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# Messenger [](https://godoc.org/github.com/paked/messenger)
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This is a Go library for making bots to be used on Facebook messenger. It is built on the [Messenger Platform ](https://developers.facebook.com/docs/messenger-platform ). One of the main goals of the project is to implement it in an idiomatic and easy to use fashion.
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[You can find an example of how to use it here ](https://github.com/paked/messenger/blob/master/cmd/bot/main.go )
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## Tips
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- Follow the [quickstart ](https://developers.facebook.com/docs/messenger-platform/quickstart ) guide for getting everything set up!
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- You need a Facebook development app, and a Facebook page in order to build things.
- Use [ngrok ](https://ngrok.com ) to tunnel your locally runnning bot so that Facebook can reach the webhook.
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## Inspiration
Messenger takes design cues from:
- [`net/http` ](https://godoc.org/net/http )
- [`github.com/nickvanw/ircx` ](https://github.com/nickvanw/ircx )
