Introduction
Alphabot is the raffle software of choice for top Web3 communities. Thousands of raffles get created every week and millions of whitelist spots have been won overall. The video below walks you through Alphabot and how to use it for your first time:
What is a Raffle?
A raffle is the main entity within Alphabot. This is where information about a project is shared with the user, as well as what kind of reward they can hope to gain by entering the raffle. Raffles can be one of four types, selected on the raffle creation page:
//FCFS (or first-come, first-served), a more traditional
//Raffle where a subset of entries will be randomly selected by Alphabot to be the winners, an
//Application where winners can be individually picked based on responses to questions, or a more basic
//Wallet Collection type that is mainly used for gathering wallets from users who have already achieved a discord role or other requirements necessary.
Raffles can have certain Entry Requirements that the user must fullfill in order to register. This ensures that only eligible users are able to enter and that users are not able to exploit the system to enter more times than they should be able. Raffles can also be templates for easily creating future raffles - every raffle you create will have the option of Duplicate in order to easily transfer the configuration of that raffle to a brand-new raffle.
Raffle structure
The individual raffle page is always structured the same way (with the exception of the Application, which is slightly different), and includes the following sections:
/Project banner.
/Profile image from project and host team.
/Raffle title.
/Project information (pulled from the Project Data Source).
/Raffle description.
/Entry requirements (or tasks).
/Other active raffles for the same project.
/Won raffles for the same project.
Creating Your Account
To set up an account, you can click on Sign In on the top right of any page on the Alphabot website. You'll be prompted to select a method to sign in (wallet or social account), which will automatically create an account for you - as long as an account doesn't already exist with the selected sign-in method (if it does already exist, you'll simply be signed in to the existing account). You can then proceed to your profile, by clicking on the top right of the window or clicking on the link here, to continue with setting up your account (add signed wallets, mint wallets, social accounts, email address, etc). Alternatively, if you want to connect all socials right away, you can navigate to https://www.alphabot.app/connect, where they can connect their wallet, Discord account, and Twitter account to be fully set up and prepared to fulfill any raffle requirements.
Users can also have multiple mint wallets as well, with a simple dropdown to select which wallet they'd like to submit to a raffle when entering from the main raffle page, as the wallet which will be returned to the team running the raffle in the event of them winning. They can also set community default mint wallets across all blockchains, to prevent submitting the same mint wallets.
Connecting to mobile
Once a user has set up their account on a desktop or laptop browser, they can easily connect to any mobile browser using the Mobile Connect button in the header. This will display a QR code and a six-character code the user can use to connect their account to mobile. Either scan the QR code or navigate to https://www.alphabot.app on your mobile browser and enter the six-digit code and you will be securely connected to that mobile browser with your wallet account!
Creating an account on mobile
Alternatively, if mobile is your main platform - you are also able to create a new account on mobile. You'll be able to sign in on any other device using the same sign in method (e.g. the same wallet address or Discord account).
Entering a raffle
As long as you meet the entry requirements for a raffle, entering is as simple as clicking on the Register button. If you do not meet a requirement, the requirement will be highlighted in red along with a cross icon on the left of it:
Amber wallet warning If you have currently entered, or previously won a raffle for a specific project with your selected wallet, but you select that same wallet to enter a raffle for the same project, then an amber warning as shown below will appear. This is only a warning to inform you and can be ignored if you prefer to continue with the same wallet. As with all warnings and errors, more information is shown upon hover.
Account Settings
You can access your account settings by following this link or by clicking on the profile image on the top right of your window:
Below is what the user settings window looks like, divided into the following sections (visit the individual pages to learn more):
//Notifications
// Communities Settings
// Signed Wallets
// Mint Wallets
//Other Buttons
Social Connections
Social Connections is the first section within Account Settings.
Discord
You're able to connect multiple Discord accounts to your Alphabot account. You can use all of the Discord accounts to enter raffles. Each time when you enter a raffle, you'll be able to select which Discord account you would like to use - or you can set a default account per community in the Communities Settings. The Discord account can be used as a way to log into Alphabot. Please note that each Discord account can only be linked to one Alphabot account at a time. Once you've linked a Discord account, a refresh and delete button appears. The refresh button can be used to reconnect your Discord account to Alphabot, which can sometimes solve Discord-related issues that you may run into. The delete button can be used to remove the Discord account from your Alphabot account.
A Google account can be added to your Alphabot account. Google can also be used as a way to sign into your existing Alphabot account or to create a new Alphabot account.
Telegram
A Telegram account can be connected to your Alphabot account to enter raffles with Telegram requirements. Telegram can also be used as a way to sign into your existing Alphabot account or to create a new Alphabot account. If you're a raffle host and would like to use Telegram requirements in your raffles, you'll also first need to connect a Telegram account here.
You're also able to connect multiple Twitter accounts to your Alphabot account. You can use all of the Twitter accounts to enter raffles. Each time when you enter a raffle, you'll be able to select which Twitter account you would like to use - or you can set a default account per community in the Communities Settings. Once you've linked a Twitter account, a refresh and delete button appears. The refresh button can be used to reconnect your Twitter account to Alphabot, which can sometimes solve Twitter-related issues that you may run into. The delete button can be used to remove the Twitter account from your Alphabot account. If you're a Premium member, you'll have the option to upgrade your Twitter connection to automatically complete like, retweet, and follow requirements for you. For more information about Premium, please see: Premium Membership. Please note that each Twitter account can only be linked to one Alphabot account at a time.
