line-bot-sdk 1.16.0

LINE Messaging API SDK for Python

SDK of the LINE Messaging API for Python.

Introduction

The LINE Messaging API SDK for Python makes it easy to develop bots using LINE Messaging API, and you can create a sample bot within minutes.

Documentation

See the official API documentation for more information

English: https://developers.line.biz/en/docs/messaging-api/overview/

Japanese: https://developers.line.biz/ja/docs/messaging-api/overview/

Requirements

• Python >= 2.7 or >= 3.4

Installation

$ pip install line-bot-sdk

Synopsis

Usage:

from flask import Flask, request, abort

from linebot import (
    LineBotApi, WebhookHandler
)
from linebot.exceptions import (
    InvalidSignatureError
)
from linebot.models import (
    MessageEvent, TextMessage, TextSendMessage,
)

app = Flask(__name__)

line_bot_api = LineBotApi('YOUR_CHANNEL_ACCESS_TOKEN')
handler = WebhookHandler('YOUR_CHANNEL_SECRET')


@app.route("/callback", methods=['POST'])
def callback():
    # get X-Line-Signature header value
    signature = request.headers['X-Line-Signature']

    # get request body as text
    body = request.get_data(as_text=True)
    app.logger.info("Request body: " + body)

    # handle webhook body
    try:
        handler.handle(body, signature)
    except InvalidSignatureError:
        print("Invalid signature. Please check your channel access token/channel secret.")
        abort(400)

    return 'OK'


@handler.add(MessageEvent, message=TextMessage)
def handle_message(event):
    line_bot_api.reply_message(
        event.reply_token,
        TextSendMessage(text=event.message.text))


if __name__ == "__main__":
    app.run()

API

LineBotApi

__init__(self, channel_access_token, endpoint=’https://api.line.me’, timeout=5, http_client=RequestsHttpClient)

Create a new LineBotApi instance.

line_bot_api = linebot.LineBotApi('YOUR_CHANNEL_ACCESS_TOKEN')

You can override the timeout value for each method.

reply_message(self, reply_token, messages, notification_disabled=False, timeout=None)

Respond to events from users, groups, and rooms. You can get a reply_token from a webhook event object.

https://developers.line.biz/en/reference/messaging-api/#send-reply-message

line_bot_api.reply_message(reply_token, TextSendMessage(text='Hello World!'))

push_message(self, to, messages, notification_disabled=False, timeout=None)

Send messages to users, groups, and rooms at any time.

https://developers.line.biz/en/reference/messaging-api/#send-push-message

line_bot_api.push_message(to, TextSendMessage(text='Hello World!'))

multicast(self, to, messages, notification_disabled=False, timeout=None)

Send push messages to multiple users at any time. Messages cannot be sent to groups or rooms.

https://developers.line.biz/en/reference/messaging-api/#send-multicast-message

line_bot_api.multicast(['to1', 'to2'], TextSendMessage(text='Hello World!'))

broadcast(self, messages, notification_disabled=False, timeout=None)

Send push messages to multiple users at any time.

https://developers.line.biz/en/reference/messaging-api/#send-broadcast-message

line_bot_api.broadcast(TextSendMessage(text='Hello World!'))

narrowcast(self, messages, recipient=None, filter=None, limit=None, timeout=None)

Sends a push message to multiple users specified by attributes (such as age, gender, OS, and region) or retargeting (audiences).

https://developers.line.biz/en/reference/messaging-api/#send-narrowcast-message

line_bot_api.narrowcast(
    messages=TextSendMessage(text='Hello World!'),
    recipient=AudienceRecipient(group_id=5614991017776),
    filter=Filter(demographic=AgeFilter(gte="age_35", lt="age_40")),
    limit=Limit(max=10)
)

get_progress_status_narrowcast(self, request_id, timeout=None)

Get progress status of narrowcast messages sent.

https://developers.line.biz/en/reference/messaging-api/#get-narrowcast-progress-status

narrowcast_progress = line_bot_api.get_progress_status_narrowcast(request_id)
assert narrowcast_progress.phase == 'succeeded'
print(narrowcast.success_count)
print(narrowcast.failure_count)
print(narrowcast.target_count)

get_profile(self, user_id, timeout=None)

