# Dialogflow API . projects . locations . agent . environments . users . sessions . entityTypes

## Instance Methods

Close httplib2 connections.

Creates a session entity type. If the specified session entity type already exists, overrides the session entity type. This method doesn't work with Google Assistant integration. Contact Dialogflow support if you need to use session entities with Google Assistant integration.

Deletes the specified session entity type. This method doesn't work with Google Assistant integration. Contact Dialogflow support if you need to use session entities with Google Assistant integration.

Retrieves the specified session entity type. This method doesn't work with Google Assistant integration. Contact Dialogflow support if you need to use session entities with Google Assistant integration.

Returns the list of all session entity types in the specified session. This method doesn't work with Google Assistant integration. Contact Dialogflow support if you need to use session entities with Google Assistant integration.

Retrieves the next page of results.

Updates the specified session entity type. This method doesn't work with Google Assistant integration. Contact Dialogflow support if you need to use session entities with Google Assistant integration.

### Method Details

`close()`

    Close httplib2 connections.

`create(parent, body=None, x__xgafv=None)`

    Creates a session entity type. If the specified session entity type already exists, overrides the session entity type. This method doesn't work with Google Assistant integration. Contact Dialogflow support if you need to use session entities with Google Assistant integration.

    Args:
      parent: string, Required. The session to create a session entity type for. Format: `projects//agent/sessions/` or `projects//agent/environments//users// sessions/`. If `Environment ID` is not specified, we assume default 'draft' environment. If `User ID` is not specified, we assume default '-' user. (required)
      body: object, The request body.
        The object takes the form of:

    { # A session represents a conversation between a Dialogflow agent and an end-user. You can create special entities, called session entities, during a session. Session entities can extend or replace custom entity types and only exist during the session that they were created for. All session data, including session entities, is stored by Dialogflow for 20 minutes. For more information, see the [session entity guide](https://cloud.google.com/dialogflow/docs/entities-session).
      "entities": [ # Required. The collection of entities associated with this session entity type.
        { # An **entity entry** for an associated entity type.
          "synonyms": [ # Required. A collection of value synonyms. For example, if the entity type is *vegetable*, and `value` is *scallions*, a synonym could be *green onions*. For `KIND_LIST` entity types: * This collection must contain exactly one synonym equal to `value`.
            "A String",
          ],
          "value": "A String", # Required. The primary value associated with this entity entry. For example, if the entity type is *vegetable*, the value could be *scallions*. For `KIND_MAP` entity types: * A reference value to be used in place of synonyms. For `KIND_LIST` entity types: * A string that can contain references to other entity types (with or without aliases).
        },
      ],
      "entityOverrideMode": "A String", # Required. Indicates whether the additional data should override or supplement the custom entity type definition.
      "name": "A String", # Required. The unique identifier of this session entity type. Format: `projects//agent/sessions//entityTypes/`, or `projects//agent/environments//users//sessions//entityTypes/`. If `Environment ID` is not specified, we assume default 'draft' environment. If `User ID` is not specified, we assume default '-' user. `` must be the display name of an existing entity type in the same agent that will be overridden or supplemented.
    }

      x__xgafv: string, V1 error format.
        Allowed values
          1 - v1 error format
          2 - v2 error format

    Returns:
      An object of the form:

        { # A session represents a conversation between a Dialogflow agent and an end-user. You can create special entities, called session entities, during a session. Session entities can extend or replace custom entity types and only exist during the session that they were created for. All session data, including session entities, is stored by Dialogflow for 20 minutes. For more information, see the [session entity guide](https://cloud.google.com/dialogflow/docs/entities-session).
      "entities": [ # Required. The collection of entities associated with this session entity type.
        { # An **entity entry** for an associated entity type.
          "synonyms": [ # Required. A collection of value synonyms. For example, if the entity type is *vegetable*, and `value` is *scallions*, a synonym could be *green onions*. For `KIND_LIST` entity types: * This collection must contain exactly one synonym equal to `value`.
            "A String",
          ],
          "value": "A String", # Required. The primary value associated with this entity entry. For example, if the entity type is *vegetable*, the value could be *scallions*. For `KIND_MAP` entity types: * A reference value to be used in place of synonyms. For `KIND_LIST` entity types: * A string that can contain references to other entity types (with or without aliases).
        },
      ],
      "entityOverrideMode": "A String", # Required. Indicates whether the additional data should override or supplement the custom entity type definition.
      "name": "A String", # Required. The unique identifier of this session entity type. Format: `projects//agent/sessions//entityTypes/`, or `projects//agent/environments//users//sessions//entityTypes/`. If `Environment ID` is not specified, we assume default 'draft' environment. If `User ID` is not specified, we assume default '-' user. `` must be the display name of an existing entity type in the same agent that will be overridden or supplemented.
    }

`delete(name, x__xgafv=None)`

    Deletes the specified session entity type. This method doesn't work with Google Assistant integration. Contact Dialogflow support if you need to use session entities with Google Assistant integration.

