This is a fork over the neat covid-vaccine-booking. Thanks for creating a playground for me to build on ๐ค
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Instructions to follow on your laptop and phone below. To fetch OTP automatically, Step 2 is compulsory
- Make sure Python 3.8+ is installed.
- Clone this repo:
git clone https://github.com/bombardier-gif/covid-vaccine-booking.git
or download zip file and extract - Install the requirements:
pip install -r requirements.txt
on Windowspip3 install -r requirements.txt
on Linux or Mac
- Run the script:
python src\covid-vaccine-slot-booking.py
on Windowspython3 src/covid-vaccine-slot-booking.py
on Linux or Mac
- Alternatively follow these steps to run this script using docker
- Follow the steps. For more detailed guide: Steps
- Android Phone: Follow either Option 1: IFTTT app or Option 2: CoWIN OTP Retriever app
- iPhone: Follow Using Shortcuts app
- Before you start
- What this repository does
- Setup Guide: Android
- Setup Guide: iOS
- COVID-19 Vaccination Slot Booking Script
- Troubleshooting common problems
- If you face any issues please refer to the troubleshooting section at the end of this doc
- The captcha is a bit buggy and you may be required to make 5-6 tries before you are able to book
- If you are still facing errors and want to run this script on windows using exe, please see the section below How to run on windows
- Instructions for iOS have also been added. See the Setup Guide for iOS for details. Please note that its not possible to automate the OTP auto read on iOS completely, however its possible to make it a 1 tap process, which is far better than seeing and entering the OTP manually.
- Automates OTP read from the SMS after the token expires.
- Randomly chooses one of the available slots instead of waiting for input from the user.
- Reduces the polling wait to optimize on the polling frequency (hence the name bombardier)
- https://ifttt.com/ is used to create a SMS trigger. The trigger happens when the OTP SMS is received
- The trigger sends the text of the SMS to a REST service, I have used a free service which needs 0 setup for a shared storage
- The CoWinOTPRetriever Android app has been created to automatically read the OTP SMS and then send it to the shared storage
- You only need to install and start the app, enter your CoWIN registered phone number, and then start the OTP listener.
- Shortcuts app is used to create an SMS trigger. The trigger happens when the OTP SMS is received
- The trigger sends the text of the SMS to a REST service, I have used a free service which needs 0 setup for a shared storage
- The script runs continuously to poll (same logic as the original repository)
- Whenever the OTP expires, an OTP is requested
- When the OTP SMS is received on the Android, phone, the above logic triggers to store the OTP SMS in the shared storage. On iOS, when the OTP SMS is received, the above logic triggers a notification which the user has to long press and confirm after which the OTP is stored in shared storage
- The script polls the shared storage to get the OTP
- Once the OTP is received, the polling resumes
- If a free slot is found, rather than waiting for an input, it randomly chooses a slot and attempts to book
Regardless of Android or iOS, you will need a KVDB bucket configured to act as a key value store for your OTP messages coming from the IFTTT app or CoWIN OTP Retriever. You will need to update your personal key every 14 days or buy a pro account on kvdb. Steps to get your own KVDB bucket:
- Go to https://kvdb.io/
- Click on Get started now
- Enter your email and click on Create bucket
- You will get a bucket key. It is just a random sequence of characters eg. ASth4wnvVDPkg2bdjsiqMN
- Keep this key saved somewhere in your notes. We will need it.
- Create an account in ifttt.com (A premium paid account is recommended for a quicker response)
- Create a new applet
- If this..... click on Android SMS trigger
- Select "New SMS received matches search" and use CoWIN as the search key
- Then... Choose a service named Webhooks and then select make a web request
- Paste the url: https://kvdb.io/<kvdb_bucket>/99XXXXXXXX replace 99XXXXXXXX with your phone number and <kvdb_bucket> with your own key that you got in the previous step of KVDB setup.
