StubHub Ticket Scraper and SMS Alert

This is a simple Node.js script that scrapes ticket prices from StubHub for a specific event and sends an SMS alert if the price is below a predefined threshold. The script uses Puppeteer for web scraping and Puppeteer-Extra-Plugin-Stealth to avoid being blocked by anti-bot measures. The SMS is sent using a custom sendSMS function.

Dependencies

• puppeteer-extra
• puppeteer-extra-plugin-stealth
• dotenv

Installation

1. Clone this repository:

git clone https://github.com/yourusername/stubhub-ticket-scraper.git
cd stubhub-ticket-scraper

2. Install the required dependencies:

npm install

3. Create a .env file in the project root directory and add the following environment variables:

PRICE_ALERT_THRESHOLD=<price_threshold_for_alerts>
TWILIO_AUTH_TOKEN=<your_twilio_auth_token>
TWILIO_ACCT_SID=<your_twilio_account_sid>
TWILIO_PHONE_NUMBER=<your_twilio_account_phone_number>
ALERT_TEXT_SEND_TO_PHONE_NUMBER=<your_phone_number_to_receive_alerts>

Replace <your_scraper_api_key> with your Scraper API key and <price_threshold_for_alerts> with the desired price threshold for sending SMS alerts (e.g., 150).

4. Configure the sendSMS function in the sendSMS.js file. You can use any SMS service like Twilio, Nexmo, or Plivo. Make sure to include any necessary API keys and phone numbers.

Usage

1. Modify the url1 variable in the main script to point to the desired StubHub event page.

2. Adjust the scrapeFrequency variable to set the desired interval between scrapes (e.g., 60000 milliseconds for 1 minute).

3. Run the script:

node scrapStubhub.js

The script will start scraping the StubHub event page at the specified interval. If the ticket price is below the threshold set in the .env file, it will send an SMS alert with the price and event URL so you can quickly act on purchasing tickets.

Disclaimer

Please note that this project is for educational purposes only. Always comply with StubHub's terms of service and respect the websites you are scraping.