Facebook Messenger
This section describes how to integrate a Facebook Messenger channel with Botanalytics.
This section is designed for the the latest version of Botanalytics, which is currently on private beta.
If you would like to join the beta and use the latest version of Botanalytics, follow the instructions.
Integration
Integrating Botanalytics into your Facebook Messenger virtual assistant is quick and easy.
Include Botanalytics
const { FacebookMessengerClient } = require('@botanalytics/core');
Create the client
const botanalyticsClient = new FacebookMessengerClient();
Configuration options
| Option | Required | Default | Description | Environment Variable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
apiKey | Yes | Has no default | API key that is provided when a Universal channel is added to a project. | BA_API_KEY |
debug | No | false | Enables logging. Set this to true to enable. | BA_DEBUG |
baseUrl | No | https://api.beta.botanalytics.co/v2 | Base URL to be used for sending requests. Do not change this unless instructed by the Botanalytics team. | BA_BASE_URL |
Additional environment variables/options
| Name | Required | Default | Description | Environment Variable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Could only be set via environment variable. | No | INFO | Log level for the logger. Could be set one of following options 'fatal', 'error', 'warn', 'info', 'debug', 'trace' or 'silent'. | BA_LOG_LEVEL |
requestRetryLimit | No | 10 | Request retry limit for the client | BA_REQUEST_RETRY_LIMIT |
requestTimeout | No | 30000 | Request timeout for the client | BA_REQUEST_TIMEOUT |
Log messages with Botanalytics client
Add Botanalytics client's middleware by passing botanalyticsClient.middleware() to app.use() method for your express application.
app.use(botanalyticsClient.middleware());