    Args:
      name: string, Required. The name of the entity type to delete. Format: `projects//agent/sessions//entityTypes/` or `projects//agent/environments//users//sessions//entityTypes/`. If `Environment ID` is not specified, we assume default 'draft' environment. If `User ID` is not specified, we assume default '-' user. (required)
      x__xgafv: string, V1 error format.
        Allowed values
          1 - v1 error format
          2 - v2 error format

    Returns:
      An object of the form:

        { # A generic empty message that you can re-use to avoid defining duplicated empty messages in your APIs. A typical example is to use it as the request or the response type of an API method. For instance: service Foo { rpc Bar(google.protobuf.Empty) returns (google.protobuf.Empty); }
    }

`get(name, x__xgafv=None)`

    Retrieves the specified session entity type. This method doesn't work with Google Assistant integration. Contact Dialogflow support if you need to use session entities with Google Assistant integration.

    Args:
      name: string, Required. The name of the session entity type. Format: `projects//agent/sessions//entityTypes/` or `projects//agent/environments//users//sessions//entityTypes/`. If `Environment ID` is not specified, we assume default 'draft' environment. If `User ID` is not specified, we assume default '-' user. (required)
      x__xgafv: string, V1 error format.
        Allowed values
          1 - v1 error format
          2 - v2 error format

    Returns:
      An object of the form:

        { # A session represents a conversation between a Dialogflow agent and an end-user. You can create special entities, called session entities, during a session. Session entities can extend or replace custom entity types and only exist during the session that they were created for. All session data, including session entities, is stored by Dialogflow for 20 minutes. For more information, see the [session entity guide](https://cloud.google.com/dialogflow/docs/entities-session).
      "entities": [ # Required. The collection of entities associated with this session entity type.
        { # An **entity entry** for an associated entity type.
          "synonyms": [ # Required. A collection of value synonyms. For example, if the entity type is *vegetable*, and `value` is *scallions*, a synonym could be *green onions*. For `KIND_LIST` entity types: * This collection must contain exactly one synonym equal to `value`.
            "A String",
          ],
          "value": "A String", # Required. The primary value associated with this entity entry. For example, if the entity type is *vegetable*, the value could be *scallions*. For `KIND_MAP` entity types: * A reference value to be used in place of synonyms. For `KIND_LIST` entity types: * A string that can contain references to other entity types (with or without aliases).
        },
      ],
      "entityOverrideMode": "A String", # Required. Indicates whether the additional data should override or supplement the custom entity type definition.
      "name": "A String", # Required. The unique identifier of this session entity type. Format: `projects//agent/sessions//entityTypes/`, or `projects//agent/environments//users//sessions//entityTypes/`. If `Environment ID` is not specified, we assume default 'draft' environment. If `User ID` is not specified, we assume default '-' user. `` must be the display name of an existing entity type in the same agent that will be overridden or supplemented.
    }

`list(parent, pageSize=None, pageToken=None, x__xgafv=None)`

    Returns the list of all session entity types in the specified session. This method doesn't work with Google Assistant integration. Contact Dialogflow support if you need to use session entities with Google Assistant integration.

    Args:
      parent: string, Required. The session to list all session entity types from. Format: `projects//agent/sessions/` or `projects//agent/environments//users// sessions/`. If `Environment ID` is not specified, we assume default 'draft' environment. If `User ID` is not specified, we assume default '-' user. (required)
      pageSize: integer, Optional. The maximum number of items to return in a single page. By default 100 and at most 1000.
      pageToken: string, Optional. The next_page_token value returned from a previous list request.
      x__xgafv: string, V1 error format.
        Allowed values
          1 - v1 error format
          2 - v2 error format

    Returns:
      An object of the form:

        { # The response message for SessionEntityTypes.ListSessionEntityTypes.
      "nextPageToken": "A String", # Token to retrieve the next page of results, or empty if there are no more results in the list.
      "sessionEntityTypes": [ # The list of session entity types. There will be a maximum number of items returned based on the page_size field in the request.
        { # A session represents a conversation between a Dialogflow agent and an end-user. You can create special entities, called session entities, during a session. Session entities can extend or replace custom entity types and only exist during the session that they were created for. All session data, including session entities, is stored by Dialogflow for 20 minutes. For more information, see the [session entity guide](https://cloud.google.com/dialogflow/docs/entities-session).
          "entities": [ # Required. The collection of entities associated with this session entity type.
            { # An **entity entry** for an associated entity type.
              "synonyms": [ # Required. A collection of value synonyms. For example, if the entity type is *vegetable*, and `value` is *scallions*, a synonym could be *green onions*. For `KIND_LIST` entity types: * This collection must contain exactly one synonym equal to `value`.
                "A String",
              ],
              "value": "A String", # Required. The primary value associated with this entity entry. For example, if the entity type is *vegetable*, the value could be *scallions*. For `KIND_MAP` entity types: * A reference value to be used in place of synonyms. For `KIND_LIST` entity types: * A string that can contain references to other entity types (with or without aliases).
            },
          ],
          "entityOverrideMode": "A String", # Required. Indicates whether the additional data should override or supplement the custom entity type definition.
          "name": "A String", # Required. The unique identifier of this session entity type. Format: `projects//agent/sessions//entityTypes/`, or `projects//agent/environments//users//sessions//entityTypes/`. If `Environment ID` is not specified, we assume default 'draft' environment. If `User ID` is not specified, we assume default '-' user. `` must be the display name of an existing entity type in the same agent that will be overridden or supplemented.
        },
      ],
    }

