A telegram bot in python which upload the photos on Google Drive in a group conversation.
- Get the project with
git clone https://github.com/coignetp/uploadBot.git - Install everything with
pip3 install -r requirements.txt - Rename the config.json.template to config.json
- Talk to @botfather on telegram with
/newbotcommand - Follow the instruction
- At the end @botfather will give you a token like 110201543:AAHdqTcvCH1vGWJxfSeofSAs0K5PALDsaw. Copy it and paste it in your config.json at the tg_token.
If you want your bot to upload every pictures on a group conversation (not only those sent to it), turn off the privacy mode with talking to @botfather
- Follow https://developers.google.com/drive/api/v3/quickstart/python steps to create a credential file
- Rename the downloaded file client_secrets.json and put it at the root folder
- Change ggd_folder in the config.json and give the folder where you want to put every photos
** WARNING **: do not update the template file config.json.template, as you risk to commit your secret
Now you can start the bot with python3 botTG.py.
Please note that the first time a photo will be uploaded, you will have to login to google. Your credentials will be saved for the next time in creds.txt and the login will be automatic.