Check for updates on a website and notify by email or SMS
- Read the tutorial and get a phone number with SMS on Twilio website.
- Edit the
Informationclass with your personal information to send the emails and SMS:
class Information():
# Website Info
URL = '<WEBSITE URL>'
# Email Info
FROM_EMAIL_LOGIN = '[email protected]'
FROM_EMAIL_PASSW = '########'
TO_EMAIL_LOGIN = '[email protected]'
TO_EMAIL_TITLE = 'Warning: Website Updated'
# SMS
ACCOUNT_SID = '<TWILIO ACCOUNT_SID>'
AUTH_TOKEN = '<TWILIO AUTH_TOKEN>'
SMS_BODY = f'{URL} Updated'
SMS_FROM = '<TWILIO PHONE NUMBER>'
SMS_TO = '<YOUR PHONE NUMBER>'- If your email isn't a @hotmail.com, you will need to change the host variable in
Notificationclass (look at the table below for your specific host).
class Notification(Site_watcher):
def send_email(self):
yag = yagmail.SMTP(Information.FROM_EMAIL_LOGIN,
Information.FROM_EMAIL_PASSW,
host='smtp-mail.outlook.com', port=587,
smtp_starttls=True, smtp_ssl=False)Port 587 is a common port for most of SMTP servers, however some may have different ports (like 465).
This table from Automate Boring Stuff with Python summarizes the majority of servers:
| Provider | SMTP server domain name |
|---|---|
| Gmail | smtp.gmail.com |
| Outlook.com/Hotmail.com | smtp-mail.outlook.com |
| Yahoo Mail | smtp.mail.yahoo.com |
| AT&T | smpt.mail.att.net (port 465) |
| Comcast | smtp.comcast.net |
| Verizon | smtp.verizon.net (port 465) |
This is a very simple website watcher so be careful to not publish your private information online. Some emails will block this kind of activity, then you should confirm thats you.