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Node.js Character.AI Unofficial API

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# characterai.js

Node.js Character.AI Unofficial API

# Index
- [Installation](#installation)
- [Use](#use)
- [Get `AI_KEY` and `CHARACTER_ID`](#get-ai_key-and-character_id)
- [Examples](#examples)
  - [Text a character via the command-line](#text-a-character-via-the-command-line)
  - [Discord bot integration](#discord-bot-integration)

# Installation

Installation is done using the npm install command:

```sh
npm install characterai.js
```

# Use
```js
import CharacterAI from "characterai.js";

const message = "YOUR MESSAGE";

const characterAI = new CharacterAI(AI_KEY, CHARACTER_ID);
const chat = await characterAI.continueOrCreateChat();
const response = await chat.sendAndAwaitResponse({ message, singleReply: true });

console.log(response);
```

# Get `AI_KEY` and `CHARACTER_ID`

## `AI_KEY`

1. Open your browser and press `F12`.
2. Go to https://beta.character.ai/.
3. Click on the `Network` tab.
4. Click on `Fetch/XHR` filter.
5. Find and click on `auth0/`.
6. Go to the `Response` tab.
7. Copy the key.

![AI_KEY](https://yizack.com/images/characterai.js/get-key.jpg)

## `CHARACTER_ID`

1. Open your character link in your browser.
2. Copy the last part of the URL after `char=` that's your character ID.

![CHARACTER_ID](https://yizack.com/images/characterai.js/get-character.jpg)


# Examples
List of examples of ways to use this package.

## Text a character via the command-line

Text a character using a command prompt using the native `readline` node package.

1.  Install the necessary packages.

    ```sh
    npm install dotenv characterai.js
    ```
2.  Create a `.env` file in your project's root folder and paste your credentials.
    ```env
    CHARACTER_ID = ""
    AI_KEY = ""
    ```

Code: [`cmd-chat.js`](/examples/cmd-chat.js)
```js
import CharacterAI from "characterai.js";
import { createInterface } from "readline";
import * as dotenv from "dotenv";
dotenv.config();

const getCharResponse = async (message) => {
  const characterAI = new CharacterAI(process.env.AI_KEY, process.env.CHARACTER_ID);
  const chat = await characterAI.continueOrCreateChat();
  const response = await chat.sendAndAwaitResponse({ message, singleReply: true });
  return response;
};

const readline = createInterface({
  input: process.stdin,
  output: process.stdout,
});

const chat = () => readline.question("Message: ", async (msg) => {
  if (msg == "exit") {
    return readline.close();
  }
  console.log("Response: ", await getCharResponse(msg), "\n");
  chat();
});

chat();
```

## Discord bot integration

Text a character via Discord bot using the [`discord.js`](https://github.com/discordjs/discord.js) package. The bot looks for a message with an `!ai` prefix.

1.  Install the necessary packages.

    ```sh
    npm install discord.js dotenv characterai.js
    ```
2.  Create a `.env` file in your project's root folder and paste your credentials.
    ```env
    DISCORD_TOKEN = " "
    CHARACTER_ID = ""
    AI_KEY = ""
    ```

Code: [`discord-bot.js`](/examples/discord-bot.js)

```js
import { Client, GatewayIntentBits } from "discord.js";
import CharacterAI from "characterai.js";
import * as dotenv from "dotenv";
dotenv.config();

const getCharResponse = async (message) => {
  const characterAI = new CharacterAI(process.env.AI_KEY, process.env.CHARACTER_ID);
  const chat = await characterAI.continueOrCreateChat();
  const response = await chat.sendAndAwaitResponse({ message, singleReply: true });
  return response;
};

const client = new Client({ intents: [
  GatewayIntentBits.Guilds,
  GatewayIntentBits.MessageContent,
  GatewayIntentBits.GuildMessages,
  GatewayIntentBits.GuildIntegrations
] });

client.on("ready", () => {
  console.log(`Logged in as ${client.user.tag}!`);
});

client.on("messageCreate", async message => {
  if (message.content.startsWith("!ai")) {
    await message.channel.sendTyping();
    const mensaje = message.content.split("!ai ")[1];
    const { username } = message.author;
    try {
      const response = await getCharResponse(`${username} says:\n${mensaje}`);
      await message.reply(`${response}`);
    }
    catch (error) {
      console.log(error);
    }
  }
});

client.login(process.env.DISCORD_TOKEN);
```