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Ecommerce price monitoring with localized screenshots

Automate ecommerce price monitoring with screenshots from 80+ countries. Capture localized pricing, competitor promotions, and product pages — with structured data extraction built into every request.

Ecommerce monitoring use cases

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Competitor price tracking

Screenshot competitor product pages on a daily or weekly schedule. Capture pricing, availability, promotions, and shipping costs with visual evidence alongside structured data extraction.

  • Daily screenshots of competitor pricing pages for key products
  • Track flash sales, coupons, and promotional banner changes
  • Archive competitor pricing history for strategic analysis
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Localized pricing verification

Capture product pages from 80+ countries to verify that geo-targeted pricing, currency display, and regional promotions render correctly for each market.

  • Verify prices display in local currency for each country
  • Confirm regional discounts and tax-inclusive pricing are applied
  • Detect pricing inconsistencies between country-specific storefronts
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MAP compliance monitoring

Monitor Minimum Advertised Price (MAP) compliance across reseller and affiliate websites. Capture screenshots as visual proof of pricing violations.

  • Batch-capture reseller pages for MAP violation detection
  • Generate timestamped evidence of below-MAP pricing
  • Track pricing across authorized and unauthorized sellers
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Promotional campaign monitoring

Capture landing pages, banner ads, and product listings during promotional campaigns. Track how campaigns appear across different countries and devices.

  • Screenshot Black Friday and seasonal campaign pages across markets
  • Verify campaign landing pages match creative briefs
  • Archive promotional page states for post-campaign analysis
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Product listing monitoring

Screenshot product listings on marketplaces (Amazon, eBay, Walmart) and your own storefront. Track title, image, rating, and price changes over time.

  • Monitor product listings for unauthorized description changes
  • Capture product image and title changes on marketplace pages
  • Track review counts and rating changes with visual evidence
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Data extraction + screenshots

Combine screenshots with JavaScript trackers to extract structured pricing data — product name, price, currency, availability — returned alongside the visual capture.

  • Extract price and availability into structured JSON from product pages
  • Pull competitor pricing data for automated comparison dashboards
  • Combine visual evidence with machine-readable data for analytics

API features you can leverage

Go beyond visual captures — extract pricing data, stamp screenshots, and archive by date automatically.

Extract prices with trackers

Use trackers to pull product name, price, currency, availability, and any DOM element as structured JSON — returned alongside the screenshot.

GET /api/screenshot/create?url=https://store.example.com/product
  &trackers[0][name]=product_name
  &trackers[0][selector]=h1.product-title
  &trackers[0][type]=text
  &trackers[1][name]=price
  &trackers[1][selector]=span.price
  &trackers[1][type]=text
  &trackers[2][name]=availability
  &trackers[2][selector]=.stock-status
  &trackers[2][type]=text

Returns {"{"}"product_name":"Widget Pro","price":"$29.99","availability":"In Stock"{"}"} alongside the screenshot.

Add timestamps with JavaScript injection

Use script_inline to overlay the capture date and URL on the screenshot — proof of when the price was seen.

script_inline=(function() {
  var d = new Date();
  var div = document.createElement("div");
  div.style = "position:fixed;bottom:0;left:0;right:0;
    height:24px;background:#000;color:#fff;
    font-size:11px;padding:4px 10px;z-index:999999";
  div.textContent = d.toISOString() + " — "
    + document.location.href;
  document.body.append(div);
})()

The timestamp is burned into the image — visual evidence of the exact capture moment.

Date-organized price archives

Use the apps parameter with date placeholders to organize price snapshots by date and competitor in your cloud storage.

apps[s3]=price-watch/{yyyy}/{mm}/{dd}/{domain}/{url_path}.png
apps[google-drive]=Competitors/{domain}/{yyyy}-{mm}-{dd}.png

Screenshots land in price-watch/2026/03/16/store.example.com/product.png — daily price history at a glance.

Country routing for localized pricing

Pass the country parameter to see prices as local customers do — currency, taxes, regional discounts, and geo-targeted promotions.

GET /api/screenshot/create
  ?url=https://store.example.com/product
  &country=jp        # See Japanese pricing
  &language=ja-JP    # Japanese locale
  &hide_popups=1     # Remove cookie banners
  &trackers[0][name]=price
  &trackers[0][selector]=span.price
  &trackers[0][type]=text

Capture both the visual price and the extracted text from 80+ countries in one API call.

Frequently asked questions

Can I capture pricing from different countries?

Yes. ScreenshotCenter routes through 80+ countries, so you see exactly what local users see — including geo-targeted pricing, currency, taxes, and regional promotions.

Can I extract prices as structured data?

Yes. Use JavaScript trackers to extract product name, price, currency, availability, and any other DOM element. The structured data is returned alongside the screenshot in the API response.

How do I monitor hundreds of product pages?

Use the batch endpoint to submit a URL list of all product pages. Set your capture options once and get screenshots of every URL with built-in retries and progress tracking.

Does it work on Amazon, eBay, and other marketplaces?

Yes. ScreenshotCenter renders pages in real browsers and can capture most publicly accessible marketplace pages. Use ad blocking to remove interstitials and automation steps to dismiss popups.

How often can I run price monitoring captures?

As often as your plan allows. Most teams run daily or weekly batches. Use cron, Airflow, Zapier, or any scheduler to automate recurring captures.