WhatsApp Cloud API Fake Stor Chatbot

This project is a WhatsApp bot for a store, designed to interact with customers and provide information about products, categories, and other store-related queries. The bot utilizes the WhatsApp Cloud API and integrates with the FakeStore API to fetch product information.

Prerequisites

• Node.js (version 14.18.1 or higher)
• npm package manager
• ngrok (for local development and testing)

Installation

1. Clone the repository: git clone https://github.com/aimalexe/whatsapp-cloud-api-fakestore-bot.git

2. Install the dependencies: cd whatsapp-cloud-api-fakestore-bot && npm install

3. Set up ngrok:

• Install ngrok globally from its website and add to path or run:

  npm install -g ngrok
  

• Start ngrok to tunnel your local server:

  ngrok http 9000
  

• Take note of the ngrok provided URL, which will be used for configuring your WhatsApp Cloud API development app.

4. Configure the app:

• Create a developer account and app on the Meta (formerly Facebook) developer platform.

• Configure your app with the following settings:

  • Base URL/Callback URL: Use the ngrok URL (e.g., https://12345678.ngrok.io) for development purposes.
  • Incoming Webhooks: Enable incoming webhooks and provide the ngrok URL as the webhook URL.

• Obtain the necessary credentials (access token, client ID, etc.) from the developer platform and update the configuration file (.env.js) in your project.

5. Start the bot: nodemon app.js

The bot should now be running and ready to handle incoming WhatsApp messages.

Usage

Once the bot is running and properly configured, it can respond to various commands and queries from WhatsApp users. Here are some example commands:

• Fetches a list of available product categories.
• Provides contact information for speaking with a human representative.
• Sends information about a specific product.
• Generates and sends an invoice for a product.
• Sends an image to the user.
• Sends a location pin to the user.
• Sends radio buttons
• etc

Feel free to explore the code and modify it according to your specific requirements.

Dependencies

• express
• ngrok
• axios
• pdfkit
• form-data

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! If you find any issues or have suggestions for improvements, please submit an issue or a pull request.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.