00defeat/iphone-plz

A quick proof of concept to send me an SMS when an iPhone 14 Pro becomes available.

iphone-plz

The iPhone 14 Pro was a highly sought after device upon its release. To help myself stay on top of its availability, I created a quick prototype that periodically checks the Apple UK Store for its availability and sends a notification via SMS one becomes available.

Technology

• TypeScript
• GitHub actions for scheduling & deploying
• Deno deploy
• Twilio for sending SMS 💬

Environment variables

• APPLE_PART_SKU the internal SKU to search for, in this example I was looking for iPhone 14 pro / 256gb / Deep Purple (MQ1F3ZD) 💅
• TWILIO_SERVICE_SID, TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID, TWILIO_AUTH_TOKEN the [Twilio account keys] (https://www.twilio.com/blog/better-twilio-authentication-csharp-twilio-api-keys)
• FROM_NUMBER the mobile number sending the SMS
• TO_NUMBER the mobile number receiving the SMS