groupme-giphy-integration

Integration of Giphy into GroupMe via a chatbot

This project adds Giphy functionality to GroupMe similar to the integrations provided in other messaging apps like Slack and HipChat. This is achieved by adding a bot to your group and linking it to a server that queries Giphy's search API.

##Prerequisites:

• Python 2.5+
• A Heroku account (there is a free option that will suffice for this application) for hosting
• A GroupMe account (and a group to put the integration in)

##To use:

1. Log into GroupMe on your computer and fill out this form to create your bot, leaving the callback url blank for now. Note the bot-id given after you submit the form, you will need this later.
2. Install the Heroku Command Line Interface
3. heroku login
4. git clone https://github.com/jlee9595/groupme-giphy-integration.git
5. cd groupme-giphy-integration
6. Edit app.py and change BOT_ID to your bot's id and commit the change
7. heroku create ** Note the url ending in herokuapp.com in the output, you will need this later
8. git push heroku master
9. Go to your bot list here, edit your bot and put the url from earlier (ending in herokuapp.com) as the callback URL.