# Shopify competitor analysis: catalogue, discounts and apps

**Use case:** 

Compare competing Shopify stores side by side: products and variants, price range and median, share of products on sale, median discount, new products in the last 7 and 30 days, top brands, theme and installed apps. Example: three specialty coffee stores.

## Input

```json
{
  "stores": [
    "www.deathwishcoffee.com",
    "onyxcoffeelab.com",
    "lifeboostcoffee.com"
  ],
  "mode": "products",
  "maxProductsPerStore": 0,
  "includeDetails": false,
  "includeStoreInfo": true,
  "minPriceChangePct": 0,
  "storeConcurrency": 5,
  "detailsConcurrency": 3
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "store": {
    "label": "Store",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "status": {
    "label": "Status",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "name": {
    "label": "Name",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "platform": {
    "label": "Platform",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "country": {
    "label": "Country",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "currency": {
    "label": "Currency",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "productsCount": {
    "label": "Products",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "theme": {
    "label": "Theme",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "appsCount": {
    "label": "Apps",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "apps": {
    "label": "Detected apps",
    "format": "array"
  },
  "pixelsCount": {
    "label": "Web pixels",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "onSaleShare": {
    "label": "Share on sale",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "availableShare": {
    "label": "Share in stock",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "medianDiscountPct": {
    "label": "Median discount %",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "priceMin": {
    "label": "Min price",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "priceMedian": {
    "label": "Median price",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "priceMax": {
    "label": "Max price",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "newProducts7d": {
    "label": "New products (7 days)",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "newProducts30d": {
    "label": "New products (30 days)",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "topVendors": {
    "label": "Top brands",
    "format": "array"
  },
  "changesFound": {
    "label": "Changes found",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "statusReason": {
    "label": "Why (if not ok)",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "checkedAt": {
    "label": "Checked",
    "format": "date"
  }
}
```

## How it works

### 1. Sign up on Apify or log in

The Shopify & WooCommerce Price Tracker & Scraper Actor is ready to run with the inputs already set for "Shopify competitor analysis: catalogue, discounts and apps". [Sign up or log in](https://console.apify.com/create-task-from-example/iChApVx9RL6XqdIFk) and you'll land in Apify Console with a copy of this exact task.

### 2. Start the "Shopify competitor analysis: catalogue, discounts and apps" task

The Shopify & WooCommerce Price Tracker & Scraper Actor will start running based on the input automatically. You can also change all the input fields, like stores, what to get, and more, to match your specific use case.

### 3. Receive the "Shopify competitor analysis: catalogue, discounts and apps" output

Monitor the progress in real time. You will be notified as soon as your dataset is complete and ready for review. Each result includes data such as store, status, name, and more.

### 4. Integrate into your workflow

The final output is delivered in JSON, CSV, or Excel format, ready to be plugged into your workflow. You can also [run the "Shopify competitor analysis: catalogue, discounts and apps" task via API](https://apify.com/insanedev/shopify-price-tracker.md).

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [Shopify & WooCommerce Price Tracker & Scraper](https://apify.com/insanedev/shopify-price-tracker.md) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/insanedev/shopify-price-tracker.md) to learn more, explore other use cases, and run it yourself.


## How to integrate an Actor?

This Task's input is already configured above. Use it as-is rather than inventing a new one.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For full API examples (JavaScript, Python, CLI, MCP, OpenAPI), see this Task's Actor page: https://apify.com/insanedev/shopify-price-tracker.md

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).