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In this tutorial I will explain how you can debug your Python Flask webhook for your Dialogflow bot using ngrok. I use the PyCharm professional IDE (you can also download the free PyCharm community edition) in this tutorial. 1 Create a new Pure Python project You can just start with a regular old Python project. No need to do anything more fancy. 2 Install flask inside the virtual environment Open the Terminal inside your PyCharm IDE. Use pip install Flask to install the Flask web framework inside your virtual environment. 3 Add a new Python file and call it app.py Create a new Python file called app.py. Your project structure should look like below. Add the following code into your…

One of the things that I have mentioned before is that you need to have a programmer on your team if you would like to build a non-trivial Dialogflow bot. At the same time, all Dialogflow bot makers would still benefit from understanding the basics of webhooks. This tutorial will be helpful if you are technical, but not a programmer. I will explain just enough about Dialogflow webhooks to make you dangerous. 🙂 If you are a programmer, this guide will still be helpful if you are new to Dialogflow. Hello World Let us start with a simple Hello World program. First, sign up for a free account at Repl.it. You can use your Google account to sign in. Create…