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Monitoring

Monitor competitor pricing

Track a list of competitor product prices on a schedule and push the deltas anywhere.

4 steps 5-10s per product
Writ runs on your own accounts, with your own credentials and data, on sites you are authorized to use.
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what it does

The outcome

Track a list of competitor product prices on a schedule and push the deltas anywhere.

Backed by a real, installable recipe, not a generated stub. Install it, attach your own inputs, and run it on your own accounts.

Expected output

A successful run returns a structured result:

output.json
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[{ "url": "...", "price": 0.00, "changed": true }]
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the steps

4 steps

Real step types from the 30+ in the workflow vocabulary. Edit any of them after you install.

  1. 1
    navigate

    Open each product page.

  2. 2
    extract

    Read the current price and stock with a selector.

  3. 3
    evaluate

    Compute the delta from the last run.

  4. 4
    api_call

    POST changed prices to your destination.

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what you provide

Inputs

  • product_urlslist must match ^https?://
  • destination_webhookurl

Input shape

Inputs are validated against per-slot regex rules before a run starts.

inputs.json
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{
  "product_urls": "<list>"  // matches ^https?://,
  "destination_webhook": "<url>"
}

Estimated runtime: 5-10s per product.

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Install in one click

Open the template in the app, attach your own inputs and resources, and run it on your machine or the cloud.

Local runs have no compute charge and do not use Writ cloud compute. Paid plans are for cloud execution, faster monitors, teams, managed AI, and fleet features.

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faq

Monitor competitor pricing questions

What does the Monitor competitor pricing template do?
Track a list of competitor product prices on a schedule and push the deltas anywhere.
Where does it run?
On your own machine free of compute charges with the local agent, or on metered cloud running time. Either way it runs on your own authorized accounts and data.
Can I edit the recipe after installing?
Yes. Templates install as a normal workflow you fully own: edit any step, change inputs, or extend it.
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Start with the Monitor competitor pricing template

Install it, attach your own inputs, and run it on your own account in minutes.