- Method is PUT
- Content Type PlainText
- Body: Add ingredient and select Text
- On your android phone, install ifttt app
- Login
- Ensure that the battery saver mode, and all other optimizations are removed. The appshould always run (This is the key for quick response).
- Tip: If your IFTTT is not triggered when your SMS is received: https://www.androidpolice.com/2020/05/30/how-to-prevent-apps-sleeping-in-the-background-on-android/ Also a premium account is faster
- Clone this repository
- Go to
src
directory and run the scriptcd src && python covid-vaccine-slot-booking.py
- On Mac I had to do the following too
brew install python-tk brew install SoX
- Run the script, use the steps given below to enter your preferences
- Hopefully you get the slot
- Stay healthy and stay safe!
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- Install the CoWinOTPRetriever Android app by enabling installation from unknown sources.
- Follow this guide to install apps from unknown sources: https://www.verizon.com/support/knowledge-base-222186/
- Allow the app to run in background so that the app does not stop even if you multi-task or leave the phone idle. (Note that, there still might be some phone model specific settings and optimizations which could stop the app from running in background. Check point number 8)
- Grant sms access to allow the app to read CoWIN OTP sms.
- Enter 10 digit mobile number registered on the CoWIN portal. Also enter your personal KVDB bucket value.
- Switch ON the OTP Listener.
- If the OTP is successfully sent to the key value store, you will see the status as shown below.
- Ensure that the battery saver mode, and all other optimizations are removed. The app should always run (This is the key for quick response). Tip: If you don not see a success message on the app when you receive an OTP: https://www.androidpolice.com/2020/05/30/how-to-prevent-apps-sleeping-in-the-background-on-android/
- Security tip: Make sure to change back your settings to disallow app installation from unknown sources.
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- Open the shortcuts app
- Tap on the + button at the top right
- Tap on
Create Personal Automation
- Select the
Message
option - Put
CoWIN
in the Message Contains option & leave everything blank. Tap on Next button - Tap on
Add action
and search for the optionSet Variable
. Give the variable nametext
and input asShortcut Input
- Then add another action and select
URL
and paste the url: https://kvdb.io/<kvdb_bucket>/99XXXXXXXX replace 99XXXXXXXX with your phone number and <kvdb_bucket> with your bucket value from the KVDB setup step - Then add another action and select
Get Contents of Url
. Click on show more. Change the method toPUT
. Request Body toFile
and in the file row tap onChoose Variable
and selecttext
which we defined in Step 6. - Click Next and save this automation.
- Clone this repository
Go to
src
directory and run the scriptcd src && python covid-vaccine-slot-booking.py
- On Mac I had to do the following too
brew install python-tk
brew install SoX
- Run the script, enter your phone number.
- Now as soon as OTP is recieved you will also get a notification from shortcuts app. Long press it and click on run. It will start OTP auto read process.
- Use the steps given below to enter your preferences.
- Now whenever the script session expires, it will send the notification described in step 13 and repeat the process to trigger OTP auto read.
- It is recommended that you set a different notification tone for this notification to be able to distinguish.
- Hopefully you get the slot
- Stay healthy and stay safe!
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This very basic CLI based script can be used to automate covid vaccination slot booking on Co-WIN Platform.
- POC project. Use at your own risk.
- Do NOT use unless all beneficiaries selected are supposed to get the same vaccine and dose.
- No option to register new user or add beneficiaries. This can be used only after beneficiary has been added through the official app/site
- If you accidentally book a slot, don't worry. You can always login to the official portal and cancel that.
- API Details: https://apisetu.gov.in/public/marketplace/api/cowin/cowinapi-v2
- And finally, I know code quality probably isn't great. Suggestions are welcome.
For the anyone not familiar with Python and using Windows, using the covid-vaccine-slot-booking.exe
executable file would be the easiest way. Download it from here. It might trigger an anti-virus alert. That's because I used pyinstaller
to package the python code and it needs a bit more effort to avoid such alerts.
