Set up VK bot
To create and manage VK bots, you must have a Community created (group, event or public page).
1) Go to https://vk.com/;
2) Go to your community (if you do not already have a Community, then create it, go to the Groups section for this);
5) Using the “Add to the left menu” setting you can add your VK-bot to the left menu of your Community;
6) In the Greeting window, enter the message that will be sent automatically when the user first opens the dialog with the community;
7) Press "Save";
9) Enable Bot abilities;
10) Press Save;
12) Go to Api usage;
17) Go to the VK bot setup page on the Mobsted platform;
18) Fill in the “Bot Name” fields (enter your bot's unique identifier - ”group_id”) and “Token” and click “Save”;
19) Copy the "Webhook-address" to the clipboard;
21) In the list, check the checkboxes: Incoming messages, Outgoing messages, Edit messages, Add photos, Add video; Adding entries to the wall; Add a comment on the wall; add discussion; Joining the community; Leaving the community;
22) Go to "Callback API" / "Server settings" tab;
23) In the “Address” field, enter the Webhook address from the Mobstead page, select 5.87 in the drop-down menu in the “API Version” menu, enter text in the “Secret key” field (any string up to 50 characters) and click the “Save” button (under this field );
25) Go to the VK bot setup page on the Mobsted platform;
26) In the “Answer code Bot Confirmation” field, enter the line to confirm, in the Bot Secret field, enter the data from the “Secret key” field;
27) Press "Save";
29) After the confirmation click "Add server".
Your VK bot is ready to use.
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