E-commerce Data Scraper
Web Scraping
Competitor price and product monitoring for e-commerce brands. Tracks catalog changes, price drops, and stock signals on a schedule.
Problem
An ecommerce brand needed competitor price and stock monitoring but manual checks missed changes and reacted too slowly.
Solution
Scheduled scraper tracking competitor catalogs, price history, and alert thresholds for drops and stock signals.
The challenge
Pricing teams checked competitor sites manually — inconsistent timing meant lost margin opportunities when rivals undercut. The brand wanted automated competitor intelligence with historical context, not one-off snapshots.
Monitoring system
I built scrapers per competitor storefront, normalized SKUs where possible, stored time-series prices locally, and computed week-over-week deltas. Alert rules fire when prices fall beyond configured percentages or when key items go out of stock.
Outcome
Merchandising sees price movements in a dashboard export and adjusts listings proactively. The system runs on a cron schedule and has reduced reactive firefighting to structured, data-driven repricing.
Tools used
- Python
- HTTP scraping
- Price normalization
- SQLite history
- Email alerts
Results
- Automated competitor price tracking
- Historical charts for pricing decisions
- Alerts on significant drops
- Faster repricing response
Highlights
- Price tracking
- Competitor monitoring
- Historical charts
- Alert thresholds
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Project FAQ
Can Ahtasham build a similar project for my business?
Yes. Each case study on this portfolio reflects a real delivery pattern — WhatsApp bots, scrapers, APIs, and automations. Contact via WhatsApp or email with your scope for a quote and timeline. Projects are scoped transparently with milestones and post-launch support.
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WhatsApp chatbot MVPs typically take 2–3 weeks. Web scraping pipelines and email-to-Sheets automations often ship in 1–2 weeks. Custom Python APIs depend on complexity — most client backends launch within 3–4 weeks after requirements are agreed.
Do you provide ongoing maintenance after launch?
Yes. Bug fixes and small tweaks are included in the initial support window. Ongoing SEO/AEO/GEO, monitoring, and feature additions are available on monthly plans or per-task basis — so your automation keeps running as your business grows.