You probably missed the announcement a day ago where they mention how things might change with the API update.
https://www.reddit.com/r/RESAnnouncements/comments/141hyv3/a...
https://www.reddit.com/r/RESAnnouncements/comments/141hyv3/a...
If its too hard I'd probably throw in the towel. I cannot invest my time & energy in futility when the parent company itself isn't interested to solve that problem space.