# Shopify Competitor Monitor - New Products & Price Changes (`equitable_xylulose/shopify-competitor-monitor`) Actor Monitor Shopify competitor stores for new products, price changes, and removed products. Schedule daily runs to never miss a competitor move. - **URL**: https://apify.com/equitable\_xylulose/shopify-competitor-monitor.md - **Developed by:** [Kong Qinglu](https://apify.com/equitable_xylulose) (community) - **Categories:** E-commerce - **Stats:** 2 total users, 0 monthly users, 25.0% runs succeeded, NaN bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing Pay per usage This Actor is paid per platform usage. The Actor is free to use, and you only pay for the Apify platform usage, which gets cheaper the higher subscription plan you have. Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-usage ## What's an Apify Actor? Actors are a software tools running on the Apify platform, for all kinds of web data extraction and automation use cases. 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". ## How to integrate an Actor? If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects. You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready. The best way to integrate Actors is as follows. In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js.md): ```bash npm install apify-client ``` In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python.md): ```bash pip install apify-client ``` In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): ````bash # MacOS / Linux curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash # Windows irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex ```bash In AI frameworks, you might use the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/mcp.md). If your project is in a different language, use the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md). 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 ## Shopify Competitor Monitor 🔍 Monitor any Shopify store and get instant alerts when competitors **add new products**, **change prices**, or **remove items**. Schedule daily runs to stay ahead of your competition. ### What it does This actor connects to any Shopify store's public product catalog and tracks changes over time: - **🆕 New products** — Detect the moment a competitor launches something new - **💰 Price changes** — Track price increases and decreases with exact amounts - **🗑️ Removed products** — Know when competitors discontinue items - **📸 Full catalog snapshot** — Get a complete inventory export with images, prices, variants, and availability ### Why use this | Manual approach | With this actor | |---|---| | Visit 5 competitor sites daily | Set it and forget it — runs automatically | | 30+ minutes per day checking | Results in seconds | | Easy to miss changes | Never miss a new product or price drop | | No historical data | Full change history across runs | ### How to use 1. Enter your competitor Shopify store URLs (e.g., `https://allbirds.com`, `https://gymshark.com`) 2. Click **Start** 3. First run creates a baseline snapshot 4. Schedule daily/weekly runs — the actor compares each run against the previous snapshot 5. Export changes as CSV, JSON, or push to Google Sheets / Slack / email via integrations ### Input example ```json { "shopifyUrls": [ "https://allbirds.com", "https://gymshark.com", "https://your-competitor.myshopify.com" ], "onlyChanges": true, "includeImages": true } ```` ### Output example Each product in the dataset includes: ```json { "productId": "8234567890", "title": "Men's Trail Runner SWT", "vendor": "Allbirds", "productType": "Shoes", "price": 138, "compareAtPrice": null, "available": true, "handle": "mens-trail-runner-swt", "url": "https://allbirds.com/products/mens-trail-runner-swt", "image": "https://cdn.shopify.com/...", "store": "https://allbirds.com", "changeType": "NEW", "variantCount": 12, "tags": "mens, shoes, running", "createdAt": "2026-04-20T10:00:00-04:00" } ``` **changeType** values: - `BASELINE` — First run, no comparison available - `NEW` — Product was not in the previous snapshot - `PRICE_CHANGED` — Product price changed (includes `previousPrice` and `priceChange` fields) - `REMOVED` — Product was in the previous snapshot but is no longer available - `UNCHANGED` — No changes detected ### Tips for best results - **Schedule daily runs** for real-time competitive intelligence - Use **"Only output changes" = true** for monitoring to keep datasets clean - Works with any Shopify store — custom domains and .myshopify.com domains - Connect to **Slack**, **email**, or **Google Sheets** via Apify integrations for instant notifications - Use the API to integrate into your own dashboards or BI tools ### Pricing Pay per result — you only pay for the products returned. No subscription needed. ### Limitations - Only works with Shopify stores (detects via /products.json endpoint) - Some stores may block the products.json endpoint (rare) - Currency is not included in Shopify's public API — prices are in the store's default currency - Compare-at-price (original price before discount) may not always be available # Actor input Schema ## `shopifyUrls` (type: `array`): Shopify store URLs to monitor (e.g. https://helmboots.com). First run saves a baseline, subsequent runs detect new products, price changes, and removed products. ## Actor input object example ```json { "shopifyUrls": [ "https://helmboots.com" ] } ``` # 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 '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = { "shopifyUrls": [ "https://helmboots.com" ] }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("equitable_xylulose/shopify-competitor-monitor").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 '' with your token. client = ApifyClient("") # Prepare the Actor input run_input = { "shopifyUrls": ["https://helmboots.com"] } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("equitable_xylulose/shopify-competitor-monitor").call(run_input=run_input) # Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any) print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"]) for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items(): print(item) # 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start ``` ## CLI example ```bash echo '{ "shopifyUrls": [ "https://helmboots.com" ] }' | apify call equitable_xylulose/shopify-competitor-monitor --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=equitable_xylulose/shopify-competitor-monitor", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "Shopify Competitor Monitor - New Products & Price Changes", "description": "Monitor Shopify competitor stores for new products, price changes, and removed products. 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