`list_next()`

    Retrieves the next page of results.

            Args:
              previous_request: The request for the previous page. (required)
              previous_response: The response from the request for the previous page. (required)

            Returns:
              A request object that you can call 'execute()' on to request the next
              page. Returns None if there are no more items in the collection.

`patch(name, body=None, updateMask=None, x__xgafv=None)`

    Updates the specified session entity type. This method doesn't work with Google Assistant integration. Contact Dialogflow support if you need to use session entities with Google Assistant integration.

    Args:
      name: string, Required. The unique identifier of this session entity type. Format: `projects//agent/sessions//entityTypes/`, or `projects//agent/environments//users//sessions//entityTypes/`. If `Environment ID` is not specified, we assume default 'draft' environment. If `User ID` is not specified, we assume default '-' user. `` must be the display name of an existing entity type in the same agent that will be overridden or supplemented. (required)
      body: object, The request body.
        The object takes the form of:

    { # A session represents a conversation between a Dialogflow agent and an end-user. You can create special entities, called session entities, during a session. Session entities can extend or replace custom entity types and only exist during the session that they were created for. All session data, including session entities, is stored by Dialogflow for 20 minutes. For more information, see the [session entity guide](https://cloud.google.com/dialogflow/docs/entities-session).
      "entities": [ # Required. The collection of entities associated with this session entity type.
        { # An **entity entry** for an associated entity type.
          "synonyms": [ # Required. A collection of value synonyms. For example, if the entity type is *vegetable*, and `value` is *scallions*, a synonym could be *green onions*. For `KIND_LIST` entity types: * This collection must contain exactly one synonym equal to `value`.
            "A String",
          ],
          "value": "A String", # Required. The primary value associated with this entity entry. For example, if the entity type is *vegetable*, the value could be *scallions*. For `KIND_MAP` entity types: * A reference value to be used in place of synonyms. For `KIND_LIST` entity types: * A string that can contain references to other entity types (with or without aliases).
        },
      ],
      "entityOverrideMode": "A String", # Required. Indicates whether the additional data should override or supplement the custom entity type definition.
      "name": "A String", # Required. The unique identifier of this session entity type. Format: `projects//agent/sessions//entityTypes/`, or `projects//agent/environments//users//sessions//entityTypes/`. If `Environment ID` is not specified, we assume default 'draft' environment. If `User ID` is not specified, we assume default '-' user. `` must be the display name of an existing entity type in the same agent that will be overridden or supplemented.
    }

      updateMask: string, Optional. The mask to control which fields get updated.
      x__xgafv: string, V1 error format.
        Allowed values
          1 - v1 error format
          2 - v2 error format

    Returns:
      An object of the form:

        { # A session represents a conversation between a Dialogflow agent and an end-user. You can create special entities, called session entities, during a session. Session entities can extend or replace custom entity types and only exist during the session that they were created for. All session data, including session entities, is stored by Dialogflow for 20 minutes. For more information, see the [session entity guide](https://cloud.google.com/dialogflow/docs/entities-session).
      "entities": [ # Required. The collection of entities associated with this session entity type.
        { # An **entity entry** for an associated entity type.
          "synonyms": [ # Required. A collection of value synonyms. For example, if the entity type is *vegetable*, and `value` is *scallions*, a synonym could be *green onions*. For `KIND_LIST` entity types: * This collection must contain exactly one synonym equal to `value`.
            "A String",
          ],
          "value": "A String", # Required. The primary value associated with this entity entry. For example, if the entity type is *vegetable*, the value could be *scallions*. For `KIND_MAP` entity types: * A reference value to be used in place of synonyms. For `KIND_LIST` entity types: * A string that can contain references to other entity types (with or without aliases).
        },
      ],
      "entityOverrideMode": "A String", # Required. Indicates whether the additional data should override or supplement the custom entity type definition.
      "name": "A String", # Required. The unique identifier of this session entity type. Format: `projects//agent/sessions//entityTypes/`, or `projects//agent/environments//users//sessions//entityTypes/`. If `Environment ID` is not specified, we assume default 'draft' environment. If `User ID` is not specified, we assume default '-' user. `` must be the display name of an existing entity type in the same agent that will be overridden or supplemented.
    }