Integrate Bot Press with Messager API

How to send message from Bot Press to Messager API

Preparation

• Bot Press server

Setup Bot Press

open Code Editor

• Go to Code Editor
• Add messaging in Current Bot/bot.config.json

"messaging": {
  "channels": {
    "messenger": {
      "enabled": true,
      "accessToken": "your_access_token",
      "appSecret": "your_app_secret",
      "verifyToken": "your_verify_token"
    }
  }
}

• your_access_token from Generate access tokens section (should added page before)
• your_app_secret from App settings > Basic > App secret
• your_verify_token should same as Configure webhooks

Create app

Go to Create an app — Meta for Developers (facebook.com)

Setup Messager

Connect FB page

Add subscription

• messages
• messaging_postbacks

Setup webhook

Callback URL: <EXTERNAL_URL>/api/v1/messaging/webhooks/<YOUR_BOT_ID>/messenger

• EXTERNAL_URL BotPress server url
• YOUR_BOT_ID from Bot Configuration > General > Bot Id

Verify Token: token same as Current Bot/bot.config.json

Final rounds test your bot in Messager application

Reference

• Create an app — Meta for Developers (facebook.com)
• Send API — Messenger Platform (facebook.com)
• Facebook Messenger | Botpress Documentation