AI-Enhanced Competitor Monitor - Strategic Intelligence

AI-Powered Competitive Intelligence for Local Businesses. Track GBP changes, keyword rankings, Google Ads activity, and social media presence with Claude AI strategic analysis.

BYOK (Bring Your Own Key) -- you provide your own API credentials.

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Before You Start

This actor requires your own API credentials to fetch real data.

Where to get your key: Your Anthropic API key to enable AI-powered strategic analysis. Get yours at console.anthropic.com. Leave empty to skip AI analysis.

You can test with Demo Mode first (free, no key needed) to see the output format before committing.

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Quick Start

Test with Demo Mode (free, no API key needed)

{
  "demoMode": true,
  "yourBusiness": {
    "name": "My Business",
    "placeId": "ChIJ...",
    "website": "https://mybusiness.com"
  },
  "competitors": [
    {
      "name": "Competitor 1",
      "placeId": "ChIJ...",
      "website": "https://competitor1.com"
    },
    {
      "name": "Competitor 2",
      "searchQuery": "Competitor Business Dallas TX"
    }
  ],
  "targetKeywords": [
    "plumber",
    "plumbing services",
    "emergency plumber"
  ],
  "targetLocation": "Dallas, TX"
}

Run with real data

{
  "demoMode": false,
  "yourBusiness": {
    "name": "My Business",
    "placeId": "ChIJ...",
    "website": "https://mybusiness.com"
  },
  "competitors": [
    {
      "name": "Competitor 1",
      "placeId": "ChIJ...",
      "website": "https://competitor1.com"
    },
    {
      "name": "Competitor 2",
      "searchQuery": "Competitor Business Dallas TX"
    }
  ],
  "trackReviews": true,
  "trackPosts": true,
  "trackPhotos": true,
  "trackProfileChanges": true,
  "trackRankings": false,
  "targetKeywords": [
    "plumber",
    "plumbing services",
    "emergency plumber"
  ],
  "targetLocation": "Dallas, TX",
  "detectGoogleAds": false,
  "trackSocialMedia": false,
  "alertThreshold": "medium",
  "anthropicApiKey": "YOUR_API_KEY_HERE",
  "enableAiAnalysis": true
}

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Input Parameters

Parameter	Type	Default	Required	Description
yourBusiness	object	{}	No	Your business details for comparison. Leave empty for demo mode.
competitors	array	[]	No	Array of competitor businesses to track. Leave empty for demo mode.
previousRunId	string	-	No	Dataset ID from previous run to compare changes
trackReviews	boolean	true	No	Monitor new reviews and rating changes
trackPosts	boolean	true	No	Monitor new GBP posts
trackPhotos	boolean	true	No	Monitor new photos added
trackProfileChanges	boolean	true	No	Monitor business info updates
trackRankings	boolean	false	No	Monitor local SERP positions for target keywords
targetKeywords	array	[]	No	Keywords to track rankings for (requires Track Keyword Rankings)
targetLocation	string	-	No	Location for keyword tracking (e.g., 'Dallas, TX')
detectGoogleAds	boolean	false	No	Check if competitors are running Google Ads for their brand
trackSocialMedia	boolean	false	No	Find and monitor competitor social media profiles
webhookUrl	string	-	No	URL to POST alerts to when changes are detected
alertThreshold	string	"medium"	No	Minimum importance level to trigger webhook alerts
anthropicApiKey	string	-	Yes*	Your Anthropic API key to enable AI-powered strategic analysis. Get yours at console.anthropic.com. Leave empty to skip AI analysis.
enableAiAnalysis	boolean	true	No	When enabled with an API key, Claude analyzes competitor data and provides: strategic recommendations, competitive positioning insights, and actionable next steps.
demoMode	boolean	true	No	Run with sample data to test without real scraping. Returns realistic sample output instantly.

*Required when Demo Mode is off.

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Pricing

This actor uses pay-per-event billing:

Event	Description	Price
Competitor Monitored	Each competitor profile analyzed with AI insights	$0.05

Demo mode is free -- no charges for sample data.

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Troubleshooting

"API key is required"

You have Demo Mode turned off but didn't provide an API key. Either:

• Turn Demo Mode on to test with sample data
• Add your API key in the input

"API error 403" or "Unauthorized"

Your API key is invalid, expired, or doesn't have access to this specific API endpoint. Double-check your key and account permissions.

"API error 429" or "Rate limit"

Too many requests. Wait a minute and try again, or reduce the number of items per run.

No results or empty dataset

Check the run log for error messages. Common causes:

• Invalid input format (check the examples above)
• API key without proper permissions
• The target data doesn't exist or is too small to track

How do I test without an API key?

Enable Demo Mode in the input. This returns realistic sample data so you can verify the output format works for your workflow.

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Built by John Rippy | Actor Arsenal