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You'll need the following to configure the channel for Facebook Messenger:

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  • A Facebook Developer account

  • A Facebook page

  • A Facebook app

  • A page access token

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  • The webhook URL

  • A verify token

To run your digital assistant (or a standalone skill) on Facebook Messenger, you first need to set up a Facebook page and a Facebook app. You can find out more about this from the Facebook Messaging Platform documentation.

In a nutshell, here's how it works. The Facebook page hosts your digital assistant. Users chat with your digital assistant through this page when they use the chat window in a desktop browser. When they use a mobile device, users interact with your digital assistant directly through Facebook Messenger itself. In this scenario, the Facebook app allows your digital assistant to get the messages that are handled by Facebook Messenger.

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To create a Facebook Messenger channel, you need artifacts that are generated by both Oracle Digital Assistant and by Facebook Messenger.

From Oracle Digital Assistant, you'll need:

  • the webhook URL that connects your digital assistant to Facebook Messenger
  • the verify token that enables Facebook Messenger to identify the digital assistant

From Facebook Messenger, you'll need:

  • the page access token
  • the app secret ID

Because you need transfer these artifacts between Digital Assistant and Facebook Messenger, you'll need to switch between these two platforms as you configure the channel.

Step 1: Set Up Facebook Messenger

Start off by generating the App Secret and the Page Access token in Facebook Messenger.

  1. Log into your Facebook developer's account.

  2. Create a Facebook page that hosts your bot. The description, images, and cover page you add to the page will identify your bot to its users.

  3. Next, create the Facebook app that you'll link to this page. Because this is a Messenger app, choose Apps for Messenger and then click Create App ID.

    If you didn't choose the Apps for Messenger option in this dialog (for example, if you're creating a test app), then click Add Product in the left navbar, choose Messenger from the Product Setup page, and then click Get Started.

  4. On the Dashboard page of the Facebook app, copy the app secret and paste somewhere convenient on your system.

    You'll need the app secret to complete your Facebook channel configuration.

  5. In the Dashboard for your app, generate the Page Access Token by selecting your Facebook page.

  6. Copy the access token and paste it somewhere convenient.

    You'll use this token, which gives your Facebook App access to Facebook's Messaging API, to complete your channel definition in Digital Assistant.

Note
Changes to the Facebook User Profile API require that you now must request permissions for certain user profile fields for any Facebook app that you created before or after July 26, 2018. Without the following permissions, the user's name will be populated as a random numeric string.

  • pages_messaging

  • pages_user_locale

  • pages_user_timezone

If you created the app before July 26, you have until January 29, 2019 to apply the permissions. If you created your app after July 26, 2018, then you need to add these permissions as soon as possible. You can set them in the App Review for Messenger section of the Messenger page.

Step 2: Create the Channel in Digital Assistant

Complete the Create Channel dialog by providing the Page Access Token and App Secret keys from Facebook.
  1. In Digital Assistant, click Channels in the left menu and then choose Users.

  2. Next, click Add Channel to open the Create Channel dialog.

  3. Give your channel a name.

  4. Choose Facebook Messenger as the channel type.

  5. In the Page Access Token field, paste the page access token that you generated previously in the Set Up Facebook Messenger procedure.

  6. In the App Secret field, paste the app secret that you copied previously in the Set Up Facebook Messenger procedure.

  7. Click Create.

  8. In the Channels page, copy both the Verify Token and WebHook URL and paste them somewhere convenient on your system. You'll need these to configure the Facebook webhook.

Step 3: Configure the Facebook Messenger Webhook

In Facebook Messenger, define the Callback URL using the Webhook URL generated by Digital Assistant in the previous step.

  1. In Facebook Messenger, be sure that you've selected the project that you initially created for the webhook.


  2. Click Messenger and then choose Settings .

  3. Click Subscribe to Events to open the New Page Subscription dialog.

  4. Copy the Webhook URL that you got from the Digital Assistant Channels page and paste it in the CallBack URL field in the New Page Subscription dialog.

  5. Copy the Verify Token generated by Digital Assistant and paste it into the Verify Token field.

  6. Under Subscription Fields, select the messages and messaging_postbacks callback events.

    The messages event is triggered whenever someone sends a message to your Facebook page.

  7. Click Verify and Save.
  8. Subscribe to the page:

    1. In the Webhooks section of the Messenger settings, select the Facebook page for your digital assistant (or standalone skill).

    2. Click Subscribe.

    .

    Tip:

    You might need to bounce your webhook by first clicking Unsubscribe then Subscribe.

Step 4: Enable the Facebook Channel

With the configuration complete, you're ready to activate the Facebook channel.

  • In Digital Assistant, select the channel and switch on the Channel Enabled control.
  • Click and select the digital assistant or skill that you want to associate with the channel.

You can now test the bot through the channel.

Step 5: Test Your Bot on Facebook Messenger

With the Facebook Channel and messaging configuration complete, you can test your bot using your Facebook page, Facebook Messenger (https://www.messenger.com/) and the Facebook Messenger app on your phone (). Once you locate your bot in the search, you're ready to start chatting with it. You can see the changes that you make to the dialog flow in real time.

