Botting Terminology

Complete Guide of Botting Terminology

AIO (All-In-One Bot) – A bot that supports a wide range of site types (e.g., StellarAIO supports Amazon, BestBuy, Walmart, Target, Shopify, Pokémon Center, and more).

Add to Cart (ATC) – The act of getting a product into the cart during automation. A key part of task success prior to checkout.

AWS (Amazon Web Services) – A commonly used provider for virtual servers (see: Server). Often used to host bots close to retailer servers for lower latency.

Brick – An item (usually a shoe or collectible) that holds no resale value or sells below retail.

Bypass – A method or module used to skip queues, captchas, or other bot-protection mechanisms.

Captcha – A site’s anti-bot challenge, like “I’m not a robot” or image selection puzzles. Some bots integrate services to auto-solve captchas.

Clipped – A term meaning a module or method has been patched or blocked by the site. No longer working.

Cook Group – A Discord-based community that provides info, alerts, guides, tools, and early links related to botting and reselling.

Cop – Successfully purchasing a desired item (e.g., "I copped 3 pairs").

DC Proxies (Datacenter) – Fast, affordable proxies that are easy to detect. Used on low bot-protection sites or for scraping.

Delay – Timing (in milliseconds) used by bots to control how frequently tasks check or retry actions. See: Monitor Delay, Retry Delay.

Early Link (EL) – A direct link to a product page before it's publicly visible or loaded into search. Helps boost speed and success.

FTL/Footsites – Short for Footlocker & affiliates (Eastbay, Champs, etc.), though many are now sunset. Still used as legacy terminology.

GCS (Google Cloud Services) – Another virtual server provider (see: Server).

Group Buy (GB) – A limited-time offer for members of a cook group to buy bots, proxies, or tools at retail or discounted pricing.

ISPs (ISP Proxies) – Static, clean proxies from residential ISPs. No data limits, great stability, used on tough sites like Target and BestBuy.

Keywords (KWs) – Search terms used by bots to find products on a page. Example: +jordan,+4,-kids,-toddler

Monitor Delay – How frequently the bot checks a site for new items. Typically lower on fast restocks, higher for general tasks.

OOS (Out of Stock) – The product is no longer available for purchase.

Passthrough – A module or script that allows tasks to bypass waiting rooms or queues and hit the live product page instantly.

Proxies – IP addresses used to avoid bans and simulate traffic from different locations or users. Can be DC, ISP, or Resi.

Residential Proxies (Resi) – Rotate through real home IPs, more stealthy but usually capped by data (sold in GBs). Ideal for Shopify, Pokémon Center, etc.

Retry Delay – Time between each retry attempt after a task fails (e.g., due to OOS, error, rate limit).

Server (or RDP) – A rented virtual machine in a data center, used to run bots 24/7 with low latency and better performance.

Serverside Monitoring – A more efficient way of detecting product changes without relying on local resources or proxies.

Sitelist – List of supported retailers and modules, often used to organize which bots or methods to use per drop.

SKU – A product variant or size code used to directly monitor or ATC specific items.

Slot – A service where an experienced botter runs tasks using your info and charges a Pay After Success (PAS) fee.

Spoofing – Trick used to make traffic appear legitimate by faking browser headers or device fingerprints.

Task – A single job your bot runs to monitor, ATC, and checkout a product. Each task uses a proxy, account, and profile.

Token – A digital signature or pass obtained by bots to complete verification steps (common with Target).

WTB/WTS/WTT – Want to Buy / Want to Sell / Want to Trade. Common in marketplaces.