🧹 Automate a Chore with an API – $250 prize | 24 Hours Only

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The weekly community challenge is live, and this week’s prize is bigger. One winner will take home $250 cash.

Prompt:
Show in a Notebook how you’d hand off a boring chore to an API.

• Need meal ideas?
• Want a grocery list built automatically?
• Tired of sending the same reminders?

Anything you’re sick of doing is fair game.

Keep it simple, even one request and a rough description in a Notebook counts
Paste your Notebook link in this thread to enter
Include a quick explanation of how this would help you in your life

Prize: One winner gets $250 cash

Deadline: 10am BST / 2:30pm IST on Thursday.

Winner announced Friday. Go!

[utsavs26 (Utsav Singhal)]

I turned my most boring weekly chore - meal planning + writing the grocery list - into a one-click Notebook.
Now it calls an API (or mock), builds a 7-day meal plan, and exports a clean grocery list CSV in seconds.
Instead of wasting 40 minutes every Sunday, I just run this and enjoy coffee in peace .

Notebook::

[docking-module-geos1 (Ayush Jhawar)]

Handing Off Meal Planning with Flavor AI

Honestly one of the chores I get tired of is just deciding what to cook. I usually waste too much time thinking about meals and then just end up repeating the same dishes. For this challenge I put together a Postman Notebook that lets APIs take care of the boring parts.

Here’s the basic flow:

• Take a pic of ingredients → an API (Gemini Vision) figures out what’s in it.

• Pass those ingredients through a little “pairing system” → it suggests subs or what goes well together.

• Feed it all into Groq AI → get back a recipe that matches cuisine, spice level, diet, etc.

• Extra step → Pollinations makes a quick image of the dish so it feels more real.

• And finally → recipe is shown step by step (even has text-to-speech so you can cook hands-free).

Why this is actually useful for me:

• I don’t have to overthink meals anymore.

• I end up with new ideas instead of the same old stuff.

• It makes cooking a bit more fun/visual.

• Could easily be extended to auto-generate a grocery list.

Here’s my Notebook: Flavor AI Notebook

[rohanshrestha130 (Rohan Shrestha)]

Postman

[nemsadzeana (Ana Nemsadze)]

To API or Not to API - let the API decide

I’m not sure if I’m scared of making decisions or just dislike them, but even small questions feel like a chore.

• Often, I end up asking multiple people or doing unnecessary research just to answer a simple yes/no question or pick from a list.
• This Notebook/API helps by choosing a random option so I don’t have to overthink it.
• The idea is simple, but for an anxious person like me it might be a stress-saver.

Notebook link

[satellite-meteorolo4 (Agastya Khati)]

hy Utsav , i think u misunderstood the term notebook , for this challenge u have submit postman notebook not a google colab

[terieyenike (Oteri Eyenike)]

use postman notebook not google colab.

[abdullahlko (Abdullah Ansari)]

What if I told you your daily household chaos could… magically make sense?

I just shared a notebook that does something unexpected with chores. It’s playful, clever, and maybe even a little sneaky.

Curious? Open it and see for yourself Notebook

Trust me—you’ll never look at chores the same way again…

[motuncoded (MOTUNRAYO ADENEYE)]

Coming up with meals and writing out groceries list.
I just share a notebook that get the random food option for the week and a grocery list straight into my shopping app—no more “What’s for dinner?” stress.

check it out: Link to notebook

[altimetry-specialist (Kashish Gupta)]

Title: Automate My Weekly Grocery List with an API

Explanation:
Every weekend, I spend a lot of time writing down my grocery list — checking recipes, calculating ingredients, and making sure I don’t forget anything. It’s repetitive and boring.

With this API-powered Notebook, I can:

• Select my weekly meal plan

• Automatically generate a grocery list with ingredients and quantities

• Save it or send it directly to my phone

This simple automation saves me at least 1 hour every week and ensures I never miss an ingredient. It’s one less boring task to worry about — and more time for things I enjoy!

