  });
}

sendMessage(CONVERSATION_ID, 'BOT');
send-message-authentication-request-suggestion.js

Java

import com.google.api.client.googleapis.services.AbstractGoogleClientRequest;
import com.google.api.client.http.HttpBackOffUnsuccessfulResponseHandler;
import com.google.api.client.http.HttpRequest;
import com.google.api.client.googleapis.auth.oauth2.GoogleCredential;
import com.google.api.client.googleapis.javanet.GoogleNetHttpTransport;
import com.google.api.client.http.HttpTransport;
import com.google.api.client.json.jackson2.JacksonFactory;
import com.google.api.client.util.ExponentialBackOff;
import com.google.api.services.businessmessages.v1.Businessmessages;
import com.google.api.services.businessmessages.v1.model.*;
import java.io.FileInputStream;
import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.UUID;

class SendAuthenticationRequestSuggestionSnippet {
  /**
   * Initializes credentials used by the Business Messages API.
   */
  private static Businessmessages.Builder getBusinessMessagesBuilder() {
    Businessmessages.Builder builder = null;
    try {
      GoogleCredential credential = GoogleCredential
            .fromStream(new FileInputStream("PATH_TO_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_KEY"));

      credential = credential.createScoped(Arrays.asList(
            "https://www.googleapis.com/auth/businessmessages"));

      credential.refreshToken();

      HttpTransport httpTransport = GoogleNetHttpTransport.newTrustedTransport();
      JacksonFactory jsonFactory = JacksonFactory.getDefaultInstance();

      // Create instance of the Business Messages API
      builder = new Businessmessages
        .Builder(httpTransport, jsonFactory, null)
        .setApplicationName("Sample Application");

      // Set the API credentials and endpoint
      builder.setHttpRequestInitializer(credential);
    } catch (Exception e) {
      e.printStackTrace();
    }

    return builder;
  }

  public static void main(String args[]) {
    try {
      String conversationId = "CONVERSATION_ID";

      // Create client library reference
      Businessmessages.Builder builder = getBusinessMessagesBuilder();

      // Create a text message with an authentication request
      BusinessMessagesMessage message = new BusinessMessagesMessage()
        .setMessageId(UUID.randomUUID().toString())
        .setText("Would you like to chat with a live agent?")
        .setFallback("Would you like to chat with a live agent?")
        .setSuggestions(Arrays.asList(new BusinessMessagesSuggestion()
            .setAuthenticationRequest(new BusinessMessagesAuthenticationRequest()
                .setOauth(new BusinessMessagesAuthenticationRequestOauth()
                    .setClientId("CLIENT_ID")
                    .setCodeChallenge("CODE_CHALLENGE")
                    .setScopes(Arrays.asList("SCOPE"))
                )))
        )
        .setRepresentative(new BusinessMessagesRepresentative()
          .setRepresentativeType("TYPE"));

      // Create message request
      Businessmessages.Conversations.Messages.Create messageRequest
        = builder.build().conversations().messages()
          .create("conversations/" + conversationId, message);

      // Setup retries with exponential backoff
      HttpRequest httpRequest =
          ((AbstractGoogleClientRequest) messageRequest).buildHttpRequest();

      httpRequest.setUnsuccessfulResponseHandler(new
          HttpBackOffUnsuccessfulResponseHandler(
          new ExponentialBackOff()));

      // Execute request
      httpRequest.execute();
    } catch (Exception e) {
      e.printStackTrace();
    }
  }
}
SendAuthenticationRequestSuggestionSnippet.java

Python

"""Sends a text message to the user with an authentication request suggestion.

It allows the user to authenticate with OAuth and has a fallback text.
Read more: https://developers.google.com/business-communications/business-messages/guides/how-to/message/send?hl=en#authentication-request-suggestion

This code is based on the https://github.com/google-business-communications/python-businessmessages
Python Business Messages client library.
"""

import uuid

from businessmessages import businessmessages_v1_client as bm_client
from businessmessages.businessmessages_v1_messages import BusinessMessagesAuthenticationRequest
from businessmessages.businessmessages_v1_messages import BusinessMessagesAuthenticationRequestOauth
from businessmessages.businessmessages_v1_messages import BusinessmessagesConversationsMessagesCreateRequest
from businessmessages.businessmessages_v1_messages import BusinessMessagesMessage
from businessmessages.businessmessages_v1_messages import BusinessMessagesRepresentative
from businessmessages.businessmessages_v1_messages import BusinessMessagesSuggestion
from oauth2client.service_account import ServiceAccountCredentials

# Before continuing, learn more about the prerequisites for authenticating
# with OAuth at: https://developers.google.com/business-communications/business-messages/guides/how-to/integrate/oauth?hl=en

# Edit the values below:
path_to_service_account_key = './service_account_key.json'
conversation_id = 'EDIT_HERE'
oauth_client_id = 'EDIT_HERE'
oauth_code_challenge = 'EDIT_HERE'
oauth_scope = 'EDIT_HERE'

credentials = ServiceAccountCredentials.from_json_keyfile_name(
    path_to_service_account_key,
    scopes=['https://www.googleapis.com/auth/businessmessages'])

client = bm_client.BusinessmessagesV1(credentials=credentials)

representative_type_as_string = 'BOT'
if representative_type_as_string == 'BOT':
  representative_type = BusinessMessagesRepresentative.RepresentativeTypeValueValuesEnum.BOT
else:
  representative_type = BusinessMessagesRepresentative.RepresentativeTypeValueValuesEnum.HUMAN

