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What is NotifyPrice?
NotifyPrice is a product price and availability monitoring service. You paste the exact product URL, set your notification settings, and we watch that item from our servers. No browser extension is required.

We can notify you when the price drops, goes back up, comes back in stock, goes out of stock, shows limited quantity, or meets another notification rule you selected.

We founded NotifyPrice in 2014 - and it all started with this BBQ grill:

How much does the service cost?
NotifyPrice offers Free, VIP, and B2B plans. The plans differ by watch capacity, retailer access, checking frequency, commercial-use rights, and support level.

See the current monthly and annual options on our Pricing page. If you already have an account, your current plan and management options are shown on the Account page.
Which retailers require VIP access?
Some retailers are harder or more expensive to monitor reliably. This can happen when a retailer uses advanced bot detection, requires JavaScript rendering, blocks datacenter traffic, changes page layouts often, or does not provide commissions that help offset monitoring costs.

Those retailers may require VIP access and are usually monitored on a different schedule than standard supported retailers. View the Supported Retailers page to see which retailers currently require VIP access.
How do you monitor prices?
NotifyPrice uses server-side monitoring agents to check product pages for price, stock, and availability changes. Depending on the retailer, our agents may use standard web requests, headless browsing, proxy networks, automatic retries, or retailer-specific parsing rules.

You do not need to install a browser extension, leave your computer on, or keep the retailer page open after adding a watch.
Can I watch adult or "black curtain" items?

We do not currently support products that are behind a "black curtain" but we do track adult items and keep them from being suggested to other users or from appearing on our Deals page.

How long do you keep price history?
  • We don't currently purge price history but for performance reasons we only let you graph up to three (3) years of data.
  • If you have specific interest in data beyond that, please contact us at support@notifyprice.com!
  • As of 8/5/2026 we have 17.50 million price points in our database.
  • An example of what we can do with all that data is to calculate the US inflation rate over the past year: 2.29%
Why should I become a VIP?

VIP is intended for power users and families that need more watches or access to harder-to-monitor retailers.

  • Increases your active item limit from 20 to 400
  • Unlocks premium or difficult-to-monitor retailers where available
  • Unlocks adaptive price geographic targeting (where supported)
  • Allows you to request new retailers
  • Removes internal ads
  • Allows third-party shopping extensions
  • Includes webhook support

See the current monthly and annual options and the complete feature comparison on our Pricing page.

Which retailers do you support?
  • As of 8/5/2026, NotifyPrice supports 3,387 retailer patterns in 78 countries.
  • Free accounts can add products from standard supported retailers.
  • Some difficult or premium retailers require VIP access because they need more expensive monitoring technology, advanced parsing, or do not offset monitoring costs through commissions.
  • VIP members can request new retailer support, and we make our best effort to integrate those retailers when technically practical.
  • View the full list by country on the Supported Retailers page.
  • Full-site SSL using TLS 1.2 or higher is required for any retailer integrated with NotifyPrice.
How often do you check prices?
  • Standard supported retailer products are checked hourly.
  • Premium or difficult retailer products are typically checked daily for VIP users.
  • New watches are checked when they are added whenever possible.
  • If a retailer returns an error, bot challenge, missing price, proxy failure, or other temporary problem, NotifyPrice automatically retries according to the type of issue.
  • Items that are no longer actively watched may move to a lower-frequency inactive schedule.
  • If an item is not watched by any user for more than six months, it may be placed inactive or stopped completely.
Do you have an Android app?
Yes, we do!
Google Play Store
Will you also notify me about prices at other retailers?
By default, NotifyPrice watches the exact product URL you added. Users told us they prefer control over the retailers they track, so we do not automatically replace your selected retailer with another one.

In some cases, NotifyPrice may show or notify you about a competing offer, similar item, color variation, or the same item at another retailer when it appears relevant, available, and useful. You can always add the same item from more than one retailer, and we may group related listings to keep your account easier to manage.
Do you monitor Amazon Lightning Deals?
Yes. NotifyPrice can detect Amazon Lightning Deal pricing when it appears on a watched product page. Because Lightning Deals can be short-lived or sell out quickly, we cannot guarantee every deal will be caught before it ends, but Amazon remains one of the retailers we monitor closely.
Do you support Amazon Kindle e-books?

Yes. Unlike our competitors, we are able to track the price and give you notifications for Amazon Kindle e-books.

