Automated Taobao Supplier Price Tracking
Every morning, WebRun opens the Taobao listings you have saved or favourited for sourcing, reads the current price, stock status, and shipping cost on each one, writes a dated row per product into an Airtable price history, and pings Telegram when a price moves beyond your threshold or an item goes out of stock.
How do I track price changes on the products I source?
WebRun tracks your Taobao sourcing list every morning. It reads the current price, variant, shipping cost, and stock status on each saved listing, writes a dated row into an Airtable price history, and pings Telegram whenever a price moves past your threshold or a product goes out of stock.
- A supplier price rise shows up the morning it happens, not at reorder time
- Airtable holds a dated cost history for every product you buy
- Out of stock items are caught before a customer order depends on them
Built for ecommerce sellers · dropshippers · sourcing agents · small importers
What does WebRun do on every run?
The exact actions WebRun takes, in order - in plain language, so you can adjust anything.
-
WebRun signs in and gets to work
Opens
taobao.comin a real browser with your saved login - no setup, no API keys. -
1
Taobao - read prices and stock
taobao.com
WebRun opens Taobao to read prices and stock. - Open Taobao and go to the saved or favourited listings on your sourcing list
- For each listing read the current price, the variant you buy, and the stock status
- Note the shipping cost shown for your destination and any quantity break the seller lists
- Flag listings that have been removed or where the seller has changed the variant you rely on
Done when Every listing on the sourcing list has today's price and stock status.
-
2
Airtable - log the price history
airtable.com
WebRun opens Airtable to log the price history. - Open the sourcing price history base in Airtable
- Add one dated row per product with price, shipping, stock status, and seller
- Calculate the change against the previous reading and write it into the change field
- Mark products as unavailable rather than deleting the row, so the history stays intact
Done when Every product has today's row with the change against yesterday.
-
3
Telegram - ping you when something moves
telegram.org
WebRun opens Telegram to ping you when something moves. - Send a Telegram note only when a price moves more than your threshold or stock runs out
- Name the product, the old price, the new price, and the percentage move
- Group several moves into one message so the chat stays readable
- Stay quiet on days when nothing crossed the threshold
Done when You have been told about every meaningful price or stock move.
How is each run configured?
Secure by default
Connect once, stays signed in
WebRun signs in once and keeps each session in a persistent environment, so every run picks up right where it left off.
Every action is checked against this policy before it runs.
Questions, answered
Will it buy anything or place an order?
No. WebRun never adds to cart, checks out, pays, or messages a seller. It reads the listing pages on your sourcing list and records what it sees, so every purchase decision stays with you.
What counts as a move worth telling me about?
You set the threshold, for example any change above 5 percent or any item going out of stock. Smaller drifts are still logged in Airtable but never trigger a Telegram message.
What happens if a listing disappears?
The Airtable row is marked unavailable and kept, and the product appears in the Telegram note. Nothing is deleted, so you keep the full price history for a supplier who pulled a listing.
Related templates
Put this on autopilot.
Turn it on in minutes - or have our team set it up for you.