Your app name should be displayed on the top of your dashboard. You’ll be presented with your app dashboard and instructions for the deployment method. In the next screen, name the app it if you want, then click Create App. If you haven’t done so already, set up a Heroku account and then select Create a new app from the dropdown box top right of your dashboard. But we can’t leave it there - we’ll need to deploy it to Heroku. Now go to the terminal and enter npm start - you should get some output:Ĭool, now we have a bot that we can test in our dev environment. This step isn’t strictly necessary if this account isn’t going to be following any users. Then add the username of the Twitter account you are using to the tweetNow function in the bot.js file this will ensure your bot doesn’t reply to itself when it has been followed by a user. You can then add some keywords into the strings.js file for what you want to search on. Now you’ll need to add these to the config.js file. Just keep hitting return if you’re happy with the defaults.
This will configure the package.json file with your details as desired. Then cd into your new folder cd tw*, which will move you to :~/workspace/twitter-bot-bootstrap (master) $įrom here you can configure the bot.
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In your terminal enter: npm install -save twit The environment project tree should look something like this:īefore configuring your bot, you’ll need to install some dependencies. In your new Node.js c9 environment, go to the terminal and enter: git clone Project structure In the project tree, delete the example project files of client, package.json, README.md, and server.js - you won’t need them, although you can leave them there if you desire. Step #2: Set up your development environmentįor this I’m just going to say use Cloud9 you can be up and running in minutes with one of the pre-made Node.js environments. You’ll need to scroll to the bottom of the page and click the Create my access token to get the “Access Token” and “Access Token Secret.” Take note of all four of them - you’ll need them when setting up the bot. You should have your “Consumer Key (API Key)” and “Consumer Secret (API Secret)” already available. You should now be in the Application Management section, where you will need to take a note of your keys. Step #1: Set up a Twitter applicationĮither create a new Twitter account or use your own to create a new Twitter application.Īs an example, I’ll configure my old account so you can follow along.īe sure to add your phone number to your Twitter account before clicking the Create your Twitter application button. Note that if you choose to use Heroku and/or Cloud9 IDE to build this (like I do below), you’ll need a credit card number to create these accounts. It will also reply to your followers with a selection of canned responses. It will like and retweet whatever you specify. You’re going to use the twit library to build a Twitter bot.
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Let’s do this! How to build a Twitter bot in 30 minutes If you have any doubts about the ethics of the bot you’re building, check out botwiki‘s ethics section.
So the bot can initiate the conversation, then I can carry on from where the bot left off.īearing this in mind, a bot is only as ethical as the person who programmed it. In the case of my bot, it’s usually an opener for a conversation with another person who follows me. I like the the feeling of accomplishment that comes with having saved myself some time.” One question I’m asked in job interviews quite often is “what do you get out of working with technology?” I always answer, “I like to automate repetitive tasks to save me time so I can concentrate on other stuff.
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