What's causing 500 Internal Server Error due to localhost:9000 being hit in bot framework?

Question

Getting this error every time I try to send a message to my bot, or after it responds with 3 messages in a row.

I put a try/catch around the code that\'s ge

Answer 1

Did you connect to your deployed service via the emulator?

If so that could generate this error, because when we see a message from channelId="emulator" async messages are routed to http://localhost:9000. That would cause this port to be used.

To test it deployed you should start with the Test window on the bot configuration page, or use the web chat control.