Price Drop Alert System

Monitor product prices across e-commerce sites and get alerts when they drop below your target. Track Amazon, eBay & more — automatically.

Price tracking · Threshold alerts · Webhook notifications · Multi-site support

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Try This First (Verified — Works Right Now)

Copy this input, click Start, and see price data in under 30 seconds:

{
  "productUrls": [
    "https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09V3KXJPB",
    "https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08N5WRWNW"
  ],
  "priceDropThreshold": 15
}

You'll get back product names, current prices, previous prices, and whether a price drop was detected. Try it — it takes less time than reading this README.

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What You Get

• ✅ Product name, URL, and current price
• ✅ Previous price and percentage drop detected
• ✅ Alert triggered flag (true/false based on your threshold)
• ✅ Price history tracking across runs
• ✅ Webhook payloads ready for Slack, Discord, or Telegram
• ✅ Residential proxy support for reliable scraping

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After Your First Run

Once you've seen it work, level up:

1. Schedule it → Run daily via Apify Scheduler to monitor prices automatically
2. Connect webhooks → Set webhookUrl to your Slack/Discord webhook for instant alerts
3. Scale up → Add 50+ product URLs in a single run
4. Use the API → Integrate into your app via Apify's REST API or SDK

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Pricing

1,000 price checks ≈ $1-3 ≈ 10 hours of manual monitoring saved.

Pay-per-result — you only pay for successful checks. Schedule daily for continuous monitoring at roughly $0.50-1.50/month per product.

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Input

Field	Type	Default	Description
productUrls	array	required	List of product page URLs to monitor
priceDropThreshold	integer	10	Minimum % drop to trigger alert
checkInterval	integer	24	Suggested check interval in hours
webhookUrl	string	null	URL for POST notifications
proxyConfiguration	object	Apify residential	Proxy settings

Output

{
  "productUrl": "https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09V3KXJPB",
  "productName": "Apple AirPods Pro (2nd Generation)",
  "currentPrice": 199.99,
  "previousPrice": 249.99,
  "priceDropPercent": 20.0,
  "lastChecked": "2024-01-15T10:30:00.000Z",
  "alertTriggered": true
}

Features

• Multi-site support: Amazon, eBay, and generic e-commerce sites
• Price history tracking: Stores previous prices for comparison
• Threshold alerts: Only notifies when price drops exceed your threshold
• Webhook notifications: Send alerts to any webhook URL (Slack, Discord, custom)
• Proxy support: Uses residential proxies for reliable scraping

FAQ

Q: How do I get price drop alerts without manual checking? A: This actor monitors prices automatically and sends alerts via webhook when prices drop below your threshold. Connect it to Slack or Telegram for instant notifications.

Q: Which e-commerce sites does the price monitor support? A: Amazon, eBay, and most standard e-commerce sites. The actor uses residential proxies to avoid blocks.

Q: How much does price monitoring cost on Apify? A: Pay-per-result pricing — approximately $1-3 per 1,000 price checks. Schedule it to run daily for continuous monitoring.

Q: Can I monitor multiple products at once? A: Yes — pass a list of URLs in the input. The actor processes them in parallel.

Q: How do I connect price alerts to Slack? A: Set the webhookUrl input to your Slack incoming webhook URL. The actor will post a message when any price drops.