OR
Run the script file as show below by downloading the source:
python src\covid-vaccine-slot-booking.py
If you're on Linux, install the beep package before running the Python script. To install beep, run:
sudo apt-get install beep
If you already have a bearer token, you can also use:
python src\covid-vaccine-slot-booking.py --token=YOUR-TOKEN-HERE
tabulate
: For displaying data in tabular format.requests
: For making GET and POST requests to the API.inputimeout
: For creating an input with timeout.
Install all dependencies by running:
pip install -r requirements.txt
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Run script:
python src\covid-vaccine-slot-booking.py
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Select Beneficiaries. Read the important notes. You can select multiple beneficiaries by providing comma-separated index values such as
1,2
:Enter the registered mobile number: โโโโโโโโโโ Requesting OTP with mobile number โโโโโโโโโโ.. Enter OTP: 999999 Validating OTP.. Token Generated: โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ Fetching registered beneficiaries.. +-------+----------------------------+---------------------------+------------+ | idx | beneficiary_reference_id | name | vaccine | +=======+============================+===========================+============+ | 1 | โโโโโโโโโโโโโโ | โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ | COVISHIELD | +-------+----------------------------+---------------------------+------------+ | 2 | โโโโโโโโโโโโโโ | โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ | | +-------+----------------------------+---------------------------+------------+ ################# IMPORTANT NOTES ################# # 1. While selecting beneficiaries, make sure that selected beneficiaries are all taking the same dose: either first OR second. # Please do no try to club together booking for first dose for one beneficiary and second dose for another beneficiary. # # 2. While selecting beneficiaries, also make sure that beneficiaries selected for second dose are all taking the same vaccine: COVISHIELD OR COVAXIN. # Please do no try to club together booking for beneficiary taking COVISHIELD with beneficiary taking COVAXIN. ################################################### Enter comma separated index numbers of beneficiaries to book for : 2
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Ensure correct beneficiaries are getting selected:
Selected beneficiaries: +-------+----------------------------+-----------+ | idx | beneficiary_reference_id | vaccine | +=======+============================+===========+ | 1 | โโโโโโโโโโโโโโ | | +-------+----------------------------+-----------+
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Select a state
+-------+-----------------------------+ | idx | state | +=======+=============================+ | 1 | Andaman and Nicobar Islands | +-------+-----------------------------+ | 2 | Andhra Pradesh | +-------+-----------------------------+ +-------+-----------------------------+ +-------+-----------------------------+ | 35 | Uttar Pradesh | +-------+-----------------------------+ | 36 | Uttarakhand | +-------+-----------------------------+ | 37 | West Bengal | +-------+-----------------------------+
Enter State index: 18
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Select districts you are interested in. Multiple districts can be selected by providing comma-separated index values
+-------+--------------------+ | idx | district | +=======+====================+ | 1 | Alappuzha | +-------+--------------------+ | 2 | Ernakulam | +-------+--------------------+ | 3 | Idukki | +-------+--------------------+ +-------+--------------------+ +-------+--------------------+ | 13 | Thrissur | +-------+--------------------+ | 14 | Wayanad | +-------+--------------------+
Enter comma separated index numbers of districts to monitor : 2,13
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Ensure correct districts are getting selected.
Selected districts: +-------+---------------+-----------------+-----------------------+ | idx | district_id | district_name | district_alert_freq | +=======+===============+=================+=======================+ | 1 | 307 | Ernakulam | 660 | +-------+---------------+-----------------+-----------------------+ | 2 | 303 | Thrissur | 3080 | +-------+---------------+-----------------+-----------------------+
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Enter the minimum number of slots to be available at the center:
Filter out centers with availability less than: 5
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Script will now start to monitor slots in these districts every 15 seconds.