# Create a text message with an authentication request
message = BusinessMessagesMessage(
    messageId=str(uuid.uuid4().int),
    representative=BusinessMessagesRepresentative(
        representativeType=representative_type
    ),
    text='Sign in to continue the conversation.',
    fallback='Visit support.growingtreebank.com to continue.',
    suggestions=[
        BusinessMessagesSuggestion(
            authenticationRequest=BusinessMessagesAuthenticationRequest(
                oauth=BusinessMessagesAuthenticationRequestOauth(
                    clientId=oauth_client_id,
                    codeChallenge=oauth_code_challenge,
                    scopes=[oauth_scope])
                )
            ),
        ]
    )

# Create the message request
create_request = BusinessmessagesConversationsMessagesCreateRequest(
    businessMessagesMessage=message,
    parent='conversations/' + conversation_id)

# Send the message
bm_client.BusinessmessagesV1.ConversationsMessagesService(
    client=client).Create(request=create_request)
send-message-authentication-request-suggestion.py

Live agent request suggestion

The Live agent request suggestion allows you to guide users to interact with human representatives during complex interactions or when your automation can't handle a user request.

Note: To send Live agent request suggestions, you must specify both BOT and HUMAN messaging availability for your agent. See Set messaging availability.

Users can request a live agent at any point in a conversation from the overflow menu. This suggestion gives agents a way to programmatically suggest interactions with human representatives based on the context of the conversation. Your agent should always be ready to respond to a Live agent requested event, even if it didn't send a Live agent request suggestion.

When users tap a Live agent request suggestion, it triggers a Live agent requested event.

Example

The following code sends text with a Live agent request suggestion. For formatting and value options, see conversations.messages.create and Suggestion.

cURL

# Copyright 2021 Google LLC
#
# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
# You may obtain a copy of the License at

#     https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0

# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
# limitations under the License.

# This code sends a text message to the user with a Live agent request suggestion
# that allows the user to connect with a Live agent.
# Read more: https://developers.google.com/business-communications/business-messages/guides/how-to/message/send?hl=en#live_agent_request_suggestion

# Replace the __CONVERSATION_ID__ with a conversation id that you can send messages to
# Make sure a service account key file exists at ./service_account_key.json

curl -X POST "https://businessmessages.googleapis.com/v1/conversations/__CONVERSATION_ID__/messages" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "User-Agent: curl/business-messages" \
-H "$(oauth2l header --json ./service_account_key.json businessmessages)" \
-d "{
    'messageId': '$(uuidgen)',
    'text': 'Would you like to chat with a live agent?',
    'fallback': 'Would you like to chat with a live agent?',
    'suggestions': [
      {
        'liveAgentRequest': {},
      },
    ],
    'representative': {
      'avatarImage': 'https://developers.google.com/identity/images/g-logo.png',
      'displayName': 'Chatbot',
      'representativeType': 'BOT'
    },
  }"
send-message-live-agent-request-suggestion.sh

Node.js

/**
 * This code sends a text message to the user with a Live agent request suggestion
 * that allows the user to connect with a Live agent.
 * Read more: https://developers.google.com/business-communications/business-messages/guides/how-to/message/send?hl=en#live_agent_request_suggestion
 *
 * This code is based on the https://github.com/google-business-communications/nodejs-businessmessages Node.js
 * Business Messages client library.
 */

/**
 * Edit the values below:
 */
const PATH_TO_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_KEY = './service_account_key.json';
const CONVERSATION_ID = 'EDIT_HERE';

const businessmessages = require('businessmessages');
const uuidv4 = require('uuid').v4;
const {google} = require('googleapis');

// Initialize the Business Messages API
const bmApi = new businessmessages.businessmessages_v1.Businessmessages({});

// Set the scope that we need for the Business Messages API
const scopes = [
  'https://www.googleapis.com/auth/businessmessages',
];

// Set the private key to the service account file
const privatekey = require(PATH_TO_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_KEY);

/**
 * Posts a message with a live agent request action to the Business Messages API.
 *
 * @param {string} conversationId The unique id for this user and agent.
 */
 async function sendMessage(conversationId) {
  const authClient = await initCredentials();

  if (authClient) {
    // Create the payload for sending a message along with a request for live agent action
    const apiParams = {
      auth: authClient,
      parent: 'conversations/' + conversationId,
      resource: {
        messageId: uuidv4(),
        representative: {
          representativeType: 'BOT', // Must be sent from a BOT representative
        },
        fallback: 'Would you like to chat with a live agent?',
        text: 'Would you like to chat with a live agent?',
        suggestions: [
          {
            liveAgentRequest: {}
          },
        ],
      },
    };

    // Call the message create function using the
    // Business Messages client library
    bmApi.conversations.messages.create(apiParams,
      {auth: authClient}, (err, response) => {
      console.log(err);
      console.log(response);
    });
  }
  else {
    console.log('Authentication failure.');
  }
}

