{"id":2593,"date":"2016-04-13T11:44:30","date_gmt":"2016-04-13T03:44:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/people.utm.my\/murtadha\/2016\/04\/13\/heres-how-bots-work-on-facebook-messenger\/"},"modified":"2016-04-13T11:44:30","modified_gmt":"2016-04-13T03:44:30","slug":"heres-how-bots-work-on-facebook-messenger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/murtadha\/2016\/04\/13\/heres-how-bots-work-on-facebook-messenger\/","title":{"rendered":"Here&#039;s how bots work on Facebook Messenger"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"App_1415\" src=\"http:\/\/rack.2.mshcdn.com\/media\/ZgkyMDE2LzA0LzEzL2FiL0FQUF8xNDE1LjdmNmEzLmpwZwpwCXRodW1iCTU3NXgzMjMjCmUJanBn\/d34df80a\/27f\/APP_1415.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div style=\"float: right;width: 50px\"><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/share?via=Mashable&amp;text=Here%27s+how+bots+work+on+Facebook+Messenger&amp;src=http%3A%2F%2Fmashable.com%2F2016%2F04%2F12%2Fhow-to-use-facebook-messenger-bots%2F\" style=\"margin: 10px\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Feed-tw\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/rack.1.mshcdn.com\/assets\/feed-tw-f7c0a094d16b7ee7c91a1e50839a8e00.jpg\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fmashable.com%2F2016%2F04%2F12%2Fhow-to-use-facebook-messenger-bots%2F&amp;src=sp\" style=\"margin: 10px\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Feed-fb\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/rack.1.mshcdn.com\/assets\/feed-fb-c0a21e8841794479b8086c32c6f24ba1.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Facebook&#8217;s Messenger bots have finally arrived.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Following months of rumors, the company revealed its plan to allow businesses to build bots for Messenger Tuesday at Facebook&#8217;s F8 developer conference in San Francisco.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Though the developers in attendance are only just getting a closer look at how these bots will work, Facebook has already been working with a few dozen partners whose bots are now live on Messenger.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2>Finding a bot<\/h2>\n<p>The easiest way to find bots on Facebook is by searching from within the Messenger app. Simply type a business into the search bar at the top of Messenger.\u00a0<span style=\"line-height: 1.5\">But you can also access bots by scanning a business&#8217; <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/mashable.com\/2016\/04\/08\/messenger-codes\/\" style=\"line-height: 1.5\">Messenger Code<\/a><span style=\"line-height: 1.5\">\u00a0by clicking on a Messenger Link \u2014 custom URLs that deep link back to message threads within Messenger. 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