How Watchdrift Works

Watchdrift turns a public URL into a precise monitor. You choose the page, the content that matters, how often to check, and where the alert should go.

1. Start with a page you already refresh by hand

Use a regulator notice board, a tender listing, a competitor product page, a documentation page, or a public JSON endpoint. The page must be publicly accessible without signing in.

2. Choose what counts as the signal

Text compares visible wording. HTML catches link and attribute changes. CSS selector narrows the monitor to a table, article, notice list, or buy box. JSON follows a public structured response.

Use include keywords to keep only the lines that matter, then exclude terms such as cookie notice, viewed today, or print this page.

3. Set a sensible check interval

Every successful request uses one credit. A page checked hourly uses 24 checks a day. Pro and Agency support shorter intervals when the decision depends on speed.

Interval	Checks per day	Good for
60 minutes	24	Policy, standards, and most catalogue pages
15 minutes	96	Tender portals and active market changes
5 minutes	288	Fast-moving prices and operational pages

4. Receive the exact change

Alerts show added and removed lines with timestamps. Email and Telegram are available on every pack. Pro and Agency add webhooks and API access for internal systems.

5. Activate automatically after purchase

1. Complete Shopify checkout with a valid email.
2. Watchdrift creates or reuses the account associated with that email.
3. Your selected checks and plan limits are added automatically.
4. A secure one-time login link is emailed to you.
5. The Shopify order is marked fulfilled automatically.

What Watchdrift does not do

Watchdrift does not log in to private accounts, solve CAPTCHAs, bypass paywalls, evade bot protection, or access content that is not publicly available. Third-party pages can change, block requests, or become unavailable.