Coordinator: Mr. Ankur Agnihotri (ankura20@iitk.ac.in , 7508003516)
The following bot services are currently being offered to help people book their vaccinations. They sort out information like the next available slot or the nearest vaccination centre. These services notify users via text, messenger or email.
Notably, these bots only provide information about the availability of a slot or vaccination center near you, but the booking has to be done manually by the user through the CoWIN portal.
Below is a list of some of the COVID-19 vaccine-tracking bots available right now:
9013151515 (Ministry of Health, Government of India) save this number. Open it on whatsapp & type a pin code. It shows vaccine availability in your area.
GetJab.in: The GetJab bot asks a user to share their name, email address and district. As soon as a vaccination slot opens up in the user's district, the bot notifies them via email to book their appointment.
VaccinateMe.in: This vaccination centre-locator bot lets you search centres by district or PIN code. It lets you apply filters such as age group, paid or free vaccine, and pick between centres administering Covishield or Covaxin.
Under45.in: Another one is Under45.in, which works in much the same way as the other bots, but this one sends district-specific alerts via Telegram.
FindSlot.in: FindSlot is a website that lets you look for vaccination slots on CoWIN by city, PIN code or district. It sorts out the information and shows you the list of vaccination centres around you that still have available slots.
Paytm COVID-19 vaccine finder: Paytm has announced a COVID-19 vaccine finder, which can help users check real-time availability of vaccine slot and receive alerts via Paytm Chats.
COVID-19 vaccine tracker for India: The COVID-19 Vaccine Tracker for India is a Google Sheet-based open-source vaccine tracker that lists out the nearest vaccination slot availability, and users are notified via email.
If you need any help, please post a request in the Telegram group, and someone will respond.
If you need urgent help, you can contact me directly.