/**
 * Initializes the Google credentials for calling the
 * Business Messages API.
 */
async function initCredentials() {
  // configure a JWT auth client
  const authClient = new google.auth.JWT(
    privatekey.client_email,
    null,
    privatekey.private_key,
    scopes,
  );

  return new Promise(function(resolve, reject) {
    // authenticate request
    authClient.authorize(function(err, tokens) {
      if (err) {
        reject(false);
      } else {
        resolve(authClient);
      }
    });
  });
}

sendMessage(CONVERSATION_ID);
send-message-live-agent-request-suggestion.js

Java

import com.google.api.client.googleapis.services.AbstractGoogleClientRequest;
import com.google.api.client.http.HttpBackOffUnsuccessfulResponseHandler;
import com.google.api.client.http.HttpRequest;
import com.google.api.client.googleapis.auth.oauth2.GoogleCredential;
import com.google.api.client.googleapis.javanet.GoogleNetHttpTransport;
import com.google.api.client.http.HttpTransport;
import com.google.api.client.json.jackson2.JacksonFactory;
import com.google.api.client.util.ExponentialBackOff;
import com.google.api.services.businessmessages.v1.Businessmessages;
import com.google.api.services.businessmessages.v1.model.*;
import java.io.FileInputStream;
import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.UUID;

class SendLiveAgentRequestSuggestionSnippet {
  /**
   * Initializes credentials used by the Business Messages API.
   */
  private static Businessmessages.Builder getBusinessMessagesBuilder() {
    Businessmessages.Builder builder = null;
    try {
      GoogleCredential credential = GoogleCredential
            .fromStream(new FileInputStream("PATH_TO_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_KEY"));

      credential = credential.createScoped(Arrays.asList(
            "https://www.googleapis.com/auth/businessmessages"));

      credential.refreshToken();

      HttpTransport httpTransport = GoogleNetHttpTransport.newTrustedTransport();
      JacksonFactory jsonFactory = JacksonFactory.getDefaultInstance();

      // Create instance of the Business Messages API
      builder = new Businessmessages
        .Builder(httpTransport, jsonFactory, null)
        .setApplicationName("Sample Application");

      // Set the API credentials and endpoint
      builder.setHttpRequestInitializer(credential);
    } catch (Exception e) {
      e.printStackTrace();
    }

    return builder;
  }

  public static void main(String args[]) {
    try {
      String conversationId = "CONVERSATION_ID";

      // Create client library reference
      Businessmessages.Builder builder = getBusinessMessagesBuilder();

      // Create a text message with a live request action
      BusinessMessagesMessage message = new BusinessMessagesMessage()
        .setMessageId(UUID.randomUUID().toString())
        .setText("Would you like to chat with a live agent?")
        .setFallback("Would you like to chat with a live agent?")
        .setSuggestions(Arrays.asList(new BusinessMessagesSuggestion()
            .setLiveAgentRequest(new BusinessMessagesLiveAgentRequest()))
        )
        .setRepresentative(new BusinessMessagesRepresentative()
          .setRepresentativeType("BOT")); // Must be sent from a BOT representative

      // Create message request
      Businessmessages.Conversations.Messages.Create messageRequest
        = builder.build().conversations().messages()
          .create("conversations/" + conversationId, message);

      // Setup retries with exponential backoff
      HttpRequest httpRequest =
          ((AbstractGoogleClientRequest) messageRequest).buildHttpRequest();

      httpRequest.setUnsuccessfulResponseHandler(new
          HttpBackOffUnsuccessfulResponseHandler(
          new ExponentialBackOff()));

      // Execute request
      httpRequest.execute();
    } catch (Exception e) {
      e.printStackTrace();
    }
  }
}
SendLiveAgentRequestSuggestionSnippet.java

Python

"""Sends a text message to the user with a Live agent request suggestion.

It allows the user to connect with a Live agent.
Read more: https://developers.google.com/business-communications/business-messages/guides/how-to/message/send?hl=en#live_agent_request_suggestion

This code is based on the https://github.com/google-business-communications/python-businessmessages
Python Business Messages client library.
"""

import uuid

from businessmessages import businessmessages_v1_client as bm_client
from businessmessages.businessmessages_v1_messages import BusinessmessagesConversationsMessagesCreateRequest
from businessmessages.businessmessages_v1_messages import BusinessMessagesLiveAgentRequest
from businessmessages.businessmessages_v1_messages import BusinessMessagesMessage
from businessmessages.businessmessages_v1_messages import BusinessMessagesRepresentative
from businessmessages.businessmessages_v1_messages import BusinessMessagesSuggestion
from oauth2client.service_account import ServiceAccountCredentials

# Edit the values below:
path_to_service_account_key = './service_account_key.json'
conversation_id = 'EDIT_HERE'

credentials = ServiceAccountCredentials.from_json_keyfile_name(
    path_to_service_account_key,
    scopes=['https://www.googleapis.com/auth/businessmessages'])

client = bm_client.BusinessmessagesV1(credentials=credentials)

# Create a text message with a live agent request action and fallback text
# Follow instructions at https://developers.google.com/business-communications/business-messages/guides/how-to/message/send?hl=en#live_agent_request_suggestion
message = BusinessMessagesMessage(
    messageId=str(uuid.uuid4().int),
    representative=BusinessMessagesRepresentative(  # Must be sent from a BOT representative
        representativeType=BusinessMessagesRepresentative.RepresentativeTypeValueValuesEnum.BOT
    ),
    text='Would you like to chat with a live agent?',
    fallback='Would you like to chat with a live agent?',
    suggestions=[
        BusinessMessagesSuggestion(
            liveAgentRequest=BusinessMessagesLiveAgentRequest()
        )
    ])

# Create the message request
create_request = BusinessmessagesConversationsMessagesCreateRequest(
    businessMessagesMessage=message,
    parent='conversations/' + conversation_id)

# Send the message
bm_client.BusinessmessagesV1.ConversationsMessagesService(
    client=client).Create(request=create_request)
send-message-live-agent-request-suggestion.py

Rich cards

When you need to send a chunk of related information, media, or suggestions, you should send a rich card. Rich cards allow your agent to send multiple units of information in a single message.

