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What are the best methods to scrape product availability and stock status?
Product pages often have specific tags or indicators for availability, like “In Stock” or “Out of Stock.” I locate these using CSS selectors or XPath expressions.
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Scraping with a headless browser like Selenium allows me to access hidden availability data, which may be updated dynamically.
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By monitoring the stock indicator regularly, I can create alerts to notify me if an item becomes available or low in stock.
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I add timestamps to my data, which helps in tracking trends over time, such as restocking frequency and seasonality.
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- Some sites provide inventory information in JSON, accessible via network requests. Pulling this data directly is often more accurate than HTML scraping.
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For large inventories, I focus on high-demand products only, which reduces the load on my scraper and avoids unnecessary data collection.
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