Persistent Menu

Facebook Messenger enables you to create a persistent menu next to its Message field. See https://developers.facebook.com/docs/messenger-platform/send-messages/persistent-menu/ for details on the feature.

Here's an example that shows persistent menu items for 'Order Pizza' and 'Order Pasta':


Create a Persistent Menu Item

To add persistent Facebook menu items for a digital assistant or a standalone skill, you do the following:

  1. Make sure that you have all of the prerequisites in place, including a get started button.

    Those prerequisites are listed here: https://developers.facebook.com/docs/messenger-platform/send-messages/persistent-menu/#requirements

  2. Add an action for each menu item in the Facebook persistent menu's call_to_actions array, as generally described at https://developers.facebook.com/docs/messenger-platform/send-messages/persistent-menu/#set_menu.
  3. Set the persistent menu items with a POST call to the Messenger Platform API.

    The request URI is https://graph.facebook.com/v2.6/me/messenger_profile?access_token=, where is the page access token for your Facebook app.

Persistent Menu Items for a Digital Assistant

Here's the format of the POST to the Messenger Platform API for adding persistent Facebook menu items for a digital assistant:

For the payload, you use a system.textReceived action that passes an utterance from Facebook Messenger to the digital assistant via a system.text variable. That utterance should contain the invocation name of the target skill (i.e. be an explicit invocation) in order to ensure proper routing.

Here's an example of creating two persistent menu items for your skill in Facebook Messenger ('Order Pizza' and 'Order Pasta'):

Persistent Menu Items for a Standalone Skill

Here's the format of the POST to the Messenger Platform API for adding persistent Facebook menu items for a standalone skill:

The payload is an action that is defined as a default transition in the skill's dialog flow.

For example, if you want the menu item to initiate the skill's help flow, you'd define the default transition in your dialog flow like so:

And then you'd reference that help action in the Facebook persistent menu.

Supported Capabilities

Facebook Messenger channels in Digital Assistant support the following capabilities:

  • text (both sending and receiving)
  • images (both sending and receiving)
  • files (both sending and receiving)
  • emojis (both sending and receiving)
  • location, but deprecated (both sending and receiving)
  • links
  • postbacks
  • location requests
  • custom properties
  • carousel components
  • list components

Message Constraints

Facebook Messenger channels in Digital Assistant have the following message constraints:

  • Text Messages
    • Maximum length of text message: 640 characters. If the length exceeds 640, the text is split over multiple messages.
    • Maximum length of text action label: 20 characters
    • Types of text actions allowed: Postback, Call, URL
    • Maximum number of text actions: 3. If there are more text actions, the message is converted to multiple horizontal cards, with the same text used as the title on each card, and each card containing up to 3 actions.
  • Horizontal Cards
    • Maximum length of title: 80 characters
    • Maximum length of description: 80 characters
    • Maximum length of card action label: 20 characters
    • Maximum number of cards: 10
    • Maximum number of card actions: 3. If the number of card actions exceeds 3, the card is duplicated to render remaining card actions.
    • Minimum number of card actions: 0
    • Maximum number of card list actions: 0
    • At least one description, image or action required?: Yes
    • Types of card actions allowed: Postback, Call, URL, Share
    • Types of card list actions allowed: N/A
  • Vertical Cards
    • Not supported
  • Attachment Messages
    • Supported?: Yes
    • Attachment actions allowed?: No
  • Action Buttons
    • Maximum length of global action label: 20 characters
    • Maximum number of global actions: 11
    • Types of global actions allowed: Postback

Facebook Messenger Channel Extensions

For Facebook Messenger channels, you can extend the functionality of System.CommonResponse components with capabilities that are specific to Facebook.

You access the extensions by using the channelCustomProperties element in the System.CommonResponse component and setting the appropriate properties. The code has the following format:

Here are the available custom properties for Facebook Messenger channels:

Property NameAllowed ValuesApplies To..Description
top_element_style
  • compact
  • large
Response items with the following attributes:
  • type: 'cards'
  • cardLayout: 'vertical'
Determines how the image of the first card is rendered. See https://developers.facebook.com/docs/messenger-platform/send-messages/template/list/#cover_image for details.

If not specified, Oracle Digital Assistant defaults this property to compact, which is the opposite of the Facebook default.

