E-COMMERCE & RETAIL

Stock Monitoring for Competitive Intelligence

Track product availability across competitor websites. Know instantly when products go out of stock or become available again.

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Why Stock Monitoring Matters

Understanding competitor inventory levels gives you a strategic advantage. Know when competitors are running low, identify supply chain issues, and capitalize on stockout opportunities.

Manual stock checking is impossible at scale. You need automated monitoring that tracks thousands of products 24/7.

WebScraping.AI Solution

  • Real-Time Availability: Check stock status across any e-commerce site instantly
  • Quantity Detection: Extract actual inventory counts when displayed
  • Variant Tracking: Monitor specific sizes, colors, and configurations
  • AI-Powered: Understand "In Stock", "Only 3 left", "Backordered" and similar patterns

Stock Monitoring Features

Everything you need to track inventory at scale

Availability Status

Detect in-stock, out-of-stock, backorder, and pre-order statuses automatically.

Quantity Levels

Extract actual inventory counts and "low stock" indicators when available.

Variant Monitoring

Track availability by size, color, configuration, or any product variant.

Delivery Estimates

Capture shipping times and delivery date estimates along with stock data.

How It Works

Monitor competitor inventory in three steps

1

Add Product URLs

Submit the competitor product pages you want to monitor for stock levels.

2

AI Extracts Status

Our AI understands stock indicators, quantity displays, and availability messages.

3

Get Alerts

Receive structured data and set up alerts for stock changes via webhooks.

Code Examples

Extract stock information from any product page

curl -G "https://api.webscraping.ai/ai/fields" \
  --data-urlencode "api_key=YOUR_API_KEY" \
  --data-urlencode "url=https://example-store.com/product/gaming-console" \
  --data-urlencode "fields[product_name]=Name of the product" \
  --data-urlencode "fields[in_stock]=Whether the product is available to buy (true/false)" \
  --data-urlencode "fields[stock_quantity]=Number of items in stock if shown" \
  --data-urlencode "fields[stock_status]=The exact stock status text (e.g., In Stock, Only 3 left)" \
  --data-urlencode "fields[delivery_estimate]=Expected delivery date or shipping time" \
  --data-urlencode "fields[backorder_date]=Expected restock date if backordered"
# Response:
# {
#   "product_name": "Gaming Console Pro",
#   "in_stock": true,
#   "stock_quantity": 3,
#   "stock_status": "Only 3 left in stock - order soon",
#   "delivery_estimate": "Delivery by Friday, Jan 10",
#   "backorder_date": null
# }
# pip install webscraping_ai
# https://pypi.org/project/webscraping-ai/
from webscraping_ai import Client

client = Client(api_key="YOUR_API_KEY")
result = client.fields(
    "https://example-store.com/product/gaming-console",
    fields={
        "product_name": "Name of the product",
        "in_stock": "Whether the product is available to buy (true/false)",
        "stock_quantity": "Number of items in stock if shown",
        "stock_status": "The exact stock status text (e.g., In Stock, Only 3 left)",
        "delivery_estimate": "Expected delivery date or shipping time",
        "backorder_date": "Expected restock date if backordered",
    },
)
print(result)
# Response:
# {
#   "product_name": "Gaming Console Pro",
#   "in_stock": true,
#   "stock_quantity": 3,
#   "stock_status": "Only 3 left in stock - order soon",
#   "delivery_estimate": "Delivery by Friday, Jan 10",
#   "backorder_date": null
# }
// npm install webscraping-ai
// https://www.npmjs.com/package/webscraping-ai
import { WebScrapingAI } from 'webscraping-ai';

const client = new WebScrapingAI({ apiKey: 'YOUR_API_KEY' });
const result = await client.fields({
  url: 'https://example-store.com/product/gaming-console',
  fields: {
    product_name: 'Name of the product',
    in_stock: 'Whether the product is available to buy (true/false)',
    stock_quantity: 'Number of items in stock if shown',
    stock_status: 'The exact stock status text (e.g., In Stock, Only 3 left)',
    delivery_estimate: 'Expected delivery date or shipping time',
    backorder_date: 'Expected restock date if backordered',
  },
});
console.log(result);
// Response:
// {
//   "product_name": "Gaming Console Pro",
//   "in_stock": true,
//   "stock_quantity": 3,
//   "stock_status": "Only 3 left in stock - order soon",
//   "delivery_estimate": "Delivery by Friday, Jan 10",
//   "backorder_date": null
// }
<?php
// composer require webscraping-ai/webscraping-ai-php
// https://packagist.org/packages/webscraping-ai/webscraping-ai-php
require 'vendor/autoload.php';

use WebScrapingAI\Client;

$client = new Client('YOUR_API_KEY');
$result = $client->fields('https://example-store.com/product/gaming-console', [
    'product_name'      => 'Name of the product',
    'in_stock'          => 'Whether the product is available to buy (true/false)',
    'stock_quantity'    => 'Number of items in stock if shown',
    'stock_status'      => 'The exact stock status text (e.g., In Stock, Only 3 left)',
    'delivery_estimate' => 'Expected delivery date or shipping time',
    'backorder_date'    => 'Expected restock date if backordered',
]);
print_r($result);
// Response:
// {
//   "product_name": "Gaming Console Pro",
//   "in_stock": true,
//   "stock_quantity": 3,
//   "stock_status": "Only 3 left in stock - order soon",
//   "delivery_estimate": "Delivery by Friday, Jan 10",
//   "backorder_date": null
// }
# gem install webscraping_ai
# https://rubygems.org/gems/webscraping_ai
require 'webscraping_ai'

