Twitter Discord Bot

A Python-based Twitter Discord bot that streams live tweets based on search terms and allows users to fetch the latest tweets from specific Twitter accounts.

Features

• Streams live tweets matching specific keywords and posts them to a Discord channel.
• Fetches and displays recent tweets from a specified Twitter account.
• Built with Tweepy and Discord API, utilizing asyncio for asynchronous communication.

Table of Contents

• Installation
• Setup
• Usage

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/yourusername/twitter-discord-bot.git
   cd twitter-discord-bot
   

2. Install dependencies:

   Make sure you have Python 3.8+ installed. Then install the required packages using pip:

   pip install -r requirements.txt
   

3. Set up environment variables:

   You'll need to provide your Twitter API and Discord credentials. You can do this by creating an .env file or exporting them in your shell environment.

   .env example:

   TWITTER_API_KEY=your_api_key
   TWITTER_API_KEY_SECRET=your_api_key_secret
   TWITTER_BEARER_TOKEN=your_bearer_token
   TWITTER_ACCESS_TOKEN=your_access_token
   TWITTER_ACCESS_TOKEN_SECRET=your_access_token_secret
   

4. Configure the bot:

   Set up your Discord bot and configure it to connect to your Discord server. Instructions can be found in the Discord Developer Portal.

Setup

1. Twitter Developer Setup:

   • Create a Twitter Developer account.
   • Generate your API keys, tokens, and bearer token.
   • Replace the placeholder values in .env with your actual credentials.

2. Discord Bot Setup:

   • Create a new bot in the Discord Developer Portal.
   • Invite the bot to your server with appropriate permissions.
   • Replace the placeholder values in .env with your Discord bot token.

Usage

1. Running the bot:

   After setting up the environment and installing dependencies, you can start the bot by running:

   python bot.py
   

2. Bot commands:

   • The bot streams tweets based on keywords you define in the search_terms list.
   • You can use the bot to fetch tweets from a specific user by sending a command in your Discord server: !tweets username