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Can Price2Spy track in any currency?

Yes, we can process Webshops who display results in any currency.

Is there a Demo / Tutorial available?

Yes, please check our Video Tutorials page, which should help you setup price monitoring of competitor sites.

What kind of server do I need to run Price2Spy?

No server, software etc needed from your side. Price2Spy is an online service, and all you need to do it sign up and start using it.

What kind of Websites can it track?

Price2Spy can track any kind of eCommerce / Webshop site where products / prices are displayed.

Can Price2Spy crawl competitor site for me?

Yes, if there is something uniquely matchable shown on competitor's product page (usually that's SKU or MPN). Please see more details on our automated site crawl

Can you track sites where the price is not shown in HTML?

Price2Spy uses highly flexible and uniquely powerful technology, which can track not only plain HTML, but also JavaScript, CSS, Ajax and even websites which show prices as images. Don't believe it? Do give it a try - please register and specify your competitor's site.

How often will it check my competitor's prices?

That is up to you to choose.

If you're having Basic Price2Spy account, the checks take place once a day (or less frequent, depending on how you set it up- it can vary from once a day, to once in 14 days. Of course, most users choose once a day.

With Premium Price2Spy account check frequency can go up to 8 times a day (each 3 hours)

How will I be notified of the price change?

There are 2 ways

• You'll get an automatic email (either once per day, or instantly, whenever price change is detected, no matter what time of day it is)
• If you want to avoid emails, you can login to Price2Spy and there you'll see most recent price changes.

How do I know if my competitor's Webste can be tracked by Price2Spy?

Please check the list of supported Webshops. If your competitor's Website is not there, then please suggest us that Website, we will gladly include it.

What kind of information can Price2Spy extract?

Price2Spy can extract product price and product availability.

Will Price2Spy let me know when a product gets out of stock?

Yes, Price2Spy will let you know as soon it notices that product availability has changed (either if was available, but ran out of stock, or vice versa)

Can I access pricing data from my own software?

Yes, Price2Spy API enables you to get Price2Spy data directly straight into your application.