How it works

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Schedule repeats every hour
The workflow is set to run hourly, ensuring consistent tracking of competitor prices on specified product pages.
Time to complete: 1 minute

Scrape competitor product pages
A web scraper collects pricing data from the designated competitor’s product pages. The collected information includes markdown details where pricing or sale information is displayed.
Time to complete: 1 minute

AI analyzes competitor pricing
AI evaluates the scraped markdown to determine if the competitor’s product is on sale. It responds with a simple “yes” or “no” based on the information provided.
Time to complete: 1 minute

Retrieve your Shopify product price
Now, the workflow will pull the price of the corresponding product from your Shopify store, ensuring accurate comparison.
Time to complete: 1 minute

AI compares prices
The competitor’s sale price is compared to your product’s price in Shopify. If the competitor’s price is lower, the workflow proceeds to the notification stage.
Time to complete: 1 minute

Validate comparison result
Confirms that the extracted competitor price and your Shopify price are accurately compared to avoid false alerts.
Time to complete: 1 minute

Prepare Slack notification
If the filter condition is met, the workflow prepares a detailed notification with your product name, competitor's sale price and a link to the competitor's product page.
Time to complete: 1 minute
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Send a Slack message
Sends the prepared notification to your designated Slack channel, enabling you to quickly assess the situation and make adjustments as needed.
Time to complete: 1 minute

Make it your own

Customize this workflow even further:

Set custom delays
Schedule actions to trigger after a set time period, such as sending follow-up emails 3 days after an event.
Chain multiple actions
Connect several steps together in one workflow, like tagging data, updating records, and notifying your team simultaneously.
Store data in tables
Save order details, customer preferences, or custom metrics in your own database for reference and reporting.
Deploy AI agents for smart decisions
Let AI agents evaluate complex scenarios and choose the right action path based on your defined rules.

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