Rich cards can contain the following items:

• Media (JPG, JPEG, or PNG, maximum 5 MB)
• Media thumbnail (JPG, JPEG or PNG, maximum 25 KB)
• Title (maximum 200 characters)
• Description (maximum 2000 characters)
• A list of suggested replies and suggested actions (maximum 4)

A rich card can contain any or all of the listed items, but a card must contain at least media or a title to be valid. A rich card can contain a maximum of four suggested actions and suggested replies.

Your agent can send multiple rich cards together in a rich card carousel.

Example

The following code sends a rich card with an image and suggested replies. For formatting and value options, see conversations.messages.create and RichCard.

cURL

# Copyright 2021 Google LLC
#
# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
# You may obtain a copy of the License at

#     https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0

# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
# limitations under the License.

# This code sends a rich card to the user with a fallback text.
# Read more: https://developers.google.com/business-communications/business-messages/guides/how-to/message/send?hl=en#rich-cards

# Replace the __CONVERSATION_ID__ with a conversation id that you can send messages to
# Make sure a service account key file exists at ./service_account_key.json

curl -X POST "https://businessmessages.googleapis.com/v1/conversations/__CONVERSATION_ID__/messages" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "User-Agent: curl/business-messages" \
-H "$(oauth2l header --json ./service_account_key.json businessmessages)" \
-d "{
    'messageId': '$(uuidgen)',
    'representative': {
      'avatarImage': 'https://developers.google.com/identity/images/g-logo.png',
      'displayName': 'Chatbot',
      'representativeType': 'BOT'
    },
    'fallback': 'Hello, world!\nSent with Business Messages\n\nReply with \"Suggestion #1\" or \"Suggestion #2\"',
    'richCard': {
      'standaloneCard': {
        'cardContent': {
          'title': 'Hello, world!',
          'description': 'Sent with Business Messages.',
          'media': {
            'height': 'TALL',
            'contentInfo':{
              'altText': 'Google logo',
              'fileUrl': 'https://www.google.com/images/branding/googlelogo/2x/googlelogo_color_272x92dp.png',
              'forceRefresh': 'false'
            }
          },
          'suggestions': [
            {
              'reply': {
                'text': 'Suggestion #1',
                'postbackData': 'suggestion_1'
              }
            },
            {
              'reply': {
                'text': 'Suggestion #2',
                'postbackData': 'suggestion_2'
              }
            }
          ]
        }
      }
    }
  }"
send-message-rich-card.sh

Node.js

/**
 * This code sends a rich card to the user with a fallback text.
 * Read more: https://developers.google.com/business-communications/business-messages/guides/how-to/message/send?hl=en#rich-cards
 *
 * This code is based on the https://github.com/google-business-communications/nodejs-businessmessages Node.js
 * Business Messages client library.
 */

/**
 * Edit the values below:
 */
const PATH_TO_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_KEY = './service_account_key.json';
const CONVERSATION_ID = 'EDIT_HERE';

const businessmessages = require('businessmessages');
const uuidv4 = require('uuid').v4;
const {google} = require('googleapis');

// Initialize the Business Messages API
const bmApi = new businessmessages.businessmessages_v1.Businessmessages({});

// Set the scope that we need for the Business Messages API
const scopes = [
  'https://www.googleapis.com/auth/businessmessages',
];

// Set the private key to the service account file
const privatekey = require(PATH_TO_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_KEY);

/**
 * Posts a rich card message to the Business Messages API.
 *
 * @param {string} conversationId The unique id for this user and agent.
 * @param {string} representativeType A value of BOT or HUMAN.
 */
async function sendMessage(conversationId, representativeType) {
  const authClient = await initCredentials();

  if (authClient) {
    // Create the payload for sending a rich card message with two suggested replies
    const apiParams = {
      auth: authClient,
      parent: 'conversations/' + conversationId,
      resource: {
        messageId: uuidv4(),
        representative: {
          representativeType: representativeType,
        },
        fallback: 'Hello, world!\nSent with Business Messages\n\nReply with \"Suggestion #1\" or \"Suggestion #2\"',
        richCard: {
          standaloneCard: {
            cardContent: {
              title: 'Hello, world!',
              description: 'Sent with Business Messages.',
              media: {
                height: 'TALL',
                contentInfo: {
                  altText: 'Google logo',
                  fileUrl: 'https://www.google.com/images/branding/googlelogo/2x/googlelogo_color_272x92dp.png',
                  forceRefresh: false,
                },
              },
              suggestions: [
                {
                  reply: {
                    text: 'Suggestion #1',
                    postbackData: 'suggestion_1',
                  },
                },
                {
                  reply: {
                    text: 'Suggestion #2',
                    postbackData: 'suggestion_2',
                  },
                },
              ],
            },
          },
        },
      },
    };

    // Call the message create function using the
    // Business Messages client library
    bmApi.conversations.messages.create(apiParams,
      {auth: authClient}, (err, response) => {
      console.log(err);
      console.log(response);
    });
  }
  else {
    console.log('Authentication failure.');
  }
}

