from fbchat import Client # Subclass fbchat.Client and override required methods class EchoBot(Client): def on_message(self, author_id, message_object, thread_id, thread_type, **kwargs): self.mark_as_delivered(thread_id, message_object.uid) self.mark_as_read(thread_id) print("{} from {} in {}".format(message_object, thread_id, thread_type.name)) # If you're not the author, echo if author_id != self.uid: self.send(message_object, thread_id=thread_id, thread_type=thread_type) client = EchoBot("", "") client.listen()