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A GroupMe bot is a named account that belongs to a group and can post messages independently of any user. Bots are useful for automated notifications, integrations, and other programmatic posting scenarios. Each bot is tied to a single group and posts messages via its bot_id.

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create_bot

Create a new bot in a group.
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string
required
The bot’s display name.
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string
required
The ID of the group the bot belongs to.
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string
Optional avatar image URL for the bot.
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string
Optional URL to receive message callbacks. GroupMe will POST new group messages to this endpoint.
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boolean
default:"false"
Whether the bot should receive DM notifications.
Example usage
“Create a bot called ‘Alerts Bot’ in group 1234567 that posts to my webhook.”

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post_as_bot

Post a message as a bot.
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string
required
The ID of the bot.
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string
required
Message text.
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string
Optional image URL to attach to the message.
Example usage
“Have bot abc123 post ‘Deployment complete!’ to its group.”

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list_bots

List all bots created by the authenticated user. This tool takes no parameters. Example usage
“Show me all the bots I’ve created.”

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destroy_bot

Delete a bot.
This action is irreversible. The bot and its bot_id cannot be recovered after deletion.
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string
required
The ID of the bot to delete.
Example usage
“Delete bot abc123.”