a notification system that notifies backpackers whenever a highly coveted permits becomes available. made it for myself in a few hours then spent another half day setting it up so other people can subscribe. i got two subscriptions from one reddit comment, made $20 while i was out fishing!
there's not much to see except a google form for signups and gumroad link for payment. it only has glacier national park configured right now.
the notification system is a github action that runs constantly, scraping the api that makes the reservation.gov permits, and then checking if any of the subscription notifications have changed.
the sign up is a google form that triggers a zapier and adds the new notification subscription to a google sheet. the spreadsheet is used in the github action. the zapier also sends an email with a payment link to the user.
Nice! Wish I could use it - but I'm checking for available wilderness permits not campground permits (in Yosemite to hopefully hike the John Muir Trail this summer)
it was wilderness permits for the backcountry, not campground permits. but the api works the same for either permit type. i can hook you up if you happen to catch this message, i don't see an email on your profile. email me at smcalilly@gmail.com