Get user profile information.

https://developers.line.biz/en/reference/messaging-api/#get-profile

profile = line_bot_api.get_profile(user_id)

print(profile.display_name)
print(profile.user_id)
print(profile.picture_url)
print(profile.status_message)

get_group_member_profile(self, group_id, user_id, timeout=None)

Gets the user profile of a member of a group that the bot is in. This can be the user ID of a user who has not added the bot as a friend or has blocked the bot.

https://developers.line.biz/en/reference/messaging-api/#get-group-member-profile

profile = line_bot_api.get_group_member_profile(group_id, user_id)

print(profile.display_name)
print(profile.user_id)
print(profile.picture_url)

get_room_member_profile(self, room_id, user_id, timeout=None)

Gets the user profile of a member of a room that the bot is in. This can be the user ID of a user who has not added the bot as a friend or has blocked the bot.

https://developers.line.biz/en/reference/messaging-api/#get-room-member-profile

profile = line_bot_api.get_room_member_profile(room_id, user_id)

print(profile.display_name)
print(profile.user_id)
print(profile.picture_url)

get_group_member_ids(self, group_id, start=None, timeout=None)

Gets the user IDs of the members of a group that the bot is in. This includes the user IDs of users who have not added the bot as a friend or has blocked the bot.

https://developers.line.biz/en/reference/messaging-api/#get-group-member-user-ids

member_ids_res = line_bot_api.get_group_member_ids(group_id)

print(member_ids_res.member_ids)
print(member_ids_res.next)

get_room_member_ids(self, room_id, start=None, timeout=None)

Gets the user IDs of the members of a room that the bot is in. This includes the user IDs of users who have not added the bot as a friend or has blocked the bot.

https://developers.line.biz/en/reference/messaging-api/#get-room-member-user-ids

member_ids_res = line_bot_api.get_room_member_ids(room_id)

print(member_ids_res.member_ids)
print(member_ids_res.next)

get_message_content(self, message_id, timeout=None)

Retrieve image, video, and audio data sent by users.

https://developers.line.biz/en/reference/messaging-api/#get-content

message_content = line_bot_api.get_message_content(message_id)

with open(file_path, 'wb') as fd:
    for chunk in message_content.iter_content():
        fd.write(chunk)

leave_group(self, group_id, timeout=None)

Leave a group.

https://developers.line.biz/en/reference/messaging-api/#leave-group

line_bot_api.leave_group(group_id)

leave_room(self, room_id, timeout=None)

Leave a room.

https://developers.line.biz/en/reference/messaging-api/#leave-room

line_bot_api.leave_room(room_id)

get_rich_menu(self, rich_menu_id, timeout=None)

Gets a rich menu via a rich menu ID.

https://developers.line.biz/en/reference/messaging-api/#get-rich-menu

rich_menu = line_bot_api.get_rich_menu(rich_menu_id)
print(rich_menu.rich_menu_id)

create_rich_menu(self, rich_menu, timeout=None)

Creates a rich menu. You must upload a rich menu image and link the rich menu to a user for the rich menu to be displayed. You can create up to 10 rich menus for one bot.

https://developers.line.biz/en/reference/messaging-api/#create-rich-menu

rich_menu_to_create = RichMenu(
    size=RichMenuSize(width=2500, height=843),
    selected=False,
    name="Nice richmenu",
    chat_bar_text="Tap here",
    areas=[RichMenuArea(
        bounds=RichMenuBounds(x=0, y=0, width=2500, height=843),
        action=URIAction(label='Go to line.me', uri='https://line.me'))]
)
rich_menu_id = line_bot_api.create_rich_menu(rich_menu=rich_menu_to_create)
print(rich_menu_id)

delete_rich_menu(self, rich_menu_id, timeout=None)

Deletes a rich menu.

https://developers.line.biz/en/reference/messaging-api/#delete-rich-menu

line_bot_api.delete_rich_menu(rich_menu_id)

get_rich_menu_id_of_user(self, user_id, timeout=None)

