# Shopify product scraper: price and stock monitor (`getascraper/shopify-store-product-monitor`) Actor

Monitor public Shopify catalogs for product and variant price, availability, new-product, restock, and removal changes. Export structured catalog events for competitor tracking, dropshipping research, and price intelligence in CSV or JSON. No store login or API key.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/getascraper/shopify-store-product-monitor.md
- **Developed by:** [GetAScraper](https://apify.com/getascraper) (community)
- **Categories:** E-commerce, Automation, Developer tools
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $0.66 / 1,000 product records

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.
Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have.

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

## What's an Apify Actor?

Actors are web data automations that power AI and operations. They run on the Apify platform to scrape websites, process data, connect APIs, and automate workflows.
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.

- **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).
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- **Any other language** — 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 product scraper

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<span style="display:block;font-size:23px;font-weight:800;color:#1C1917;line-height:1.3">🔎 Turn public Shopify catalog movement into a usable feed.</span>
<span style="display:block;margin-top:10px;font-size:15px;color:#57534E;line-height:1.6">Collect current public catalog data, keep each row tied to the original listing, and turn manual checking into a repeatable market signal. Work only from pages that anyone can normally view.</span>

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<td style="padding:16px 14px;width:25%;background:#FFFFFF;border:1px solid #C6E4DD;border-top:3px solid #008060;border-radius:10px 0 0 10px;vertical-align:top"><span style="display:block;font-size:15px;font-weight:800;color:#004C3F;line-height:1.3">🧭 Focused sources</span><span style="display:block;margin-top:8px;font-size:12px;color:#57534E;line-height:1.5">Use ordinary public catalog or seller pages.</span></td>
<td style="padding:16px 14px;width:25%;background:#FFFFFF;border:1px solid #C6E4DD;border-top:3px solid #008060;border-left:none;vertical-align:top"><span style="display:block;font-size:15px;font-weight:800;color:#004C3F;line-height:1.3">🔔 Meaningful changes</span><span style="display:block;margin-top:8px;font-size:12px;color:#57534E;line-height:1.5">Separate new, updated, restocked, and removed items.</span></td>
<td style="padding:16px 14px;width:25%;background:#FFFFFF;border:1px solid #C6E4DD;border-top:3px solid #008060;border-left:none;vertical-align:top"><span style="display:block;font-size:15px;font-weight:800;color:#004C3F;line-height:1.3">🔗 Source context</span><span style="display:block;margin-top:8px;font-size:12px;color:#57534E;line-height:1.5">Keep the original listing link beside every record.</span></td>
<td style="padding:16px 14px;width:25%;background:#FFFFFF;border:1px solid #C6E4DD;border-top:3px solid #008060;border-left:none;border-radius:0 10px 10px 0;vertical-align:top"><span style="display:block;font-size:15px;font-weight:800;color:#004C3F;line-height:1.3">📅 Ready to repeat</span><span style="display:block;margin-top:8px;font-size:12px;color:#57534E;line-height:1.5">Run once for research or on a schedule for monitoring.</span></td>
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### 🎯 Turn public catalog changes into a useful signal

Monitor public Shopify catalogs for products and variants, including new items, price and availability changes, restocks, updates, and confirmed removals. Each record stays connected to the public listing so an operator, analyst, or sourcing team can verify the context before acting.

#### Who gets value

- **I am a ecommerce intelligence lead** looking to keep a competitor catalog watchlist current without building or maintaining custom collection tools.
- **I am a catalog operations lead** looking to keep current public product data without opening every store by hand.
- **I am a market researcher** looking to compare availability and pricing across a defined seller or store list.

### ⚡ Get results in three steps

Start with a small public source to confirm the output fits your workflow. Repeat the same setup on an Apify schedule when you need ongoing catalog visibility.

