How to choose a template when creating a Web App Bot?

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I'm trying to create a bot using the Azure Portal, trying to follow some tutorials from the documentation. Specifically, these:

Microsoft Docs https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/bot-service/abs-quickstart?view=azure-bot-service-4.0
Azure 4 Everyone https://youtu.be/-FHc_lZ6jJY

When I got to the Azure portal and try to create a Web App Bot however, I am unable to choose a template. It seems to assume I want to create a QnA Bot, which is not the case. I've been doing tutorials and research for a few days; I'm pretty sure I recall this was not the case as of yesterday.

Did something get updated? Is using the Visual Studio template my only option now? I was hoping to use VS Code for the development once I downloaded the basic bot template.

Edit: I include a screenshot here of the blade I get when clicking "Create" on Web App Bot in the Marketplace.

URL: https://portal.azure.com/?Microsoft_Azure_BotService_subscriptionId=a2096f22-5a26-42bf-962a-aa232ff81cfe&Microsoft_Azure_BotService_qnaHostName=qna-testbot-001.azurewebsites.net&Microsoft_Azure_BotService_qnaKbId=87f53208-171f-4323-9905-3257bef5cdf3&Microsoft_Azure_BotService_csResourceGroupName=rg-bot-dev-001&Microsoft_Azure_BotService_csAccountName=qna-testbot-001&botsvc.rp=true#create/Microsoft.BotServiceSdkGalleryPackage

mdrichardson mdrichardson · Accepted Answer · 2019-12-17T17:25:24

Looks like some folks might just be getting the wrong link in the Azure Portal for some reason. This one should work.

You should be able to choose from:

C# or Node, then
Echo Bot or Basic Bot

In the Azure Portal, click "Create a resource"

In the search bar, type "Web App Bot" and click Create

Then select the appropriate bot under Bot template

Alternatively, you can start with any of the samples, which offers a much much wider selection of starting points.

How to choose a template when creating a Web App Bot?

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