dialogflow-cx-agents

name	dialogflow-cx-agents
description	Manage agents in Google Dialogflow CX via REST API. Use for creating, listing, updating, and deleting chatbot agents. Supports v3beta1 API.

Dialogflow CX Agents

Manage Google Dialogflow CX agents via REST API.

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)

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

Option 2: Service Account

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

API Base URL

https://dialogflow.googleapis.com/v3beta1

Regional endpoints available:

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

Common Operations

List Agents

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

Create Agent

curl -X POST \
  "https://dialogflow.googleapis.com/v3beta1/projects/${PROJECT_ID}/locations/${LOCATION}/agents" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer ${TOKEN}" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "displayName": "My Agent",
    "defaultLanguageCode": "en",
    "timeZone": "Asia/Kolkata"
  }'

Get Agent

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

Update Agent

curl -X PATCH \
  "https://dialogflow.googleapis.com/v3beta1/projects/${PROJECT_ID}/locations/${LOCATION}/agents/${AGENT_ID}" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer ${TOKEN}" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "displayName": "Updated Agent Name"
  }'

Delete Agent

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

Key Resources

Resource	Description
Agents	Top-level container for flows, intents, entity types

Quick Reference

For detailed API reference:

• Agents: See references/agents.md

Scripts

• scripts/agents.py — CLI wrapper for agent management operations

Usage

python scripts/agents.py list --project PROJECT_ID --location LOCATION
python scripts/agents.py create --project PROJECT_ID --location LOCATION --name "My Agent"
python scripts/agents.py get --project PROJECT_ID --location LOCATION --agent AGENT_ID
python scripts/agents.py update --agent AGENT_NAME --name "New Name"
python scripts/agents.py delete --agent AGENT_NAME

Tips

• Use locations/global for multi-region agents
• Agent IDs are generated automatically on creation