/**
 * Initializes the Google credentials for calling the
 * Business Messages API.
 */
 async function initCredentials() {
  // configure a JWT auth client
  const authClient = new google.auth.JWT(
    privatekey.client_email,
    null,
    privatekey.private_key,
    scopes,
  );

  return new Promise(function(resolve, reject) {
    // authenticate request
    authClient.authorize(function(err, tokens) {
      if (err) {
        reject(false);
      } else {
        resolve(authClient);
      }
    });
  });
}

sendMessage(CONVERSATION_ID, 'BOT');
send-message-rich-card.js

Java

import com.google.api.client.googleapis.services.AbstractGoogleClientRequest;
import com.google.api.client.http.HttpBackOffUnsuccessfulResponseHandler;
import com.google.api.client.http.HttpRequest;
import com.google.api.client.googleapis.auth.oauth2.GoogleCredential;
import com.google.api.client.googleapis.javanet.GoogleNetHttpTransport;
import com.google.api.client.http.HttpTransport;
import com.google.api.client.json.jackson2.JacksonFactory;
import com.google.api.client.util.ExponentialBackOff;
import com.google.api.services.businessmessages.v1.Businessmessages;
import com.google.api.services.businessmessages.v1.model.*;
import com.google.communications.businessmessages.v1.MediaHeight;
import java.io.FileInputStream;
import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.UUID;

class SendRichCardMessageSnippet {
  /**
   * Initializes credentials used by the Business Messages API.
   */
  private static Businessmessages.Builder getBusinessMessagesBuilder() {
    Businessmessages.Builder builder = null;
    try {
      GoogleCredential credential = GoogleCredential
            .fromStream(new FileInputStream("PATH_TO_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_KEY"));

      credential = credential.createScoped(Arrays.asList(
            "https://www.googleapis.com/auth/businessmessages"));

      credential.refreshToken();

      HttpTransport httpTransport = GoogleNetHttpTransport.newTrustedTransport();
      JacksonFactory jsonFactory = JacksonFactory.getDefaultInstance();

      // Create instance of the Business Messages API
      builder = new Businessmessages
        .Builder(httpTransport, jsonFactory, null)
        .setApplicationName("Sample Application");

      // Set the API credentials and endpoint
      builder.setHttpRequestInitializer(credential);
    } catch (Exception e) {
      e.printStackTrace();
    }

    return builder;
  }

  public static void main(String args[]) {
    try {
      String conversationId = "CONVERSATION_ID";

      // Create client library reference
      Businessmessages.Builder builder = getBusinessMessagesBuilder();

      // Create a rich card with two suggested replies
      BusinessMessagesMessage message = new BusinessMessagesMessage()
        .setMessageId(UUID.randomUUID().toString())
        .setFallback("Hello, world!\nSent with Business Messages\n\nReply with \"Suggestion #1\" or \"Suggestion #2\"")
        .setRichCard(new BusinessMessagesRichCard()
            .setStandaloneCard(new BusinessMessagesStandaloneCard()
                .setCardContent(
                    new BusinessMessagesCardContent()
                        .setTitle("Hello, world!")
                        .setDescription("Sent with Business Messages.")
                        .setSuggestions(Arrays.asList(
                            new BusinessMessagesSuggestion()
                                .setReply(new BusinessMessagesSuggestedReply()
                                    .setText("Suggestion #1").setPostbackData("suggestion_1")
                                ),
                            new BusinessMessagesSuggestion()
                                .setReply(new BusinessMessagesSuggestedReply()
                                    .setText("Suggestion #2").setPostbackData("suggestion_2")
                                ))
                        )
                        .setMedia(new BusinessMessagesMedia()
                            .setHeight(MediaHeight.MEDIUM.toString())
                            .setContentInfo(
                                new BusinessMessagesContentInfo()
                                    .setAltText("Google logo")
                                    .setFileUrl("https://www.google.com/images/branding/googlelogo/2x/googlelogo_color_272x92dp.png")
                                    .setForceRefresh(false)
                            ))
                )))
        .setRepresentative(new BusinessMessagesRepresentative()
          .setRepresentativeType("TYPE"));

      // Create message request
      Businessmessages.Conversations.Messages.Create messageRequest
        = builder.build().conversations().messages()
          .create("conversations/" + conversationId, message);

      // Setup retries with exponential backoff
      HttpRequest httpRequest =
          ((AbstractGoogleClientRequest) messageRequest).buildHttpRequest();

      httpRequest.setUnsuccessfulResponseHandler(new
          HttpBackOffUnsuccessfulResponseHandler(
          new ExponentialBackOff()));

      // Execute request
      httpRequest.execute();
    } catch (Exception e) {
      e.printStackTrace();
    }
  }
}
SendRichCardMessageSnippet.java

Python

"""This code sends a rich card to the user with a fallback text.

Read more: https://developers.google.com/business-communications/business-messages/guides/how-to/message/send?hl=en#rich-cards

This code is based on the https://github.com/google-business-communications/python-businessmessages
Python Business Messages client library.
"""

import uuid

from businessmessages import businessmessages_v1_client as bm_client
from businessmessages.businessmessages_v1_messages import BusinessMessagesCardContent
from businessmessages.businessmessages_v1_messages import BusinessMessagesContentInfo
from businessmessages.businessmessages_v1_messages import BusinessmessagesConversationsMessagesCreateRequest
from businessmessages.businessmessages_v1_messages import BusinessMessagesMedia
from businessmessages.businessmessages_v1_messages import BusinessMessagesMessage
from businessmessages.businessmessages_v1_messages import BusinessMessagesRepresentative
from businessmessages.businessmessages_v1_messages import BusinessMessagesRichCard
from businessmessages.businessmessages_v1_messages import BusinessMessagesStandaloneCard
from businessmessages.businessmessages_v1_messages import BusinessMessagesSuggestedReply
from businessmessages.businessmessages_v1_messages import BusinessMessagesSuggestion
from oauth2client.service_account import ServiceAccountCredentials

# Edit the values below:
path_to_service_account_key = './service_account_key.json'
conversation_id = 'EDIT_HERE'

credentials = ServiceAccountCredentials.from_json_keyfile_name(
    path_to_service_account_key,
    scopes=['https://www.googleapis.com/auth/businessmessages'])

client = bm_client.BusinessmessagesV1(credentials=credentials)

representative_type_as_string = 'BOT'
if representative_type_as_string == 'BOT':
  representative_type = BusinessMessagesRepresentative.RepresentativeTypeValueValuesEnum.BOT
else:
  representative_type = BusinessMessagesRepresentative.RepresentativeTypeValueValuesEnum.HUMAN