image_aspect_ratio
  • horizontal
  • square
Response items with the following attributes:
  • type: 'cards'
  • cardLayout: 'horizontal'
The aspect ratio used to render images. Defaults to horizontal (1.91:1). square sets the aspect ratio to 1:1 . See https://developers.facebook.com/docs/messenger-platform/reference/template/generic#attachment
sharable
  • true
  • false
Response items of type cards. Set to true to enable the native share button in Messenger for the template message. Defaults to false. See https://developers.facebook.com/docs/messenger-platform/reference/template/generic#attachment
webview_height_ratio
  • compact
  • tall
  • full
Either of the following:
  • A card where the 'url' property is specified
  • An action where 'type': 'url'
Height of the webview that is opened when the URL button is tapped or the height of the card with url property specified is tapped. See https://developers.facebook.com/docs/messenger-platform/reference/buttons/url#properties
messenger_extensions
  • true
  • false
Either of the following:
  • A card where the 'url' property is specified
  • An action where 'type': 'url'
Messenger Extensions gives you the ability to tightly integrate experiences in the webview with the Messenger experience by making added functionality accessible in the webview. See https://developers.facebook.com/docs/messenger-platform/reference/messenger-extensions-sdk
fallback_urlA valid URLEither of the following:
  • A card where the 'url' property is specified
  • An action where 'type': 'url'
The URL to use on clients that don't support Messenger Extensions . If this is not defined, the url will be used as the fallback. It may only be specified if messenger_extensions is true. See https://developers.facebook.com/docs/messenger-platform/reference/buttons/url#properties
webview_share_button
  • hide
Either of the following:
  • A card where the 'url' property is specified
  • An action where 'type': 'url'
Set to hide to disable the share button in the webview (for sensitive info). This does not affect any shares initiated by the developer using Extensions.
share_contentsThe format follows that used in the Facebook Messenger Send API
  • An action where 'type': 'share'
The message that you wish the recipient of the share to see, if it is different from the one this button is attached to. See https://developers.facebook.com/docs/messenger-platform/reference/buttons/share#properties

Here is an example of custom properties defined at the response item level (top_element_style) and the cards level (webview_height_ratio and fallback_url):

For more general information on channelCustomProperties, see Channel-Specific Extensions.

You'll need the following to configure the channel for Facebook Messenger:

  • A Facebook Developer account

  • A Facebook page

  • A Facebook app

  • A page access token

  • An app secret ID

  • The webhook URL

  • A verify token

To run your digital assistant (or a standalone skill) on Facebook Messenger, you first need to set up a Facebook page and a Facebook app. You can find out more about this from the Facebook Messaging Platform documentation.

In a nutshell, here's how it works. The Facebook page hosts your digital assistant. Users chat with your digital assistant through this page when they use the chat window in a desktop browser. When they use a mobile device, users interact with your digital assistant directly through Facebook Messenger itself. In this scenario, the Facebook app allows your digital assistant to get the messages that are handled by Facebook Messenger.

To create a Facebook Messenger channel, you need artifacts that are generated by both Oracle Digital Assistant and by Facebook Messenger.

From Oracle Digital Assistant, you'll need:

  • the webhook URL that connects your digital assistant to Facebook Messenger
  • the verify token that enables Facebook Messenger to identify the digital assistant

From Facebook Messenger, you'll need:

  • the page access token
  • the app secret ID

Because you need transfer these artifacts between Digital Assistant and Facebook Messenger, you'll need to switch between these two platforms as you configure the channel.

Step 1: Set Up Facebook Messenger

Start off by generating the App Secret and the Page Access token in Facebook Messenger.

  1. Log into your Facebook developer's account.

  2. Create a Facebook page that hosts your bot. The description, images, and cover page you add to the page will identify your bot to its users.

  3. Next, create the Facebook app that you'll link to this page. Because this is a Messenger app, choose Apps for Messenger and then click Create App ID.

    If you didn't choose the Apps for Messenger option in this dialog (for example, if you're creating a test app), then click Add Product in the left navbar, choose Messenger from the Product Setup page, and then click Get Started.

  4. On the Dashboard page of the Facebook app, copy the app secret and paste somewhere convenient on your system.

    You'll need the app secret to complete your Facebook channel configuration.

  5. In the Dashboard for your app, generate the Page Access Token by selecting your Facebook page.

  6. Copy the access token and paste it somewhere convenient.

    You'll use this token, which gives your Facebook App access to Facebook's Messaging API, to complete your channel definition in Digital Assistant.

Note
Changes to the Facebook User Profile API require that you now must request permissions for certain user profile fields for any Facebook app that you created before or after July 26, 2018. Without the following permissions, the user's name will be populated as a random numeric string.

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  • pages_messaging

  • pages_user_locale

  • pages_user_timezone

If you created the app before July 26, you have until January 29, 2019 to apply the permissions. If you created your app after July 26, 2018, then you need to add these permissions as soon as possible. You can set them in the App Review for Messenger section of the Messenger page.

Step 2: Create the Channel in Digital Assistant

Complete the Create Channel dialog by providing the Page Access Token and App Secret keys from Facebook.
  1. In Digital Assistant, click Channels in the left menu and then choose Users.

  2. Next, click Add Channel to open the Create Channel dialog.

  3. Give your channel a name.

  4. Choose Facebook Messenger as the channel type.

  5. In the Page Access Token field, paste the page access token that you generated previously in the Set Up Facebook Messenger procedure.

  6. In the App Secret field, paste the app secret that you copied previously in the Set Up Facebook Messenger procedure.

  7. Click Create.

  8. In the Channels page, copy both the Verify Token and WebHook URL and paste them somewhere convenient on your system. You'll need these to configure the Facebook webhook.

