chat-adapter-messenger

Messenger adapter for Chat SDK.

Installation

npm install chat chat-adapter-messenger

Usage

import { Chat } from "chat";
import { createMessengerAdapter } from "chat-adapter-messenger";

const bot = new Chat({
  userName: "mybot",
  adapters: {
    messenger: createMessengerAdapter(),
  },
});

bot.onNewMention(async (thread, message) => {
  await thread.post("Hello from Messenger!");
});

Environment variables

| Variable | Required | Description | | ---------------------------- | -------- | -------------------------------------------------------- | | FACEBOOK_APP_SECRET | Yes | Facebook app secret (required for Messenger integration) | | FACEBOOK_PAGE_ACCESS_TOKEN | Yes | Facebook page access token | | FACEBOOK_VERIFY_TOKEN | Yes | Verification token for webhook setup |

Platform setup

1. Create an app on the Facebook Developer dashboard
2. Add the Messenger use case to your app
3. Generate a Page Access Token for your Facebook Page
4. Set the webhook URL to https://your-domain.com/api/webhooks/facebook
5. Provide your FACEBOOK_VERIFY_TOKEN during webhook verification
6. Subscribe to the messages and messaging_postbacks events
7. Ensure your app is in live mode (or add test users during development)

License

MIT