Channel Kik

Set up your Kik account

Install Kik on your phone

Download Kik from the App store or Googleplay store, depending on your device. Follow the procedure to create your account if you don't already have one.

Scan the code

Scan the code that appears on your Kik app by following this link. Log in to your dashboard using Botsworth.

Create your bot

Converse with Botsworth to create a new bot. He will guide you through each step.

Get your bot name and your API key

On your computer, go to the Configuration tab to see the settings of your freshly created bot. You can now paste your username and your API Key in the form below.

Start your bot in local

Ngrok

• Download the appropriate version of Ngrok on your computer
• Open a new tab in your terminal:

./ngrok http 8080

• Copy and paste the https://*******ngrok.io you get, you will need it for the next step
• Leave your Ngrok serveur running

Start Connector in local

• Clone and install Connector

$ git clone https://github.com/RecastAI/bot-connector.git
$ cd bot-connector
$ yarn install
$ yarn start-dev

• Create your connector

$ curl -X POST "http://localhost:8080/connectors/" --data "url=connector_url"

• Create your channel

$ curl -X  POST \
  --data "slug=YOUR_CHANNEL_SLUG" --data "isActivated=true" --data "type=kik" \
  --data "apiKey=YOUR_API_KEY" --data "webhook=YOUR_NGROK_URL" --data "userName=YOUR_BOT_NAME" \
  "http://localhost:8080/connectors/:connector_id/channels"

Your bot

A small example of bot:

 import express from 'express'
 import bodyParser from 'body-parser'
 import request from 'superagent'
 
 const app = express()
 app.set('port', process.env.PORT || 5000)
 app.use(bodyParser.json())
 
 const config = { url: 'http://localhost:8080', connectorId: 'yourConnectorId' }
 
   /* Get the request from the connector */
 
 app.post('/', (req, res) => {
   const conversationId = req.body.message.conversation
   const messages = [{
     type: 'text',
     content: 'my first message',
   }]
 
   /* Send the message back to the connector */
   request.post(`${config.url}/connectors/${config.connectorId}/conversations/${conversationId}/messages`)
     .send({ messages, senderId: req.body.senderId })
     .end((err, res) => {
       if (err) {
         console.log(err)
       } else {
         console.log(res)
       }
     })
 })
 
 app.listen(app.get('port'), () => {
   console.log('Our bot is running on port', app.get('port'))
 })