# Starting a chatbot

**URL:** <https://devforum.zoom.us/t/starting-a-chatbot/22544>\
**Category:** API and Webhooks\
**Created:** [June 27, 2020, 7:06pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/starting-a-chatbot/22544 "2020-06-27T19:06:46Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![mrramseyrizzo](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/mrramseyrizzo/32/3612_2.png) [@mrramseyrizzo](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/mrramseyrizzo)\
**Post date:** [June 27, 2020, 7:06pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/starting-a-chatbot/22544/1 "2020-06-27T19:06:46Z")

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I HONESTLY DON’T KNOW WHERE TO BEGIN. I REALLY WANT TO LEARN HOW TO CODE AND DEPLOY CHATBOTS BUT I JUST NEED A LITTLE HELP TO START. CAN SOMEONE POINT ME N THE RIGHT DIRECTION? **Description**  
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**Author:** ![tommy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/tommy/32/72769_2.png) [@tommy](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/tommy)\
**Post date:** [June 29, 2020, 10:44pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/starting-a-chatbot/22544/2 "2020-06-29T22:44:32Z")

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Hey @mrramseyrizzo,

The Chatbot tutorial I wrote is a good place to start! 🙂

> **[Build a Chatbot - Chatbots - Documentation](https://marketplace.zoom.us/docs/guides/chatbots/build-a-chatbot)**
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> Build a Chatbot
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> Build a Zoom Chatbot from scratch using Node.js, PostgreSQL, the Unsplash API, and Heroku.
> //s3.amazonaws.com/user-content.stoplight.io...

Thanks,  
Tommy

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**Author:** ![DeveloperBot](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/developerbot/32/12632_2.png) [@DeveloperBot](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/DeveloperBot)\
**Post date:** [August 21, 2020, 10:30pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/starting-a-chatbot/22544/3 "2020-08-21T22:30:37Z")

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