🎥 Video walkthrough
Step-by-step guide
Follow these steps to create your API action:1. Select API action
Choose API Action from the available action types to get started.
2. Configure your API action
Fill in the required fields:- Name: Enter a name for your action (e.g., “My API Action”).
- Description: Briefly describe your API action (e.g., “Action for making API calls during calls”).
- Speech: Specify when to run this action (e.g., “Run this action before the call starts”).
- API Endpoint: Enter the URL for the API you want to call (e.g.,
https://api.example.com/endpoint). - Method: Select the HTTP method (e.g., POST).
- Headers: Define any required headers (e.g.,
Content-Type: application/json). - Body: If needed, specify the request body (e.g., a JSON object with parameters).
- Authentication: Choose the authentication method (e.g., API Key, OAuth).
- Variables: Define variables to be replaced before the action starts:
- Variable Name: (e.g., userID)
- Example Value: (e.g., 12345)
- Key: (e.g., id)
- Value: (e.g., 12345)
3. Test the API call
Click Test the API Call to generate a sample response using your test values.4. Create a prompt for API response integration
Write a prompt explaining how to use the API response in the conversation (e.g., “Integrate API response into dialogue for personalized feedback”). Initialize the action before setting up the prompt.
5. Create the action
After filling in all required fields, click Create Action to save your API action. 🎉
Example API action setup
- Name: My API Action
- Description: Action for making API calls during calls
- Speech: Run this action before the call starts
- API Endpoint:
https://api.example.com/endpoint - Method: POST
- Headers:
Content-Type: application/json - Body:
{"key": "value"} - Authentication: API Key
- Variables:
- Key: userID
- Value: 12345