Step 3: Configure the Facebook Messenger Webhook

In Facebook Messenger, define the Callback URL using the Webhook URL generated by Digital Assistant in the previous step.

  1. In Facebook Messenger, be sure that you've selected the project that you initially created for the webhook.


  2. Click Messenger and then choose Settings .

  3. Click Subscribe to Events to open the New Page Subscription dialog.

  4. Copy the Webhook URL that you got from the Digital Assistant Channels page and paste it in the CallBack URL field in the New Page Subscription dialog.

  5. Copy the Verify Token generated by Digital Assistant and paste it into the Verify Token field.

  6. Under Subscription Fields, select the messages and messaging_postbacks callback events.

    The messages event is triggered whenever someone sends a message to your Facebook page.

  7. Click Verify and Save.
  8. Subscribe to the page:

    1. In the Webhooks section of the Messenger settings, select the Facebook page for your digital assistant (or standalone skill).

    2. Click Subscribe.

    .

    Tip:

    You might need to bounce your webhook by first clicking Unsubscribe then Subscribe.

Step 4: Enable the Facebook Channel

With the configuration complete, you're ready to activate the Facebook channel.

  • In Digital Assistant, select the channel and switch on the Channel Enabled control.
  • Click and select the digital assistant or skill that you want to associate with the channel.

You can now test the bot through the channel.

Step 5: Test Your Bot on Facebook Messenger

With the Facebook Channel and messaging configuration complete, you can test your bot using your Facebook page, Facebook Messenger (https://www.messenger.com/) and the Facebook Messenger app on your phone (). Once you locate your bot in the search, you're ready to start chatting with it. You can see the changes that you make to the dialog flow in real time.

Persistent Menu

Facebook Messenger enables you to create a persistent menu next to its Message field. See https://developers.facebook.com/docs/messenger-platform/send-messages/persistent-menu/ for details on the feature.

Here's an example that shows persistent menu items for 'Order Pizza' and 'Order Pasta':


Create a Persistent Menu Item

To add persistent Facebook menu items for a digital assistant or a standalone skill, you do the following:

  1. Make sure that you have all of the prerequisites in place, including a get started button.

    Those prerequisites are listed here: https://developers.facebook.com/docs/messenger-platform/send-messages/persistent-menu/#requirements

  2. Add an action for each menu item in the Facebook persistent menu's call_to_actions array, as generally described at https://developers.facebook.com/docs/messenger-platform/send-messages/persistent-menu/#set_menu.
  3. Set the persistent menu items with a POST call to the Messenger Platform API.

    The request URI is https://graph.facebook.com/v2.6/me/messenger_profile?access_token=, where is the page access token for your Facebook app.

Persistent Menu Items for a Digital Assistant

Here's the format of the POST to the Messenger Platform API for adding persistent Facebook menu items for a digital assistant:

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To create a Facebook Messenger channel, you need artifacts that are generated by both Oracle Digital Assistant and by Facebook Messenger.

From Oracle Digital Assistant, you'll need:

  • the webhook URL that connects your digital assistant to Facebook Messenger
  • the verify token that enables Facebook Messenger to identify the digital assistant

From Facebook Messenger, you'll need:

  • the page access token
  • the app secret ID

Because you need transfer these artifacts between Digital Assistant and Facebook Messenger, you'll need to switch between these two platforms as you configure the channel.

Step 1: Set Up Facebook Messenger

Start off by generating the App Secret and the Page Access token in Facebook Messenger.

  1. Log into your Facebook developer's account.

  2. Create a Facebook page that hosts your bot. The description, images, and cover page you add to the page will identify your bot to its users.

  3. Next, create the Facebook app that you'll link to this page. Because this is a Messenger app, choose Apps for Messenger and then click Create App ID.

    If you didn't choose the Apps for Messenger option in this dialog (for example, if you're creating a test app), then click Add Product in the left navbar, choose Messenger from the Product Setup page, and then click Get Started.

  4. On the Dashboard page of the Facebook app, copy the app secret and paste somewhere convenient on your system.

    You'll need the app secret to complete your Facebook channel configuration.

  5. In the Dashboard for your app, generate the Page Access Token by selecting your Facebook page.

  6. Copy the access token and paste it somewhere convenient.

    You'll use this token, which gives your Facebook App access to Facebook's Messaging API, to complete your channel definition in Digital Assistant.

Note
Changes to the Facebook User Profile API require that you now must request permissions for certain user profile fields for any Facebook app that you created before or after July 26, 2018. Without the following permissions, the user's name will be populated as a random numeric string.

  • pages_messaging

  • pages_user_locale

  • pages_user_timezone

If you created the app before July 26, you have until January 29, 2019 to apply the permissions. If you created your app after July 26, 2018, then you need to add these permissions as soon as possible. You can set them in the App Review for Messenger section of the Messenger page.

Step 2: Create the Channel in Digital Assistant

Complete the Create Channel dialog by providing the Page Access Token and App Secret keys from Facebook.
  1. In Digital Assistant, click Channels in the left menu and then choose Users.

