Price Tracking Bot with Discord Alert System

Overview

This is a Python-based price tracking bot that monitors product prices across various e-commerce websites and sends alerts via Discord when a price drop is detected.

Features

• Scrapes product prices from e-commerce websites.
• Stores and tracks prices over time using SQLite.
• Sends Discord notifications when a price drop is detected.
• Supports multiple product URLs.
• Handles JavaScript-rendered pages using Selenium.
• Modular design for easy expansion to new websites.

Requirements

• Python 3.12+
• Google Chrome and ChromeDriver
• SQLite3
• Selenium
• WebDriver Manager
• Requests
• PyYAML

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/Sachinbisht27/price_track_discord_bot.git
   cd price_track_discord_bot

2. Create and activate a virtual environment:

   python -m venv venv
   source venv/bin/activate

3. Install dependencies:

   pip install -r requirements.txt

4. Update config.yaml with product URLs and your Discord webhook.

Usage

1. Initialize the database:

   python3 main.py

2. The bot will scrape prices and send alerts to Discord if a price drop is detected.

Configuration

Edit config.yaml to specify:

products:
  - url: "https://www.amazon.in/example-product"
discord_webhook: "YOUR_DISCORD_WEBHOOK_URL"

Troubleshooting

• Ensure Chrome and ChromeDriver versions are compatible.
• If running on a server, use a headless browser mode.
• Check prices.db to verify stored price history.

License

MIT License

Contact

For issues or feature requests, open an issue on GitHub or contact Sachin Bisht.