The purpose of this bot is to get an Nvidia card. It tries multiple things to do that.
- Currently,
nvidia-snatcheris 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 :)
| Best Buy | B&H | Newegg | Nvidia | EVGA | Amazon | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3070 | ||||||
| 3080 | ✔ |
✔ |
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✔ |
✔ |
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| 3090 |
👉 (
ℹ) Work in progress. Catchpa problems are intermittent. Use if you'd like, but expect problems.
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!
- Node.js 14
- git
- Clone this project
git clone https://github.com/jef/nvidia-snatcher.git - Run
npm install - Copy
.env.exampleto a new file.envand edit the.envfile to your liking using your favorite text editor- More on this in customization
- Run
npm run startto start
At any point you want the program to stop, use Ctrl + C.
👉 Please visit the wiki if you need more help with installation.
There is not much to configure (as of now), but there are some options that you can choose to utilize.
First, you're going to need to copy the .env.example to .env. The current options are:
| 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, only USA, SMS may apply (e.g., 1234567890); optional, email configuration required |
PHONE_CARRIER |
Service provider for SMS, supports ["sprint", "tmobile", "att", "verizon", "google"]; optional, email configuration required |
RATE_LIMIT_TIMEOUT |
Rate limit timeout for each full store cycle; optional, default: 5000 |
SLACK_CHANNEL |
Slack channel for posting (e.g., update); optional |
SLACK_TOKEN |
Slack API token; optional |
STORES |
List of stores you want to be scraped; optional, default: nvidia |
👉 If you have multi-factor authentication (MFA), you will need to create an app password and use this instead of your Gmail password.
| Store name | Store name environment variable |
|---|---|
| Best Buy | bestbuy |
| Amazon | amazon |
| B&H | bandh |
| EVGA | evga |
| Micro Center | microcenter |
| Newegg | newegg |
| Nvidia | nvidia |
👉 Look at
.env.examplefor an example for.env.
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.
Thanks to the great contributors that make this project possible
Special shout to initial developers: