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can i publish my chatbot on twitter without azure ?(MS Bot Framework)


i made a simple bot with Microsoft Bot Framework and i want to use my bot on unsopported channels(direct line channel) like twitter, instagram. So please help me to connect the bot to channels without Azure.


Solution

  • For unsupported channels you don't need to connect your bot through Direct Line. Twitter has a public API, so you can just create a custom Connector and then still use the BotBuilder SDK to develop bots. This way you wouldn't be going through Azure.  

    Note: Read Instagram's docs on their API deprecation and see if it's applicable to you.  

    An example of a custom connector for supporting LINE can be found under the botbuilder-linebot-connector.