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<td style="padding:16px 14px;width:33.333%;background:#F1F8F6;border:1px solid #C6E4DD;border-radius:10px 0 0 10px;vertical-align:top"><span style="display:block;font-size:12px;font-weight:800;color:#008060;letter-spacing:1px">STEP 1</span><span style="display:block;margin-top:6px;font-size:14px;font-weight:700;color:#1C1917;line-height:1.35">Add sources</span><span style="display:block;margin-top:6px;font-size:12px;color:#57534E;line-height:1.5">Paste public Shopify store links or domains or select your filters.</span></td>
<td style="padding:16px 14px;width:33.333%;background:#F1F8F6;border:1px solid #C6E4DD;border-left:none;vertical-align:top"><span style="display:block;font-size:12px;font-weight:800;color:#008060;letter-spacing:1px">STEP 2</span><span style="display:block;margin-top:6px;font-size:14px;font-weight:700;color:#1C1917;line-height:1.35">Choose the view</span><span style="display:block;margin-top:6px;font-size:12px;color:#57534E;line-height:1.5">Collect a current snapshot or focus on changes.</span></td>
<td style="padding:16px 14px;width:33.333%;background:#F1F8F6;border:1px solid #C6E4DD;border-left:none;border-radius:0 10px 10px 0;vertical-align:top"><span style="display:block;font-size:12px;font-weight:800;color:#008060;letter-spacing:1px">STEP 3</span><span style="display:block;margin-top:6px;font-size:14px;font-weight:700;color:#1C1917;line-height:1.35">Use the feed</span><span style="display:block;margin-top:6px;font-size:12px;color:#57534E;line-height:1.5">Send source-linked records into your existing process.</span></td>
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### 🧩 Configure your run

The first setting identifies the public sources you want to follow. The remaining settings let you balance detail, scope, and the amount of history returned.

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `storeUrls` | List of links | No | Public Shopify store links or domains to monitor. |
| `includeVariants` | Yes or no | No | Include public variant identifiers, options, prices, and availability. |
| `maxProductsPerStore` | Number | No | Maximum products retained from each store. |
| `maxPages` | Number | No | Maximum catalog pages checked for each store. |
| `outputMode` | Choice | No | Return every observed product or only lifecycle, price, availability, and variant events. |
| `stateName` | Text | No | Name the saved comparison history for this store set. |
| `pageSize` | Number | No | Products requested in each result page. |
| `requestDelayMs` | Number | No | Delay before each public catalog request. |
| `requestTimeoutMs` | Number | No | Maximum wait for one public source response. |
| `maxRetries` | Number | No | Retries for temporary availability problems. |

### 📦 Use the data immediately

Every result is a structured record with the original public source retained for review. Choose a full view for a current snapshot or a change-focused view for downstream actions.

| Field | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `recordType` | Text | Whether the row represents a product, variant, or change. |
| `event` | Text or null | New, updated, restocked, removed, price, availability, or variant event. |
| `title` | Text | Public product title. |
| `productId` | Text | Source product identifier. |
| `handle` | Text | Public product handle. |
| `productUrl` | Link | Original public product page. |
| `productType` | Text or null | Public product type. |
| `vendor` | Text or null | Public vendor label. |
| `tags` | List | Public product tags. |
| `createdAt` | Date and time or null | Public product creation time when available. |
| `updatedAt` | Date and time or null | Public product update time when available. |
| `publishedAt` | Date and time or null | Public publishing time when available. |
| `variants` | List or null | Public variant details when selected. |
| `variantCount` | Number | Number of public variants found. |
| `availableVariantCount` | Number | Number of publicly available variants. |
| `changedVariants` | List | Variants that changed since the previous complete check. |
| `firstSeenAt` | Date and time | First time this product appeared in this history. |
| `lastSeenAt` | Date and time | Most recent observation time. |
| `closedAt` | Date and time or null | Time a confirmed removal was recorded. |
| `scanComplete` | Yes or no | Whether the store check was complete enough for lifecycle comparison. |

### 💳 Understand your run cost

Review the current pricing shown in the Apify Store before you scale a scheduled workflow. Begin with a small public source so you can confirm the records match your criteria.

### ⭐ Enjoying Shopify product scraper?

After a successful run, rate the Actor based on the usefulness and clarity of the records. Your feedback helps improve the next release for teams with the same workflow.

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<span style="display:block;margin-top:8px;font-size:17px;font-weight:800;color:#1C1917;line-height:1.35">Rate this Actor if it helped you keep a public competitor catalog current.</span>
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### ❓ Frequently asked questions

These answers cover the safest way to get a reliable first result. Start with a small public source and confirm its scope before setting up recurring monitoring.

#### Can I start with a normal public source link?

Yes. Paste the public source described in the input form, then use the available filters to narrow the collection.

#### Can I use this for recurring monitoring?

Yes. Run it on an Apify schedule and choose the change-focused output when you only need records that have meaningfully changed.