client = WebScrapingAI::Client.new(api_key: 'YOUR_API_KEY')
result = client.fields(
  'https://example-store.com/product/gaming-console',
  fields: {
    product_name:       'Name of the product',
    in_stock:           'Whether the product is available to buy (true/false)',
    stock_quantity:     'Number of items in stock if shown',
    stock_status:       'The exact stock status text (e.g., In Stock, Only 3 left)',
    delivery_estimate:  'Expected delivery date or shipping time',
    backorder_date:     'Expected restock date if backordered',
  }
)
puts result.inspect
# Response:
# {
#   "product_name": "Gaming Console Pro",
#   "in_stock": true,
#   "stock_quantity": 3,
#   "stock_status": "Only 3 left in stock - order soon",
#   "delivery_estimate": "Delivery by Friday, Jan 10",
#   "backorder_date": null
# }
// go get github.com/webscraping-ai/webscraping-ai-go/v4
// https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/webscraping-ai/webscraping-ai-go/v4
package main

import (
    "context"
    "fmt"

    webscrapingai "github.com/webscraping-ai/webscraping-ai-go/v4"
)

func main() {
    client, _ := webscrapingai.NewClient(&webscrapingai.Config{APIKey: "YOUR_API_KEY"})
    result, _ := client.Fields(context.Background(), &webscrapingai.FieldsOptions{
        URL: "https://example-store.com/product/gaming-console",
        Fields: map[string]string{
            "product_name": "Name of the product",
            "in_stock": "Whether the product is available to buy (true/false)",
            "stock_quantity": "Number of items in stock if shown",
            "stock_status": "The exact stock status text (e.g., In Stock, Only 3 left)",
            "delivery_estimate": "Expected delivery date or shipping time",
            "backorder_date": "Expected restock date if backordered",
        },
    })
    fmt.Println(result.Result)
}
// Response:
// {
//   "product_name": "Gaming Console Pro",
//   "in_stock": true,
//   "stock_quantity": 3,
//   "stock_status": "Only 3 left in stock - order soon",
//   "delivery_estimate": "Delivery by Friday, Jan 10",
//   "backorder_date": null
// }
// Maven: ai.webscraping:webscraping-ai:4.0.0
// https://central.sonatype.com/artifact/ai.webscraping/webscraping-ai
import ai.webscraping.Client;
import ai.webscraping.Config;
import ai.webscraping.option.FieldsOptions;
import ai.webscraping.result.FieldsResult;

Client client = new Client(Config.builder().apiKey("YOUR_API_KEY").build());
FieldsResult result = client.fields(FieldsOptions.builder()
    .url("https://example-store.com/product/gaming-console")
    .addField("product_name", "Name of the product")
    .addField("in_stock", "Whether the product is available to buy (true/false)")
    .addField("stock_quantity", "Number of items in stock if shown")
    .addField("stock_status", "The exact stock status text (e.g., In Stock, Only 3 left)")
    .addField("delivery_estimate", "Expected delivery date or shipping time")
    .addField("backorder_date", "Expected restock date if backordered")
    .build());
System.out.println(result.getResult());
// Response:
// {
//   "product_name": "Gaming Console Pro",
//   "in_stock": true,
//   "stock_quantity": 3,
//   "stock_status": "Only 3 left in stock - order soon",
//   "delivery_estimate": "Delivery by Friday, Jan 10",
//   "backorder_date": null
// }
// dotnet add package WebScrapingAI
// https://www.nuget.org/packages/WebScrapingAI
using WebScrapingAI;

var client = new WebScrapingAIClient(new WebScrapingAIClientOptions { ApiKey = "YOUR_API_KEY" });
var result = await client.FieldsAsync(new FieldsRequest {
    Url = "https://example-store.com/product/gaming-console",
    Fields = new Dictionary<string, string> {
        ["product_name"] = "Name of the product",
        ["in_stock"] = "Whether the product is available to buy (true/false)",
        ["stock_quantity"] = "Number of items in stock if shown",
        ["stock_status"] = "The exact stock status text (e.g., In Stock, Only 3 left)",
        ["delivery_estimate"] = "Expected delivery date or shipping time",
        ["backorder_date"] = "Expected restock date if backordered",
    },
});
Console.WriteLine(result.Result);
// Response:
// {
//   "product_name": "Gaming Console Pro",
//   "in_stock": true,
//   "stock_quantity": 3,
//   "stock_status": "Only 3 left in stock - order soon",
//   "delivery_estimate": "Delivery by Friday, Jan 10",
//   "backorder_date": null
// }

Strategic Benefits

Competitive Advantage: Know when competitors run out of stock and capture their customers.
Demand Signals: Track which products sell out quickly to identify market trends.
Supply Chain Intel: Monitor competitor restock patterns and supply chain health.
Reseller Monitoring: Track unauthorized sellers' inventory of your products.
Dynamic Inventory: Adjust your own stock levels based on market availability.

Common Applications

Stockout Alerts

Get notified when competitors run out of key products

Restock Monitoring

Know when high-demand items become available again

Drop Alerts

Track limited edition product drops and releases

Inventory Analytics

Build historical data on competitor inventory patterns

Related Use Cases

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Price Monitoring

Track competitor pricing alongside stock levels.

Product Data Aggregation

Build complete product catalogs from multiple sources.

MAP Compliance

Monitor pricing compliance across your distribution network.

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