Show HN: DMV Filter – Find California DMV appointments and create alerts
Hey HN! My name is Eliot, I&#x27;m a student and developer from the Bay Area. DMV Filter is a better interface for the California DMV&#x27;s appointment finder that also alerts you when new appointments are available.<p>What: First and foremost, DMV Filter is a filtering tool. You can see ALL appointments near you at once, filter by distance and time, and see availability visualized on a map. If you can&#x27;t find anything that fits your needs, DMV Filter Pro allows you to create alerts for appointments so you can find something sooner and closer.<p>Why: I&#x27;m currently in the process of getting a California Driver&#x27;s License, and the main pain point has been the DMV. Their website is awful, it&#x27;s difficult to see what appointments are available where and when, and spots tend to fill up weeks in advance. I know there are websites that offer flight notifications and filtering (like seats.aero) but couldn&#x27;t find anything for the DMV, so I decided to build one.<p>How: We get data from the DMV API every 15 minutes and then notify users of appointments that fit their alert criteria. These appointments show up more often than you&#x27;d expect! The DMV only lets you make one appointment at a time, so people have to cancel their old appointment to make a new one.<p>I can&#x27;t think of anything as universally disliked as the DMV, so I hope this tool can make it a bit more pleasant going forward! I&#x27;ll be around here to answer any questions throughout the day, or through the contact info in my bio. Thanks!<p>Homepage: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;dmvfilter.com" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;dmvfilter.com</a><p>About: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;dmvfilter.com&#x2F;about" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;dmvfilter.com&#x2F;about</a>