hasadna/open-bus-map-search

can we send MOT (משרד התחבורה) complaint using POST request?

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#464 opened on Feb 9, 2024

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Intro

I made this PR: https://github.com/hasadna/open-bus-backend/pull/2 to let peoples submit complaints using an API.

My implementation is very naive and straightforward - I open an actual browser and submit the request :laughing:
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I assumed we have no resources problem, so quick and dirty approach would be a great way to achieve what we want. @OriHoch said (and he's right) that's it's very resource intensive, and maybe even a little risky.

Task:

go here see that they have an "import" button image I suspect that we can make a POST request directly to their servers. They don't use CAPTCHA :facepalm: ...

Let us know what's your thoughts about it in the comments

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Inspect the network request when clicking the import button on the MOT form to identify the API endpoint and required parameters, then test a direct POST request using a tool like curl or Postman.
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