#BingRewards ##About BingRewards is an automated point earning script that works with Bing.com to earn points that can be redeemed for giftcards.
##Requirements Python 2.7+
##Running The Script
Copy config.xml.dist to config.xml
Enter accounts in <accounts>
section.
Ensure <events>
match accounts or are commented out.
Linux/Mac
$ cd path/to/bingrewards
$ ./main.py
Windows
> cd path\to\bingrewards
> python main.py
##Config
###General
betweenQueriesInterval: Number of seconds between queries
betweenQueriesSalt: Random number of seconds added between queries
betweenAccountsInterval Number of seconds between accounts
betweenAccountsSalt Random number of seconds added between accounds
addSearchesDesktop Number of extra desktop searches
addSearchesDesktopSalt Random number of added desktop searches
addSearchesMobile Number of extra mobile searches
addSearchesMobileSalt Random number of added mobile searches
###Accounts
You can have as many account tags as you need.
Note: User-Agent fields are optional. If omitted a random User-Agent will be selected. Use caution when entering a custom User-Agent. If User-Agent is not associated with a common browser Bing! might flag you as a bot.
<account type="(Live|Facebook)" disabled="(true|false)">
<login>[email protected]</login>
<password>passwordhere</password>
<ua_desktop><![CDATA[YOUR DEKSTOP USER AGENT HERE]]></ua_desktop>
<ua_mobile><![CDATA[YOUR MOBILE USER AGENT HERE]]></ua_mobile>
</account>
###Query Generators
- bing
- googleTrends
- wikipedia
###Events
onError: Defines what the script should do when an error occurs durring processing an account.
onComplete: Defines how the script should behave when it completes processing an account.
onScriptComplete: A special event which occurs only once when the script finishes executing.
onScriptFailure: A special event which occurs only once and if the script fails with exception some time after successfully loading the config.
##Automating
Linux/Mac: Create cron job
Replace LOCAL_CONFIG_DIR
setting with the path to your Bing Rewards folder
You will also need to update the paths in the command to point to your Bing Rewards folder
The below cronjob will run at 1 am + random(120 minutes)
It will save the console output to to a log file
SHELL=/bin/bash
PATH=/usr/bin:$PATH
LOCAL_CONFIG_DIR=/home/bingrewards/etc
0 1 * * * sleep $(($RANDOM \% 120))m && python2 /home/bingrewards/bin/main.py 2>&1 | gzip > /home/bingrewards/var/log/bingrewards/`date "+\%Y-\%m-\%dT\%H:\%M:\%S"`.log.gz
Windows: Use build in Task Scheduler
##References
- For more information, including how to use this, please, take a look at my blog post: here
- To find out how to convert Bing! Rewards points to cash, read my second post in this series: here
- Bing! Rewards Automation version 2.0
- Bing! Rewards Automation version 3.0 -- added events support - notifications and retries
- Configuration for Bing! Rewards Automation script
- Bing! Rewards Automation script: Unix Cron
- Troubleshooting guide