  2. Next, click Add Channel to open the Create Channel dialog.

  3. Give your channel a name.

  4. Choose Facebook Messenger as the channel type.

  5. In the Page Access Token field, paste the page access token that you generated previously in the Set Up Facebook Messenger procedure.

  6. In the App Secret field, paste the app secret that you copied previously in the Set Up Facebook Messenger procedure.

  7. Click Create.

  8. In the Channels page, copy both the Verify Token and WebHook URL and paste them somewhere convenient on your system. You'll need these to configure the Facebook webhook.

Step 3: Configure the Facebook Messenger Webhook

In Facebook Messenger, define the Callback URL using the Webhook URL generated by Digital Assistant in the previous step.

  1. In Facebook Messenger, be sure that you've selected the project that you initially created for the webhook.


  2. Click Messenger and then choose Settings .

  3. Click Subscribe to Events to open the New Page Subscription dialog.

  4. Copy the Webhook URL that you got from the Digital Assistant Channels page and paste it in the CallBack URL field in the New Page Subscription dialog.

  5. Copy the Verify Token generated by Digital Assistant and paste it into the Verify Token field.

  6. Under Subscription Fields, select the messages and messaging_postbacks callback events.

    The messages event is triggered whenever someone sends a message to your Facebook page.

  7. Click Verify and Save.
  8. Subscribe to the page:

    1. In the Webhooks section of the Messenger settings, select the Facebook page for your digital assistant (or standalone skill).

    2. Click Subscribe.

    .

    Tip:

    You might need to bounce your webhook by first clicking Unsubscribe then Subscribe.

Step 4: Enable the Facebook Channel

With the configuration complete, you're ready to activate the Facebook channel.

  • In Digital Assistant, select the channel and switch on the Channel Enabled control.
  • Click and select the digital assistant or skill that you want to associate with the channel.

You can now test the bot through the channel.

Step 5: Test Your Bot on Facebook Messenger

With the Facebook Channel and messaging configuration complete, you can test your bot using your Facebook page, Facebook Messenger (https://www.messenger.com/) and the Facebook Messenger app on your phone (). Once you locate your bot in the search, you're ready to start chatting with it. You can see the changes that you make to the dialog flow in real time.

Persistent Menu

Facebook Messenger enables you to create a persistent menu next to its Message field. See https://developers.facebook.com/docs/messenger-platform/send-messages/persistent-menu/ for details on the feature.

Here's an example that shows persistent menu items for 'Order Pizza' and 'Order Pasta':


Create a Persistent Menu Item

To add persistent Facebook menu items for a digital assistant or a standalone skill, you do the following:

  1. Make sure that you have all of the prerequisites in place, including a get started button.

    Those prerequisites are listed here: https://developers.facebook.com/docs/messenger-platform/send-messages/persistent-menu/#requirements

  2. Add an action for each menu item in the Facebook persistent menu's call_to_actions array, as generally described at https://developers.facebook.com/docs/messenger-platform/send-messages/persistent-menu/#set_menu.
  3. Set the persistent menu items with a POST call to the Messenger Platform API.

    The request URI is https://graph.facebook.com/v2.6/me/messenger_profile?access_token=, where is the page access token for your Facebook app.

Persistent Menu Items for a Digital Assistant

Here's the format of the POST to the Messenger Platform API for adding persistent Facebook menu items for a digital assistant:

For the payload, you use a system.textReceived action that passes an utterance from Facebook Messenger to the digital assistant via a system.text variable. That utterance should contain the invocation name of the target skill (i.e. be an explicit invocation) in order to ensure proper routing.

Here's an example of creating two persistent menu items for your skill in Facebook Messenger ('Order Pizza' and 'Order Pasta'):

Persistent Menu Items for a Standalone Skill

Here's the format of the POST to the Messenger Platform API for adding persistent Facebook menu items for a standalone skill:

The payload is an action that is defined as a default transition in the skill's dialog flow.

For example, if you want the menu item to initiate the skill's help flow, you'd define the default transition in your dialog flow like so:

And then you'd reference that help action in the Facebook persistent menu.

Supported Capabilities

Facebook Messenger channels in Digital Assistant support the following capabilities:

  • text (both sending and receiving)
  • images (both sending and receiving)
  • files (both sending and receiving)
  • emojis (both sending and receiving)
  • location, but deprecated (both sending and receiving)
  • links
  • postbacks
  • location requests
  • custom properties
  • carousel components
  • list components

Message Constraints

Facebook Messenger channels in Digital Assistant have the following message constraints:

  • Text Messages
    • Maximum length of text message: 640 characters. If the length exceeds 640, the text is split over multiple messages.
    • Maximum length of text action label: 20 characters
    • Types of text actions allowed: Postback, Call, URL
    • Maximum number of text actions: 3. If there are more text actions, the message is converted to multiple horizontal cards, with the same text used as the title on each card, and each card containing up to 3 actions.
  • Horizontal Cards
    • Maximum length of title: 80 characters
    • Maximum length of description: 80 characters
    • Maximum length of card action label: 20 characters
    • Maximum number of cards: 10
    • Maximum number of card actions: 3. If the number of card actions exceeds 3, the card is duplicated to render remaining card actions.
    • Minimum number of card actions: 0
    • Maximum number of card list actions: 0
    • At least one description, image or action required?: Yes
    • Types of card actions allowed: Postback, Call, URL, Share
    • Types of card list actions allowed: N/A
  • Vertical Cards
    • Not supported
  • Attachment Messages
    • Supported?: Yes
    • Attachment actions allowed?: No
  • Action Buttons
    • Maximum length of global action label: 20 characters
    • Maximum number of global actions: 11
    • Types of global actions allowed: Postback

Facebook Messenger Channel Extensions

For Facebook Messenger channels, you can extend the functionality of System.CommonResponse components with capabilities that are specific to Facebook.

