How to Create a Chatbot in Android with BrainShop API?
Last Updated :
23 Jul, 2025
We have seen many apps and websites in which we will get to see a chatbot where we can chat along with the chatbot and can easily get solutions for our questions answered from the chatbot. In this article, we will take a look at building a chatbot in Android.
What we are going to build in this article?
We will be building a simple application in which we will be building a simple chatbot where we can ask a question to our bot and the bot will answer our questions. Below is the video in which we will get to see what we are going to build in this article. Note that we are going to implement this project using both Java & Kotlin.
Steps to Implement Chatbot in Android
Step 1: Create a New Project
To create a new project in Android Studio please refer to How to Create/Start a New Project in Android Studio.
Step 2: Add the dependency for API call
Navigate to the Gradle Scripts > build.gradle.kts file and add the below dependency to it in the dependencies section.
dependencies {
...
implementation ("com.android.volley:volley:1.2.1")
}
After adding this dependency sync your project.
Step 3: Adding permissions to the internet in the AndroidManifest.xml file
Navigate to the app > manifests > AndroidManifest.xml and add the below code to it.
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />
Step 4: Working with the activity_main.xml file
Navigate to the app > res > layout > activity_main.xml and add the below code to that file. Below is the code for the activity_main.xml file.
activity_main.xml:
XML
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
tools:context=".MainActivity">
<androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView
android:id="@+id/recyclerView"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="0dp"
tools:listitem="@layout/item_user_messages"
app:layout_constraintBottom_toTopOf="@+id/messageLayout"
app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent" />
<LinearLayout
android:id="@+id/messageLayout"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="80dp"
android:orientation="horizontal"
android:gravity="center"
android:weightSum="5"
app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent">
<EditText
android:id="@+id/messageEditText"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
style="@style/Widget.Material3.TextInputEditText.OutlinedBox"
android:hint="Write your message here..."
android:layout_weight="4"
android:importantForAutofill="no"
android:inputType="textShortMessage" />
<com.google.android.material.floatingactionbutton.FloatingActionButton
android:id="@+id/sendButton"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:importantForAccessibility="no"
android:src="@android:drawable/sym_action_chat"
app:tint="@color/white"
app:backgroundTint="@color/colorPrimary" />
</LinearLayout>
</androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout>
Step 5: Creating a Model class for storing our messages
Navigate to the app > java > {package-name}, Right-click on it, New > Java/Kotlin class and name it as Model and add the below code to it. Comments are added inside the code to understand the code in more detail.
Modal File:
Model.java
package org.geeksforgeeks.demo;
public class Model {
private String message;
private String sender;
// Default Constructor (Required for Firebase)
public Model() {
this.message = "";
this.sender = "";
}
// Parameterized Constructor
public Model(String message, String sender) {
this.message = message;
this.sender = sender;
}
// Getter and Setter for message
public String getMessage() {
return message;
}
public void setMessage(String message) {
this.message = message;
}
// Getter and Setter for sender
public String getSender() {
return sender;
}
public void setSender(String sender) {
this.sender = sender;
}
}
Model.kt
package org.geeksforgeeks.demo
class Model (
var message: String = "",
var sender: String = ""
)
Step 6: Creating a layout file for user & bot messages
Icons used in this file are present in the drawable folder. Navigate to the app > res > layout > Right-click on it > New > layout resource file and name the file as item_user_messages and item_bot_messages and add the below code to it.
item_user_messages.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:orientation="vertical">
<androidx.cardview.widget.CardView
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_margin="26dp"
android:layout_gravity="end"
android:elevation="8dp"
app:cardCornerRadius="8dp">
<!--text view for displaying user message-->
<TextView
android:id="@+id/idTVUser"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_gravity="center_vertical"
android:padding="16dp"
android:text="User message"
android:textSize="18sp"
android:textColor="@color/black"
app:drawableEndCompat="@drawable/person"
app:drawableTint="@color/black"
android:drawablePadding="16dp"/>
</androidx.cardview.widget.CardView>
</LinearLayout>
item_bot_messages.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:orientation="vertical">
<androidx.cardview.widget.CardView
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_gravity="start"
android:layout_margin="26dp"
android:elevation="8dp"
app:cardCornerRadius="8dp">
<!--below widget is for
displaying message of bot-->
<TextView
android:id="@+id/idTVBot"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_gravity="center_vertical"
android:drawablePadding="16dp"
android:padding="16dp"
android:text="Bot message"
android:textColor="@color/black"
android:textSize="18sp"
app:drawableStartCompat="@drawable/settings"
app:drawableTint="@color/black" />
</androidx.cardview.widget.CardView>
</LinearLayout>
Step 7: Working with the Adapter class
For setting data to our items of Chat RecyclerView we have to create an Adapter class. Navigate to the app > java > {package-name}, Right-click on it, New > Java/Kotlin class and name your class as Adapter and add the below code to it. Comments are added inside the code to understand the code in more detail.
