Walmart Wednesday Drop Guide

Walmart releases their card products on Wedesdays, at roughly 9PM EST.

Task Creation & Multi-SKU Limitations

  • Multi-SKU does not work with Walmart’s queue system- and likely never will.

  • If you’re targeting multiple products, create separate task groups for each SKU.

  • You can reuse the same accounts and proxies across groups for different products.

For step-by-step task creation, refer to the official Refract Walmart guide: https://help.refractbot.com/modules/walmart

Setup & Drop Strategy

  • You do not need to get saved sessions each week if your previous sessions are still working.

    • Test a couple tasks with "Use Saved Session" ON ahead of time. If your saved session task reaches “Waiting for Restock”, you’re good to go and can turn "Used Saved Session" ON for all tasks.

  • Only generate a new session if your saved session task fails to return to "Waiting for Restock".

    • To generate a new session, run your tasks with "Use Saved Session" OFF and let tasks fully login.

  • Resume tasks with "Use Saved Session" ON about 10 minutes before the drop.

  • If you hit PX blocks, let it retry. If you continue to loop "setting cookies", toggle saved session off, restart tasks, and retry.

Skip Monitoring Guide

Skip Monitoring is not required for queue drops - seriously, you don’t need it. It’s meant for non-queue drops where speed is critical and you want to spam Add to Cart the moment the product goes live. The only time it may be useful during a queue drop is if your monitor is blocked and not picking up the product.

If you still choose to use Skip Monitoring, here’s what’s required:

  • Add the PID (SKU) to the monitor section in advance of the drop.

  • Add the OID (Offer ID) as well - this acts as a fallback if your monitor is blocked.

  • At drop time, enable “Skip Monitoring” to force Add to Cart attempts using the provided PID and OID.

  • Both PID and OID are required. Skip Monitoring will not function if only one is provided.

  • If your monitor is functioning normally, you should not enable Skip Monitoring.

This method is purely for bypassing the monitor during non-queue drops or rare cases when your monitor is blocked.

Queue Behavior

  • Queue behavior during Walmart drops can be unpredictable. Here are some important things to understand:

    • Placeholder Timers: Queue timers like 29:59 or 9:59 are not your actual queue times. These are just placeholders Walmart uses while they determine when (or if) you'll be moved forward in the queue.

    • Stuck in Queue? Not Broken: If your tasks are stuck at these placeholder times, it doesn’t mean they’re broken - it just means Walmart hasn’t issued a new queue time yet.

    • Waves Release: Walmart releases users in waves. Just because you’re sitting doesn’t mean you won’t get through. Do not end tasks early.

    • No Monitor Updates? Normal: If the monitor section appears inactive while your tasks are in queue, that’s completely normal.

    • Try Restarting Some Tasks: Some users have reported success by restarting tasks stuck at placeholder queue times to force a queue time. If you can afford to lose the task, try restarting a few.

Common Errors & Fixes

Generating Session Loop (456 Block)

What it means: This occurs when the session is receiving 456 blocks. See below for more info.

What causes it:

  • Bot Detection Flow: Temporary issues in how the bot mimics human behavior may trigger this. It has mostly been resolved, but Walmart may still update its security unpredictably.

  • Account Session: Expired or flagged sessions may contribute. In some cases, re-logging into your account can help refresh the session.

  • Proxy: Proxies are the most common cause.

    • The bot will auto-rotate proxies after a 456 block.

    • Proxy location matters. In the past, proxies based just outside the U.S. (e.g., Mexico, Canada) triggered 456 blocks, while U.S.-based proxies passed.

    • Low-trust proxies are more likely to get blocked frequently.

How to fix it:

  • Let the task auto-rotate proxies and retry.

  • Use U.S.-based residential proxies with a good trust score. Avoid international or mixed-location proxy pools.

  • Try re-logging into the Walmart account to refresh session data.

Proxy Error

Your proxy is dead, banned, out of bandwidth, or the provider is offline.

Connection Error

  • Typically due to proxy or internet issues—your bot couldn’t reach Walmart.

Invalid Address Details

Walmart has rejected your shipping address.

  • Enter it manually on the Walmart site to test it.

  • Use their suggested format (if available, bot will do this too) or adjust your jig if blocked.

    • If you see "Invalid Address Details" in the bot, it mean Walmart did not give an override option or suggested address.

Invalid Card Details

Even if cards work on othesite, Walmart may reject them due to too many auth charges as a result of reusing the same card across multiple profiles/tasks for Walmart.

  • If you use the same card for several tasks, each task will need to send an "invisible" authentication card to your issuing bank. For many banks, spamming too many of these authenticaiton charges will result in the card being temporarily locked on Walmart. Each bank is different so timelines vary, but this issue will resolve itself with time and running only one task per card.

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