# jellyfangs/messenger-bot-tutorial

Facebook Messenger bot 15 minute tutorial

Repository: https://github.com/jellyfangs/messenger-bot-tutorial
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/messenger-bot-tutorial
Language: JavaScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2017-12-22T19:16:56+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3794, "days_push": 3176, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1890, forks 542 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:49.410029+00:00)

## What it is
A 15-minute tutorial repository showing how to build a Facebook Messenger chatbot with Node.js, Express, and Heroku. It provides step-by-step instructions and starter code for webhook verification and bot deployment.

## Use cases
- build a facebook messenger bot
- learn how messenger webhooks work
- deploy a chatbot to heroku
- get started with bot development in node
- set up facebook webhook verification
- create a simple chatbot in 15 minutes

## When to choose
- you want a quick beginner-friendly walkthrough for a Messenger bot
- you need a minimal working example of Facebook webhook setup
- you are deploying a simple Node.js bot to Heroku

## When to avoid
- you need a production-ready or maintained bot framework
- you need current Messenger Platform API support (tutorial dates to 2017)
- you are building bots for platforms other than Facebook Messenger

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: abandoned
- function: chatbot, webhook, http-server
- domain: chatbots, tutorials, messaging-platforms, developer-tools
- platform: cross-platform
- tags: facebook-messenger, tutorial, heroku, express, bot-development, nodejs, web-server

## Member repositories
- jellyfangs/messenger-bot-tutorial (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:49.410029+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T03:13:01.913834+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/jellyfangs/messenger-bot-tutorial (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:49.410029+00:00, sha 33d2549c5764)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.