README.md

Okay so, this is a telegram bot which sends you a message every 6 hours about vaccine availability in your district.

How to use it?

Edit the source file main.py with some stuff

• Telegram Bot Token, get it talking to Botfather bot. Line 9

Check this one for explained stuffs

• Telegram chat id, line 10
• District code for Cowin API, line 22 check table below for district code

Code	District
301	Alappuzha
307	Ernakulam
306	Idukki
297	Kannur
295	Kasaragod
298	Kollam
304	Kottayam
305	Kozhikode
302	Malappuram
308	Palakkad
300	Pathanamthitta
296	Thiruvananthapuram
303	Thrissur
299	Wayanad

Running this

You can use https://deta.sh 's Micros to run this script. You might wanna make an account there and install it's CLI. Then run

• deta login
• deta new
• deta cron set "6 hours"

Mostly that's all

main.py

import requests
import pytz
from datetime import date,datetime
from deta import App

app = App()

def sendTGMessage(message:str)->None:
    url = f'https://api.telegram.org/bot<Bot token insert here>/sendMessage'
    msg_data = {'chat_id':"<Swantham Code kandupidkk>",'text':message,"parse_mode":"Markdown"}
    resp = requests.post(url, msg_data).json()
    print("Message Not Send" if resp['ok'] is False else "👉    Message Sent")

@app.lib.cron()
def getCowinData(event):
    tz = pytz.timezone("Asia/Calcutta")
    time= datetime.now(tz).strftime('%H:%M:%S')
    date = date.today().strftime("%d-%m-%Y")
    data = requests.get(f"https://cdn-api.co-vin.in/api/v2/appointment/sessions/public/calendarByDistrict?district_id=<ithum mattanam>&date={date}").json()
    nos_centers = len(data['centers'])
    print(nos_centers)
    message = f"No Centers Available in <District Name> \n\nat {time} on {date}" if nos_centers<=0 else f"{nos_centers} Available in <District Name> on {date} at {time}"
    sendTGMessage(message)