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# Skill API

Want to handle a Dialog State Machine completely in the backend?

Skill API allows the developers to design the flow for an Intent completely in the backend using REST API.

We can define a Skill API by defining it under ***Backend API*** section.

The syntax for a Skill API is to suffix the word "Skill" in front of the Intent name -> \
${Intent-Name}Skill

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