Adapter File:
Adapter.java
package org.geeksforgeeks.demo;
import android.view.LayoutInflater;
import android.view.View;
import android.view.ViewGroup;
import android.widget.TextView;
import androidx.annotation.NonNull;
import androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView;
import java.util.ArrayList;
public class Adapter extends RecyclerView.Adapter<RecyclerView.ViewHolder> {
private final ArrayList<Model> list;
// Constructor
public Adapter(ArrayList<Model> list) {
this.list = list;
}
@Override
public int getItemViewType(int position) {
// Determine the type of view
if (list.get(position).getSender().equals("user")) {
// User message
return 0;
}
else if (list.get(position).getSender().equals("bot")) {
// Bot message
return 1;
}
else {
return -1;
}
}
@NonNull
@Override
public RecyclerView.ViewHolder onCreateViewHolder(@NonNull ViewGroup parent, int viewType) {
View view;
if (viewType == 0) {
view = LayoutInflater.from(parent.getContext())
.inflate(R.layout.item_user_messages, parent, false);
return new UserViewHolder(view);
} else {
view = LayoutInflater.from(parent.getContext())
.inflate(R.layout.item_bot_messages, parent, false);
return new BotViewHolder(view);
}
}
@Override
public void onBindViewHolder(@NonNull RecyclerView.ViewHolder holder, int position) {
Model model = list.get(position);
if (holder instanceof UserViewHolder) {
((UserViewHolder) holder).userTV.setText(model.getMessage());
} else if (holder instanceof BotViewHolder) {
((BotViewHolder) holder).botTV.setText(model.getMessage());
}
}
@Override
public int getItemCount() {
return list.size();
}
// ViewHolder for User messages
static class UserViewHolder extends RecyclerView.ViewHolder {
TextView userTV;
public UserViewHolder(@NonNull View itemView) {
super(itemView);
userTV = itemView.findViewById(R.id.idTVUser);
}
}
// ViewHolder for Bot messages
static class BotViewHolder extends RecyclerView.ViewHolder {
TextView botTV;
public BotViewHolder(@NonNull View itemView) {
super(itemView);
botTV = itemView.findViewById(R.id.idTVBot);
}
}
}
Adapter.kt
package org.geeksforgeeks.demo
import android.view.LayoutInflater
import android.view.View
import android.view.ViewGroup
import android.widget.TextView
import androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView
class Adapter(private val list: ArrayList<Model>) :
RecyclerView.Adapter<RecyclerView.ViewHolder>() {
override fun onCreateViewHolder(parent: ViewGroup, viewType: Int): RecyclerView.ViewHolder {
val view: View
// below code is to switch our
// layout type along with view holder.
when (viewType) {
0 -> {
// below line we are inflating user message layout.
view = LayoutInflater.from(parent.context)
.inflate(R.layout.item_user_messages, parent, false)
return UserViewHolder(view)
}
else -> {
// below line we are inflating bot message layout.
view = LayoutInflater.from(parent.context)
.inflate(R.layout.item_bot_messages, parent, false)
return BotViewHolder(view)
}
}
}
override fun onBindViewHolder(holder: RecyclerView.ViewHolder, position: Int) {
// this method is use to set data
// to our layout file.
val modal: Model = list[position]
when (modal.sender) {
"user" -> (holder as UserViewHolder).userTV.text = modal.message
"bot" -> (holder as BotViewHolder).botTV.text = modal.message
}
}
override fun getItemCount(): Int = list.size
override fun getItemViewType(position: Int): Int {
// below line of code is to set position.