# Create a rich card message with two suggested replies and fallback text
message = BusinessMessagesMessage(
    messageId=str(uuid.uuid4().int),
    representative=BusinessMessagesRepresentative(
        representativeType=representative_type
    ),
    fallback='Hello, world!\nSent with Business Messages\n\nReply with \"Suggestion #1\" or \"Suggestion #2\"',
    richCard=BusinessMessagesRichCard(
        standaloneCard=BusinessMessagesStandaloneCard(
            cardContent=BusinessMessagesCardContent(
                title='Hello, world!',
                description='Sent with Business Messages.',
                suggestions=[
                    BusinessMessagesSuggestion(
                        reply=BusinessMessagesSuggestedReply(
                            text='Suggestion #1',
                            postbackData='suggestion_1')
                        ),
                    BusinessMessagesSuggestion(
                        reply=BusinessMessagesSuggestedReply(
                            text='Suggestion #2',
                            postbackData='suggestion_2')
                        )
                ],
                media=BusinessMessagesMedia(
                    height=BusinessMessagesMedia.HeightValueValuesEnum.TALL,
                    contentInfo=BusinessMessagesContentInfo(
                        altText='Google logo',
                        fileUrl='https://www.google.com/images/branding/googlelogo/2x/googlelogo_color_272x92dp.png',
                        forceRefresh=False
                    ))
                ))))

# Create the message request
create_request = BusinessmessagesConversationsMessagesCreateRequest(
    businessMessagesMessage=message,
    parent='conversations/' + conversation_id)

# Send the message
bm_client.BusinessmessagesV1.ConversationsMessagesService(
    client=client).Create(request=create_request)
send-message-rich-card.py

Rich card carousels

When you need to present a user with multiple options to choose between, use a rich card carousel. Carousels string together multiple rich cards, allowing users to compare items and react to each individually.

Carousels may contain a minimum of two and a maximum of ten rich cards. Rich cards within carousels must conform to general rich card requirements for content and height.

Example

The following code sends a rich card carousel. For formatting and value options, see conversations.messages.create and RichCard.

cURL

# Copyright 2021 Google LLC
#
# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
# You may obtain a copy of the License at

#     https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0

# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
# limitations under the License.

# This code sends to the user a carousel with rich cards and a fallback text.
# Read more: https://developers.google.com/business-communications/business-messages/guides/how-to/message/send?hl=en#rich-card-carousels

# Replace the __CONVERSATION_ID__ with a conversation id that you can send messages to
# Make sure a service account key file exists at ./service_account_key.json

curl -X POST "https://businessmessages.googleapis.com/v1/conversations/__CONVERSATION_ID__/messages" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "User-Agent: curl/business-messages" \
-H "$(oauth2l header --json ./service_account_key.json businessmessages)" \
-d "{
    'messageId': '$(uuidgen)',
    'representative': {
      'avatarImage': 'https://developers.google.com/identity/images/g-logo.png',
      'displayName': 'Chatbot',
      'representativeType': 'BOT'
    },
    'fallback': 'Card #1\nThe description for card #1\n\nCard #2\nThe description for card #2\n\nReply with \"Card #1\" or \"Card #2\"',
    'richCard': {
      'carouselCard': {
        'cardWidth': 'MEDIUM',
        'cardContents': [
          {
            'title': 'Card #1',
            'description': 'The description for card #1',
            'suggestions': [
              {
                'reply': {
                  'text': 'Card #1',
                  'postbackData': 'card_1'
                }
              }
            ],
            'media': {
              'height': 'MEDIUM',
              'contentInfo': {
                'fileUrl': 'https://storage.googleapis.com/kitchen-sink-sample-images/cute-dog.jpg',
                'forceRefresh': 'false',
              }
            }
          },
          {
            'title': 'Card #2',
            'description': 'The description for card #2',
            'suggestions': [
              {
                'reply': {
                  'text': 'Card #2',
                  'postbackData': 'card_2'
                }
              }
            ],
            'media': {
              'height': 'MEDIUM',
              'contentInfo': {
                'fileUrl': 'https://storage.googleapis.com/kitchen-sink-sample-images/elephant.jpg',
                'forceRefresh': 'false',
              }
            }
          }
        ]
      }
    }
  }"
send-message-rich-card-carousel.sh

Node.js

/**
 * This code sends to the user a carousel with rich cards and a fallback text.
 * Read more: https://developers.google.com/business-communications/business-messages/guides/how-to/message/send?hl=en#rich-card-carousels
 *
 * This code is based on the https://github.com/google-business-communications/nodejs-businessmessages Node.js
 * Business Messages client library.
 */

/**
 * Edit the values below:
 */
const PATH_TO_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_KEY = './service_account_key.json';
const CONVERSATION_ID = 'EDIT_HERE';

const businessmessages = require('businessmessages');
const uuidv4 = require('uuid').v4;
const {google} = require('googleapis');

// Initialize the Business Messages API
const bmApi = new businessmessages.businessmessages_v1.Businessmessages({});

// Set the scope that we need for the Business Messages API
const scopes = [
  'https://www.googleapis.com/auth/businessmessages',
];

// Set the private key to the service account file
const privatekey = require(PATH_TO_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_KEY);

