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# Interactive bots
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Zulip's API has a powerful framework for interactive bots that react
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to messages in Zulip.
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## Running a bot
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This guide will show you how to run an existing Zulip bot
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found in [zulip_bots/bots](
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https://github.com/zulip/python-zulip-api/tree/main/zulip_bots/zulip_bots/bots).
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You'll need:
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* An account in a Zulip organization
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(e.g. [the Zulip development community](https://zulip.com/development-community/),
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`<yourSubdomain>.zulipchat.com`, or a Zulip organization on your own
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[development](https://zulip.readthedocs.io/en/latest/development/overview.html) or
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[production](https://zulip.readthedocs.io/en/latest/production/install.html) server).
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* A computer where you're running the bot from.
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**Note: Please be considerate when testing experimental bots on public servers such as chat.zulip.org.**
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{start_tabs}
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1. [Create a bot](/help/add-a-bot-or-integration), making sure to select
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**Generic bot** as the **Bot type**.
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1. [Download the bot's `zuliprc` file](/api/configuring-python-bindings#download-a-zuliprc-file).
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1. Use the following command to install the
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[`zulip_bots` Python package](https://pypi.org/project/zulip-bots/):
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pip3 install zulip_bots
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1. Use the following command to start the bot process *(replacing
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`~/path/to/zuliprc` with the path to the `zuliprc` file you downloaded above)*:
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zulip-run-bot <bot-name> --config-file ~/path/to/zuliprc
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1. Check the output of the command above to make sure your bot is running.
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It should include the following line:
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INFO:root:starting message handling...
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1. Test your setup by [starting a new direct message](/help/starting-a-new-direct-message)
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with the bot or [mentioning](/help/mention-a-user-or-group) the bot on a stream.
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!!! tip ""
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To use the latest development version of the `zulip_bots` package, follow
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[these steps](writing-bots#installing-a-development-version-of-the-zulip-bots-package).
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{end_tabs}
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You can now play around with the bot and get it configured the way you
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like. Eventually, you'll probably want to run it in a production
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environment where it'll stay up, by [deploying](/api/deploying-bots) it on a
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server using the Zulip Botserver.
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## Common problems
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* My bot won't start
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* Ensure that your API config file is correct (download the config file from the server).
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* Ensure that your bot script is located in `zulip_bots/bots/<my-bot>/`
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* Are you using your own Zulip development server? Ensure that you run your bot outside
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the Vagrant environment.
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* Some bots require Python 3. Try switching to a Python 3 environment before running
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your bot.
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## Related articles
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* [Non-webhook integrations](/api/non-webhook-integrations)
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* [Deploying bots](/api/deploying-bots)
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* [Writing bots](/api/writing-bots)
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