Gets the ID of the rich menu linked to a user.

https://developers.line.biz/en/reference/messaging-api/#get-rich-menu-id-of-user

rich_menu_id = ine_bot_api.get_rich_menu_id_of_user(user_id)
print(rich_menu_id)

link_rich_menu_to_user(self, user_id, rich_menu_id, timeout=None)

Links a rich menu to a user. Only one rich menu can be linked to a user at one time.

https://developers.line.biz/en/reference/messaging-api/#link-rich-menu-to-user

line_bot_api.link_rich_menu_to_user(user_id, rich_menu_id)

link_rich_menu_to_users(self, user_ids, rich_menu_id, timeout=None)

Links a rich menu to multiple users.

https://developers.line.biz/en/reference/messaging-api/#link-rich-menu-to-users

line_bot_api.link_rich_menu_to_users(<user_ids>, <rich_menu_id>)

unlink_rich_menu_from_user(self, user_id, timeout=None)

Unlinks a rich menu from a user.

https://developers.line.biz/en/reference/messaging-api/#unlink-rich-menu-from-user

line_bot_api.unlink_rich_menu_from_user(user_id)

unlink_rich_menu_from_users(self, user_ids, timeout=None)

Unlinks rich menus from multiple users.

https://developers.line.biz/en/reference/messaging-api/#unlink-rich-menu-from-users

line_bot_api.unlink_rich_menu_from_users(<user_ids>)

get_rich_menu_image(self, rich_menu_id, timeout=None)

Downloads an image associated with a rich menu.

https://developers.line.biz/en/reference/messaging-api/#download-rich-menu-image

content = line_bot_api.get_rich_menu_image(rich_menu_id)
with open(file_path, 'wb') as fd:
    for chunk in content.iter_content():
        fd.write(chunk)

set_rich_menu_image(self, rich_menu_id, content_type, content, timeout=None)

Uploads and attaches an image to a rich menu.

https://developers.line.biz/en/reference/messaging-api/#upload-rich-menu-image

with open(file_path, 'rb') as f:
    line_bot_api.set_rich_menu_image(rich_menu_id, content_type, f)

get_rich_menu_list(self, timeout=None)

Gets a list of all uploaded rich menus.

https://developers.line.biz/en/reference/messaging-api/#get-rich-menu-list

rich_menu_list = line_bot_api.get_rich_menu_list()
for rich_menu in rich_menu_list:
    print(rich_menu.rich_menu_id)

set_default_rich_menu(self, rich_menu_id, timeout=None)

Sets the default rich menu.

https://developers.line.biz/en/reference/messaging-api/#set-default-rich-menu

line_bot_api.set_default_rich_menu(<rich_menu_id>)

get_default_rich_menu(self, timeout=None)

Gets the ID of the default rich menu set with the Messaging API.

https://developers.line.biz/en/reference/messaging-api/#get-default-rich-menu-id

line_bot_api.get_default_rich_menu()

cancel_default_rich_menu(self, timeout=None)

Cancels the default rich menu set with the Messaging API.

https://developers.line.biz/en/reference/messaging-api/#cancel-default-rich-menu

line_bot_api.cancel_default_rich_menu()

issue_link_token(self, user_id, timeout=None)

Issues a link token used for the account link feature.

https://developers.line.biz/en/reference/messaging-api/#issue-link-token

link_token_response = line_bot_api.issue_link_token(<user_id>)
print(link_token_response)

issue_channel_token(self, client_id, client_secret, grant_type=’client_credentials’, timeout=None)

Issues a short-lived channel access token.

https://developers.line.biz/en/reference/messaging-api/#issue-channel-access-token

channel_token_response = line_bot_api.issue_channel_token(<client_id>, <client_secret>)
print(access_token_response)

revoke_channel_token(self, access_token, timeout=None)

Revokes a channel access token.

https://developers.line.biz/en/reference/messaging-api/#revoke-channel-access-token

line_bot_api.revoke_channel_token(<access_token>)

get_insight_message_delivery(self, date, timeout=None)

