Dialogflow CX ( Messenger input Charcter Limit 265)

[mohduvesh043]

Is it possible to extend the character limit for input in Dialogflow CX Messenger? Alternatively, are there alternative methods to increase the character limit or integrate with other platforms that support more than the default 265 characters?

[xavidop]

Unfortunately, that is the limit on Dialogflow CX. Longer texts are detected as no match. what is your use case?

[mohduvesh043]

Objective: I want to create a chatbot to collect information from hiring managers about the positions they want to fill, such as position name, job description, and required experience.

Options for Hiring Managers:

1. Manual Job Description:

   • Hiring managers can manually input details about the job.

2. AI Job Description:

   • The chatbot generates a job description using a tool like GEMINI PRO.

Process:

1. User Choice:

   • The chatbot gives two options: Manual or AI Job Description.

2. Manual Input:

   • If the hiring manager chooses to enter details manually:
     • They provide information like position name, job description, and experience.

3. Follow-up Questions (if some infromation is missing):

   • The chatbot asks follow-up questions to capture missing details crucial for filling the position.

4. Parameter Capture:

   • Ensure all provided information is captured.

5. AI Job Description:

   • If the hiring manager prefers an AI-generated description:
     • The chatbot uses GEMINI PRO or a similar model.

6. Parameter Capture for AI Job Description:

   • Capture all relevant details from the AI-generated description.

End Result:

• The chatbot effectively collects comprehensive information for the hiring process, whether entered manually or generated by AI.

[xavidop]

that is a good use case for Dialogflow CX. However, the input limit is 256 characters. I would suggest to work in the conversation design side of things to avoid entering more than 256 characters.

Best,

Xavi

[mohduvesh043]

Appreciate the prompt response!

 Here are the two potential solutions:

1. Custom Interface with Dialogflow CX API:

• If I opt to create a custom interface with HTML, CSS, and integrate it with the Dialogflow CX API, is it possible for the Dialogflow CX API to handle input with more than 265 characters?

2. Handling User Input Length:

• Alternatively, if a user enters more than 265 characters, is there a recommended approach for splitting the user input? If so, what would be the best strategy to implement this solution effectively?
• Or there is way in dialogflow messgener so i can send or set job description(which is generally going to be more then 265 chacter ) using dialogflow messgener fucntion or something else

[xavidop]

I would say that you should go with Option Number 1 and handle the max characters in your custom frontend.

If the input is too long, I would ask more questions to the user, so the user can send input in small chunks instead of just 1 question with 1 big answer.

[mohduvesh043]

Generally, the end-user going to paste or write a long job description which is always more than 265 characters.  so you can ask for input in a small chunk.

And Can you share some Custom Frontend Dialogflow API Demo codelabs something like .

[xavidop]

yeah, maybe splitting the input process in multiple conversation turns will help you!
Here you have an example using Slack: https://github.com/Sampriti-Mitra/dialogflow-slack-sdk

[bhargavpatel]

"I have an additional approach. Can you please confirm if it's feasible?

I have two buttons in the chat: one for manual description and the other for AI-based description.

If the user clicks on the manual description button, a modal opens, allowing them to add a description of more than 265 characters. Afterward, I intend to integrate this description into Dialogflow CX using a JavaScript function.

Is this approach viable?"

[xavidop]

Unfortunately, that is the limit on Dialogflow CX. Longer texts are detected as no match

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[bhargavpatel]

Can I use Dialogflow CX's API to send messages over 265 characters?

I'm looking into using the Gemini API to create a chatbot. If Dialogflow CX doesn't work for longer messages, can you suggest another way to build the chatbot using the Gemini Pro API?

[bhargavpatel]

Hello,

I'm experiencing a similar issue while creating a chatbot with our customers. When a customer inputs more than 256 characters, it triggers an error. This doesn't create a positive experience for users. Could you please suggest a solution to increase the character limit and improve the overall user experience?

Regards,
Bhargav Patel

[xavidop]

Unfortunately, that is the limit on Dialogflow CX. Longer texts are detected as no match

[lukaszbk · Accepted solution]

Dialogflow eng here. We've removed the 256 chars limit when you call our bots via Dialogflow APIs. If you still experience issues there, please let us know.
It looks like the limit may still be implemented when you access Dialogflow bot via Messenger or 3P integrations. We will look into this and remove it from there as well.

[bhargavpatel]

Why hasn't the character limit been removed from the Dialogflow CX UI?

Integrating the Dialogflow CX API seems challenging, doesn't it? Could you provide an example of API integration to help us understand better?

[bhargavpatel]

"It looks like the limit may still be implemented when you access Dialogflow bot via Messenger or 3P integrations. We will look into this and remove it from there as well."


I am still encountering the 256-character limit in the messenger. Could you please confirm when this limitation will be lifted?

[mohduvesh043]

What is the present status of the effort to eliminate the 265-character limit from Dialogflow Messenger or third-party platforms? It is extremely urgent for the viability of our product.

[bhargavpatel]

I am integrating Dialogflow CX with React and Node.js. I would like to retrieve the chat conversation on the React side when the session ends. Is there a way to achieve this?

[xavidop]

you will need to query the bigquery dataset that stores all the conversations. also, why are you asking this here instead of creating a new topic?

[diovannaschell]

Hi!

I have one NodeJS application that uses the lib @Google-cloud/dialogflow on version 6.10.0 to integrate with Dialogflow ES, but I still facing the issue when user's input is longer than 256 characters.

Additional Info: 

- code: 3

- details: Input text exceeds 256 characters.

Any news about this issue?