COVID Twitter Bot

  • Tech Stack: Python, AWS Lambda, DynamoDB, AWS S3
  • Github URL: Project Link

INDIASHIELD is one of the largest COVID-19 emergency response efforts in India. The network of Life Savers has serviced over 48,000 requests in a short span of 22 days and helped save numerous lives during the harsh second wave of COVID-19 in India. Over 400 volunteers work 24/7 to cater to requests by any help-seeker coming to our support group on support.indiashield.in

Developed a python bot to scrape tweets comprising available covid resources like oxygen, ICU beds, plasma etc; integrated it with AWS; enabled dynamic API calls with the help of Amazon API Gateway, AWS Lambda, and DynamoDB to store data and update covid website (https://warwithcovid.club/) on runtime, thus helping 100k+ Indian citizens meet urgent needs.