Create a bot with the Bot Framework SDK

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This article describes how to build your first bot with the Bot Framework SDK for C#, Java, JavaScript or Python, and how to test your bot with the Bot Framework Emulator.

Creating your first bot doesn't require an Azure subscription or an Azure Bot Service resource. This quickstart focuses on creating your first bot locally. If you'd like to learn how to create a bot in Azure, see Create an Azure Bot resource.

The Bot Framework Python and Java SDKs are being retired with final long-term support ending in November 2023. Only critical security and bug fixes within this repository will be undertaken. Existing bots built with these SDKs will continue to function.

To add the bot templates to Visual Studio, download and install the Bot Framework v4 SDK Templates for Visual Studio VSIX file.

.NET Core Templates will help you to quickly build new conversational AI bots using Bot Framework v4. As of May 2020, these templates and the code they generate require .NET Core 3.1 or later.