# STEP 5: Functions

By using the functions, you can integrate with most platforms that provide their API. You can create functions that will be responsible for retrieving information from your external websites, then they can be processed by the chatbot and sent back to the website together with your user's response.

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You can set up several functions, each responsible for a different process, and then manage them from there.


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