calvinmr / blog-messages-node-restaurant_delivery_facebook_bot

A simple demo app to demonstrate a Facebook Bot build with Vonage Messages API, LokiJS, and Wolt

Restaurant Is Now Delivering: a Facebook Bot in Node.js

A simple demo app to demonstrate a Facebook Bot build with Vonage Messages API, LokiJS, and Wolt

Visit the Vonage Developer Blog for a full step-by-step tutorial.

• Requirements
• Installation
• Usage
• License

Requirements

• You'll need a Vonage API account. You can sign up here
• You'll need the latest version of the NodeJS

Installation

Once you clone the repository, first change into the directory and execute the following commands in your terminal:

$ ngrok http 3000

In a second terminal winow, you'll need to execute the following command:

$ node index.js

Lastly, rename the .env.sample file to .env.

Usage

To use this app you must sign up for an account with the Vonage API Dashboard. Once you have an account, you can create a new video project. That project will assign you an APP_ID. Your account also provides an API KEY and SECRET. Copy those values into your .env file in the API_KEY, API_SECRET, and APP_ID parameters, respectively.

You also must also add your ngrok URLs to the Vonage Dashboard in two places: the application configuration and in the Messages API Sandbox. You can learn more about Sandbox Setup here.

License

This library is released under the MIT License