Runtime - Generate Answer

GenerateAnswer call to query the knowledgebase.

POST {RuntimeEndpoint}/qnamaker/knowledgebases/{kbId}/generateAnswer

URI Parameters

Name In Required Type Description
kbId
path True

string

Knowledgebase id.

RuntimeEndpoint
path True

string

QnA Maker App Service endpoint (for example: https://{qnaservice-hostname}.azurewebsites.net).

Request Header

Name Required Type Description
Authorization True

string

Request Body

Name Type Description
context

Context

Context object with previous QnA's information.

isTest

boolean

Query against the test index.

qnaId

string

Exact qnaId to fetch from the knowledgebase, this field takes priority over question.

question

string

User question to query against the knowledge base.

rankerType

string

Optional field. Set to 'QuestionOnly' for using a question only Ranker.

scoreThreshold

number

Threshold for answers returned based on score.

strictFilters

MetadataDTO[]

Find only answers that contain these metadata.

strictFiltersCompoundOperationType

StrictFiltersCompoundOperationType

Optional field. Set to OR for using OR as Operation for Strict Filters.

top

integer

Max number of answers to be returned for the question.

userId

string

Unique identifier for the user. Optional parameter for telemetry. For more information, refer Analytics and Telemetry.

Responses

Name Type Description
200 OK

QnASearchResultList

GenerateAnswer call response.

Other Status Codes

ErrorResponse

Error response.

Security

Authorization

Type: apiKey
In: header

Examples

Successful query

Sample request

POST {RuntimeEndpoint}/qnamaker/knowledgebases/9d091697-fb8c-4ed5-9ac0-35bf8273bfff/generateAnswer


{
  "question": "qna maker and luis",
  "top": 6,
  "isTest": true,
  "scoreThreshold": 20,
  "strictFilters": [
    {
      "name": "category",
      "value": "api"
    }
  ],
  "userId": "sd53lsY="
}

Sample response

{
  "answers": [
    {
      "score": 28.54820341616869,
      "id": 20,
      "answer": "There is no direct integration of LUIS with QnA Maker. But, in your bot code, you can use LUIS and QnA Maker together.",
      "source": "Custom Editorial",
      "questions": [
        "How can I integrate LUIS with QnA Maker?"
      ],
      "metadata": [
        {
          "name": "category",
          "value": "api"
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}

Definitions

Name Description
Context

Context of a QnA

Error

The error object. As per Microsoft One API guidelines - https://github.com/Microsoft/api-guidelines/blob/vNext/Guidelines.md#7102-error-condition-responses.

ErrorCodeType

One of a server-defined set of error codes.

ErrorResponse

Error response. As per Microsoft One API guidelines - https://github.com/Microsoft/api-guidelines/blob/vNext/Guidelines.md#7102-error-condition-responses.

InnerErrorModel

An object containing more specific information about the error. As per Microsoft One API guidelines - https://github.com/Microsoft/api-guidelines/blob/vNext/Guidelines.md#7102-error-condition-responses.

MetadataDTO

Name - value pair of metadata.

PromptDTO

Prompt for an answer.

Qna

QnADTO - Either QnaId or QnADTO needs to be present in a PromptDTO object

QnASearchResult

Represents Search Result.

QnASearchResultList

Represents List of Question Answers.

QueryDTO

POST body schema to query the knowledgebase.

StrictFiltersCompoundOperationType

Optional field. Set to OR for using OR as Operation for Strict Filters.

Context

Context of a QnA

Name Type Description
isContextOnly

boolean

To mark if a prompt is relevant only with a previous question or not. true - Do not include this QnA as search result for queries without context false - ignores context and includes this QnA in search result

prompts

PromptDTO[]

List of prompts associated with the answer.

Error

The error object. As per Microsoft One API guidelines - https://github.com/Microsoft/api-guidelines/blob/vNext/Guidelines.md#7102-error-condition-responses.

Name Type Description
code

ErrorCodeType

One of a server-defined set of error codes.

details

Error[]

An array of details about specific errors that led to this reported error.

innerError

InnerErrorModel

An object containing more specific information than the current object about the error.

message

string

A human-readable representation of the error.

target

string

The target of the error.

ErrorCodeType

One of a server-defined set of error codes.

Name Type Description
BadArgument

string

EndpointKeysError

string

ExtractionFailure

string

Forbidden

string

KbNotFound

string

NotFound

string

OperationNotFound

string

QnaRuntimeError

string

QuotaExceeded

string

SKULimitExceeded

string

ServiceError

string

Unauthorized

string

Unspecified

string

ValidationFailure

string

ErrorResponse

Error response. As per Microsoft One API guidelines - https://github.com/Microsoft/api-guidelines/blob/vNext/Guidelines.md#7102-error-condition-responses.

Name Type Description
error

Error

The error object.

InnerErrorModel

An object containing more specific information about the error. As per Microsoft One API guidelines - https://github.com/Microsoft/api-guidelines/blob/vNext/Guidelines.md#7102-error-condition-responses.

Name Type Description
code

string

A more specific error code than was provided by the containing error.

innerError

InnerErrorModel

An object containing more specific information than the current object about the error.

MetadataDTO

Name - value pair of metadata.

Name Type Description
name

string

Metadata name.

value

string

Metadata value.

PromptDTO

Prompt for an answer.

Name Type Description
displayOrder

integer

Index of the prompt - used in ordering of the prompts

displayText

string

Text displayed to represent a follow up question prompt

qna

Qna

QnADTO - Either QnaId or QnADTO needs to be present in a PromptDTO object

qnaId

integer

Qna id corresponding to the prompt - if QnaId is present, QnADTO object is ignored.

Qna

QnADTO - Either QnaId or QnADTO needs to be present in a PromptDTO object

Name Type Description
answer

string

Answer text

context

Context

Context of a QnA

id

integer

Unique id for the Q-A.

metadata

MetadataDTO[]

List of metadata associated with the answer.

questions

string[]

List of questions associated with the answer.

source

string

Source from which Q-A was indexed. eg. https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cognitive-services/QnAMaker/FAQs

QnASearchResult

Represents Search Result.

Name Type Description
answer

string

Answer.

context

Context

Context object of the QnA

id

integer

Id of the QnA result.

metadata

MetadataDTO[]

List of metadata.

questions

string[]

List of questions.

score

number

Search result score.

source

string

Source of QnA result.

QnASearchResultList

Represents List of Question Answers.

Name Type Description
answers

QnASearchResult[]

Represents Search Result list.

QueryDTO

POST body schema to query the knowledgebase.

Name Type Description
context

Context

Context object with previous QnA's information.

isTest

boolean

Query against the test index.

qnaId

string

Exact qnaId to fetch from the knowledgebase, this field takes priority over question.

question

string

User question to query against the knowledge base.

rankerType

string

Optional field. Set to 'QuestionOnly' for using a question only Ranker.

scoreThreshold

number

Threshold for answers returned based on score.

strictFilters

MetadataDTO[]

Find only answers that contain these metadata.

strictFiltersCompoundOperationType

StrictFiltersCompoundOperationType

Optional field. Set to OR for using OR as Operation for Strict Filters.

top

integer

Max number of answers to be returned for the question.

userId

string

Unique identifier for the user. Optional parameter for telemetry. For more information, refer Analytics and Telemetry.

StrictFiltersCompoundOperationType

Optional field. Set to OR for using OR as Operation for Strict Filters.

Name Type Description
AND

string

OR

string