Custom entities in actionssdk

Question

Working with google actionsSDK and trying to figure out how can I include custom entities in the action package. I found here manual: https://developers.google.com/assistant/conversational/action-package/reference/QueryPatterns but this manual is short and they do not provide the way where should be custom types included.

Does any of you have experience with it?

Answer 1

Well yea, google documentation for actions SDK, no comment. Based on the example you provided these custom types belongs to the main structure in actions.json like:

"actions":[..],
"locale": "de",
"customTypes": [
    {
      "name": "$MorningOptions",
      "items": [
        {
          "key": "6am",
          "synonyms": [
            "6 am",
            "6 o clock",
            "oh six hundred",
            "6 in the morning"
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  ]

If this is not working, you can try using types:

"actions":[..],
"locale": "de",
"types":
  [
    {
      "name": "$MorningOptions",
      "entities":
      [
        { "key": "6am", "synonyms": ["6 am","6 o clock","oh six hundred","6 in the morning"] }
      ]
    }
  ]

Those are also in the main structure. But officially are deprecated: https://developers.google.com/assistant/conversational/action-package/reference/rest/Shared.Types/ActionPackage#Type