r/place comeback.

[Arsyad1105]

Hi, do you think this still works for new upcoming r/place? If yes I still don't understand on how to put pictures.

[jakubfabijan]

It throws error 403 in my case

[AggelosM]

Can we resurrect this repo? Unless there's a better one somewhere.

[VNGamerGit]

It throws error 403 in my case

you tried it out? and how did you get 403?

[leoherzog]

Happy to see I'm not the only person who immediately thought about this project again today.

[Raminios]

I suspect most of the BMP -> request mapping stuff could be repurposed, but the URLs etc. have been changed for this time.

This is a Powershell request sniffed out from the browser which worked. Bearer token redacted for obvious reasons.

$session = New-Object Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.WebRequestSession
$session.UserAgent = "Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/99.0.4844.84 Safari/537.36"
Invoke-WebRequest -UseBasicParsing -Uri "https://gql-realtime-2.reddit.com/query" `
-Method "POST" `
-WebSession $session `
-Headers @{
"method"="POST"
  "authority"="gql-realtime-2.reddit.com"
  "scheme"="https"
  "path"="/query"
  "sec-ch-ua"="`" Not A;Brand`";v=`"99`", `"Chromium`";v=`"99`", `"Google Chrome`";v=`"99`""
  "apollographql-client-name"="mona-lisa"
  "sec-ch-ua-mobile"="?0"
  "authorization"="Bearer [REDACTED]"
  "accept"="*/*"
  "apollographql-client-version"="0.0.1"
  "sec-ch-ua-platform"="`"Windows`""
  "origin"="https://hot-potato.reddit.com"
  "sec-fetch-site"="same-site"
  "sec-fetch-mode"="cors"
  "sec-fetch-dest"="empty"
  "referer"="https://hot-potato.reddit.com/"
  "accept-encoding"="gzip, deflate, br"
  "accept-language"="en-GB,en-US;q=0.9,en;q=0.8"
} `
-ContentType "application/json" `
-Body "{`"operationName`":`"setPixel`",`"variables`":{`"input`":{`"actionName`":`"r/replace:set_pixel`",`"PixelMessageData`":{`"coordinate`":{`"x`":170,`"y`":33},`"colorIndex`":31,`"canvasIndex`":0}}},`"query`":`"mutation setPixel(`$input: ActInput!) {\n  act(input: `$input) {\n    data {\n      ... on BasicMessage {\n        id\n        data {\n          ... on GetUserCooldownResponseMessageData {\n            nextAvailablePixelTimestamp\n            __typename\n          }\n          ... on SetPixelResponseMessageData {\n            timestamp\n            __typename\n          }\n          __typename\n        }\n        __typename\n      }\n      __typename\n    }\n    __typename\n  }\n}\n`"}"

[MarsVard]

config has changed as well, https://www.reddit.com/api/place/board-bitmap <= this doesn't point to the board anymore

[guffelman]

Looks like https://hot-potato.reddit.com/embed/ might be the new place board. Not sure how we can get the bitmap from there yet. I've been looking at the authentication.js file to see if I can modify it for the new Auth Model.

[AstroOrbis]

Is there a working fork or are we all patching the current repo?

[werdes]

full bitmap is still loaded, but url seems to have some logic behind it. https://hot-potato.reddit.com/media/canvas-images/1648827785838-0-f-8Fg292Lw.png

first part seems to be a unix timestamp, second part (f = full, d = diff), f is always the full one, d has diff pixels

no idea for second part (0) or 4th part

[AstroOrbis]

Error it throws for me:

> reddit-placebot@1.1.0 start
> node src/run.js --harmony

node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1174
    throw err;
    ^

SyntaxError: \reddit-placebot-master\users.json: Unexpected token } in JSON at position 45
    at parse (<anonymous>)
    at Object.Module._extensions..json (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1171:22)
    at Module.load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:981:32)
    at Function.Module._load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:822:12)
    at Module.require (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1005:19)
    at require (node:internal/modules/cjs/helpers:102:18)
    at Object.<anonymous> (C:\Users\User\Desktop\reddit-placebot-master\src\run.js:12:15)
    at Module._compile (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1103:14)
    at Object.Module._extensions..js (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1157:10)
    at Module.load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:981:32)
    at Function.Module._load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:822:12)
    at Function.executeUserEntryPoint [as runMain] (node:internal/modules/run_main:77:12)
    at node:internal/main/run_main_module:17:47

node 16.14.2 LTS

Error it throws for me:

> reddit-placebot@1.1.0 start
> node src/run.js --harmony

node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1174
    throw err;
    ^

