Help Needed: Building a Teams Chatbot to Start/Stop UiPath Jobs via Orchestrator API

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Hi UiPath Community,

I’m working on a use case where I need to build a chatbot integrated with Microsoft Teams that can start and stop UiPath jobs using the Orchestrator API. Here’s the flow I’m aiming to implement:

:white_check_mark: Use Case Overview:

  • The client logs into Microsoft Teams and interacts with the chatbot.
  • The chatbot presents two options: Start Job or Stop Job.
  • If the user selects Start Job:
    • The bot asks for the process name.
    • Based on the input, the bot fetches a list of matching processes from Orchestrator.
    • The user selects the desired process from the list.
    • The bot triggers the job using the StartJobs API.
  • If the user selects Stop Job:
    • The bot asks for the Job ID or shows a list of running jobs.
    • The user selects the job to stop.
    • The bot calls the StopJob API.

:wrench: Technical Stack:

  • Bot Framework: Planning to use Python or Node.js with Microsoft Bot Framework.
  • UiPath API: Using Cloud Orchestrator APIs with OAuth2 authentication.
  • Teams Integration: Via Bot Framework and Azure Bot Service.

:red_question_mark: Help Needed:

  1. Best practices for securely integrating UiPath API with a chatbot.
  2. How to fetch and display process names dynamically from Orchestrator.
  3. Suggestions for handling job selection and confirmation in Teams UI.
  4. Any sample projects or references that follow a similar architecture.

:folded_hands: Any guidance, examples, or suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks in advance,
Vignesh N

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