Get files as response - Watson Assistant

Drop-down

The drop-down menu is a clear method of showing a list of data, allowing users to pick their choice from the list.

Attributes	Mandatory	Description	Values
type	Yes	The type of input to be displayed to the visitor	drop-down
options	Yes	An array of options you would like to display	[ { "value": "0", "label": "Premium" }, { "value": "1", "label": "Basic", "selected": true } ] Note: A maximum of 200 options in the array with a character limit of 80 each can be given. Options in the menu can be pre-selected by adding the "selected" key as true.
placeholder	No	Custom text for option search placeholder	Search for a plan
multiple	No	To select multiple values	true
select_label	No	Custom text for the dropdown label, for multi-select dropdown	Pick your plan
min_selection	No	Minimum selection	2
max_selection	No	Maximum selection	4

Channel compatibility and limitations

Pro Tip: Facebook messenger, Instagram, and WhatsApp channels do not support this card. However, you can handle it differently using the channel value in the visitor map. For example, provide an if condition statement (if the visitor's channel is Facebook or Instagram) and provide the drop-down menu options as a single or multi-select option card.

Output

The above is an example to get the files from the visitor.

Sample code

Copied{
"type": "file",
"min": 1,
"max": 5,
"formats": ["doc", "txt", "docx", "pdf", "html", "js", "css", "ppt", "pptx", "xls", "xlsx", "jpg", "jpeg", "gif", "mp3", "mp4", "3gp", "png", "avi", "aac", "3ga", "amr", "wav", "bmp", "zip", "rar"]
}

Payload (Message object) when a file is uploaded:

Copied{
    "meta": {
        "card_data": {
            "type": "file",
            "value": "45d37e0b030bf84e851867fc89461bfe4dfdc6bd2b756c96e"
        },
        "version": "1"
    },
    "files": [
        "James doc.txt",
        "James ID proof.jpg"
    ],
    "text": "James doc.txt",
    "type": "files"
}