Error while creating a chatbot

[o1]

Hi Team,

I am following this link to create a simple chatbot : https://developer.webex.com/blog/from-zero-to-webex-teams-chatbot-in-15-minutes

While executing, seeing this error:

omkarparanjape@OPARANJA-M-2P6X webex-bot-starter % npm start

> Webex-Bot-Starter@1.0.0 start

> npm install && node --use_strict index.js

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/Users/omkarparanjape/Desktop/webex-bot-starter/webex-bot-starter/node_modules/@webex/webex-core/dist/lib/credentials/credentials.js:381

        return _promise.default.reject(new Error('Current state cannot produce an access token'));

                                       ^

Error: Current state cannot produce an access token

    at /Users/omkarparanjape/Desktop/webex-bot-starter/webex-bot-starter/node_modules/@webex/webex-core/dist/lib/credentials/credentials.js:381:40

    at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:95:5)

Node.js v20.5.1

Can you please help me with this?

[Janos Benyovszki]

@o1 I just tested the tutorial from the blog and it worked fine for me. Here is what I did:

- start ngrok with "ngrok http 7001 --region=eu"

- duplicate the .env.local file and rename it to .env

- change the variables in the .env file

- npm start

Communication with the bot worked afterwards. I am assuming you missed something from the step by step guide, probably you did not create a new .env file.

[LalitKameshwar]

Hello Janos & Omkar,

We tried following the steps mentioned however we have the same error what Omkar is encountering.  

We tried on both Windows & Linux machines and doesnt work on either. 

Hello Omkar,  Did you manage to fix the issue in your environment ? 

Thank You.

[o1]

Hi Lalit,

I didn't try this approach later. I will update you in case Janos' suggestion help me to resolve the issue I was facing.

[sandiban]

Sure @o1, bases on your Test - you can let us know your findings and we can assist you further based on your outcome.
And @LalitKameshwar, in that case - could you kindly share the details to devsupport@webex.com please so we can track this requirement better and investigate what exactly the error you're getting.
You can send us mail on the provided id and it'd raise a Support case in our queue. Please share the exact error details there and we can initiate investigating the error from there.

Regards!
Sandip