Straw

A telegram bot written in Golang for downloading Instagram and Youtube video.

Requirements

• Golang installed on your machine (https://golang.org/)
• A Telegram bot token (you can get it from the BotFather)
• Internet connection to download videos from YouTube and Instagram

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Get Your Telegram Bot Token

To get your Telegram bot token, you'll need to create a new bot on Telegram. Follow these steps:

1. Open Telegram and search for the "BotFather" bot.
2. Start a chat with the BotFather and use the /newbot command to create a new bot.
3. Follow the instructions and provide a name and username for your bot.
4. Once the bot is created, the BotFather will provide you with a token. Keep this token safe; you'll need it to run the bot.

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Installation and Setup

1. Clone the repo

   git clone https://github.com/xmayukx/straw.git
   cd straw
   

2. Install dependencies:

   go mod tidy
   

3. Now create a file and name it .env to store your bot token. In terminal write the command:

   touch .env
   

4. In .env set the bot token like this:

   TGBOTAPIKEY=<YOUR_TOKEN>
   

5. Now open the terminal and type the following command to spin up the bot locally:

   go run main.go
   

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Using the Bot

• Open Telegram and search for your bot using the username you provided during bot creation.
• Send a message mentioning your bot and then type a YouTube or Instagram video link as a query in the chat. The bot will automatically process the inline query and provide you with the video to download.
• For example, you can mention the bot using @YourBotUsername and then type a YouTube or Instagram video link like https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=example_video_id or https://www.instagram.com/p/example_post_id/ in the chat.

The bot should respond with the video file, and you can download it directly from the chat.