return when (list[position].sender) {
"user" -> 0
"bot" -> 1
else -> -1
}
}
class UserViewHolder(itemView: View) : RecyclerView.ViewHolder(itemView) {
var userTV: TextView = itemView.findViewById(R.id.idTVUser)
}
class BotViewHolder(itemView: View) : RecyclerView.ViewHolder(itemView) {
var botTV: TextView = itemView.findViewById(R.id.idTVBot)
}
}
Step 8: Generating API key for using the chatbot service
Go to Brainshop.ai generate your simple account with your username and password. Simply create your account on this website. After creating a new account you will get to see the below screen. After creating your account you have to request a new password from the request password option and enter your email address. After adding your email address you have to add the password to your account. Now we are good to go to generate our API key.

Follow the above steps to Generate a new brain for your chatbot. After generating your bot now we will get the API URL for this brain. Navigate to the settings tab inside your created brain you will get to see your bot details as shown below.

Note: Now we will be using this API URL only inside the MainActivity file.
Step 9: Working with the MainActivity file
Go to the MainActivity file and refer to the following code. Below is the code for the MainActivity file. Comments are added inside the code to understand the code in more detail.
MainActivity File:
MainActivity.java
package org.geeksforgeeks.demo;
import android.annotation.SuppressLint;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.view.View;
import android.widget.EditText;
import android.widget.Toast;
import androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity;
import androidx.recyclerview.widget.LinearLayoutManager;
import androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView;
import com.android.volley.Request;
import com.android.volley.RequestQueue;
import com.android.volley.toolbox.JsonObjectRequest;
import com.android.volley.toolbox.Volley;
import com.google.android.material.floatingactionbutton.FloatingActionButton;
import org.json.JSONException;
import org.json.JSONObject;
import java.util.ArrayList;
public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
private RecyclerView recyclerView;
private FloatingActionButton button;
private EditText editText;
// Creating a variable for Volley request queue.
private RequestQueue requestQueue;
// Creating variables for the list and adapter.
private ArrayList<Model> list;
private Adapter adapter;
@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
recyclerView = findViewById(R.id.recyclerView);
button = findViewById(R.id.sendButton);
editText = findViewById(R.id.messageEditText);
// Initializing the request queue.
requestQueue = Volley.newRequestQueue(this);
requestQueue.getCache().clear();
// Creating a new array list.
list = new ArrayList<>();
// Adding click listener for send button.
button.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
@Override
public void onClick(View v) {
// Checking if user entered a message.
if (editText.getText().toString().isEmpty()) {
Toast.makeText(MainActivity.this, "Please enter your message..", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
return;
}
// Sending message to bot.
sendMessage(editText.getText().toString());
// Clearing edit text.
editText.setText("");
}
});
// Initializing adapter.
adapter = new Adapter(list);
// Setting up layout manager.
LinearLayoutManager linearLayoutManager = new LinearLayoutManager(this, RecyclerView.VERTICAL, false);
recyclerView.setLayoutManager(linearLayoutManager);
// Setting adapter to RecyclerView.
recyclerView.setAdapter(adapter);
}
@SuppressLint("NotifyDataSetChanged")
private void sendMessage(String userMsg) {
// Adding user message to list.
list.add(new Model(userMsg, USER_KEY));
adapter.notifyDataSetChanged();
// URL for API call.
String url = "Enter your API URL here" + userMsg;
// Creating request queue.
RequestQueue queue = Volley.newRequestQueue(this);
// Creating a JSON object request.
JsonObjectRequest jsonObjectRequest = new JsonObjectRequest(
Request.Method.GET, url, null,
response -> {
try {
// Extracting response from JSON.