#### How are removed products handled?

A product is only treated as removed after complete checks confirm it is no longer present. This reduces false removal events caused by incomplete source results.

#### Do I need a seller or store account?

No. This Actor is designed for publicly available information and does not request seller, shopper, or owner account access.

### 🛡️ Use public information responsibly

Use the records for legitimate competitor research, catalog operations, and price intelligence. Respect the source’s terms and intended use, minimize retention, and do not use the data for deceptive or harmful practices.

### 🔗 Other actors

These adjacent Actors cover public marketplace and catalog sources that teams often track alongside this one. Choose the source that matches the store or seller platform you need to follow.

- [🛒 WooCommerce product scraper](https://apify.com/getascraper/woocommerce-store-monitor)
- [👗 Poshmark closet scraper](https://apify.com/getascraper/poshmark-closet-monitor)
- [🫐 Wildberries seller analytics](https://apify.com/getascraper/wildberries-seller-scraper)
- [🏷️ OpenSooq scraper](https://apify.com/getascraper/opensooq-scraper)

# Actor input Schema

## `storeUrls` (type: `array`):

Public storefront URLs or domains. No API keys, Storefront tokens, OAuth, cookies, owner credentials, or pasted JSON are accepted or needed.

## `includeVariants` (type: `boolean`):

Keep variant IDs, SKUs, prices, compare-at prices, options, and available flags for variant-level events.

## `maxProductsPerStore` (type: `integer`):

Maximum products retained from each store. Reaching this bound makes that store scan partial for removal detection.

## `maxPages` (type: `integer`):

Maximum products.json pages fetched per store. Reaching this bound leaves that store partial.

## `outputMode` (type: `string`):

Return every observed product or only rows with lifecycle, price, stock, or variant events.

## `stateName` (type: `string`):

Name of the saved comparison stream. Use a different name for independent store sets.

## `pageSize` (type: `integer`):

Requested products per products.json page. Shopify observed a maximum of 250 on live canaries.

## `requestDelayMs` (type: `integer`):

Delay before each public catalog request in milliseconds. Keep a respectful pace for each independent storefront.

## `requestTimeoutMs` (type: `integer`):

Timeout for one public catalog request in milliseconds.

## `maxRetries` (type: `integer`):

Retries for timeouts, rate limits, and 5xx responses. Authentication is never requested.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "storeUrls": [
    "https://deathwishcoffee.com"
  ],
  "includeVariants": true,
  "maxProductsPerStore": 250,
  "maxPages": 10,
  "outputMode": "full",
  "stateName": "shopify-default",
  "pageSize": 250,
  "requestDelayMs": 1000,
  "requestTimeoutMs": 20000,
  "maxRetries": 3
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `datasetItems` (type: `string`):

No description

## `runSummary` (type: `string`):

No description

# 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 = {
    "storeUrls": [
        "https://deathwishcoffee.com"
    ],
    "includeVariants": true,
    "maxProductsPerStore": 250,
    "maxPages": 10,
    "outputMode": "full",
    "stateName": "shopify-default",
    "pageSize": 250,
    "requestDelayMs": 1000,
    "requestTimeoutMs": 20000,
    "maxRetries": 3
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("getascraper/shopify-store-product-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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {
    "storeUrls": ["https://deathwishcoffee.com"],
    "includeVariants": True,
    "maxProductsPerStore": 250,
    "maxPages": 10,
    "outputMode": "full",
    "stateName": "shopify-default",
    "pageSize": 250,
    "requestDelayMs": 1000,
    "requestTimeoutMs": 20000,
    "maxRetries": 3,
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("getascraper/shopify-store-product-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 '{
  "storeUrls": [
    "https://deathwishcoffee.com"
  ],
  "includeVariants": true,
  "maxProductsPerStore": 250,
  "maxPages": 10,
  "outputMode": "full",
  "stateName": "shopify-default",
  "pageSize": 250,
  "requestDelayMs": 1000,
  "requestTimeoutMs": 20000,
  "maxRetries": 3
}' |
apify call getascraper/shopify-store-product-monitor --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "mcp-remote",
                "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=getascraper/shopify-store-product-monitor",
                "--header",
                "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_TOKEN>"
            ]
        }
    }
}

```

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/E3HgGdHEbczGEO0rP/builds/wdKzlZ8WKPjepEIY8/openapi.json