Whatsapp-bot

This is a Whatsapp Chatbot that responds with quotes, reply owners name, search internet for meaning of any word.

Usage

1. Download and install Python. Version 3 and above should come with pip.

2. Clone or fork this repository (project).

   $ git clone https://github.com/arinzejustin/whatsapp-bot.git
   
   $ cd whatsapp-bot
   

3. Create a virtual environment inside this project directoy e.g.,

   python -m venv whatsapp-bot-venv
   

   Then activate that environment:

   Windows: whatsapp-bot-venv\Scripts\activate
   
   Mac: $ source whatsapp-bot-venv/bin/activate
   

4. Install the following dependencies: twilio, flask, requests, beautifulsoup, wikipedia.

   $ pip install twilio flask requests beautifulsoup4 wikipedia
   

5. Run the Flask application
   Start by setting (exporting) the FLASK_APP environment variable

   Windows: set FLASK_APP=bot.py
   
   Mac: $ export FLASK_APP=bot.py
   

   Run this command afterwards:

   python -m flask run
   

6. Test the chatbot.

   a. Download ngrok. From your CLI (terminal or CMD), navigate to the ngrok directory and run this command:

    $ ngrok http -region=eu 5000
   

   Copy the URL where you see Forwarding. It will look like this https://510f-197-211-63-19.eu.ngrok.io.

   

   b. Create an account on Twilio and navigate to the Whatsapp Sandbox. Follow the instructions from Twilio to get a test whatsapp account. At the end of the setup, paste the url you copied earlier into the input field with the label WHEN A MESSAGE COMES IN. At the end of the URL, add '/chatbot' and hit save.

   See the screenshot below:

   

   Bonus: You can create a customized link for your Whatsapp chatbot. Use this template: http://wa.me/<phone-number-from-twilio>?text=<code-to-join-sandbox>.

   

   Send the link to your friends to try out the chatbot.

Technologies Used

• Python, Flask framework
• Twilio
• ngrok
• wikipedia
• beautifulsoup

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License

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