Get the number of messages sent on a specified day.

https://developers.line.biz/en/reference/messaging-api/#get-number-of-delivery-messages

insight = line_bot_api.get_insight_message_delivery('20191231')
print(insight.api_broadcast)

get_insight_followers(self, date, timeout=None)

Get the number of users who have added the bot on or before a specified date.

https://developers.line.biz/en/reference/messaging-api/#get-number-of-followers

insight = line_bot_api.get_insight_followers('20191231')
print(insight.followers)

get_insight_demographic(self, timeout=None)

Retrieve the demographic attributes for a bot’s friends.

https://developers.line.biz/en/reference/messaging-api/#get-demographic

insight = line_bot_api.get_insight_demographic()
print(insight.genders)

get_insight_message_event(self, request_id, timeout=None)

Return statistics about how users interact with broadcast messages.

https://developers.line.biz/en/reference/messaging-api/#get-message-event

broadcast_response = line_bot_api.broadcast(TextSendMessage(text='Hello World!'))
insight = line_bot_api.get_insight_message_event(broadcast_response.request_id)
print(insight.overview)

※ Error handling

If the LINE API server returns an error, LineBotApi raises LineBotApiError.

https://developers.line.biz/en/reference/messaging-api/#error-responses

try:
    line_bot_api.push_message('to', TextSendMessage(text='Hello World!'))
except linebot.exceptions.LineBotApiError as e:
    print(e.status_code)
    print(e.request_id)
    print(e.error.message)
    print(e.error.details)

Message objects

https://developers.line.biz/en/reference/messaging-api/#message-objects

The following classes are found in the linebot.models package.

TextSendMessage

text_message = TextSendMessage(text='Hello, world')

ImageSendMessage

image_message = ImageSendMessage(
    original_content_url='https://example.com/original.jpg',
    preview_image_url='https://example.com/preview.jpg'
)

VideoSendMessage

video_message = VideoSendMessage(
    original_content_url='https://example.com/original.mp4',
    preview_image_url='https://example.com/preview.jpg'
)

AudioSendMessage

audio_message = AudioSendMessage(
    original_content_url='https://example.com/original.m4a',
    duration=240000
)

LocationSendMessage

location_message = LocationSendMessage(
    title='my location',
    address='Tokyo',
    latitude=35.65910807942215,
    longitude=139.70372892916203
)

StickerSendMessage

sticker_message = StickerSendMessage(
    package_id='1',
    sticker_id='1'
)

ImagemapSendMessage

imagemap_message = ImagemapSendMessage(
    base_url='https://example.com/base',
    alt_text='this is an imagemap',
    base_size=BaseSize(height=1040, width=1040),
    video=Video(
        original_content_url='https://example.com/video.mp4',
        preview_image_url='https://example.com/video_preview.jpg',
        area=ImagemapArea(
            x=0, y=0, width=1040, height=585
        ),
        external_link=ExternalLink(
            link_uri='https://example.com/see_more.html',
            label='See More',
        ),
    ),
    actions=[
        URIImagemapAction(
            link_uri='https://example.com/',
            area=ImagemapArea(
                x=0, y=0, width=520, height=1040
            )
        ),
        MessageImagemapAction(
            text='hello',
            area=ImagemapArea(
                x=520, y=0, width=520, height=1040
            )
        )
    ]
)

TemplateSendMessage - ButtonsTemplate

buttons_template_message = TemplateSendMessage(
    alt_text='Buttons template',
    template=ButtonsTemplate(
        thumbnail_image_url='https://example.com/image.jpg',
        title='Menu',
        text='Please select',
        actions=[
            PostbackAction(
                label='postback',
                display_text='postback text',
                data='action=buy&itemid=1'
            ),
            MessageAction(
                label='message',
                text='message text'
            ),
            URIAction(
                label='uri',
                uri='http://example.com/'
            )
        ]
    )
)

TemplateSendMessage - ConfirmTemplate

confirm_template_message = TemplateSendMessage(
    alt_text='Confirm template',
    template=ConfirmTemplate(
        text='Are you sure?',
        actions=[
            PostbackAction(
                label='postback',
                display_text='postback text',
                data='action=buy&itemid=1'
            ),
            MessageAction(
                label='message',
                text='message text'
            )
        ]
    )
)

