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Telegram inline bot. Search for books and share them in a conversation

BooksAndBot

@BooksAndBot is an inline bot that allows you to search for books and share them in a conversation.

Powered by Goodreads.

Demo

How it works

Development

  1. You'll need a few things:
  • A Telegram bot token. Contact @BotFather in order to create a new bot and receive a token.
  • A Goodreads API key. Apply for one here.
  1. Create .env file in the root directory with following variables:
BOT_TOKEN=YOUR_TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN
GOODREADS_API_KEY=YOUR_GOODREADS_API_KEY
  1. Install dependencies and start the app:
npm i
npm start