# 2. The basic features of AntBot Chatbot

Access AntBot by upgrading your AntBot plan and access it from your profile

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Chatbot interface. Drag and drop nodes to use different functions

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Antbot Platform:&#x20;

* Start flow: node to begin the script flow&#x20;
* End flow: node to end the script flow&#x20;
* You can use the 'redirect flow' node to navigate from one script flow to another&#x20;

Antbot: Functional nodes that respond from the bot with different types of messages.

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1. First, after dragging the 'start flow' node to the settings panel, click on the 'deploy' node

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2. In the 'start flow' node, double-click, select and add the necessary information, for example:

   * 'AntCRM Account': Select the AntCRM account
   * 'Flow name': The name of the flow
   * Pages: Select the page integrated with the CRM
   * Add condition node: You can select a rule by choosing conditions for the message when the customer sends a message

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   Enter the keyword and press Enter

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Add a 'message' node (to reply with text messages), then add the following information:&#x20;

* Name: Node name (Optional)&#x20;
* Message: Enter the message you want to send back to the customer (you can add multiple message versions by clicking the 'add message version' node

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⇒ Enter done to save

4\. Linking and completing the flow&#x20;

* Connect the nodes together using the node connectors

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* To end the flow, click on the 'end flow' node, then double-click and select the AntCRM account, and click Done to save

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Here is an example of a basic flow for the bot to respond automatically. After making adjustments, click the Deploy node to save (You can connect multiple nodes together to create the script you desire)

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Sample result when chatting with the bot based on the above flow script

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Additionally, the 'message' node can respond as follows: Example flow script

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Next, we need to set up the page, go to the settings section

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* Setup details:&#x20;
* First-time greeting message: greeting when the user chats with the page for the first time&#x20;
* Welcome message: node set up for the first conversation, and when clicked, it will start the flow based on the selected flow&#x20;
* Ice breaker: Displays the welcome message again if no messages are sent within 24 hours&#x20;
* Main menu: to add to the message menu with the page

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Default flow: used when no matching flow is found

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Growth tool: Create URL and QR codes to automatically navigate to the messages via the Page and activate the script flow setup

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Broadcasts: Automatically send the selected script flow to all followers of the Page at once

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* purpose of this guide is to turn the chatbot on/off based on the flow.&#x20;
* Based on how to create the script flow for the steps above, create the flow script using the Action

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* Double-click the Actions&#x20;
* node Click the Add action node&#x20;
* In the Select Action Type section, choose Hand over

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* Click the Done node and select ![](/files/oWeY3ir3svCHP7mUGIgM)to save&#x20;
* If you want to add to the Menu, click on Settings

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On Facebook, there must be a Start node, select a flow in the Welcome message section (Choose any flow you want

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Click on the Edit node in the Main Menu (Please select a Page before setting up)

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Click on + Main menu item

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Click on the menu you just created, enter a label to add a title for the node, check 'Send flow,' and select the flow created in steps 1-5

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Click on the Confirm node to save Go to the Facebook Page and check, the result will be like this

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