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Smart idea. I want a little more structured data though, around merchant name and transaction amount.
I expect the emails themselves are just formatted strings. You could use an email parser to get the structure back out. You or someone else mentioned Zapier webhooks, so https://parser.zapier.com/ might be extra relevant.
Ask HN: Best way to trigger a webhook every time I swipe my AMEX?
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#13Free for developers - https://pipedream.com/docs/workflows/steps/triggers/#email
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#14https://github.com/kevinschaich/mintable may be of interest.
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#15Amex has a large purchase notification email you can set up. Have it go to a mailbox with a limit of like $0.01 if it will let you and trigger events based on when the email arrives.
Re: Ask HN: Best way to trigger a webhook every time I swipe my AMEX?
#16Amex has a large purchase notification email you can set up. Have it go to a mailbox with a limit of like $0.01 if it will let you and trigger events based on when the email arrives.
I get notifications from Chase for purchases > $0.
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#17Earlier quoted context omitted.
I expect the emails themselves are just formatted strings. You could use an email parser to get the structure back out. You or someone else mentioned Zapier webhooks, so https://parser.zapier.com/ might be extra relevant.
Ah, haven't heard of parser.zapier.com before. Yes I mentioned Zapier! This could be perfect, will report back.
Re: Ask HN: Best way to trigger a webhook every time I swipe my AMEX?
#18https://github.com/kevinschaich/mintable may be of interest.
Ah yep. This looks amazing. Forking now.
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#19Re: Ask HN: Best way to trigger a webhook every time I swipe my AMEX?
#20Amex has a large purchase notification email you can set up. Have it go to a mailbox with a limit of like $0.01 if it will let you and trigger events based on when the email arrives.
I've used this for years, but I believe the minimum is $5 or $10. It's amazing how instant it is most of the time, though. Sometimes I have an email before the card is back in my wallet.