Create and manage intents

This page shows how to create, delete, copy, and move intents .

Where to find this data

When building an agent, it is most common to use the Dialogflow ES console ( visit documentation , open console ). The instructions below focus on using the console. To access intent data:

1. Go to the Dialogflow ES console .
2. Select an agent.
3. Select Intentsin the left sidebar menu.

If you are building an agent using the API instead of the console, see the Intents reference . The API field names are similar to the console field names. The instructions below highlight any important differences between the console and the API.

Create intents

To create an intent:

1. Click the add add button next to Intentsin the left sidebar menu.
2. Enter a name for your intent. Your intent name should represent the end-user expressions it recognizes.
3. Click Save.

Delete intents

To delete an intent:

1. From the intent list, hover your mouse pointer over the intent.
2. Click the delete delete_outline button.

Copy or move intents

To copy or move one or more intents to another agent:

1. From the intents list, hover your mouse pointer over the intent.
2. Select intent(s) that you want to copy or move.
3. Click Copyor Move.
4. Choose a destination agent from the drop down menu.
5. Check any of the following additional options:
   • Copy related entities: Copies or moves any entities that are related to the intents being copied or moved.
   • Overwrite entities: Overwrites entities with the same name in the destination agent.
   • Overwrite intents: Overwrites intents with the same name in the destination agent.
6. Click Start.