Ben Balter
@benbalter
@benbalter
Ever want to get notified when an API endpoint (or web page) changes? I was recently in the dark as to when an eagerly-expected purchase would arrive, so naturally, I built a GitHub Actions workflow to repeatedly call an API and text if the status changed. https://ben.balter.com/2021/12/15/github-actions-website-api-change-notification/
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