intermediate
10 min read
E-commerce

Monitor Competitor Prices in Real-Time

Build an automated price monitoring system that tracks competitor pricing changes using SearchHive.

1

Define competitor URLs

Create a list of competitor product pages to monitor.

2

Set up scheduled scraping

Use ScrapeForge to extract prices on a schedule.

const response = await fetch('https://searchhive.dev/api/v1/scrapeforge', {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: { 'Authorization': 'Bearer sk_live_xxx', 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
  body: JSON.stringify({ url: competitorUrl, extract: { price: '.price' } })
});
3

Build a price comparison dashboard

Display price trends and alerts when competitors change pricing.

4

Set up notifications

Get alerts via Slack, email, or webhooks when prices drop.

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