If the specified session entity type already exists, overrides the session entity type.
This method doesn't work with Google Assistant integration. Contact Dialogflow support if you need to use session entities with Google Assistant integration.
HTTP request
POST https://{endpoint}/v2beta1/{parent=projects/*/locations/*/agent/environments/*/users/*/sessions/*}/entityTypes
Required. The session to create a session entity type for. Supported formats: - projects/<Project ID>/agent/sessions/<Session ID>,
-projects//locations//agent/sessions/,
-projects//agent/environments//users//sessions/,
-projects//locations//agent/environments//users//sessions/`,
If Location ID is not specified we assume default 'us' location. If Environment ID is not specified, we assume default 'draft' environment. If User ID is not specified, we assume default '-' user.
Authorization requires the following IAM permission on the specified resource parent:
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