generated: '2026-09-12'
method: searched
source: https://cloud.google.com/sdk/gcloud/reference/alpha/dialogflow
provider: Google Dialogflow
providerId: google-dialogflow
name: gcloud alpha dialogflow
description: >-
  Dialogflow has no standalone CLI. Its command surface ships inside the Google Cloud CLI (gcloud)
  as the `gcloud alpha dialogflow` command group — "interact with and manage Dialogflow agents,
  entities, and intents". The surface covers Dialogflow ES only; there is no gcloud command group
  for Dialogflow CX / Conversational Agents, which is managed through the API, the console, or the
  client libraries. The group is still marked ALPHA (Google's own page: "This command is currently
  in alpha and might change without notice"), which is a material caveat for anyone scripting
  against it.
maturity: alpha
covers: Dialogflow ES (v2) only
binary: gcloud
docs: https://cloud.google.com/sdk/gcloud/reference/alpha/dialogflow
install:
- method: google-cloud-cli
  url: https://cloud.google.com/sdk/docs/install
  note: Dialogflow commands are part of the gcloud alpha surface; no separate component install is
    documented on the reference page.
groups:
- name: agent
  description: Manage, train, and query the Dialogflow agent for a project.
  commands:
  - name: describe
    description: Describe the Dialogflow agent of the current project.
  - name: export
    description: Export the Dialogflow agent to a zip file.
  - name: import
    description: Import a Dialogflow agent from a zip file.
  - name: query
    description: Send a text or audio conversational query to the agent of the current project.
  - name: train
    description: Train the Dialogflow agent of the current project.
- name: entity-types
  description: Create, list, describe, update, and delete Dialogflow entity types.
  commands:
  - name: create
  - name: delete
  - name: describe
  - name: list
  - name: update
- name: intents
  description: Create, list, describe, and delete Dialogflow intents.
  commands:
  - name: create
  - name: delete
  - name: describe
  - name: list
  - name: update
gaps:
- No CX / Conversational Agents command group exists in gcloud.
- No flows, pages, playbooks, tools, webhooks, test-case or environment commands.
- The group has been in alpha since it shipped; page last updated 2026-05-27.
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com