/**
 * Posts a carousel card message to the Business Messages API.
 *
 * @param {string} conversationId The unique id for this user and agent.
 * @param {string} representativeType A value of BOT or HUMAN.
 */
async function sendMessage(conversationId, representativeType) {
  const authClient = await initCredentials();

  if (authClient) {
    // Create the payload for sending carousel message
    // with two cards and a suggested reply for each card
    const apiParams = {
      auth: authClient,
      parent: 'conversations/' + conversationId,
      resource: {
        messageId: uuidv4(),
        representative: {
          representativeType: representativeType,
        },
        fallback: 'Card #1\nThe description for card #1\n\nCard #2\nThe description for card #2\n\nReply with \"Card #1\" or \"Card #2\"',
        richCard: {
          carouselCard: {
            cardWidth: 'MEDIUM',
            cardContents: [
              {
                title: 'Card #1',
                description: 'The description for card #1',
                suggestions: [
                  {
                    reply: {
                      text: 'Card #1',
                      postbackData: 'card_1'
                    }
                  }
                ],
                media: {
                  height: 'MEDIUM',
                  contentInfo: {
                    fileUrl: 'https://storage.googleapis.com/kitchen-sink-sample-images/cute-dog.jpg',
                    forceRefresh: 'false',
                  }
                }
              },
              {
                title: 'Card #2',
                description: 'The description for card #2',
                suggestions: [
                  {
                    reply: {
                      text: 'Card #2',
                      postbackData: 'card_2'
                    }
                  }
                ],
                media: {
                  height: 'MEDIUM',
                  contentInfo: {
                    fileUrl: 'https://storage.googleapis.com/kitchen-sink-sample-images/elephant.jpg',
                    forceRefresh: 'false',
                  }
                }
              }
            ]
          }
        }
      },
    };

    // Call the message create function using the
    // Business Messages client library
    bmApi.conversations.messages.create(apiParams,
      {auth: authClient}, (err, response) => {
      console.log(err);
      console.log(response);
    });
  }
  else {
    console.log('Authentication failure.');
  }
}

/**
 * Initializes the Google credentials for calling the
 * Business Messages API.
 */
 async function initCredentials() {
  // configure a JWT auth client
  const authClient = new google.auth.JWT(
    privatekey.client_email,
    null,
    privatekey.private_key,
    scopes,
  );

  return new Promise(function(resolve, reject) {
    // authenticate request
    authClient.authorize(function(err, tokens) {
      if (err) {
        reject(false);
      } else {
        resolve(authClient);
      }
    });
  });
}

sendMessage(CONVERSATION_ID, 'BOT');
send-message-rich-card-carousel.js

Java

import com.google.api.client.googleapis.services.AbstractGoogleClientRequest;
import com.google.api.client.http.HttpBackOffUnsuccessfulResponseHandler;
import com.google.api.client.http.HttpRequest;
import com.google.api.client.googleapis.auth.oauth2.GoogleCredential;
import com.google.api.client.googleapis.javanet.GoogleNetHttpTransport;
import com.google.api.client.http.HttpTransport;
import com.google.api.client.json.jackson2.JacksonFactory;
import com.google.api.client.util.ExponentialBackOff;
import com.google.api.services.businessmessages.v1.Businessmessages;
import com.google.api.services.businessmessages.v1.model.*;
import com.google.communications.businessmessages.v1.MediaHeight;
import java.io.FileInputStream;
import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.UUID;

class SendRichCardCarouselMessage {
  /**
   * Initializes credentials used by the Business Messages API.
   */
  private static Businessmessages.Builder getBusinessMessagesBuilder() {
    Businessmessages.Builder builder = null;
    try {
      GoogleCredential credential = GoogleCredential
            .fromStream(new FileInputStream("PATH_TO_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_KEY"));

      credential = credential.createScoped(Arrays.asList(
            "https://www.googleapis.com/auth/businessmessages"));

      credential.refreshToken();

      HttpTransport httpTransport = GoogleNetHttpTransport.newTrustedTransport();
      JacksonFactory jsonFactory = JacksonFactory.getDefaultInstance();

      // Create instance of the Business Messages API
      builder = new Businessmessages
        .Builder(httpTransport, jsonFactory, null)
        .setApplicationName("Sample Application");

      // Set the API credentials and endpoint
      builder.setHttpRequestInitializer(credential);
    } catch (Exception e) {
      e.printStackTrace();
    }

    return builder;
  }

  public static void main(String args[]) {
    try {
      String conversationId = "CONVERSATION_ID";

      // Create client library reference
      Businessmessages.Builder builder = getBusinessMessagesBuilder();

      // Create a rich card with two suggested replies
      BusinessMessagesMessage message = new BusinessMessagesMessage()
        .setMessageId(UUID.randomUUID().toString())
        .setFallback("Hello, world!\nSent with Business Messages\n\nReply with \"Suggestion #1\" or \"Suggestion #2\"")
        .setRichCard(new BusinessMessagesRichCard()
            .setCarouselCard(new BusinessMessagesCarouselCard().setCardWidth("MEDIUM")
                .setCardContents(Arrays.asList(
                    new BusinessMessagesCardContent()
                        .setTitle("Card #1")
                        .setDescription("The description for card #1")
                        .setSuggestions(Arrays.asList(new BusinessMessagesSuggestion()
                            .setReply(new BusinessMessagesSuggestedReply()
                                .setText("Card #1").setPostbackData("card_1")
                            )))
                        .setMedia(new BusinessMessagesMedia()
                            .setHeight(MediaHeight.MEDIUM.toString())
                            .setContentInfo(new BusinessMessagesContentInfo()
                                .setFileUrl("https://storage.googleapis.com/kitchen-sink-sample-images/cute-dog.jpg"))),
                    new BusinessMessagesCardContent()
                        .setTitle("Card #2")
                        .setDescription("The description for card #2")
                        .setSuggestions(Arrays.asList(new BusinessMessagesSuggestion()
                            .setReply(new BusinessMessagesSuggestedReply()
                                .setText("Card #2").setPostbackData("card_2")
                            )))
                        .setMedia(new BusinessMessagesMedia()
                            .setHeight(MediaHeight.MEDIUM.toString())
                            .setContentInfo(new BusinessMessagesContentInfo()
                                .setFileUrl("https://storage.googleapis.com/kitchen-sink-sample-images/elephant.jpg")))
                    )
                )))
        .setRepresentative(new BusinessMessagesRepresentative()
          .setRepresentativeType("TYPE"));

