List the best prices (top 3) for prescription drugs from a list of 3rd party platforms such as GoodRx and WellRx by scraping their Web Apps using puppeteer and a set of plugins (puppeteer-extra) to avoid being blocked by CAPTCHA systems.
This consists of a set of lambda functions written in Typescript and compiled to ES5, one for each service provider.
| URL | Source |
|---|---|
| http://localhost:8080/goodrx | Scrape from https://www.goodrx.com |
| http://localhost:8080/wellrx | Scrape from https://www.wellrx.com |
| http://localhost:8080/lowermyrx | Scrape from https://savingstool.lowermyrx.com |
| http://localhost:8080/optumperks | Scrape from https://perks.optum.com |
| http://localhost:8080/rxsaver | Scrape from https://rxsaver.retailmenot.com |
Each endpoint requires a drug and zipcode parameter that it'll use to input
on each target platform.
yarn start to spin up a local server for cloud functions.
yarn watch to spin up a local development server with code reload support.
GET http://localhost:8080/wellrx?drug=metformin&zipcode=91325
{
"source": "wellrx",
"offers": [
{
"pharmacyName": "SAVON PHARMACY ",
"price": "$6.26"
},
{
"pharmacyName": "ABSOLUTE WELLNESS PHARMACY ",
"price": "$6.55"
},
{
"pharmacyName": "NORTHRIDGE CENTER PHARMACY ",
"price": "$7.02"
}
],
"location": "91325"
}
GET http://localhost:8080/optumperks?drug=lipitor&zipcode=91325
{
"source": "optumperks",
"offers": [
{
"pharmacyName": "Costco Pharmacy",
"price": "6.99"
},
{
"pharmacyName": "Walmart Pharmacy",
"price": "15.00"
},
{
"pharmacyName": "Rite Aid Pharmacy",
"price": "19.82"
}
],
"location": "All Prices within 5 miles of 91325"
}