TemplateSendMessage - CarouselTemplate

carousel_template_message = TemplateSendMessage(
    alt_text='Carousel template',
    template=CarouselTemplate(
        columns=[
            CarouselColumn(
                thumbnail_image_url='https://example.com/item1.jpg',
                title='this is menu1',
                text='description1',
                actions=[
                    PostbackAction(
                        label='postback1',
                        display_text='postback text1',
                        data='action=buy&itemid=1'
                    ),
                    MessageAction(
                        label='message1',
                        text='message text1'
                    ),
                    URIAction(
                        label='uri1',
                        uri='http://example.com/1'
                    )
                ]
            ),
            CarouselColumn(
                thumbnail_image_url='https://example.com/item2.jpg',
                title='this is menu2',
                text='description2',
                actions=[
                    PostbackAction(
                        label='postback2',
                        display_text='postback text2',
                        data='action=buy&itemid=2'
                    ),
                    MessageAction(
                        label='message2',
                        text='message text2'
                    ),
                    URIAction(
                        label='uri2',
                        uri='http://example.com/2'
                    )
                ]
            )
        ]
    )
)

TemplateSendMessage - ImageCarouselTemplate

image_carousel_template_message = TemplateSendMessage(
    alt_text='ImageCarousel template',
    template=ImageCarouselTemplate(
        columns=[
            ImageCarouselColumn(
                image_url='https://example.com/item1.jpg',
                action=PostbackAction(
                    label='postback1',
                    display_text='postback text1',
                    data='action=buy&itemid=1'
                )
            ),
            ImageCarouselColumn(
                image_url='https://example.com/item2.jpg',
                action=PostbackAction(
                    label='postback2',
                    display_text='postback text2',
                    data='action=buy&itemid=2'
                )
            )
        ]
    )
)

FlexSendMessage

flex_message = FlexSendMessage(
    alt_text='hello',
    contents=BubbleContainer(
        direction='ltr',
        hero=ImageComponent(
            url='https://example.com/cafe.jpg',
            size='full',
            aspect_ratio='20:13',
            aspect_mode='cover',
            action=URIAction(uri='http://example.com', label='label')
        )
    )
)

※ You can pass a dict to FlexSendMessage#contents as follows:

flex_message = FlexSendMessage(
    alt_text='hello',
    contents={
        'type': 'bubble',
        'direction': 'ltr',
        'hero': {
            'type': 'image',
            'url': 'https://example.com/cafe.jpg',
            'size': 'full',
            'aspectRatio': '20:13',
            'aspectMode': 'cover',
            'action': { 'type': 'uri', 'uri': 'http://example.com', 'label': 'label' }
        }
    }
)

Thus, You can send a JSON designed with Flex Message Simulator.

With QuickReply

text_message = TextSendMessage(text='Hello, world',
                               quick_reply=QuickReply(items=[
                                   QuickReplyButton(action=MessageAction(label="label", text="text"))
                               ]))

Webhook

WebhookParser

※ You can use WebhookParser

__init__(self, channel_secret)

parser = linebot.WebhookParser('YOUR_CHANNEL_SECRET')

parse(self, body, signature, as_payload=False)

Parses the webhook body, and returns a list of Event objects or a WebhookPayload object (depending on as_payload). If the signature does NOT match, InvalidSignatureError is raised.

events = parser.parse(body, signature)

for event in events:
    do_something(event)

payload = parser.parse(body, signature, as_payload=True)

for event in payload.events:
    do_something(payload.event, payload.destination)

WebhookHandler

※ You can use WebhookHandler

__init__(self, channel_secret)

handler = linebot.WebhookHandler('YOUR_CHANNEL_SECRET')

handle(self, body, signature)

Handles webhooks with handlers added by the decorators add and default. If the signature does NOT match, InvalidSignatureError is raised.

handler.handle(body, signature)

add(self, event, message=None)

Add a handler method by using this decorator.