Notebook : Postman

[technical-explorer-8 (Ishika Gagneja)]

API Meal Planner

Problem

Meal planning is a monotonous and tedious task. Each week, I take time to plan what to prepare, browse for recipes, and subsequently create a shopping list. The process is monotonous, and I sometimes leave important ingredients behind, making cooking even more difficult.

Solution

Using the Spoonacular Recipe & Meal Planner API, I can automate the whole process:

1. Automatically generate a weekly meal plan.

2. Obtain a organized grocery shopping list from the meal plan.

3. Avoid wasting time and providing variety in meals without having to make the same foods.

Advantages

Saves 1–2 hours per week of physical planning.

Decreases “What’s for dinner?” daily stress.

Guarantees balanced diet through adherence to dietary choice.

Avoids missed ingredients and minimizes food waste.

[muyiwa-dev (Muyiwa)]

Say Goodbye to Travel Planning Stress with Travel Concierge Planner!

Planning a trip can feel like a never-ending chore—scouring weather apps, calculating budgets, hunting for events, and digging up restaurant reviews. For this week’s community challenge, I’ve created the Travel Concierge Planner, a Postman Collection that automates it all! This clever tool pulls weather forecasts, converts your budget to local currency, finds local events and top-rated restaurants, crafts a personalized AI-generated itinerary, and delivers it straight to Slack. It’s like having a travel agent in your pocket, saving hours of tedious research so you can focus on the excitement of your adventure. For me, this means stress-free planning for weekend getaways or big vacations, turning a daunting task into a breeze!

here’s a link to Travel Concierge Planner!

[science-saganist-720 (Shreya Langote)]

I turned my biggest productivity struggle – procrastination – into a playful motivator with just one Notebook.

Meet Procrastination Buster – my fun little project that turns distractions into motivation!

Every time procrastination tempts you, this roasts you back into focus
Now, instead of endless scrolling or staring at my to-do list, I run this, and it fires back quirky roasts + motivational lines until I finally get moving .
What used to be hours of delay now takes seconds to snap me back on track .

Notebook :: link

[xenovoid (Manjunath Patil)]

Tired of staring at the fridge five minutes before dinner or Feeling stuck deciding what to cook? I built the Smart Meal Planner Notebook to automate the boring parts:

• Snap a photo (or type) → OCR extracts ingredients.

• Health-aware recipe generation (many presets + custom restrictions).

• Pantry persistence: save your pantry once; ask later — it checks what you have, shows used vs missing items, and builds a shopping hint .

• Built-in “Most Popular” cards to jumpstart ideas, plus a YouTube fallback for step-by-step videos .

• Optional Spotify playlist support (paste your playlist or let the app suggest one by mood).

Why it matters: fewer decisions, less waste, and recipes that respect dietary needs. Drop by the Notebook and run the demo — would love feedback on the health presets and playlist options.

Notebook: Smart Meal Planner

[satellite-meteorolo4 (Agastya Khati)]

Manage and Notify Your Subscriptions with Postman Notebook

Managing multiple subscriptions can be a real headache keeping track of renewal dates, amounts, and cancellation links is tedious. The worst part? The fear of being charged automatically for something you forgot to cancel.

I’ve created a Postman Notebook that automates this process. It extracts your subscription details, calculates upcoming renewals, formats them neatly, and even notifies you by SMS so you can stay on top of everything without worrying about surprise charges.
Here ‘s my postman notebook : Postman

[lunar-module-geolog1 (JOYSTON MONTEIRO)]

Bug to Issue Auto-Pipeline

Turn raw error logs into clean, actionable issues in seconds

Imagine This

You’re deep in development, monitoring multiple apps. Suddenly, a red error pops up in your logs.
Normally, you’d:

• Copy the messy stack trace
• Switch over to your issue tracker (GitHub, Jira, Linear, etc.)
• Manually format a new issue
• Add service + environment details
• Summarize it for your teammates

It’s the same boring chore every single time and the last thing you want to do when production is on fire.

