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-   -   Date change hack to view waitlist early -- dead again (website & app) (https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/united-airlines-mileageplus/2125720-date-change-hack-view-waitlist-early-dead-again-website-app.html)

lincolnjkc Apr 24, 2024 8:28 am
Originally Posted by XCstud (Post 36184575)
Is there any way to see where i am on the upgrade list for a flight more than 2 days out other than calling? I used to be able to change the date on my computer to the day before a flight and see the upgrade list, but that doesn't seem to work now.
​​​​​​No. And agents aren't supposed to tell you if you call, either.

Not all agents even have access to see the list in advance & what they see may or may not reflect the reality that exists when the list is made public.

jamienbaker Apr 24, 2024 8:59 am
Originally Posted by gfunkdave (Post 36150677)
No, some numbnuts made a public website that queried the United flight status API to get upgrade lists any time in the future. United noticed and modified the API to reject queries for flights >4 days out.
The numbnuts wasn't the creator, it's the users that flapped their lips. Given the API change, I'm already being forced to book away from United in some instances.

JCrew7384 May 6, 2024 12:53 pm
Originally Posted by gfunkdave (Post 36101760)
For the last several weeks someone has published a website that used United's flight status API to grab the upgrade list of any flight regardless of date. I'd been sneakily doing it myself for a year or so with a Python script a friend wrote. But it looks like United finally noticed and implemented some security. Their API now rejects queries for flights more than 4 days out.



Alas! it was nice while it lasted. And if anyone from United IT sees this and wants to give me a secret API endpoint I can use, my DMs are open. :D
Were you ever able to figure out a workaround to this? The UAUL site was such a great asset to have as a frequent traveler


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