String botResponse = response.getString("cnt");
list.add(new Model(botResponse, BOT_KEY));
// Notifying adapter.
adapter.notifyDataSetChanged();
} catch (JSONException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
// Handling error response from bot.
list.add(new Model("No response", BOT_KEY));
adapter.notifyDataSetChanged();
}
},
error -> {
// Handling errors.
list.add(new Model("Sorry, no response found", BOT_KEY));
Toast.makeText(MainActivity.this, "No response from the bot..", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
});
// Adding request to queue.
queue.add(jsonObjectRequest);
}
// Constants for user and bot.
private static final String USER_KEY = "user";
private static final String BOT_KEY = "bot";
}
MainActivity.kt
package org.geeksforgeeks.demo
import android.annotation.SuppressLint
import android.os.Bundle
import android.view.View
import android.widget.EditText
import android.widget.Toast
import androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity
import androidx.recyclerview.widget.LinearLayoutManager
import androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView
import com.android.volley.Request
import com.android.volley.RequestQueue
import com.android.volley.toolbox.JsonObjectRequest
import com.android.volley.toolbox.Volley
import com.google.android.material.floatingactionbutton.FloatingActionButton
import org.json.JSONException
class MainActivity : AppCompatActivity() {
private lateinit var recyclerView: RecyclerView
private lateinit var button: FloatingActionButton
private lateinit var editText: EditText
// creating a variable for our volley request queue.
private lateinit var requestQueue: RequestQueue
// creating a variable for array list and adapter class.
private lateinit var list: ArrayList<Model>
private lateinit var adapter: Adapter
override fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState)
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main)
recyclerView = findViewById(R.id.recyclerView)
button = findViewById(R.id.sendButton)
editText = findViewById(R.id.messageEditText)
// below line is to initialize our request queue.
requestQueue = Volley.newRequestQueue(this)
requestQueue.cache.clear()
// creating a new array list
list = ArrayList()
// adding on click listener for send message button.
button.setOnClickListener(View.OnClickListener {
// checking if the message entered
// by user is empty or not.
if (editText.getText().toString().isEmpty()) {
// if the edit text is empty
// display a toast message.
Toast.makeText(this, "Please enter your message..", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT)
.show()
return@OnClickListener
}
// calling a method to send message
// to our bot to get response.
sendMessage(editText.getText().toString())
// below line we are setting text
// in our edit text as empty
editText.setText("")
})
// on below line we are initializing our
// adapter class and passing our array list to it.
adapter = Adapter(list)
// below line we are creating a variable
// for our linear layout manager.
val linearLayoutManager = LinearLayoutManager(this, RecyclerView.VERTICAL, false)
// below line is to set layout
// manager to our recycler view.
recyclerView.setLayoutManager(linearLayoutManager)
// below line we are setting
// adapter to our recycler view.
recyclerView.setAdapter(adapter)
}
@SuppressLint("NotifyDataSetChanged")
private fun sendMessage(userMsg: String) {
// below line is to pass message to our
// array list which is entered by the user.
list.add(Model(userMsg, USER_KEY))
adapter.notifyDataSetChanged()
// url for our api call
val url = "Enter you API URL here$userMsg"
// creating a variable for our request queue.
val queue = Volley.newRequestQueue(this)
// on below line we are making a json object
// request for a get request and passing our url .
val jsonObjectRequest = JsonObjectRequest(
Request.Method.GET, url, null,
{ response ->
try {
// in on response method we are extracting data
// from json response and adding this response to our array list.
val botResponse = response.getString("cnt")
list.add(Model(botResponse, BOT_KEY))
// notifying our adapter as data changed.
adapter.notifyDataSetChanged()
} catch (e: JSONException) {
e.printStackTrace()
// handling error response from bot.
list.add(Model("No response", BOT_KEY))
adapter.notifyDataSetChanged()
}
}, {
// error handling.
list.add(Model("Sorry no response found", BOT_KEY))
Toast.makeText(this, "No response from the bot..", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show()
})
// at last adding json object request to our queue.