Note
: It will ask you monitor frequencyProTip
: Do not select less than 5 seconds it will bombard cowin server and will get your request blocked, create issues in OTP generation for your number. #85=================================================================================== Centers available in Ernakulam from 01-05-2021 as of 2021-04-30 15:13:44: 0 Centers available in Thrissur from 01-05-2021 as of 2021-04-30 15:13:44: 0 No viable options. Waiting for next update in 15s. =================================================================================== Centers available in Ernakulam from 01-05-2021 as of 2021-04-30 15:13:59: 0 Centers available in Thrissur from 01-05-2021 as of 2021-04-30 15:13:59: 0 No viable options. Waiting for next update in 15s.
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If at any stage your token becomes invalid, the script will make a beep and prompt for
y
orn
. If you'd like to continue, providey
and proceed to allow using same mobile numberToken is INVALID. Try for a new Token? (y/n): y Try for OTP with mobile number โโโโโโโโโโโ? (y/n) : y Enter OTP: 888888
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When a center with more than minimum number of slots is available, the script will make a beep sound - different frequency for different district. It will then display the available options as table:
=================================================================================== Centers available in Ernakulam from 01-05-2021 as of 2021-04-30 15:34:19: 1 Centers available in Thrissur from 01-05-2021 as of 2021-04-30 15:34:19: 0 +-------+----------------+------------+-------------+------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | idx | name | district | available | date | slots | +=======+================+============+=============+============+==============================================================================+ | 1 | Ayyampilly PHC | Ernakulam | 30 | 01-05-2021 | ['09:00AM-10:00AM', '10:00AM-11:00AM', '11:00AM-12:00PM', '12:00PM-02:00PM'] | +-------+----------------+------------+-------------+------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ ----------> Wait 10 seconds for updated options OR ----------> Enter a choice e.g: 1.4 for (1st center 4th slot): 1.3
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Before the next update, you'll have 10 seconds to provide a choice in the format
centerIndex.slotIndex
eg: The input1.4
will select the vaccination center in second row and its fourth slot.
- Step 1 - Download the source or exe.
- Step 2 - Go to folder tests then windows exe.zip. Unzip the folder and Now run the program "captcha_tests.exe". If you see a dialog box click on quit, and you will see a Captcha. If this is what happened you are all good to go.
- Now come back to main folder unzip "windows exe.zip"go to this "windows exe" folder Now start the program "covid-vaccine-slot-booking.exe", you will not see any error.
- DO NOT DELETE ANY FOLDER OR FILE.
You can also run this script using docker. It's useful in case you don't want to install all required dependencies manually (python etc.). Follow these steps:
- Make sure docker is installed on your system.
- Make sure file 'docker.sh' is executable:
chmod +x docker.sh
- Now build our docker image and run it:
./docker.sh
Noe : Currently this docker image is only tested on MacOS and Linux.
Can't setFont(Times-Roman) missing the T1 files?
Originally <class 'TypeError'>: makeT1Font() argument 2 must be str, not None
Solution 1: Then run the python script directly in the src folder after installing the required modules from requirements.txt. That solved it for me
Solution 2: If you are running ubantu(tested) or Windows, this problem is due to some font files from package (reportlab) which are included in arch linux but not on Ubuntu. Follow these steps to install reportlab correctly. It can be done after you have installed all the requirements rom txt file.
git clone https://github.com/Distrotech/reportlab.git
cd reportlab
python3 setup.py install
This will download all the font files.
Solution 3: Try to perform the test first in test folder for captcha first to see if this error still there.
Solution 4: (Recommended) Try to use this Linux executable " ./covid-vaccine-slot-booking-linux " file directly from terminal it does not require anything to install just like windows exe. Windows exe is under going testing
Regarding beep package - Device not found or beep not found
Solution : Follow these steps for Ubuntu
sudo apt-get install beep
#Install this oncesudo modeprobe pcspkr
#This will solve Device not found error- Testing beep is simple just type
beep
in terminal, this will produce a beep sound from your speakers.
SMS is not read automatically
Solution: Make sure the settings shown below are the same on your phone:
![]() Using IFTTT: This number must match the number you enter while running the script. |
![]() CowinOTPRetriever App: Make sure the switch is flipped on. |