Price-Analyzer is a web application that tracks the prices of products on Amazon and sends email alerts to users when the price of a monitored product drops. This tool helps users save money by notifying them of the best time to purchase their desired products.
- Amazon Price Tracking: Automatically scrape the prices of products listed on Amazon at regular intervals.
- Email Notifications: Receive an email alert when the price of a product drops or meets your desired threshold.
- Product History: View the price history of tracked products to analyze trends and make informed purchasing decisions.
- Responsive UI: A modern and responsive user interface built with Next.js, featuring easy navigation and a user-friendly experience.
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Clone the repository:
git clone https://github.com/your-username/price-analyzer.git cd price-analyzer -
Install dependencies:
npm install
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Set up environment variables:
Create a
.env.localfile in the root directory and add the following variables:MONGODB_URI=<your-mongodb-uri>
EMAIL_USER= EMAIL_PASS=
4. **Run the development server:**
```bash
npm run dev
Open http://localhost:3000 in your browser to view the application.
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Add Products: Use the search bar to find and add products you want to track.
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View Products: Browse the list of tracked products and view detailed price history.
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Receive Alerts: Get notified via email when the price of a tracked product drops.
- Endpoint:
/api/cron/route.ts - Method:
GET - Description: This endpoint scrapes the current price of all tracked products from Amazon, updates the product details in the database, and triggers email notifications if there are any significant price changes.
- scrapeAmazonProduct(url): Scrapes price and product details from the given Amazon URL.
- sendEmail(recipients, subject, body): Sends an email to the specified recipients with the provided subject and body.
- getEmailNotifType(newProduct, oldProduct): Determines the type of email notification to send based on price changes.
- Next.js: Framework for building server-side rendered React applications.
- MongoDB: Database for storing product data and user information.
- Resend: Module for sending emails.
- Cheerio: Library for parsing and manipulating HTML to scrape Amazon product details.
Contributions are welcome! Please fork this repository, make your changes, and submit a pull request.
This project is licensed under the MIT License.
For any inquiries or feedback, feel free to reach out via email: [email protected].