Which price do you show?
The price that we scrape should be for smallest purchase quantity, one-time purchase, with any and all membership discounts and instant coupons available.
Will you send me unwanted advertisements?
We do not share your email address with third parties, and we do not send unrelated third-party spam.

Free accounts may see NotifyPrice internal ads, promoted retailers, competing offers, gift ideas, or product recommendations related to shopping and watched products. VIP removes internal ads.

We may also send occasional service updates or seasonal shopping messages, such as a holiday gift guide, when relevant.
Do you have an iPhone or iPad app?

We do! It is currently in TestFlight and should be release shortly!

Can I paste a "shopping cart" URL?
Your shopping cart is part of the session data (based on cookie, etc) at the retailer and is not commonly shareable externally. A better practice is to add your items to a wishlist and then share the wishlist instead.
Is shipping included in the price?
No. Many retailers quote shipping charges based on your location. Other retailers offer free shipping only if a certain dollar amount is met or if you are a member of a special program.
Can you send a notification to a webhook?
Yes! We have a growing number of these which include:
Do I need to install a browser extension?
No. NotifyPrice is not a coupon extension and does not require access to your browser activity. You copy and paste the exact product URL you want watched, and NotifyPrice monitors it from our servers.

That makes NotifyPrice useful on mobile devices, locked-down work computers, Safari/iOS environments, and anywhere you do not want to install a shopping extension.
Do you watch used and refurbished item prices?
We will monitor the price for the condition for URL provided. If there is more than one condition available, we will always take them in order from Brand New, Open Box, Refurbished, Used, and For Parts.
Why does it say "Forbidden" when I try to add a new item?
We use an anti-spam engine called CleanTalk which checks for reports on the IP address you are calling from as well as the email address you are using. You can check both of these for inclusion on their blacklist here and request to have them removed.
Is VAT included in the price?
Yes. As most of our users are end consumers, we try to include the VAT wherever possible.
What about business or commercial use?
Yes. NotifyPrice B2B is designed for commercial monitoring and includes hourly standard checks, commercial-use rights, webhooks, and priority support.

See the current B2B options on our Pricing page. For unusual volume, custom delivery, or special retailer requirements, contact support@notifyprice.com. You can also compare NotifyPrice with dedicated competitive-pricing platforms on our comparison page.
Can my significant other and I collaborate/share a list but still have separate accounts?
Yes! Either of you can start the list and add the other. To do this, have your list open that you wish to collaborate on. Select the settings icon next to the top dropdown box. This will open the setting page. Look for the Collaborate box, fill in the other's email address and click "add". Now it should show them listed below the green bar. Here you can give permissions or even remove them if they are really bad. This is perfect for Holiday gift giving items too by the way.
How does our gift registry feature work?
Guests visiting your gift registry will see one of the following buttons under each item:
  • Unfulfilled - Guest can mark as purchased
  • Fulfilled
    • Guest purchased - Mark as not purchased
    • Already Fulfilled - Someone else marked it as purchased
Can I watch items at a specific store location?

Yes, there are two paths.

If the retailer supports this on their URL:

  • Home Depot uses store with their actual store numbers visible from their store finder page.
    Example: https://www.homedepot.com/p/Four-10-ft-String-Light-Poles-EGP-HD-0361/319359875?store=2209

If NotifyPrice supports geographic targeting for that particular retailer (not availabile on the free tier):

How do you calculate the currency exchange rates?
We use a paid service called Open Exchange Rates to regularly import this information.
How do I remove notifications for limited stock?
This can be done on a per-list basis. Go to the list in question and click the settings icon next to your list name in the top dropdown box. This will take you to the setting page. Here you need to deselect the box for "Notify me when items in this list are about to go out-of-stock".
What about Minimum Advertised Prices (MAP)?
For many of our retailers we are able to show you the price even when it is below the manufacturer-imposed "minimum" price. For retailers that we cannot get this information we will show a "Too low to show!" message.
A product's data seems incorrect, how do I fix and/or report this?
Next to the item on your Watching page you will see the icon . You can also "Report a Problem" directly from the product page.
What happens when a product is not found or says "give me an hour" initially?
Sometimes a retailer temporarily blocks, throttles, redirects, or returns incomplete product data when a new item is first added. NotifyPrice will retry temporary failures automatically.