      // Create message request
      Businessmessages.Conversations.Messages.Create messageRequest
        = builder.build().conversations().messages()
          .create("conversations/" + conversationId, message);

      // Setup retries with exponential backoff
      HttpRequest httpRequest =
          ((AbstractGoogleClientRequest) messageRequest).buildHttpRequest();

      httpRequest.setUnsuccessfulResponseHandler(new
          HttpBackOffUnsuccessfulResponseHandler(
          new ExponentialBackOff()));

      // Execute request
      httpRequest.execute();
    } catch (Exception e) {
      e.printStackTrace();
    }
  }
}
SendRichCardCarouselMessage.java

Python

"""This code sends to the user a carousel with rich cards and a fallback text.

Read more: https://developers.google.com/business-communications/business-messages/guides/how-to/message/send?hl=en#rich-card-carousels

This code is based on the https://github.com/google-business-communications/python-businessmessages
Python Business Messages client library.
"""

import uuid

from businessmessages import businessmessages_v1_client as bm_client
from businessmessages.businessmessages_v1_messages import BusinessMessagesCardContent
from businessmessages.businessmessages_v1_messages import BusinessMessagesCarouselCard
from businessmessages.businessmessages_v1_messages import BusinessMessagesContentInfo
from businessmessages.businessmessages_v1_messages import BusinessmessagesConversationsMessagesCreateRequest
from businessmessages.businessmessages_v1_messages import BusinessMessagesMedia
from businessmessages.businessmessages_v1_messages import BusinessMessagesMessage
from businessmessages.businessmessages_v1_messages import BusinessMessagesRepresentative
from businessmessages.businessmessages_v1_messages import BusinessMessagesRichCard
from businessmessages.businessmessages_v1_messages import BusinessMessagesSuggestedReply
from businessmessages.businessmessages_v1_messages import BusinessMessagesSuggestion
from oauth2client.service_account import ServiceAccountCredentials

# Edit the values below:
path_to_service_account_key = './service_account_key.json'
conversation_id = 'EDIT_HERE'

credentials = ServiceAccountCredentials.from_json_keyfile_name(
    path_to_service_account_key,
    scopes=['https://www.googleapis.com/auth/businessmessages'])

client = bm_client.BusinessmessagesV1(credentials=credentials)

representative_type_as_string = 'BOT'
if representative_type_as_string == 'BOT':
  representative_type = BusinessMessagesRepresentative.RepresentativeTypeValueValuesEnum.BOT
else:
  representative_type = BusinessMessagesRepresentative.RepresentativeTypeValueValuesEnum.HUMAN

# Create a carousel message with two cards and a suggested reply for each card
# and fallback text
message = BusinessMessagesMessage(
    messageId=str(uuid.uuid4().int),
    representative=BusinessMessagesRepresentative(
        representativeType=representative_type
    ),
    fallback='Card #1\nThe description for card #1\n\nCard #2\nThe description for card #2\n\nReply with \"Card #1\" or \"Card #2\"',
    richCard=BusinessMessagesRichCard(
        carouselCard=BusinessMessagesCarouselCard(
            cardWidth=BusinessMessagesCarouselCard.CardWidthValueValuesEnum.MEDIUM,
            cardContents=[
                BusinessMessagesCardContent(
                    title='Card #1',
                    description='The description for card #1',
                    suggestions=[
                        BusinessMessagesSuggestion(
                            reply=BusinessMessagesSuggestedReply(
                                text='Card #1',
                                postbackData='card_1')
                            )
                    ],
                    media=BusinessMessagesMedia(
                        height=BusinessMessagesMedia.HeightValueValuesEnum.MEDIUM,
                        contentInfo=BusinessMessagesContentInfo(
                            fileUrl='https://storage.googleapis.com/kitchen-sink-sample-images/cute-dog.jpg',
                            forceRefresh=False))),
                BusinessMessagesCardContent(
                    title='Card #2',
                    description='The description for card #2',
                    suggestions=[
                        BusinessMessagesSuggestion(
                            reply=BusinessMessagesSuggestedReply(
                                text='Card #2',
                                postbackData='card_2')
                            )
                    ],
                    media=BusinessMessagesMedia(
                        height=BusinessMessagesMedia.HeightValueValuesEnum.MEDIUM,
                        contentInfo=BusinessMessagesContentInfo(
                            fileUrl='https://storage.googleapis.com/kitchen-sink-sample-images/elephant.jpg',
                            forceRefresh=False)))
            ])))

# Create the message request
create_request = BusinessmessagesConversationsMessagesCreateRequest(
    businessMessagesMessage=message,
    parent='conversations/' + conversation_id)

# Send the message
bm_client.BusinessmessagesV1.ConversationsMessagesService(
    client=client).Create(request=create_request)
send-message-rich-card-carousel.py