https://github.com/philipszdavido/auth0_webtask_hack
An IFTTT(if this, then that)-based Webtask Slack bot that sends a message to the general channel of a Slack group when a user tweets, retweets or replies to a tweet in Twitter.
https://github.com/philipszdavido/auth0_webtask_hack
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An IFTTT(if this, then that)-based Webtask Slack bot that sends a message to the general channel of a Slack group when a user tweets, retweets or replies to a tweet in Twitter.
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/philipszdavido/auth0_webtask_hack
- Owner: philipszdavido
- Created: 2018-02-20T22:06:24.000Z (over 8 years ago)
- Default Branch: master
- Last Pushed: 2018-02-25T19:49:22.000Z (over 8 years ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-04-08T10:12:41.577Z (about 1 year ago)
- Topics: javascript, nodejs, slack, slack-bot, trigger, twitter, webtask
- Language: JavaScript
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- Size: 97.7 KB
- Stars: 1
- Watchers: 1
- Forks: 0
- Open Issues: 0
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- Readme: README.md
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README
# auth0_webtask_hack
An [IFTTT(if this, then that)](https://ifttt.com)-based [Webtask](https://webtask.io) Slack bot that sends a message to the general channel of a Slack group when a user tweets, retweets or replies to a tweet in [Twitter](https://twitter.com).
## Technologies
1. [Webtask.io](https://webtask.io)
1. [Node.js](https://nodejs.org)
1. [Slack bot](https://my.slack.com/services/new/add)
1. [Twitter](https://twitter.com)
1. [IFTTT](https://ifttt.com)
## App Overview
IFTTT sends `Twitter` triggers[tweets, RT and replies] to ===> `Webtask.io` URL, it sends the payload to ===> `Slack` group channel.
## Requirements
* [Node.js v >= 6.0.0](https://nodejs.org)
* [Twitter account](https://twitter.com)
* [Slack group](https://slack.com)
* [Webtask CLI](https://webtask.io/cli)
* [IFTTT.com account](https://ifttt.com)
## Usage
1. Create a [Twitter](https://twitter.com) account if you don't have one.
1. Create a [Slack](slack.com) group and add a [Slack bot](https://my.slack.com/services/new/add) to the group.
1. Install the [Webtask.io](webtask.io) CLI utility `wt-cli`, if you don't have it installed:
npm i wt-cli -g
wt init
1. Clone this repo to your machine, by running this command:
git clone https://github.com/philipszdavido/auth0_webtask_hack
1. Move into the directory from your terminal:
cd auth0_webtask_hack
1. Install the dependencies:
npm install
1. To deploy alongside your Slack bot token, run:
wt create --secret TOKEN= webtask.js
1. Create an [IFTTT](ifttt.com) Twitter (tweet, retweet, and replies) trigger and link the webhook to the URL generated from the above command.
## How to create the IFTTT Twitter trigger
To create the `IFTTT Twitter` trigger, follow these steps:
1. Log in to your [ITFFF.com](itfff.com) account, if you don't have accout there just sign up. Also, make sure you link your [Twitter](twitter.com) account.
1. click on `New Applet` button. If you don't see it, go to this link: https://itfff.com/create
1. on the screen that shows, click on `✚this` of this `if ✚this then that`.
1. on the `Choose a service` window, click on the `Twitter` button
1. Select `New tweet by you This Trigger fires every time you post a new tweet.` on the `Choose trigger` window that shows up.
1. Now on the `Complete trigger fields` window, check the `retweets` and `@replies` so that you can also get the trigger when you RT or replies to a tweet. click on `Create trigger` button when you are done.
1. click on `✚that` of `if then ✚that`.
1. Select `Webhooks` on the `Choose action service` window. You can type `Webh` in the search text to fasten the process.
1. click on `Make a web request This action will make a web request to a publicly accessible URL. NOTE: Requests may be rate limited.` on the next `Choose action` window that shows up.
1. On the `Complete action fields` window, fill in the form with these value:
* URL:https://wt-dbafebf712fa816299231d2763fd292e-0.run.webtask.io/auth0_webtask.io_hack?text={{Text}}&username={{UserName}}&tweet_link={{LinkToTweet}}&created={{CreatedAt}}&tweet={{TweetEmbedCode}}
* Method: GET
1. click on `create action` button after filling in the fields.
1. Click on the `Finish` button on the next `Review and finish window`.
1. Hooray!! We now have an `ITFFF Twitter tweet, RT and @replies` trigger up and running.
1. Post a tweet to test.
## IFTTT Twitter/Slack webtask bot in action
### Contribute
1. Fork this repository
2. Clone it to your local machine
3. Create a branch for the feature you want to implement
4. Push your changes to your repository
5. Submit a pull request
- Issue Tracker: https://github.com/philipszdavido/auth0_webtask_hack/issues
- Source Code: https://github.com/philipszdavido/auth0_webtask_hack
### Support
If you are having issues, please let me know.
Mail me at: kurtwanger40@gmail.com