Dialogflow CX Flows

Name: dialogflow-cx-flows
Rating: 76
Author: Yash-Kavaiya

Manage flows and pages in Google Dialogflow CX via REST API for organizing conversation paths.

Prerequisites

•Google Cloud project with Dialogflow CX API enabled
•Service account or OAuth credentials with Dialogflow API access
•gcloud CLI authenticated OR bearer token

Authentication

Option 1: gcloud CLI (recommended)

bash

gcloud auth application-default login
TOKEN=$(gcloud auth print-access-token)

Option 2: Service Account

bash

export GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS="/path/to/service-account.json"
TOKEN=$(gcloud auth application-default print-access-token)

API Base URL

code

https://dialogflow.googleapis.com/v3beta1

Regional endpoints available:

•https://{region}-dialogflow.googleapis.com (e.g., us-central1, europe-west1)

Common Operations

List Flows

bash

curl -X GET \
  "https://dialogflow.googleapis.com/v3beta1/projects/${PROJECT_ID}/locations/${LOCATION}/agents/${AGENT_ID}/flows" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer ${TOKEN}"

Create Flow

bash

curl -X POST \
  "https://dialogflow.googleapis.com/v3beta1/projects/${PROJECT_ID}/locations/${LOCATION}/agents/${AGENT_ID}/flows" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer ${TOKEN}" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "displayName": "Booking Flow",
    "description": "Handles flight booking conversations"
  }'

List Pages

bash

curl -X GET \
  "https://dialogflow.googleapis.com/v3beta1/projects/${PROJECT_ID}/locations/${LOCATION}/agents/${AGENT_ID}/flows/${FLOW_ID}/pages" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer ${TOKEN}"

Create Page

bash

curl -X POST \
  "https://dialogflow.googleapis.com/v3beta1/projects/${PROJECT_ID}/locations/${LOCATION}/agents/${AGENT_ID}/flows/${FLOW_ID}/pages" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer ${TOKEN}" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "displayName": "Collect Destination",
    "entryFulfillment": {
      "messages": [
        {
          "text": {
            "text": ["Where would you like to fly?"]
          }
        }
      ]
    }
  }'

Key Resources

Resource	Description
Flows	Conversation paths within an agent
Pages	States within a flow
Transition Routes	Routing logic between pages
Versions	Immutable snapshots of flows

Quick Reference

For detailed API reference:

•Flows & Pages: See references/flows.md

Scripts

•scripts/flows.py — CLI wrapper for flows and pages operations

Usage

bash

python scripts/flows.py list-flows --agent AGENT_NAME
python scripts/flows.py list-pages --flow FLOW_NAME
python scripts/flows.py get-flow --flow FLOW_NAME
python scripts/flows.py get-page --page PAGE_NAME

Tips

•Every agent has a default "Default Start Flow"
•Pages represent conversation states
•Use transition routes to move between pages based on intents or conditions
•Train flows after making changes to update NLU