Zara Price Monitor & Alerts

Overview

The Zara Price Monitor & Alerts is a production-grade Apify actor designed to automatically track Zara product prices, stock availability, and size inventory. Receive instant alerts when prices drop, increase, or items are back in stock.

This actor is built for stability, scalability, and ease of use.

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🚀 Features

• Price Monitoring: Track every price change for your favorite Zara products.
• Stock Alerts: Get notified when products or specific sizes are back in stock.
• Real-time Notifications: Send alerts directly to Telegram.
• Automated Cron Runs: Run hourly, daily, or on a custom schedule.
• History Tracking: Keeps previous prices in the dataset for trend analysis.
• Scalable: Monitor hundreds of URLs per run.

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📥 Input Schema

Field	Type	Description	Default
productUrls	array	List of Zara product URLs to monitor	Required

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📤 Output

The actor produces:

1. Dataset URL: Full JSON of monitored products, including:

   • Current price
   • Previous tracked price
   • Stock status
   • Alerts triggered
   • Checked timestamp

2. Summary Record: Quick overview of all processed products.

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Example Output

{
  "productId": "513858735",
  "name": "Cropped Fit Split Suede Overshirt",
  "currentPrice": 179,
  "previousTrackedPrice": 199,
  "discountFromLast": 10.05,
  "currency": "EUR",
  "inStock": true,
  "availableSizes": ["S","M","L"],
  "alerts": ["price_drop"],
  "alertMessage": "🔥 Price dropped from 199 → 179",
  "priceChanged": true,
  "url": "https://www.zara.com/...",
  "checkedAt": "2026-04-04T12:00:00Z"
}

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⚡ How to Use

1. Create a Telegram Bot and get the bot token (see instructions below).
2. Add Zara product URLs you want to monitor using the actor’s input schema.
3. Run the actor manually or schedule it using Apify Schedules.
4. Check the dataset or summary for results.
5. Receive Telegram alerts automatically for price drops or stock changes.

🔹 How to Create a Telegram Bot

1. Open Telegram and search for @BotFather.
2. Start a chat with BotFather and send /start.
3. Send /newbot and follow the instructions:
   • Choose a name for your bot.
   • Choose a username (must end with bot, e.g., ZaraPriceBot).
4. BotFather will give you a bot token. Copy it — you’ll need it in the actor input.
5. Important: Send any message to your bot to activate it.
   • This ensures your chat ID is registered and the bot can send alerts to you.

Support & Maintenance

This actor is actively maintained and designed for production usage. For issues or feature requests, please use the Apify platform issue tracker.