If the product is from a retailer we have not integrated with yet, someone at NotifyPrice may need to teach the system how to parse the retailer page. New retailer requests are a VIP feature, and we make our best effort to add them when technically practical.
Are items available for preorder or backorder considered in stock?
Usually. We will show items in-stock whenever the merchant is willing to accept an order for the item unless the merchant is offering back-in-stock notifications.
Do you subtract instant coupons from the price?
Yes! If we missed one, please let us know! Next to the item on your Watching page you will see the icon . You can also "Report a Problem" directly from the product page.

Edit: Amazon offers upwards of 30% off just to add it to your subscribe and save delivery. You can immediately cancel the subscription and retain the discount.
How do I create a gift registry?
  • Navigate to the list that you want to enable the feature on.
  • Click the settings icon next to your list name in the top dropdown box.
  • Find the List Visibility section and turn on the Public List and Gift Registry checkboxes
    • Copy and share the link provided in that section to whomever you would to invite OR
    • Invite participants by email using the Collaborate feature
How do I reach customer service?
If it is about a specific product, you can use the trouble reporting system. You may also contact us anytime at support@notifyprice.com!
How do I search for products?
From the home page, you can paste the exact product URL you want to watch. You can also start typing search terms to look for products already known to NotifyPrice.
What is adaptive pricing, and can NotifyPrice target prices by postal code or city?

Adaptive pricing is when a retailer changes the price, availability, delivery options, or promotions shown for a product based on context such as the shopper’s delivery location, nearby inventory, local competition, demand, or shipping costs. That means the same product page can show a different result after a location is selected.

For supported retailers, NotifyPrice’s adaptive price targeting can monitor a watched product for a specific postal or ZIP code. A postal code is usually more precise than city-level targeting because one city can span several delivery or pricing zones. If a retailer identifies locations by store number in its product URL, NotifyPrice can monitor that store-specific URL instead. Retailer support varies.

  • The target is isolated to the individual watched product, so one location does not carry over to another watch.
  • For adaptive retailer checks, NotifyPrice verifies that the retailer accepted the requested location before recording the result.
  • NotifyPrice monitors 17.50 million price points across 3,387 retailers in 78 countries (coverage data as of 8/5/2026).
  • Adaptive price targeting is included with VIP and B2B plans.
Can NotifyPrice monitor members-only, login-required, or “iron curtain” retailers?

Usually not. Some retailers—including sites that describe their login barrier as an “iron door” or “iron curtain”—require membership before showing product details or prices. NotifyPrice cannot reliably monitor these pages because access may be account-specific and login sessions expire. NotifyPrice does not request or store retailer credentials. We may reconsider a retailer if it provides a public or authorized API.

How do I cancel my VIP subscription?
Current Stripe-managed VIP and B2B subscriptions can be changed or canceled from the billing section of your Account page.

If you have a Legacy VIP subscription billed through PayPal, manage or cancel it through PayPal automatic payments. Canceling stops future renewals; paid access remains available through the end of the current billing period.
What is NotifyPrice’s environmental or climate impact?
NotifyPrice uses technology to help shoppers make smarter purchasing decisions, including waiting for better prices instead of buying impulsively. Like any online service, we also recognize that our platform has an environmental footprint from servers, data processing, email delivery, and other infrastructure.

To help offset that impact and support long-term climate solutions, NotifyPrice contributes a portion of our revenue toward permanent carbon removal. These contributions help fund emerging technologies and projects designed to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and store it durably.

We do not claim to be carbon neutral, but we believe permanent carbon removal is an important part of the future, and we want NotifyPrice to help support that work as we grow.
Do you support price comparison websites?

Yes. For supported price comparison sites, paste the public product-comparison page into NotifyPrice just as you would a single product URL.

Rather than monitoring the price displayed by the comparison site, NotifyPrice follows the retailer or store offers on the page and adds each supported merchant product URL as its own watch. Those offers stay linked as the same product so they can be managed and compared together. They are added to the category you are currently using, or Uncategorized if no category is selected; we do not create a separate wishlist category for the comparison page.

A comparison-page import is not a continuously synced wishlist, so later changes to the offers shown on that page will not automatically add or remove watches. Support varies by comparison site and by the retailers it links to. The comparison page and its store offers must be publicly accessible, and each merchant remains subject to NotifyPrice's normal retailer availability and plan requirements. If a comparison site is not recognized, you can add the individual retailer URLs or contact support@notifyprice.com to request support.

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