Whop
If you've purchased a Premium membership but it hasn't activated yet, you may have to connect your Whop account to activate the membership. After connecting the account, you'll be able to click on Activate Now on top of the account settings window.
Notifications
In the notifications section, you're able to customize which notifications you receive and how. Only the Raffle won notification by Email is available for regular users, for all others you'll need a Premium Membership.
Email notifications
If you'd like to receive notifications by email, or enter raffles that require a verified email address, you'll have to insert your email into the Email address field as shown below.
Once you type the email, the email icon left of the field will turn orange (if not after a few seconds, click on the email icon), indicating that the verification email has been sent. Simply open your email account and click on the link in the email to complete verification.
For added security, you are able to add your own anti-phishing code, so that you can make sure that all Alphabot emails you receive are authentic. When verified, you can enable notifications by email for won raffles, a personalized daily minting schedule*, and for when a mint goes live* (30 minutes before mint time). The Daily and Minting notification options are for won raffles, external wins that you've added, and starred projects.
Discord notifications
As previously mentioned, you'll need a Premium Membership for the Discord notifications. You can enable Discord notifications for won raffles, a personalized daily minting schedule, and for when a mint goes live* (30 minutes before mint time).
*The Daily and Minting notification options are for won raffles, external wins that you've added, and starred projects.
Before you can use the Discord notification option, you'll first have to make sure that the bot is able to send you DMs. It's best practice to keep your DMs closed, especially in a space like Web3 where there are many bad actors.
Include un-vetted projects
Additionally, Premium members have the option to include un-vetted projects in their reminders.
⚠️ Warning! Enabling this setting will include projects that have not been approved by the Alphabot data maintenance team. These projects will be visible on the Calendar and Project List pages, and you will receive notifications for them. They will NOT be included in the general public daily Discord project launch announcement.
Communities Settings
The communities shown in Communities Settings are based on the Discord servers that your connected Discord accounts are in. If you believe that not all communities are showing, either:
/ Click the Refresh button to manually trigger a refresh of your Discord memberships.
/ Check with the community if their Discord server is properly verified in Team Socials.
Community Defaults
By clicking on a community, the option to set default mint wallets for all blockchains, a Twitter account, and a Discord account appears. These defaults will automatically be selected and submitted when you enter any raffle hosted by that team.
By scrolling down, the option to set a default Discord and Twitter appears.
Signed Wallets
A user can connect multiple wallets to a single user account in Alphabot. Any of the signed wallets can be connected to log in as that user, and all of the wallets will be checked for NFT holdings when registering for raffles with NFT requirements. A user will need to sign with these wallets to link them to their account. When a user links a wallet that is already associated with an Alphabot account, any pending raffle entries on that account will be deleted, and any existing wins on that account will be transferred to the main account being linked.
Mint Wallets
We recommend that you always submit a mint wallet that does not contain any valuables, as you'll never know what potentially malicious mint websites or contracts you may run into. In your account settings, you're able to easily add as many mint wallets as you'd like across all blockchains.
Add a mint wallet
You can easily add a new mint wallet by clicking on the + Add button - which opens up the window shown in the image below. First select the blockchain, then paste your mint wallet address, and click on confirm. There is no need to sign with this wallet address, as this address will not be used to check holder status.
Setup a new wallet
If you don't have a specific wallet yet, you can easily set up a new one by clicking on the setup icon as shown below - this will take you to the recommended wallet software.
Premium Membership
Premium is a membership for the individual user to help supercharge your web3 experience. The video below is an introduction to the Premium membership and some of the features it offers:
Premium Features
We continuously develop more features for the Premium membership. Currently, features include:
//Enhanced raffle filtering.
//Automatically pass Twitter requirements.
//No Captcha on the website, discord, and server verification.
//Collab raffles exclusive to Premium members ( see: https://www.alphabot.app/premium ).
//No ads across Alphabot.
//Advanced notifications on email and Discord.
//Add external wins to your calendar, along with notes.
//Preview raffle requirements on the homepage.
Ape List NFT: Free Lifetime Premium
Details:
//Burning the NFT will permanently reduce the supply of The Ape List NFT.
//1 NFT burnt will give 1 Alphabot account lifetime Premium membership.
//Any holder of The Ape List NFT can redeem this reward.
//There may be additional benefits and exclusive access later for those who burn the NFT.
How to:
//Send the Ape List NFT to 0x5a183d84ab08e867398669DfD1Aa7172ec049D3d.
//Copy the Etherscan transaction link.
//Open this Whop checkout link, sign in with your Discord account, and submit the Etherscan transaction link:
//For verification, add the Discord username to the OpenSea bio of the wallet address that sent the NFT.
//Open a 📨┃support-ticket with the Discord account connected to Whop.
//Your submission will be manually approved by our team. If you have an email added to your Whop account, you'll also receive an email when approved.
//Once approved, connect your Whop account to your Alphabot account and click on Activate Now on your Alphabot profile.
What's the address in the first step? It's our address where we'll collect the NFTs and burn them in batches. If you're an advanced Etherscan user, you can also burn the NFT yourself using the Write as Proxy -> Burn option. In that case use the burn tx link in step 3.
Double check the address before transferring. NFTs sent to the wrong address cannot be recovered.
Beware of scams!
Only use the links in 🔗┃official-links or the ones listed below. Always double check before interacting with any contracts.
Opensea: opensea.io/collection/the-ape-list
Contract: https://etherscan.io/address/0x86ba9ec85eebe10a9b01af64e89f9d76d25cea18