Cowin WhatsApp Bot

Tech Stack

JavaScript
NodeJS
ExpressJS
Twilio Messaging API

How to use

Create a twilio account

Store the credientials in a .env file

BASE_URL=<cowin-api>
TWILIO_ACCOUNT=<ACCOUNT SID>
TWILIO_TOKEN=<AUTH TOKEN>

Go to Programmable Messaging->settings-> whatsapp sandbox settings in twilio.
Set up the sandbox with your app url.
Twilio will provide a whatsapp number to start messaging or you can create your own

Local setup

Fork the repository and clone it to your local machine
Install dependencies
```
npm install
```
Run the app
```
npm start
```
Expose your local development server to the Internet (eg. using ngrok)
Run it in your terminal
Paste the URL from ngrok in the whatsapp sandbox settings
Start messaging