---
type: docs
title: "Local Testing"
linkTitle: "Echo"
description: Detailed information on the echo conversation component used for local testing
---

## Component format

A Dapr `conversation.yaml` component file has the following structure:

```yaml
apiVersion: dapr.io/v1alpha1
kind: Component
metadata:
  name: echo
spec:
  type: conversation.echo
  version: v1
```

{{% alert title="Information" color="warning" %}}
This component is only meant for local validation and testing of a Conversation component implementation. It does not actually send the data to any LLM but rather echos the input back directly.
{{% /alert %}}

## Related links

- [Conversation API overview]({{< ref conversation-overview.md >}})