Step 1: Get Developer account Note: Review & approval usually takes 10–15 days. https://developer.twitter.com/en/apply-for-access Step 2: Create Twitter App & Dev Environment https://developer.twitter.com/en/account/get-started Step 3: Generate app access token for the direct message using twitter developer portal Note: Change the app permissions to “Read, write, and direct messages” & generate the access token. Step 4: Create the Node module & run it. Run command: node app.js OR Use Open Source Developer friendly Twitter Connector. _Open Source Webhook Boilerplate for Social Media/Messaging Platforms(Facebook, Facebook Messenger, Twitter, Twitter…_github.com iconicbot/iconic-narada Top 3 Most Popular Bot Design Articles: 1. Designing Chatbot Conversations 2. Distributing a slack app 3. ChatBots — The Rise of Conversational UI 4. AI & NLP Workshop Step 5: Tunnel to your localhost webhook using Ngrok run the following command on the same directory using terminal/command prompt: Copy the “https” url. (It will be something like ) ngrok http 1337 https://XXXXXX.ngrok.io Step 6: Download account activity dashboard Git clone .gitrun the module using “npm start” using the terminal/command prompt https://github.com/twitterdev/account-activity-dashboard Step 7: Attach Webhook open “localhost:5000” on the browser.Click on “Manage Webhook”Paste the “ngrok url” into “Create or Update Webhook” field & click submit Step 8: Add a user/page subscription Open terminal/Command promptGoto “account activity dashboard” folderexecute “node example_scripts/subscription_management/add-subscription-app-owner.js -e <TWITTER_DEV_ENV_NAME>” Add user subscription for the user that owns the app. note: Goto Twitter DM & start talking to your bot Thanks for reading! :) If you enjoyed this article, hit that heart button below ❤ Would mean a lot to me and it helps other people see the story. Say Hello On | | | Instagram Twitter Facebook LinkedIN

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