You access the extensions by using the channelCustomProperties element in the System.CommonResponse component and setting the appropriate properties. The code has the following format:

Here are the available custom properties for Facebook Messenger channels:

Property NameAllowed ValuesApplies To..Description
top_element_style
  • compact
  • large
Response items with the following attributes:
  • type: 'cards'
  • cardLayout: 'vertical'
Determines how the image of the first card is rendered. See https://developers.facebook.com/docs/messenger-platform/send-messages/template/list/#cover_image for details.

If not specified, Oracle Digital Assistant defaults this property to compact, which is the opposite of the Facebook default.

image_aspect_ratio
  • horizontal
  • square
Response items with the following attributes:
  • type: 'cards'
  • cardLayout: 'horizontal'
The aspect ratio used to render images. Defaults to horizontal (1.91:1). square sets the aspect ratio to 1:1 . See https://developers.facebook.com/docs/messenger-platform/reference/template/generic#attachment
sharable
  • true
  • false
Response items of type cards. Set to true to enable the native share button in Messenger for the template message. Defaults to false. See https://developers.facebook.com/docs/messenger-platform/reference/template/generic#attachment
webview_height_ratio
  • compact
  • tall
  • full
Either of the following:
  • A card where the 'url' property is specified
  • An action where 'type': 'url'
Height of the webview that is opened when the URL button is tapped or the height of the card with url property specified is tapped. See https://developers.facebook.com/docs/messenger-platform/reference/buttons/url#properties
messenger_extensions
  • true
  • false
Either of the following:
  • A card where the 'url' property is specified
  • An action where 'type': 'url'
Messenger Extensions gives you the ability to tightly integrate experiences in the webview with the Messenger experience by making added functionality accessible in the webview. See https://developers.facebook.com/docs/messenger-platform/reference/messenger-extensions-sdk
fallback_urlA valid URLEither of the following:
  • A card where the 'url' property is specified
  • An action where 'type': 'url'
The URL to use on clients that don't support Messenger Extensions . If this is not defined, the url will be used as the fallback. It may only be specified if messenger_extensions is true. See https://developers.facebook.com/docs/messenger-platform/reference/buttons/url#properties
webview_share_button
  • hide
Either of the following:
  • A card where the 'url' property is specified
  • An action where 'type': 'url'
Set to hide to disable the share button in the webview (for sensitive info). This does not affect any shares initiated by the developer using Extensions.
share_contentsThe format follows that used in the Facebook Messenger Send API
  • An action where 'type': 'share'
The message that you wish the recipient of the share to see, if it is different from the one this button is attached to. See https://developers.facebook.com/docs/messenger-platform/reference/buttons/share#properties

Here is an example of custom properties defined at the response item level (top_element_style) and the cards level (webview_height_ratio and fallback_url):

For more general information on channelCustomProperties, see Channel-Specific Extensions.

You'll need the following to configure the channel for Facebook Messenger:

  • A Facebook Developer account

  • A Facebook page

  • A Facebook app

  • A page access token

  • An app secret ID

  • The webhook URL

  • A verify token

To run your digital assistant (or a standalone skill) on Facebook Messenger, you first need to set up a Facebook page and a Facebook app. You can find out more about this from the Facebook Messaging Platform documentation.

In a nutshell, here's how it works. The Facebook page hosts your digital assistant. Users chat with your digital assistant through this page when they use the chat window in a desktop browser. When they use a mobile device, users interact with your digital assistant directly through Facebook Messenger itself. In this scenario, the Facebook app allows your digital assistant to get the messages that are handled by Facebook Messenger.

To create a Facebook Messenger channel, you need artifacts that are generated by both Oracle Digital Assistant and by Facebook Messenger.

From Oracle Digital Assistant, you'll need:

  • the webhook URL that connects your digital assistant to Facebook Messenger
  • the verify token that enables Facebook Messenger to identify the digital assistant

From Facebook Messenger, you'll need:

  • the page access token
  • the app secret ID

Because you need transfer these artifacts between Digital Assistant and Facebook Messenger, you'll need to switch between these two platforms as you configure the channel.

Step 1: Set Up Facebook Messenger

Start off by generating the App Secret and the Page Access token in Facebook Messenger.

  1. Log into your Facebook developer's account.

  2. Create a Facebook page that hosts your bot. The description, images, and cover page you add to the page will identify your bot to its users.

