How to fetch device location using API AI?

Question

I am using GUI tools provided by API AI to create Actions. Is it possible to fetch device location? I have heard that this is possible by requesting permissions. Is this doc

Answer 1

I was struggling with this for so long. I found this forum and something clicked. Turns out it's really not that hard.

In your php webhook, your original intent should return this as json -- or json_encode this array:

array(
'data' => 
 array(
 'google' => 
  array(
   'expectUserResponse' => true,
   'systemIntent' => 
   array(
     'intent' => 'actions.intent.PERMISSION',
     'data' => 
   array(
       '@type' => 
      'type.googleapis.com/google.actions.v2.PermissionValueSpec',
       'optContext' => 'To find the closest site ',
       'permissions' => 

        'DEVICE_PRECISE_LOCATION'
      ,
       ),
     ),
   ),
 ),
)

then create another intent with the event: actions_intent_PERMISSION

In your php webhook for the newly created intent, you will now have the location returned. It is in the response: ["originalRequest"]['data']['device']['location']['coordinates']

Easy Peasy...