Footsites (North America)
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Before creating tasks, you must create a new task group for the footsite you want to run on. For help on creating a new task group, follow this guide.
Product ID: use the product PID provided by our release guides or a third-party. Using a direct link will not work.
Proxy List: used for monitoring only. Can be the same as your task list.
Delay: monitor delay. Recommended to be left at 5000
Captcha setting that will be used to solve any Queue-It captchas. Recommended to use any third party solution. For help on third party setup, follow this guide.
Captchas are required for Queue-It only! DataDome captchas are solved by Prism.
Profiles: choose your profiles/profile group
Delay: task delay. Recommended to be left at 5000
Proxy List: proxy list used to checkout (leave blank for localhost)
Size: size(s) the task will go for. If selecting multiple sizes, it will go for any size in your range.
There is a common misconception that if the release uses Queue-It then Geetest will not be used and this is wrong. Regardless of the queue type, DataDome with Geetest will always be in use.
For those unfamiliar with Queue-It, it is another queue type that Footsites use. Queue-It requries a recaptcha V2 (standard captcha) to enter the queue.
DataDome is the anti-bot that Footsites use and when your proxy becomes blocked, a captcha will be needed. Prism will solve all GeeTest captcha automatically.
Some errors are simply unpredictable so they don't have a designated status in the bot. If you encounter one of those errors, you can search the error here to see what it means.
What is Adyen?
Adyen is footsite's payment processor. They are very strict on checkout information so during footsite drops you might receive a lot of cancellation emails. This is not the bot's fault, but solely based off the information that was used to checkout.
Can I use the same profile multiple times?
You can, but it is not recommended.
What type of proxies are recommended?
For initial drops, a mix of residential and datacenter proxies are recommended.
What are cart holds?
Footsites use a cart hold system to try and make a release fair. When you add a product to cart during release time, theoretically the product will be held in your cart for around 10 minutes to give you time to checkout. With this, the product may show as out of stock very fast. Most of the time, this does not mean that it is actually out of stock! During footsite drops, people who were not successful in checking out will have their cart lost. This typically happens in waves of about 5 to 10 minutes. When these waves occur, you will see a heavy influx in checkouts.
Why am I getting payment declined?
Sometimes payment failures/declines are a result of your bank declining the transaction. But with the recent changes to footsites, your task will show payment declined if you have already checked out that product on one site using the same profile. With this, it is highly recommended to use as many profiles as possible.
If I use Residential proxies as my TASK proxies, will they use data while monitoring?
They will not as long as they are on "Waiting for Product" or "Waiting for Restock." But as soon as the product is picked up it will begin to use the proxies that are assigned to your tasks.
Why am I seeing "IP Banned"?
IP banned occurs when the bot continues to try and add a product to the cart but the product page has been pulled. It is just a page ban that can be resolved by restarting tasks.
Why am I seeing "Rate Limit"?
Rate limit occurs when you send too many requests from a single IP in a short amount of time. This can occur if you are running low delays or not enough proxies. The only way to fix this is too use a new set of proxies.
With this though, some footsite products are rate limited for everyone. If you try and add to cart manually and get an error, the bot showing "rate limit" is a reflection of that.
Can I use the same FLX accounts for multiple tasks?
No! Each task must be assigned one account as using the same account multiple times will cause lots of errors.
