# Ecommerce Price Tracker (`technicaldost/ecommerce-price-tracker`) Actor

Track product prices across Amazon, eBay, Walmart. Monitor competitors and get price alerts.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/technicaldost/ecommerce-price-tracker.md
- **Developed by:** [Technical Dost Solutions](https://apify.com/technicaldost) (community)
- **Categories:** E-commerce, Automation, Lead generation
- **Stats:** 6 total users, 0 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $16.00 / 1,000 results

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

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In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.
Actors are written with capital "A".

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The best way to integrate Actors is as follows.

- **AI agents and MCP clients** — the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/integrations/mcp.md) at `https://mcp.apify.com` (remote, streamable HTTP, OAuth on first use).
- **Agentic workflows and local Actor development** — [Agent Skills](https://apify.com/.well-known/agent-skills/index.json) with the [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): `npm install -g apify-cli`, then `apify login`.
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For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt).

# README

## E-Commerce Price Intelligence Tool

Track product prices across major e-commerce platforms. Monitor competitors, detect price drops, and get pricing insights automatically.

### 🎯 Features

- **Multi-Platform Support**: Amazon, eBay, Walmart, Target, Best Buy
- **Price History**: Track prices across runs
- **Price Alerts**: Get notified when prices change significantly
- **Discount Detection**: Calculate savings from original prices
- **Availability Tracking**: Monitor stock status
- **Custom Site Support**: Add your own selectors

### 📥 Input

| Field | Type | Description |
|-------|------|-------------|
| `products` | array | Product URLs with optional SKUs |
| `sites` | array | E-commerce platforms to monitor |
| `trackHistory` | boolean | Store price history (default: true) |
| `alertOnPriceChange` | number | Alert threshold percentage |
| `currency` | string | Expected currency (USD, EUR, etc.) |

#### Example Input

```json
{
    "products": [
        {
            "url": "https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09V3KXJPB",
            "sku": "WIRELESS-EARBUDS-001",
            "name": "Wireless Earbuds"
        },
        {
            "url": "https://www.walmart.com/ip/12345678"
        }
    ],
    "trackHistory": true,
    "alertOnPriceChange": 5,
    "currency": "USD"
}
```

### 📤 Output

Each product produces a data object:

```json
{
    "sku": "WIRELESS-EARBUDS-001",
    "productName": "Premium Wireless Earbuds",
    "url": "https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09V3KXJPB",
    "site": "amazon",
    "currentPrice": 49.99,
    "originalPrice": 79.99,
    "discount": 38,
    "currency": "USD",
    "availability": "In Stock",
    "seller": "Official Store",
    "priceChange": -10.5,
    "priceChangeType": "decreased",
    "isSignificantChange": true,
    "previousPrice": 55.99,
    "previousCheckDate": "2024-01-14T10:30:00Z",
    "scrapedAt": "2024-01-15T10:30:00Z"
}
```

### 🔄 Use Cases

1. **Competitor Monitoring**: Track competitor pricing
2. **Price Drop Alerts**: Get notified of deals
3. **Market Research**: Analyze pricing trends
4. **Dynamic Pricing**: Adjust your prices based on market
5. **Stock Monitoring**: Track availability

### 💡 Tips

- Use SKUs for consistent tracking across runs
- Schedule regular runs for accurate history
- Start with a few products to test selectors
- Use residential proxies for best results

### 🔧 Custom Site Configuration

Add custom e-commerce sites:

```json
{
    "customSelectors": {
        "myshop.com": {
            "title": ".product-title",
            "price": ".current-price",
            "originalPrice": ".original-price",
            "availability": ".stock-status"
        }
    }
}
```

### 📊 Pricing

**Suggested**: $29/month flat rental (unlimited products)

### ⚠️ Disclaimer

This tool is for competitive intelligence and research purposes. Ensure compliance with each platform's Terms of Service.

# Actor input Schema

## `startUrls` (type: `array`):

Product page URLs to track prices

## `trackHistory` (type: `boolean`):

Store and compare prices across runs

## `alertThreshold` (type: `integer`):

Alert if price changes by this percentage

## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`):

Proxy settings for requests

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "startUrls": [
    {
      "url": "https://www.amazon.com/dp/..."
    }
  ],
  "trackHistory": true,
  "alertThreshold": 5
}
```

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "startUrls": [
        {
            "url": "https://www.amazon.com/dp/..."
        }
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("technicaldost/ecommerce-price-tracker").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = { "startUrls": [{ "url": "https://www.amazon.com/dp/..." }] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("technicaldost/ecommerce-price-tracker").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "startUrls": [
    {
      "url": "https://www.amazon.com/dp/..."
    }
  ]
}' |
apify call technicaldost/ecommerce-price-tracker --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,technicaldost/ecommerce-price-tracker"
        }
    }
}

```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/mBtA6i9NSrueGidRw/builds/TGnvj4ViXH6tibfrl/openapi.json