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# Einstein Bots API

Use the Einstein Bots API to link your external channels, such as Slack or Twitter, with your Einstein Bots. Start sessions, send messages to the bot in active sessions, receive messages from the bot, and end sessions using the API.

Let’s [Get Started](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/service/einstein-bot-api/guide/get-started-overview.md) with the REST API.

**important:** To learn about the Agentforce Agent API, see the [Agent API Developer Guide](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/einstein/genai/guide/agent-api.html).

**See Also**

- [Introducing the Einstein Bots Platform API](https://developer.salesforce.com/blogs/2022/05/introducing-the-einstein-bots-platform-api) Developer's Blog
- [API Release Notes](/docs/service/einstein-bot-api/references/about/api-release-notes.html)
- [API Reference v5](/docs/service/einstein-bot-api/references/bot-api-v5?meta=Summary)
- [API Reference v4](/docs/service/einstein-bot-api/references/bot-api-v4/v4.0.0?meta=Summary)