The Problem

Error logs are messy and inconsistent. Turning them into actionable issues is:

• Slow and manual
• Error-prone (easy to miss context)
• A constant drain on focus during debugging sessions

In other words: a repetitive chore that gets in the way of real work.

The Solution

This notebook automates the entire pipeline:

Takes any raw error log
Extracts key details (service, environment, message, stack trace)
Generates a concise AI summary for clarity
Formats everything into a clean, structured issue description
Adds labels & metadata automatically
Pushes it directly into your issue tracker

It hands off the boring chore of bug logging to an API, so you don’t have to.

Why It Matters to Me

As a developer, I log bugs multiple times a week. Each one takes 5–10 minutes to copy, paste, format, and label.
That adds up fast and it’s frustrating when I could be focusing on actually fixing the bug instead of documenting it.

With this notebook, that boring chore is gone. Now I can turn errors into actionable issues instantly and my team gets better-structured bug reports without any extra effort.

How It Works

1. Input: Paste or pull a raw error log
2. Parse: Notebook extracts service, environment, error message & stack trace
3. Summarize: AI generates a 3–4 sentence technical summary
4. Format: Everything is turned into a clean issue body
5. Create: Issue is automatically pushed to your tracker with labels

In this notebook, I’ve used GitHub as the target issue tracker but the same flow can be adapted for Jira, Linear, or others.

Link : Postman

[suraif16 (Suraif Muhammad)]

@motuncoded

list.
I just share a notebook that get the random food option for the week and a grocery list straight into my shopping app—no more “What’s for dinner?” stress.

check it out: Link to note

Automate weekly chores with Postman Notebooks, Todoist, and Slack

I just wrapped up a fun project using Postman’s Notebooks to automate a boring weekly task — laundry planning.

• It pulls hourly weather forecasts (Open-Meteo, no API key needed).

• Picks the driest 3-hour window with a transparent scoring rule.

• Creates a Todoist task (with checklist subtasks).

• Sends a neat summary message to Slack.

Why it’s useful: No more “should I do laundry today or wait?” hesitation. The workflow decides for me and drops a task in Todoist + a reminder in Slack.

Here’s my Notebook: Rain-Aware Laundry & Errands Planner

[suraif16 (Suraif Muhammad)]

Automate weekly chores with Postman Notebooks, Todoist, and Slack

I just wrapped up a fun project using Postman’s Notebooks to automate a boring weekly task — laundry planning.

• It pulls hourly weather forecasts (Open-Meteo, no API key needed).

• Picks the driest 3-hour window with a transparent scoring rule.

• Creates a Todoist task (with checklist subtasks).

• Sends a neat summary message to Slack.

Why it’s useful: No more “should I do laundry today or wait?” hesitation. The workflow decides for me and drops a task in Todoist + a reminder in Slack.

Here’s my Notebook: Rain-Aware Laundry & Errands Planner

[akdeepankar]

Are my Colors Accessible ? - Notebook
A tiny API that keeps my designs Comfortable. Saves my Time. Help me make better color choices.

[avionics-geoscient26 (Ankita)]

Daily Companion: Event Reminder + Fun Facts Automation

Notebook Link: Notebook Link

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The Boring Chore I’m Automating: Every morning, I waste 15-20 minutes manually checking if today is special, looking up historical significance, and finding daily inspiration. It’s repetitive, often forgotten, and frankly… boring!

My Solution: I built a “Daily Companion” that automatically generates a personalized brief combining:

• Today’s holidays/events (Calendarific API)

• Historical facts about this exact date (NumbersAPI)

• Daily inspiration perfectly sized for motivation (Quotable API)

Technical Highlights:

• Multi-API orchestration with intelligent data processing

• Smart fallbacks ensure beautiful output even with API failures

• Dynamic date handling works automatically forever

• Personalized output that scales for teams/families

Real Impact: Transforms the mundane morning routine into an exciting daily discovery experience. It’s not just saving time - it’s making every day feel special and educational.

Try it yourself - you’ll never want to start a morning without it!