# Monitor AliExpress earbud price changes

**Use case:** 

Repeat this bounded US/USD earbud search using the same monitor store. The first run saves a quiet baseline; later runs report observed changes. A capped search window cannot prove a product ended. No schedule is enabled, and a repeat with no change may contain only free coverage.

## Input

```json
{
  "workflow": "track_product_changes",
  "searchQueries": [
    "wireless earbuds"
  ],
  "shipTo": "US",
  "currency": "USD",
  "language": "en",
  "sortBy": "default",
  "freeShipping": false,
  "maxProductsPerQuery": 20,
  "maxBuyerChargeUsd": 0.25,
  "monitorStoreName": "example-aliexpress-earbud-prices"
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "recordType": {
    "label": "Row type",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "changeType": {
    "label": "Change type",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "productId": {
    "label": "AliExpress product ID",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "title": {
    "label": "Product title",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "changedFields": {
    "label": "Changed fields",
    "format": "array"
  },
  "salePrice": {
    "label": "Price",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "currencyCode": {
    "label": "Currency",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "scrapedAt": {
    "label": "Scraped at",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "stableId": {
    "label": "Stable ID",
    "format": "string"
  }
}
```

## How it works

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

The AliExpress Product Scraper & Price Monitor Actor is ready to run with the inputs already set for "Monitor AliExpress earbud price changes". [Sign up or log in](https://console.apify.com/create-task-from-example/lXuIvDNHRMSPDbO9N) and you'll land in Apify Console with a copy of this exact task.

### 2. Start the "Monitor AliExpress earbud price changes" task

The AliExpress Product Scraper & Price Monitor Actor will start running based on the input automatically. You can also change all the input fields, like what do you want to do?, search keywords, and more, to match your specific use case.

### 3. Receive the "Monitor AliExpress earbud price changes" 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 row type, change type, aliexpress product id, 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 "Monitor AliExpress earbud price changes" task via API](https://apify.com/luminar/aliexpress-product-scraper-price-monitor.md).

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [AliExpress Product Scraper & Price Monitor](https://apify.com/luminar/aliexpress-product-scraper-price-monitor.md) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/luminar/aliexpress-product-scraper-price-monitor.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/luminar/aliexpress-product-scraper-price-monitor.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`).