# Bird API actions

### Bots&#x20;

Use this action type to create and train chatbots with MessageBird's machine learning and chatbot capabilities. Bots can handle customer queries and support inquiries.

### Channels&#x20;

Use this action type to manage your channels and platforms in MessageBird. You can integrate with popular messaging apps and social media platforms and engage with your customers across multiple channels.

### Collaboration&#x20;

Use this action type to manage your Inbox feed and agents in MessageBird. You can collaborate with your team members and assign conversations to specific agents.

### Conversations&#x20;

Use this action type to manage your Inbox customer conversations in MessageBird. You can track conversation history, assign conversations to agents, and monitor response times.

### Engagements&#x20;

Use this action type to retrieve and update customer information with MessageBird's customer data management capabilities.

### Numbers&#x20;

Use this action type to manage your phone numbers in MessageBird. You can purchase, configure, and assign phone numbers for your messaging campaigns.


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# Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation

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Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter:

```
GET https://docs.bird.com/applications/automation/flows/concepts/actions/bird-api-actions.md?ask=<question>
```

The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language.
The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation.

Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.
