Sneaker Drop Alerts: Get Nike, Jordan, and Adidas Restocks Before Bots
Limited drops sell out in 30 seconds. Bots don't wait — but they also have to know when and where to look. Here's how to get the drop notification first and improve your odds of actually copping.
The Travis Scott Air Jordan 1 drops. You have the Nike SNKRS app. You have release notifications on. You enter the draw. You get the L screen for the 12th time in a row. Meanwhile, the resale price is already $800.
The sneaker drop game is partly lottery, but it's also partly information game. Knowing exactly when drops go live, catching restock windows the moment they open, and staying on top of surprise colorways all improve your odds. Here's how to get the alerts working for you.
How Drops Actually Work (and Where Information Leaks)
Sneaker releases follow patterns that create monitorable signals:
- SNKRS app and Nike.com release calendars: Nike announces drops on their release calendar — sometimes weeks in advance, sometimes days. The calendar page updates when new drops are added. Monitor it directly.
- Adidas Confirmed app and Release Calendar: Same model as Nike. The release calendar page is publicly accessible and monitorable.
- Retail partner pages: Foot Locker, Champs, JD Sports, and END Clothing often release sneakers on different timelines than brand apps. Monitor their upcoming release pages separately.
- Sneaker news sites: Sneaker News, Sole Collector, Highsnobiety, and Kicks on Fire publish release information often before official confirmation. These sites cover unannounced colorways and leaked release dates days in advance.
- Restock windows: When a popular shoe sells out and restocks, there's typically a window of a few minutes before it sells out again. Monitoring the product page directly catches restocks the moment inventory appears.
Get sneaker drop and restock alerts in real time
Set up sneaker alerts →Setting Up Your Sneaker Monitoring Stack
- Release calendar monitoring: Add Nike's SNKRS release calendar page and Adidas's release calendar as URL monitors — updates the moment a new drop is added
- Specific shoe product pages: For a shoe you're chasing, add the product URL directly. Availability changes (sold out → in stock, out of stock → restock) trigger a notification
- Sneaker news topics: "[Jordan Yeezy or specific model name] release date colorway restock 2026" — catches the advance coverage that sneaker media publishes before official announcements
URL: https://www.nike.com/launch (Nike SNKRS release calendar)
Description: "Alert me when a new drop is added to the Nike SNKRS release calendar — so I can set a reminder and have my payment info ready before the drop window opens"
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You can't out-bot a bot on release day. But you can get the information before most humans, be in the right place at the right time, and catch restock windows that most people sleep through.
Try AyeWatch free and set up your first sneaker drop alert.