Bot Framework additional resources

APPLIES TO: SDK v4

These resources provide additional information and support for developing bots with the Bot Framework.

Important

Please use one of these resources for support rather than posting comments on this article. This article isn't monitored for support requests.

Support type	Contact
Community support	Questions can be posted at Stack Overflow using the botframework tag. Stack Overflow has guidelines such as requiring a descriptive title, a complete and concise problem statement, and sufficient details to reproduce your issue. Feature requests or overly broad questions are off-topic; new users should visit the Stack Overflow Help Center for more details.
Community chat group	Gitter.IM
Using a bot	Contact the bot's developer through their publisher e-mail
Bot Framework SDK issues/suggestions	Submit issues and feature requests to the SDK repo for your bot's language (C#, JavaScript, or Python). How-to questions about the SDK can be posted at Stack Overflow using the botframework tag.
Bot Framework Samples	Submit issues with samples to the Bot Framework Samples repo.
Azure help and support	Azure Help + Support
Documentation issues	Submit an issue to the Bot Framework documentation GitHub repo.
Documentation updates	Click the Edit link on an article and submit a pull request to the Bot Framework documentation GitHub repository.
Reporting abuse	Contact us at bf-reports@microsoft.com

Note

The Bot Framework JavaScript, C#, and Python SDKs will continue to be supported, however, the Java SDK is 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 the Java SDK will continue to function.

For new bot building, consider using Power Virtual Agents and read about choosing the right chatbot solution.

For more information, see The future of bot building.