PayBack Coupon Activator

A Windows-only automation helper for activating available Payback coupons in a visible Chromium browser.

What This Project Does

• Opens the Payback coupons page in a real browser window.
• Reuses a local browser profile so login can persist between runs.
• Scrolls the page to load lazy content.
• Clicks visible, enabled coupon activation buttons.

Quick Start (One Click, Windows)

1. Download this repository as ZIP and extract it (or clone it).
2. In the root folder, double-click Payback Coupon Activator.cmd.

The launcher will:

• install Node.js LTS if needed (via winget)
• install npm dependencies
• install Playwright Chromium
• start the script

Manual Start

cd app
npm install
npx playwright install chromium
npm start

First Run

• You may need to sign in manually on first launch.
• You may need to accept a cookie banner.
• Session data is stored locally in app/payback-session/.

Repository Layout

Path	Description
README.md	Project documentation.
Payback Coupon Activator.cmd	One-click launcher for Windows users.
app/activate-payback-coupons.js	Main Playwright automation script.
app/setup-dependencies.ps1	Setup script for Node.js + dependencies + browser installation.
app/package.json	npm scripts and dependencies.
app/package-lock.json	Locked dependency versions for reproducible installs.
app/.run/Activate Payback Coupons.run.xml	Optional IntelliJ run configuration.
.gitignore	Ignore rules for local/generated files.
.gitattributes	Git text normalization rules.

Troubleshooting

• If Node is not found after install, close the terminal window and run the launcher again.
• If winget source errors appear, run winget source reset --force in an elevated terminal and retry.
• If Playwright browser install fails, run cd app && npx playwright install chromium.
• If Payback changes page structure/text, selectors in the script may need adjustment.

Privacy and Security

• No credentials are hardcoded.
• Local session data is not committed to git.
• node_modules, .env, and browser session folders are ignored.

Responsible Use

Use this project responsibly and in line with Payback terms.