SyntaxError: \reddit-placebot-master\users.json: Unexpected token } in JSON at position 45
    at parse (<anonymous>)
    at Object.Module._extensions..json (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1171:22)
    at Module.load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:981:32)
    at Function.Module._load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:822:12)
    at Module.require (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1005:19)
    at require (node:internal/modules/cjs/helpers:102:18)
    at Object.<anonymous> (C:\Users\User\Desktop\reddit-placebot-master\src\run.js:12:15)
    at Module._compile (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1103:14)
    at Object.Module._extensions..js (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1157:10)
    at Module.load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:981:32)
    at Function.Module._load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:822:12)
    at Function.executeUserEntryPoint [as runMain] (node:internal/modules/run_main:77:12)
    at node:internal/main/run_main_module:17:47

node 16.14.2 LTS

That's a parse error in your users.json

[DeltaNeverUsed]

you probably have a , on the second last line of your users.json

[NamesMark]

you probably have a , on the second last line of your users.json

Yeah, my bad. Now 403 for me also

Getting modhash and cookies for  ...
Unhandled rejection Error: Request failed with status code 403
    at createError (C:\Users\User\Desktop\reddit-placebot-master\node_modules\axios\lib\core\createError.js:15:15)
    at settle (C:\Users\User\Desktop\reddit-placebot-master\node_modules\axios\lib\core\settle.js:18:12)
    at IncomingMessage.handleStreamEnd (C:\Users\User\Desktop\reddit-placebot-master\node_modules\axios\lib\adapters\http.js:186:11)
    at IncomingMessage.emit (node:events:538:35)
    at endReadableNT (node:internal/streams/readable:1345:12)
    at processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:83:21)

[AstroOrbis]

I feel like we should bring this to discord, friend me AstroOrbis#9797 and I'll create a group chat, something about GitHub issues is weird in short term conversations

[CicadaCinema]

I'm starting over from scratch at this repo, small PRs appreciated (which would move us closer to the end goal).

https://github.com/CicadaCinema/place-bot

Current state: places a single pixel at the specified coordinates

[VNGamerGit]

all of this aside, anyone interested in an alliance?

[firefoxnightlymozzila]

soooo has anyone made a working fork

[AstroOrbis]

soooo has anyone made a working fork

We're working on it

[foxrumor]

Can't wait!

[CicadaCinema]

I prefer working in the open - see https://github.com/CicadaCinema/place-bot/issues/1 for the current state of the attempt written in golang.

[OverDriveGain]

This repo uses old API of reddit. I think porting the same tool to the new API wouldn't be hard

[gavjan]

full bitmap is still loaded, but url seems to have some logic behind it. https://hot-potato.reddit.com/media/canvas-images/1648827785838-0-f-8Fg292Lw.png

@werdes where do you get this URL from?

[NotAProton]

@gavjan check the network tab in dev tools

[ImNotOnline]

So how is this coming?

[LiamTheNinja5]

So how is this coming?

give people some time coding is hard

[michaelshumshum]

https://github.com/michaelshumshum/r-placer

here is my attempt. anybody who wants to help and knows python will be appreciated.

current state: logging in successful, account creation successful, adding pixels FAIL.

[rhozetta]

https://github.com/michaelshumshum/r-placer

here is my attempt. anybody who wants to help and knows python will be appreciated.

current state: logging in successful, account creation successful, adding pixels FAIL.

if you need help with things like request links i can probably help

[LiamTheNinja5]

I don't know a lot about of coding but if I can help in anyway just let me know

[danr2c2]

Are these the right urls for adding pixels?

[michaelshumshum]

Are these the right urls for adding pixels?

i know for certain the first one is. when you change a pixel, that url is the one that is posted to. it includes some payload data that corresponds to coordinates and color. though, i am not sure what that second one is.

[rsedxcftvgyhbujnkiqwe]

https://github.com/rdeepak2002/reddit-place-script-2022 This repo works successfully, using both the pull request from carlescufi plus a fix to the useragent.

The parameter headers={'User-agent': 'placebot001'} should be added to the requests.post line. I would add this info onto that page but I would like to bring attention to it here.

This bot is simplistic, however. It only iterates through the image and does not go back to fix pixels, and it overrides existing pixels, because it does not get any image data from the API. Is there any API call that will return the existing r/place image, so that it can be manipulated in code?

[Blazzycrafter]

i used burb to get a new api path.... the site api/login dont exist... they used /login with out api... and an anodet system oauth...

[MarsVard]

https://gfycat.com/desertedeverlastinghogget

[foco21]

someone should try forking this ?

