Whatsapp Bot Starter

Prerequisites

If you don't already have them, you'll need to install the following tools:

• Node.js (version >= 18.0.0)
• npm
• Genezio

Note: I recommend you to use nvm to manage NodeJs and npm versions. After installing nvm, you can easily get the any version of node by running nvm install <node_version>. nvm will automatically install the corresponding npm version.

Project Structure

├── node_modules
├── .env.template
├── .eslintrc.js
├── .genezioignore
├── .gitignore
├── LICENSE
└── genezio.yaml
├── package-lock.json
├── package.json
└── tsconfig.json
└── whatsapp.ts

Deploy Your Project

1. Install the Genezio CLI globally

npm install -g genezio

2. Login to Genezio

genezio login

3.Create a .env file in the server directory and add the following environment variables:

GRAPH_API_TOKEN=<temporary access token>
BUSINESS_PHONE_NUMBER_ID=<Phone number ID>
WEBHOOK_VERIFY_TOKEN=<random string>

4. Deploy the project with environment variables

genezio deploy --env .env

Commands

All commands are run from the root of the project, from a terminal:

Command	Action
npm install -g genezio	Installs genezio globally
genezio login	Logs in to genezio
genezio local	Starts a local server
genezio deploy	Deploys a production project
genezio --help	Get help using genezio

Want to learn more?

Check out:

• Official genezio documentation
• Tutorials

Contact

If you need support or you have any questions, please join us in our Discord channel. We'd love to chat!

Built With

• Genezio
• Node.JS

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