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How to Use the Microsoft Bot Builder SDK to Build a Bot
API University

In this Microsoft tutorial the contributors share the steps for building a bot with their SDK and testing it with the Framework Emulator. Initially, you will need to install Node.js, create a folder for your bot, form a command prompt, and run the npm command nodejs npm init.

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Mayela Gonzalez

Bots, Automation

11-11-2017

How to Get Started With Google Actions
API University

Voice enabled applications are widely expected to see a lot of action this year with Amazon’s Echo and Google’s Home devices likely to get more user acceptance. As a developer, it is important to tap into this ecosystem early. This tutorial will walk you through getting started with Google Actions.

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Romin Irani

Automation, Machine Learning

01-31-2017

How to Automate Cloud Hosting Tasks with a Slack Chatbot and Cloudways API
API University Cloudways

Cloudways is a managed cloud hosting platform; Slack chatbots are capable of handling automatic messages. This tutorial by Ahmed Khan on the Cloudways blog shows readers how to create a Slack chatbot and connect it with the Cloudways API to automate tasks for a Cloudways hosted server.

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Ahmed Khan

Automation, Cloud, Hosting

01-19-2017

ProgrammableWeb's Most Interesting APIs in 2016: Application Development and Developer Tools
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Google Firebase APP Indexing

This article is part of a 10-part series about interesting APIs that were added to our directory during 2016. App Development and DevOps Tools APIs are covered in this segment. The APIs were chosen by our researchers, by popularity according to website traffic, and by mentions on social media.

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Joy Culbertson

Application Development, Automation, DevOps

12-23-2016

How to Mashup The Slackbot API with Maps and a Craiglist Scraper Using Python
API University Slack Bot

Finding an apartment in San Francisco’s notoriously competitive rental market is a challenge. The author of this tutorial created a mashup of the Slackbot API with maps and a Craigslist scraper to help him identify apartments that match his criteria as soon as they become available.

How-To

Martin W Brennan

Automation, Real Estate, Rentals

09-05-2016

How to Get Started With Amazon’s Alexa Skills Kit
API University

We are currently at an intersection where the devices that we will work with will not necessary have an interface or buttons to click. One of the natural ways that we can interact with these devices is via voice. And one of the winners in the consumer device market in this segment is the Amazon

How-To

Romin Irani

Voice, Automation

08-02-2016

How to Build Your First Slack Bot with Python
API University Slack Real Time Messaging

Bots are a handy way to automate simple tasks that you might typically do on your own, such as updating calendar appointments. In this tutorial on Full Stack Python, Matt Makai explains how to build your first chatbot using the Slack API and Python to begin returning simple messages.

How-To

Martin W Brennan

Bots, Automation, Chat

07-09-2016

How to Consume The Github API With PowerShell
API University GitHub

Windows PowerShell is the powerful Microsoft command-line shell and associated scripting language for task automation and configuration management. In this tutorial, Trevor Sullivan presents a screencast video that guides followers through using PowerShell to automate common tasks in GitHub.

How-To

Martin W Brennan

Automation, REST

04-23-2016

How to Create a Telegram Bot in Ruby
API University Telegram Bot

Cloud-based messaging app Telegram provides free, open and secure communication across any platform with automatic chat synching across devices. Telegram also provides a dedicated Bot API for building custom bots that users can interact with via messages and commands to perform predefined tasks.

How-To

Martin W Brennan

Bots, Automation, Messaging

04-17-2016

How to Build Wolfram Alpha-Style Computational APIs
API University

Computational APIs, those based on computation and semantic programming, may offer a way for providers to improve the usability and availability of APIs while making data more accessible for companies looking to increase automation while also creating a better user experience.

Analysis

Jennifer Riggins

Automation

03-28-2016

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