Telegram / Request and handle location - Rasa Open Source - Rasa Community Forum

post by maland on Mar 19, 2019

Hi all,

Based on Telegram Bot API documentation Telegram Bot API I created an action where I want to request a user location. But unfortunately I don’t get anything on a user side after this action call.

from rasa_core_sdk import Action

class ActionGetLocation(Action):
    def name(self):
        return "action_get_location"

def run(self, dispatcher, tracker, domain):
        dispatcher.utter_custom_message({"text": "Can i get your location please?",
        "reply_markup": { "keyboard": [[{ "text": "Send Location", "request_location": "true"}]]}})

return []

Does anyone know or had any experience how to request a user location in Telegram? Or any other messenger platforms?

Thanks a lot for any ideas!

post by GauravRoy48 on Sep 27, 2019

Did this work?

post by M_R_LY on Nov 4, 2021

did someone managed to achieve this ?

post by InnoOmnia on Nov 4, 2021

install and use this

GitHub - python-telegram-bot/python-telegram-bot: We have made you a wrapper you can't refuse

and then

modify this to Rasa “format”

dispatcher.add_handler(MessageHandler(Filters.location, location))

def location(bot, update):
   print(update.message.location)

post by haydn04 on Apr 10

I faced this question before. And I figured we just need an intent and train it in nlu.yml. I forget how is the text and you can print the full_message of the latest message and find the ‘text:’ and copy the format to the nlu.yml. I maybe it is too late to help you but hope it can help others in the future.

I found the problem and explained below. Hope you see my message and hope you are still working on your project.