This is a script to get email notifications with available slot details for Covid-19 Vaccination Centers from CoWIN API in India and shows a Windows notification for the same. This will NOT book slots.
Set the required district ids and run the script using python script.py
To find you district id:
- Open the link in your browser to get your state id. https://cdn-api.co-vin.in/api/v2/admin/location/states
- Using the state id obtained, open this link in your browser. https://cdn-api.co-vin.in/api/v2/admin/location/districts/STATE_ID
Set the environment variables with the required values. FROM_EMAIL SENDGRID_API_KEY TO_EMAIL1. This can be done in Windows by entering the following in cmd: setx ENV_VARIABLE_NAME value_of_env_variable
- The required libraries can be installed using,
pip install -r requirements.txt - For email notifications, a send grid free trial account can be set up. It gives 100 email calls a day