  3. Next, create the Facebook app that you'll link to this page. Because this is a Messenger app, choose Apps for Messenger and then click Create App ID.

    If you didn't choose the Apps for Messenger option in this dialog (for example, if you're creating a test app), then click Add Product in the left navbar, choose Messenger from the Product Setup page, and then click Get Started.

  4. On the Dashboard page of the Facebook app, copy the app secret and paste somewhere convenient on your system.

    You'll need the app secret to complete your Facebook channel configuration.

  5. In the Dashboard for your app, generate the Page Access Token by selecting your Facebook page.

  6. Copy the access token and paste it somewhere convenient.

    You'll use this token, which gives your Facebook App access to Facebook's Messaging API, to complete your channel definition in Digital Assistant.

Note
Changes to the Facebook User Profile API require that you now must request permissions for certain user profile fields for any Facebook app that you created before or after July 26, 2018. Without the following permissions, the user's name will be populated as a random numeric string.

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  • pages_messaging

  • pages_user_locale

  • pages_user_timezone

If you created the app before July 26, you have until January 29, 2019 to apply the permissions. If you created your app after July 26, 2018, then you need to add these permissions as soon as possible. You can set them in the App Review for Messenger section of the Messenger page.

Step 2: Create the Channel in Digital Assistant

Complete the Create Channel dialog by providing the Page Access Token and App Secret keys from Facebook.
  1. In Digital Assistant, click Channels in the left menu and then choose Users.

  2. Next, click Add Channel to open the Create Channel dialog.

  3. Give your channel a name.

  4. Choose Facebook Messenger as the channel type.

  5. In the Page Access Token field, paste the page access token that you generated previously in the Set Up Facebook Messenger procedure.

  6. In the App Secret field, paste the app secret that you copied previously in the Set Up Facebook Messenger procedure.

  7. Click Create.

  8. In the Channels page, copy both the Verify Token and WebHook URL and paste them somewhere convenient on your system. You'll need these to configure the Facebook webhook.

Step 3: Configure the Facebook Messenger Webhook

In Facebook Messenger, define the Callback URL using the Webhook URL generated by Digital Assistant in the previous step.

  1. In Facebook Messenger, be sure that you've selected the project that you initially created for the webhook.


  2. Click Messenger and then choose Settings .

  3. Click Subscribe to Events to open the New Page Subscription dialog.

  4. Copy the Webhook URL that you got from the Digital Assistant Channels page and paste it in the CallBack URL field in the New Page Subscription dialog.

  5. Copy the Verify Token generated by Digital Assistant and paste it into the Verify Token field.

  6. Under Subscription Fields, select the messages and messaging_postbacks callback events.

    The messages event is triggered whenever someone sends a message to your Facebook page.

  7. Click Verify and Save.
  8. Subscribe to the page:

    1. In the Webhooks section of the Messenger settings, select the Facebook page for your digital assistant (or standalone skill).

    2. Click Subscribe.

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    Tip:

    You might need to bounce your webhook by first clicking Unsubscribe then Subscribe.

Step 4: Enable the Facebook Channel

With the configuration complete, you're ready to activate the Facebook channel.

  • In Digital Assistant, select the channel and switch on the Channel Enabled control.
  • Click and select the digital assistant or skill that you want to associate with the channel.

You can now test the bot through the channel.

Step 5: Test Your Bot on Facebook Messenger

With the Facebook Channel and messaging configuration complete, you can test your bot using your Facebook page, Facebook Messenger (https://www.messenger.com/) and the Facebook Messenger app on your phone (). Once you locate your bot in the search, you're ready to start chatting with it. You can see the changes that you make to the dialog flow in real time.

Persistent Menu

Facebook Messenger enables you to create a persistent menu next to its Message field. See https://developers.facebook.com/docs/messenger-platform/send-messages/persistent-menu/ for details on the feature.

Here's an example that shows persistent menu items for 'Order Pizza' and 'Order Pasta':


Create a Persistent Menu Item

To add persistent Facebook menu items for a digital assistant or a standalone skill, you do the following:

  1. Make sure that you have all of the prerequisites in place, including a get started button.

    Those prerequisites are listed here: https://developers.facebook.com/docs/messenger-platform/send-messages/persistent-menu/#requirements

  2. Add an action for each menu item in the Facebook persistent menu's call_to_actions array, as generally described at https://developers.facebook.com/docs/messenger-platform/send-messages/persistent-menu/#set_menu.
  3. Set the persistent menu items with a POST call to the Messenger Platform API.

    The request URI is https://graph.facebook.com/v2.6/me/messenger_profile?access_token=, where is the page access token for your Facebook app.

Persistent Menu Items for a Digital Assistant

Here's the format of the POST to the Messenger Platform API for adding persistent Facebook menu items for a digital assistant:

For the payload, you use a system.textReceived action that passes an utterance from Facebook Messenger to the digital assistant via a system.text variable. That utterance should contain the invocation name of the target skill (i.e. be an explicit invocation) in order to ensure proper routing.