@handler.add(MessageEvent, message=TextMessage)
def handle_message(event):
    line_bot_api.reply_message(
        event.reply_token,
        TextSendMessage(text=event.message.text))

When the event is an instance of MessageEvent and event.message is an instance of TextMessage, this handler method is called.

@handler.add(MessageEvent)
def handle_message(event, destination):
    # do something

If the arity of the handler method is more than one, a destination property in a webhook request is passed to it as the second argument.

@handler.add(FollowEvent)
def handle_follow():
    # do something

If the arity of the handler method is zero, the handler method is called with no arguments.

default(self)

Set the default handler method by using this decorator.

@handler.default()
def default(event):
    print(event)

If there is no handler for an event, this default handler method is called.

WebhookPayload

https://developers.line.biz/en/reference/messaging-api/#request-body

• WebhookPayload

  • destination
  • events: list[Event]

Webhook event object

https://developers.line.biz/en/reference/messaging-api/#webhook-event-objects

The following classes are found in the linebot.models package.

Event

• MessageEvent

  • type
  • mode
  • timestamp
  • source: Source
  • reply_token
  • message: Message

• FollowEvent

  • type
  • mode
  • timestamp
  • source: Source
  • reply_token

• UnfollowEvent

  • type
  • mode
  • timestamp
  • source: Source

• JoinEvent

  • type
  • mode
  • timestamp
  • source: Source
  • reply_token

• LeaveEvent

  • type
  • mode
  • timestamp
  • source: Source

• PostbackEvent

  • type
  • mode
  • timestamp
  • source: Source
  • reply_token

  • postback: Postback

    • data
    • params: dict

• BeaconEvent

  • type
  • mode
  • timestamp
  • source: Source
  • reply_token

  • beacon: Beacon

    • type
    • hwid
    • device_message

• MemberJoinedEvent

  • type
  • mode
  • timestamp
  • source: Source
  • reply_token
  • joined: Joined

• MemberLeftEvent

  • type
  • mode
  • timestamp
  • source: Source
  • reply_token
  • left: Left

• AccountLinkEvent

  • type
  • mode
  • timestamp
  • source: Source
  • reply_token
  • link: Link

• ThingsEvent

  • type
  • mode
  • timestamp
  • source: Source
  • reply_token
  • things: DeviceLink | DeviceUnlink | ScenarioResult

Source

• SourceUser

  • type
  • user_id

• SourceGroup

  • type
  • group_id
  • user_id

• SourceRoom

  • type
  • room_id
  • user_id

Message

• TextMessage

  • type
  • id
  • text

• ImageMessage

  • type
  • id
  • content_provider

• VideoMessage

  • type
  • id
  • duration
  • content_provider

• AudioMessage

  • type
  • id
  • duration
  • content_provider

• LocationMessage

  • type
  • id
  • title
  • address
  • latitude
  • longitude

• StickerMessage

  • type
  • id
  • package_id
  • sticker_id
  • sticker_resource_type

• FileMessage

  • type
  • id
  • file_size
  • file_name

Hints

Examples

simple-server-echo

Sample echo-bot using wsgiref.simple_server

flask-echo

Sample echo-bot using Flask

flask-kitchensink

Sample bot using Flask

API documentation

$ cd docs
$ make html
$ open build/html/index.html

OR

Help and media

FAQ: https://developers.line.biz/en/faq/

Community Q&A: https://www.line-community.me/questions

News: https://developers.line.biz/en/news/

Twitter: @LINE_DEV

Versioning

This project respects semantic versioning

See http://semver.org/

Contributing

Please check CONTRIBUTING before making a contribution.

For SDK developers

First install for development.

$ pip install -r requirements-dev.txt

Run tests

Test by using tox. We test against the following versions.

• 2.7
• 3.4
• 3.5
• 3.6
• 3.7

To run all tests and to run flake8 against all versions, use:

tox

To run all tests against version 2.7, use:

$ tox -e py27

To run a test against version 2.7 and against a specific file, use:

$ tox -e py27 -- tests/test_webhook.py

And more… TBD

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