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a notification system that notifies backpackers whenever a highly coveted permits becomes available. made it for myself in a few hours then spent another half d
by greenie_beans 3y ago
a notification system that notifies backpackers whenever a highly coveted permits becomes available. made it for myself in a few hours then spent another half day setting it up so other people can subscribe. i got two subscriptions from one reddit comment, made $20 while i was out fishing!
- adavid17 3y agoDo you mind sharing a link? Wrote a python script to do the same thing for myself
- greenie_beans 3y agothere's not much to see except a google form for signups and gumroad link for payment. it only has glacier national park configured right now. the notification system is a github action that runs constantly, scraping the api that makes the reservation.gov permits, and then checking if any of the subscription notifications have changed. the sign up is a google form that triggers a zapier and adds the new notification subscription to a google sheet. the spreadsheet is used in the github action. the zapier also sends an email with a payment link to the user. you sign up here: https://forms.gle/eftvBZwapnQb8RmT8 https://forms.gle/eftvBZwapnQb8RmT8 and that sends you a link to pay: https://smcalilly.gumroad.com/l/qxvph https://smcalilly.gumroad.com/l/qxvph and then it's setup.
- adavid17 3y agoNice! Wish I could use it - but I'm checking for available wilderness permits not campground permits (in Yosemite to hopefully hike the John Muir Trail this summer)
- greenie_beans 3y agoit was wilderness permits for the backcountry, not campground permits. but the api works the same for either permit type. i can hook you up if you happen to catch this message, i don't see an email on your profile. email me at smcalilly@gmail.com
- scottmcdot 3y agoCool, care to share?!
- greenie_beans 3y agosee my comment here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39978948 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39978948