fbautorespond

A simple script to auto-respond to Facebook messages.

Description

I don't use Facebook but many of my friends do. I wanted a way to let my friends know that I would not receive their messages unless they sent them some other way.

This script allows you to set up a simple auto-responder that will be sent when a new conversation is started with you on Facebook messenger.

Usage

To configure the the script to run locally:

• Ensure you have node.js installed on your host machine.
• Checkout the repository or download the source
• From the project directory run npm install.

Then, command line usage is as follows:

$ node fbautorespond.js
Auto-respond to Facebook messages.

Options:
  --response  The response to send on new messages                    [required]
  --email     The email address to login with                         [required]
  --password  The password to authenticate with

Hosting

The script is Dockerized for easy deployment on a server somewhere. You can configure the script by setting the following environment variables:

• FB_AUTORESPOND_RESPONSE
• FB_AUTORESPOND_EMAIL
• FB_AUTORESPOND_PASSWORD

Credits

• All the heavy lifting is done using the facebook-chat-api module.