Here's an example of creating two persistent menu items for your skill in Facebook Messenger ('Order Pizza' and 'Order Pasta'):

Persistent Menu Items for a Standalone Skill

Here's the format of the POST to the Messenger Platform API for adding persistent Facebook menu items for a standalone skill:

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The payload is an action that is defined as a default transition in the skill's dialog flow.

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For example, if you want the menu item to initiate the skill's help flow, you'd define the default transition in your dialog flow like so:

And then you'd reference that help action in the Facebook persistent menu.

Supported Capabilities

Facebook Messenger channels in Digital Assistant support the following capabilities:

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  • text (both sending and receiving)
  • images (both sending and receiving)
  • files (both sending and receiving)
  • emojis (both sending and receiving)
  • location, but deprecated (both sending and receiving)
  • links
  • postbacks
  • location requests
  • custom properties
  • carousel components
  • list components

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Message Constraints

Facebook Messenger channels in Digital Assistant have the following message constraints:

  • Text Messages
    • Maximum length of text message: 640 characters. If the length exceeds 640, the text is split over multiple messages.
    • Maximum length of text action label: 20 characters
    • Types of text actions allowed: Postback, Call, URL
    • Maximum number of text actions: 3. If there are more text actions, the message is converted to multiple horizontal cards, with the same text used as the title on each card, and each card containing up to 3 actions.
  • Horizontal Cards
    • Maximum length of title: 80 characters
    • Maximum length of description: 80 characters
    • Maximum length of card action label: 20 characters
    • Maximum number of cards: 10
    • Maximum number of card actions: 3. If the number of card actions exceeds 3, the card is duplicated to render remaining card actions.
    • Minimum number of card actions: 0
    • Maximum number of card list actions: 0
    • At least one description, image or action required?: Yes
    • Types of card actions allowed: Postback, Call, URL, Share
    • Types of card list actions allowed: N/A
  • Vertical Cards
    • Not supported
  • Attachment Messages
    • Supported?: Yes
    • Attachment actions allowed?: No
  • Action Buttons
    • Maximum length of global action label: 20 characters
    • Maximum number of global actions: 11
    • Types of global actions allowed: Postback

Facebook Messenger Channel Extensions

For Facebook Messenger channels, you can extend the functionality of System.CommonResponse components with capabilities that are specific to Facebook.

You access the extensions by using the channelCustomProperties element in the System.CommonResponse component and setting the appropriate properties. The code has the following format:

Here are the available custom properties for Facebook Messenger channels:

Property NameAllowed ValuesApplies To..Description
top_element_style
  • compact
  • large
Response items with the following attributes:
  • type: 'cards'
  • cardLayout: 'vertical'
Determines how the image of the first card is rendered. See https://developers.facebook.com/docs/messenger-platform/send-messages/template/list/#cover_image for details.

If not specified, Oracle Digital Assistant defaults this property to compact, which is the opposite of the Facebook default.

image_aspect_ratio
  • horizontal
  • square
Response items with the following attributes:
  • type: 'cards'
  • cardLayout: 'horizontal'
The aspect ratio used to render images. Defaults to horizontal (1.91:1). square sets the aspect ratio to 1:1 . See https://developers.facebook.com/docs/messenger-platform/reference/template/generic#attachment
sharable
  • true
  • false
Response items of type cards. Set to true to enable the native share button in Messenger for the template message. Defaults to false. See https://developers.facebook.com/docs/messenger-platform/reference/template/generic#attachment
webview_height_ratio
  • compact
  • tall
  • full
Either of the following:
  • A card where the 'url' property is specified
  • An action where 'type': 'url'
Height of the webview that is opened when the URL button is tapped or the height of the card with url property specified is tapped. See https://developers.facebook.com/docs/messenger-platform/reference/buttons/url#properties
messenger_extensions
  • true
  • false
Either of the following:
  • A card where the 'url' property is specified
  • An action where 'type': 'url'
Messenger Extensions gives you the ability to tightly integrate experiences in the webview with the Messenger experience by making added functionality accessible in the webview. See https://developers.facebook.com/docs/messenger-platform/reference/messenger-extensions-sdk
fallback_urlA valid URLEither of the following:
  • A card where the 'url' property is specified
  • An action where 'type': 'url'
The URL to use on clients that don't support Messenger Extensions . If this is not defined, the url will be used as the fallback. It may only be specified if messenger_extensions is true. See https://developers.facebook.com/docs/messenger-platform/reference/buttons/url#properties
webview_share_button
  • hide
Either of the following:
  • A card where the 'url' property is specified
  • An action where 'type': 'url'
Set to hide to disable the share button in the webview (for sensitive info). This does not affect any shares initiated by the developer using Extensions.
share_contentsThe format follows that used in the Facebook Messenger Send API
  • An action where 'type': 'share'
The message that you wish the recipient of the share to see, if it is different from the one this button is attached to. See https://developers.facebook.com/docs/messenger-platform/reference/buttons/share#properties

Here is an example of custom properties defined at the response item level (top_element_style) and the cards level (webview_height_ratio and fallback_url):

For more general information on channelCustomProperties, see Channel-Specific Extensions.





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