The latest articles on DEV Community by Mykhailo Lopatin (@mykhailo_lopatin_8996d34c). https://dev.to/mykhailo_lopatin_8996d34c https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F4169258%2F7e77985e-c1a0-4795-8f3c-b3ddb0a162e4.png https://dev.to/mykhailo_lopatin_8996d34c en Mykhailo Lopatin Wed, 07 Oct 2026 15:09:44 +0000 https://dev.to/mykhailo_lopatin_8996d34c/i-built-a-telegram-bot-that-watches-dozens-of-polish-property-sites-and-filters-out-agencies-4bmb https://dev.to/mykhailo_lopatin_8996d34c/i-built-a-telegram-bot-that-watches-dozens-of-polish-property-sites-and-filters-out-agencies-4bmb <p>Looking for a flat in Poland usually means refreshing Otodom, OLX and a dozen smaller portals every evening. The good owner-listed flats are gone within a day, agencies repost the same apartment several times, and almost none of the sites let you filter the way people actually search.</p> <p>So I built <strong><a href="https://t.me/flat_pl_bot" rel="noopener noreferrer">@flat_pl_bot</a></strong>, a free Telegram bot that does the watching for you.</p> <h2> What it does </h2> <ul> <li>Collects rent and sale listings (flats and houses) from Otodom, OLX, Nieruchomości Online and a few dozen other Polish portals</li> <li>Sends new listings as soon as they appear, with quiet hours so it doesn't wake you up</li> <li> <strong>Owners only</strong> filter: hides agency listings, so no agency fee (often around one month's rent)</li> <li> <strong>Draw your search area on a map</strong>, or set a radius from a point (office, school, metro station)</li> <li> <strong>Floor filters</strong>: ground floor only, top floor only, or "neither ground nor top" - the last one I couldn't find on any of the big portals</li> <li>Shows price per m² for sales, so it's easy to spot overpriced offers</li> <li>Works in English, Polish, Ukrainian and Russian</li> </ul> <h2> Why Telegram </h2> <p>Most people in Poland's expat and Ukrainian communities already search for housing through Telegram chats. A bot means no app to install, instant push notifications, and listings land where people already talk about them.</p> <h2> Try it </h2> <p><a href="https://t.me/flat_pl_bot" rel="noopener noreferrer">t.me/flat_pl_bot</a> - it's free. I'd really like feedback: which filter would you add, and what annoys you most about flat hunting in Poland?</p> <p>There are also short guides by city (Warsaw, Kraków, Wrocław, Gdańsk, Poznań) here: <a href="https://rentry.co/flats-poland" rel="noopener noreferrer">rentry.co/flats-poland</a></p> showdev telegram sideprojects productivity