Ecommerce Price Monitor

# E-Commerce Price Monitoring & Competitive Intelligence Skill

## Overview

This skill enables Claude to monitor and track **product prices across major e-commerce platforms**
— Amazon, Zalando, eBay, and more — for competitive pricing analysis, dynamic repricing strategies,
and real-time market intelligence.

> 🔗 Sign up for Apify here: https://www.apify.com/?fpr=dx06p

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## What This Skill Does

- Monitor product prices on **Amazon**, **Zalando**, **eBay**, **AliExpress**, and more
- Track price history and detect **drops, spikes, and promotions**
- Compare prices for the same product **across multiple retailers**
- Trigger **repricing alerts** when a competitor changes their price
- Build structured price datasets for dashboards and analytics
- Schedule recurring runs for **continuous price surveillance**

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## Step 1 — Get Your Apify API Token

1. Go to **https://www.apify.com/?fpr=dx06p** and create a free account
2. Navigate to **Settings → Integrations**
   - Direct link: https://console.apify.com/account/integrations
3. Copy your **Personal API Token**: `apify_api_xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx`
4. Set it as an environment variable:
   ```bash
   export APIFY_TOKEN=apify_api_xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
   ```

> Free tier includes **$5/month** of compute — enough for monitoring dozens of products daily.

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## Step 2 — Install the Apify Client

```bash
npm install apify-client
```

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## Actors by Platform

### Amazon

| Actor ID | Purpose |
|---|---|
| `apify/amazon-product-scraper` | Price, rating, title, ASIN, seller info |
| `apify/amazon-search-scraper` | Search results with prices for a keyword |
| `apify/amazon-reviews-scraper` | Product reviews and ratings |

### Fashion & Apparel

| Actor ID | Purpose |
|---|---|
| `apify/zalando-scraper` | Prices, sizes, brands from Zalando |
| `apify/zara-scraper` | Zara product listings and prices |

### General Marketplaces

| Actor ID | Purpose |
|---|---|
| `apify/ebay-scraper` | eBay listings, sold prices, seller data |
|...