[EntropyValley]

If anyone here wants to help improve the bot linked above (https://github.com/rdeepak2002/reddit-place-script-2022), there's a fork of that bot that includes pixel checking that just needs to be reimplemented on an updated fork (the fork dev says he doesn't want to PR and it's based on a much older version of the repo). We could really use a good python dev to look over the fork (https://github.com/DeltaNeverUsed/reddit-place-script-2022-get-board), then reimplement pixel checking from that fork into a new fork of the main repo (https://github.com/rdeepak2002/reddit-place-script-2022) and then PR it back in. I'm planning on working on it tomorrow if it's not already done, but that's a long ways away in the world of r/place.

edit: chrome did a weird and didn't update the url when I opened the fork. I updated the fork url with an actual url to the fork we need to implement back into the main repo

[dsf3449]

@rsedxcftvgyhbujnkiqwe I've created an endpoint. Send a GET request to https://canvas.codes/canvas.

The expected response is:

{
    "ok": true,
    "url": "https://hot-potato.reddit.com/media/canvas-images/1648872350237-0-f-ryt2oirH.png"
}

Note: there is an optional ts field which may be returned if you are receiving a cached URL.

This URL is a raw 1000x1000 pixel image generated by Reddit's api within the past 10 seconds.

[MarsVard]

@dsf3449

I'm getting Internal server error

[dsf3449]

@MarsVard Oops, sorry, oversight on my end. Should be good now!

[Glass47]

Can someone make GUI version of this for noobs? I will pay 10$ i just want to have fun!

[vesk4000]

If someone can make the APIs work, I can probably make a pretty good GUI in something like Godot quite quickly. Does anyone want to collaborate? Is there a Discord or something like that, where we can work?

[Glass47]

Hey @vesk4000 check this. Let me know if this can work for you to make GUI. No need to be fancy shit just option to load specific image what bots should draw and repair if i select that option. Also i want support for adding multiple accounts easy and perhaps proxies so they don't get banned if they do IP detection. Or if they are not IP detected/shadowbanned then just compile without proxy support. But support for mutliple accounts. :)

[EntropyValley]

Honestly idk if it's such a good idea to build a GUI. While I'd ideally love for things to be as accessible as possible, we are working against an organization who has said that they don't want bots to exist, and so the easier access is, the more likely it's going to balloon to a point where they change the api and break things and/or start banning bot users more frequently. Imo, the way the linked bot repo works is pretty simple for people with even a bit of CLI or python experience, and so it's available to anyone willing to put in the effort to figure things out without being so available that it balloons out of control to a point where Reddit takes more action against us. If others feel differently, then go ahead, but this is just my worry haha

[Glass47]

Honestly idk if it's such a good idea to build a GUI. While I'd ideally love for things to be as accessible as possible, we are working against an organization who has said that they don't want bots to exist, and so the easier access is, the more likely it's going to balloon to a point where they change the api and break things and/or start banning bot users more frequently. Imo, the way the linked bot repo works is pretty simple for people with even a bit of CLI or python experience, and so it's available to anyone willing to put in the effort to figure things out without being so available that it balloons out of control to a point where Reddit takes more action against us. If others feel differently, then go ahead, but this is just my worry haha

Understand your statement and i respect. Gonna spend some time setting this up so i can have fun..

[NoamikoT]

Sorry if this is not the place but is there a working product? really want to save my flag.

[MarsVard]

@dsf3449 can you make your endpoint redirect to the bitmap instead? Or with a flag?

[gnhnjac]

Actually I've made a version that works! it fetches the background successfully using pypeteer and it successfully places pixels. https://github.com/gnhnjac/rplace-bot Happy for pull requests as there are still issues and it only works for 1 account currently.

[dsf3449]

Update to my endpoint (https://canvas.codes/canvas)

It will now return the following object:

{
    "ok": true,
    "url": "https://hot-potato.reddit.com/media/canvas-images/1648938881174-0-f-xonqAt69.png",
    "canvas_left": "https://hot-potato.reddit.com/media/canvas-images/1648938881174-0-f-xonqAt69.png",
    "canvas_right": "https://hot-potato.reddit.com/media/canvas-images/1648938881153-1-f-TXag23ti.png"
}

Where canvas_left refers to the left side of the board and canvas_right is the new section added today.

url is still included for backwards compatibility, but it's value is the same as canvas_left.

[Olmo-Gutierrez]

If someone can make the APIs work, I can probably make a pretty good GUI in something like Godot quite quickly. Does anyone want to collaborate? Is there a Discord or something like that, where we can work?

What's ur discord?

[Truedill1]

how do we do this boss

[gnhnjac]

can someone look at my code / does someone wanna collaborate? It successfully placed pixels and fetched the map for me so that’s big progress.

[smirea]

Howdy! throwing my hat (bot) into the ring if y'all are interested: https://github.com/smirea/reddit-place-bot

It's all written in typescript and supports:

• login with multiple account (username / password)
• has a UI to design and export
• downloads the current images and does not write pixels it doesn't have to (thanks @dsf3449 for the API!)

Feel free to use / submit PRs