Bot Framework v4 handling attachments bot sample
This bot has been created using Bot Framework, it shows how to send outgoing attachments and how to save attachments to disk.
NOTE: A specific example for Microsoft Teams, demonstrating how to upload files to Teams from a bot and how to receive a file sent to a bot as an attachment, can be found here
- Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/Microsoft/botbuilder-samples.git- Bring up a terminal, navigate to
botbuilder-samples\samples\python\15.handling-attachmentsfolder - Activate your desired virtual environment
- In the terminal, type
pip install -r requirements.txt - Run your bot with
python app.py
Microsoft Bot Framework Emulator is a desktop application that allows bot developers to test and debug their bots on localhost or running remotely through a tunnel.
- Install the Bot Framework emulator from here
- Launch Bot Framework Emulator
- File -> Open Bot
- Paste this URL in the emulator window - http://localhost:3978/api/messages
A message exchange between user and bot may contain cards and media attachments, such as images, video, audio, and files. The types of attachments that may be sent and received varies by channel. Additionally, a bot may also receive file attachments.
To learn more about deploying a bot to Azure, see Deploy your bot to Azure for a complete list of deployment instructions.