How to get alerts for changes on a password-protected website.

[W@P]

I have a site that I have to log in to check a couple of times a day for balance changes. Is there any script or application that can do this and alert me of a change?

TIA.

 

[eepr0m]

Custom python script yes.

 

[eepr0m]

You're not really giving us much to work with here.
Maybe there's a BI tool... Maybe not.

 

[B-1]

Yes, you can write powershell or bash scripts to do it. You can use test automation like selenium. You can write a custom bit of code.
Lots if ways to do it.

 

[W@P]

To break it down, it's an account balance that I want to monitor for disputes. I have to constantly log in to check if there have been any dispute amounts. I would like to automate it and receive a notification or e-mail once an amount appears in the dispute column.


You all are talking french to me. Python, that a snake?
I have zero knowledge on writing scripts. Willing to give it a go if anyone can point me in the right direction.

 

[W@P]

You're not really giving us much to work with here.
Maybe there's a BI tool... Maybe not.

Check my reply above.

 

[eepr0m]

To break it down, it's an account balance that I want to monitor for disputes. I have to constantly log in to check if there have been any dispute amounts. I would like to automate it and receive a notification or e-mail once an amount appears in the dispute column.

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You all are talking french to me. Python, that a snake?
I have zero knowledge on writing scripts. Willing to give it a go if anyone can point me in the right direction.

Still not enough info. What platform are you using? is it a bank?
What about reports?

 

[W@P]

Still not enough info. What platform are you using? is it a bank?
What about reports?

Not a bank per se. But it is a portal you log in to your account.
I am using a windows 10 PC with chrome to log in.

 

[W@P]

Once logged in you can select a date range to see the data. But the landing page once logged in automatically throws out the last 2 days as per my screenshot. And that is sufficient if i can get an app to scan every hour or so to check if any values changed in the dispute column.

 

[_kabal_]

there is not going to be an easy way to do this IMO, unless you are a semi experience developer.

Assuming this is session auth, with a cookie, you will need to write a script that does a form post, with an http client, and then extract the cookie. If there is any CSFR then this adds another layer of complexity. You can then do an http request, passing the cookie, and then parsing the response HTML, and alert some system is conditions are met

so probably the easiest thing is going to use selenium, and actually go via the browser. You are still going to need to know development though, as you are going to have to programmatically invoke selenium, to then look for specific info on the page, and then if found, alert something (email, zapier, etc)

 

[W@P]

there is not going to be an easy way to do this IMO, unless you are a semi experience developer.

Assuming this is session auth, with a cookie, you will need to write a script that does a form post, with an http client, and then extract the cookie. If there is any CSFR then this adds another layer of complexity. You can then do an http request, passing the cookie, and then parsing the response HTML, and alert some system is conditions are met

so probably the easiest thing is going to use selenium, and actually go via the browser. You are still going to need to know development though, as you are going to have to programmatically invoke selenium, to then look for specific info on the page, and then if found, alert something (email, zapier, etc)

There are a few app that you need a monthly sub for. It allows you to select the field on the page that you want to monitor for changes. Most of what you are saying flew right over my head. I have one app that lets you create a macro for the login and it logs in and everything, i am just battling to setup the part that needs to be watched for changes. It is free.

Website watcher free

I am really hoping someone on here can help.

 

[W@P]

Is it a custom app or some well known platform? Do they have an API you can use?

No API that I am aware of. It is a portal supplied by our service provider through which we run all our payment collections.