queue.add(jsonObjectRequest)
}
companion object {
const val USER_KEY = "user"
const val BOT_KEY = "bot"
}
}
Check out the project on the below link: Github Link
Output:
Creating a ChatBot App in Android
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Working With the TextView in AndroidTextView in Android is one of the basic and important UI elements. This plays a very important role in the UI experience and depends on how the information is displayed to the user. This TextView widget in Android can be dynamized in various contexts. For example, if the important part of the inform
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Autosizing TextView in AndroidIf the user is giving the input and the input needs to be shown as TextView and if the user inputs the stuff which can go out of the screen, then in this case the font TextView should be decreased gradually. So, in this article, it has been discussed how the developer can reduce the size of TextView
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Button
Intent and Intent Filters
What is Intent in Android?In Android, it is quite usual for users to witness a jump from one application to another as a part of the whole process, for example, searching for a location on the browser and witnessing a direct jump into Google Maps or receiving payment links in Messages Application (SMS) and on clicking jumpin
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Implicit and Explicit Intents in Android with ExamplesPre-requisites: Android App Development Fundamentals for Beginners Guide to Install and Set up Android Studio Android | Starting with the first app/android project Android | Running your first Android app This article aims to tell about the Implicit and Explicit intents and how to use them in an and
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How to Send Data From One Activity to Second Activity in Android?This article aims to tell and show how to "Send the data from one activity to second activity using Intent" . In this example, we have two activities, activity_first which are the source activity, and activity_second which is the destination activity. We can send the data using the putExtra() method
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How to open dialer in Android through Intent?The phone dialer is an activity available with the Android operating system to call a number. Usually, such activity may or may not have an EditText, for taking the number as input, and a Call button. When the user presses the Call button, it invokes the dialer app activity. Use of 'tel:' prefix is
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Creating Multiple Screen Applications in AndroidThis article shows how to create an android application to move from one activity to another using the concept of Explicit Intents. Below are the steps for Creating a Simple Android Application to move from one activity to another activity.Step By Step ImplementationStep 1: Create a New Project in A
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How to Open Camera Through Intent and Display Captured Image in Android?The purpose of this article is to show how to open a Camera from inside an App and click the image and then display this image inside the same app. An android application has been developed in this article to achieve this. The opening of the Camera from inside our app is achieved with the help of th
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Toast & RecyclerView
Toasts for Android StudioA toast provides a simple popup message that is displayed on the current activity UI screen (e.g. Main Activity). Example: Syntax:// To get ContextContext context = getApplicationContext(); // Message to displayString text = "Toast message"; // Toast time duration, can also set manual value int dura
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What is Toast and How to Use it in Android with Examples?Pre-requisites: Android App Development Fundamentals for BeginnersGuide to Install and Set up Android StudioAndroid | Starting with the first app/android projectAndroid | Running your first Android appWhat is Toast in Android? A Toast is a feedback message. It takes a very little space for displayin
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Android Toast in KotlinA Toast is a short alert message shown on the Android screen for a short interval of time. Android Toast is a short popup notification which is used to display information when we perform any operation in our app. In this tutorial, we shall not just limit ourselves by creating a lame toast but also
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How to Change Toast font in Android?A Toast is a feedback message. It takes a very little space for displaying while overall activity is interactive and visible to the user. It disappears after a few seconds. It disappears automatically. If user wants permanent visible message, Notification can be used. Note: Toast disappears automati
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How to add a custom styled Toast in AndroidA Toast is a feedback message. It takes very little space for displaying and it is displayed on top of the main content of an activity, and only remains visible for a short time period. This article explains how to create Custom Toast messages, which has custom background, image, icon, etc, which ar
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RecyclerView in Android with ExampleRecyclerView is a ViewGroup added to the android studio as a successor of the GridView and ListView. It is an improvement on both of them and can be found in the latest v-7 support packages. It has been created to make possible construction of any lists with XML layouts as an item which can be custo
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Android | Horizontal RecyclerView with ExamplesRecycler View is a ViewGroup added to Android Studio as a successor of the GridView and ListView. It is an improvement on both of them and can be found in the latest v-7 support packages. It has been created to make possible construction of any lists with XML layouts as an item which can be customiz
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How to create a nested RecyclerView in AndroidA nested RecyclerView is an implementation of a RecyclerView within a RecyclerView. An example of such a layout can be seen in a variety of apps such as the Play Store, where the outer (parent) RecyclerView is of vertical orientation, whereas the inner (child) RecyclerViews are of horizontal orienta
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How to Create RecyclerView with Multiple ViewType in Android?RecyclerView forms a crucial part of the UI in Android app development. It is especially important to optimize memory consumption when displaying a long list of items. A RecyclerView inflates a customized list of items, which can have either similar layouts or multiple distinct layouts. Here, we dev
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RecyclerView using ListView in Android With ExampleRecyclerView is a more flexible and advanced version of ListView and GridView. RecyclerView is used for providing a limited window to a large data set, which means it is used to display a large amount of data that can be scrolled very efficiently by maintaining a limited number of Views. In Recycler
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