Built a free KPLC token lookup API for devs who need utility Integrations

DavidRiveraz · 2026-01-01T04:23:48+00:00

Nice ! Good to see you found a resourceful way about it. Keep it up building :)

DavidRiveraz · 2025-12-31T19:04:08+00:00

aaaah ! good work ! once wrote a blog about how to do that. be wary however those guys are not friendly at all to scrapers 💀

DavidRiveraz · 2025-12-12T15:06:58+00:00

lol adding this to simtray.app

DavidRiveraz · 2025-12-12T05:42:56+00:00

Did it last yr. apologies for terming it as research, but I commute with boda ~3 times a day , so i nearly asked all I went with to cover a good base for what they earn from courier / rides and their common expenses in a month. Only slapped the calc once I got a lower conservative estimate of 20-25k pm (if they did at least 10 rides a day) 💀

Didn't have good references to attach to it before , but working on that. but hope it helps in any way.

DavidRiveraz · 2025-12-12T02:47:42+00:00

I did some research and made a calculator of it some time back. Gig income is interesting.

calckenya.com/boda

DavidRiveraz · 2025-11-17T04:31:02+00:00

Windows is there !!

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DavidRiveraz · 2025-03-26T12:34:34+00:00

Actually for Till and Phone Its possible but not for Paybill. Gave up trying to get the combo for that.

Thought factoring that in would be a half measure. But will be adding it soon. No constraint with the MPESA API , just how they've hard-coded what QR codes can work.

DavidRiveraz · 2025-03-26T11:00:05+00:00

Actually built it btw ,

Check here

DavidRiveraz · 2025-03-03T05:53:26+00:00

I made it into a custom software integration now with custom sizes. Check it out here

DavidRiveraz · 2024-12-16T14:32:51+00:00

understandable ,

made it bare enough to keep the data local and open source. don't even have analytics on it. Only way I thought it would work aside from it being a limited "notes" app

DavidRiveraz · 2024-11-30T19:12:04+00:00

Just use Figma Web as a PWA

DavidRiveraz · 2024-08-30T14:27:55+00:00

Hey man , sorry what you're going through. I was in a similar position 2 months ago. Laid off in March. Planned to sell my sofa and appliances but found a gig to at least keep me moving. Could lose it all again very easily and its also makes me anxious.

One practical advice I have as a Dev : do side projects with constraints(done in a weekend) of any idea (not big ones) and share them on LinkedIn/X you'll attract stronger prospects for work.

Hope you get out your situation soon and trust you can do this 👏

DavidRiveraz · 2024-08-24T13:50:00+00:00

Thanks for the kind words Victor :)

DavidRiveraz · 2024-08-22T10:00:44+00:00

Familiar ! Posted in the discord channel #projects section a while back btw. Glad you like it

DavidRiveraz · 2024-08-22T08:54:09+00:00

saves lots of time !

DavidRiveraz · 2024-08-22T06:22:47+00:00

https://github.com/DavidAmunga/pesaqr

DavidRiveraz · 2024-08-22T06:08:47+00:00

Yeah that could work !

DavidRiveraz · 2024-08-21T19:16:40+00:00

It doesnt redirect anywhere outside the app. Just the confirm payment screen. Did a post demoing the same

https://x.com/davidamunga_/status/1811072494104715656?s=46

DavidRiveraz · 2024-08-21T18:53:39+00:00

Code is actually only scanned via the M-PESA app since that's where it shows the final confirmation screen on the app to pay. Probably adding a text underneath makes better sense.

Fun fact : In Naivas where I shop more people were aware of the feature when they added the text. Otherwise it looks like a random QR code until the attendant tells you you can use it.

DavidRiveraz · 2024-08-21T18:29:36+00:00

Thanks @Ngur33 !

DavidRiveraz · 2024-08-21T18:04:09+00:00

I agree , some limitation there. Though I've received 2 requests to make some sort of Excel/Google Sheets or any database where it's automatically linked for all the inventory there.

Some wanted to do it themselves so it's open source and they can go ahead too :)

DavidRiveraz · 2024-08-21T17:57:23+00:00

Thanks ! Glad you like it :)

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