nvidia-snatcher

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The purpose of this bot is to get an Nvidia card. It tries multiple things to do that.

• Currently, nvidia-snatcher is not capable of purchasing a card for you
• Scrapes multiple websites for patterns of being stocked
  • API requests are a work in progress (very soon)
• Opens browser when stock is available
• Sends an email to you when stock is avaiable (must have Gmail)

What you may see if you're lucky

2020-09-18T07:06:28.535Z info :: ✖ [nvidia] nvidia founders edition is still out of stock
2020-09-18T07:06:31.241Z info :: ✖ [nvidia] nvidia founders edition is still out of stock
2020-09-18T07:06:34.212Z info :: ✖ [bestbuy] nvidia founder edition is still out of stock
2020-09-18T07:06:39.878Z info :: ✖ [bandh] gigabyte black is still out of stock
2020-09-18T07:06:43.236Z info :: ✖ [bestbuy] gigabyte black is still out of stock
2020-09-18T07:06:43.318Z info :: ↗ trying stores again
2020-09-18T07:06:43.318Z info :: 🚀🚀🚀 [nvidia] nvidia founders edition IN STOCK 🚀🚀🚀
2020-09-18T07:06:43.318Z info :: https://store.nvidia.com/store/nvidia/en_US/buy/productID.5438481700/clearCart.yes/nextPage.QuickBuyCartPage

👉 You may get false positives from time to time, so I apologize for that. The library currently waits for all calls to be completed before parsing, but sometimes this can have unknown behavior. Patience is a virtue :)

	Amazon	EVGA	Best Buy	B&H	Micro Center	Newegg	Nvidia
3070
3080	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
3090

Installation and prerequisites

Linux, macOS, and Windows are all capable operating systems.

You do not need any computer skills, smarts, or anything of that nature. You are very capable as you have made it this far. Some basic understanding how a terminal, git, and or Node.js is a bonus, but that does not limit you to getting nvidia-snatcher running!

Quick overview

• Node.js 14
• git
• Clone this project git clone https://github.com/jef/nvidia-snatcher.git
• Run npm install
• Copy .env.example to a new file .env and edit the .env file to your liking using your favorite text editor
  • More on this in customization
• Run npm run start to start

At any point you want the program to stop, use Ctrl + C.

👉 Please visit the wiki if you need more help with installation.

Customization

To customize nvidia-snatcher, make a copy of .env-example as .env and make any changes to your liking.

Here is a list of variables that you can use to customize your newly copied .env file:

Environment variable	Description
EMAIL_USERNAME	Gmail address (e.g., [email protected]); optional
EMAIL_PASSWORD	Gmail password; see below if you have MFA; optional
NOTIFICATION_TEST	Test all the notifications configured; optional, default: false
PAGE_TIMEOUT	Navigation Timeout in milliseconds (0 for infinite); optional, default: 30000
PHONE_NUMBER	10 digit phone number (e.g., 1234567890); optional, email configuration required
PHONE_CARRIER	Supported carriers for SMS; optional, email configuration required
RATE_LIMIT_TIMEOUT	Rate limit timeout for each full store cycle; optional, default: 5000
SHOW_ONLY_BRANDS	If set, will only show specified brands, seperated by ,
SLACK_CHANNEL	Slack channel for posting (e.g., update); optional
SLACK_TOKEN	Slack API token; optional
STORES	Supported stores you want to be scraped; optional, default: nvidia
OPEN_BROWSER	Toggle for whether or not the browser should open when item is found, default: true
PLAY_SOUND	Play this sound notification if a card is found.; optional
SCREENSHOT	Capture screenshot of page on successful hit; optional, default true
TELEGRAM_ACCESS_TOKEN	Telegram access token; optional
TELEGRAM_CHAT_ID	Telegram chat ID; optional

👉 If you have multi-factor authentication (MFA), you will need to create an app password and use this instead of your Gmail password.

👉 Free sounds available here. Place sounds into resources/sounds/

Supported stores

Stores	Environment variable
Best Buy	bestbuy
Amazon.ca	amazon-ca
Amazon	amazon
B&H	bandh
EVGA	evga
Micro Center	microcenter
Newegg	newegg
Nvidia	nvidia

Supported carriers

Carrier	Environment variable	Notes
AT&T	att
Google	google
Mint	mint
Sprint	sprint
Telus	telus
T-Mobile	tmobile
Verizon	verizon	Works with Visible

FAQ

Q: What's Node.js and how do I install it? Visit their website and download and install it. Very straight forward. Otherwise, Google more information related to your system needs.

Q: Will this harm my computer? No.

Q: Have you gotten a card yet? No. 😢

Q: Will I get banned from of the stores? Perhaps, but getting a card is a nice outcome.

Q: I got a problem and need help! File an issue, I'll do my best to get to you. I work a full time job and this is only a hobby of mine.

Q: I'd love to contribute, how do I do that? Make a pull request! All contributions are welcome.

Q: Why do I have to download all this stuff just to get this bot working? Well, I would rather you didn't either. See #11.

Acknowledgements

Thanks to the great contributors that make this project possible

Special shout to initial developers:

• @andirew
• @davidlbowman
• @fuckingrobot
• @ioncaza
• @malbert69