Watch the part that matters

A website change monitor built for useful alerts

Monitor a website for changes without watching every pixel. Paste a public page URL, select the exact area you care about, and get a readable result by email or in your existing workflow.

Start monitoring free See the setup guide

Free plan: monitor 2 pages once per day. No credit card required.

Pricing page monitor
Page example.com/pricing
Selected area Plan price and offer
Change detected $29 per month $24 per month through Friday
Email → Zapier → Webhook
Selected-area monitoring Ignore unrelated parts of the page.
Readable before/after diff See additions and removals in context.
Flexible delivery Email, Zapier, IFTTT, and webhooks.
Three steps

Monitor a web page without refreshing it yourself

Start broad when every page update matters, or narrow the monitor to one price, status, table, headline list, or policy section.

01

Add the exact URL

Use the detail page that contains the information you want. A focused product, event, release, or pricing page usually creates a cleaner signal than a homepage or search page.

02

Select the useful area

Keep the important text and remove navigation, recommendations, timestamps, ads, and other changing elements that would create noise.

03

Choose when and where

Set a check schedule, preview the selected content, and send detected changes to email, Zapier, IFTTT, or a webhook.

Less noise, more signal

See the change—not another vague notification

A whole page can change for dozens of reasons. Selected-area monitoring keeps the comparison centered on the text you need, while keyword and element filters can narrow it further.

  • Select only the price, status, table, or text block that matters.
  • Exclude dates and timestamps when they update on every visit.
  • Use a keyword filter when an alert only matters if a phrase appears or disappears.
  • Check Preview before saving, then reselect the area if the site changes its layout.
Before After
Developer plan $49 / month
Developer plan $39 / month
1 selected element changed Navigation, footer, and rotating testimonial excluded
Match the schedule to the job

How often should a website change tracker check?

Use case Sensible starting point Why
Policy, documentation, or release notes Once per day Most changes are important but not minute-sensitive.
Job boards, grants, or active listings A few times per day A same-day alert is often enough to act.
Limited stock, tickets, or a timed offer Hourly or every 30 minutes Scarce availability can disappear quickly; shorter intervals require an eligible plan.

Urlooker plans currently range from one daily check on the free plan to checks every 30 minutes on eligible paid plans. A schedule is not real-time monitoring.

Send the signal somewhere useful

One change, several possible workflows

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Email

Best when a person needs a direct, readable change alert.

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Webhook

Deliver structured change data to an endpoint you control.

Practical use cases

What can you monitor for changes?

Business

Competitor monitoring

Choose the right tool category, then follow selected public pages when that fits.

Shopping

Price drop alerts

Watch the selected price and offer when a catalog tracker does not cover the page.

Shopping

Back in stock alerts

Watch the availability message and purchase button for an in-stock change.

Careers

Job openings

Track a focused employer job board for newly added roles.

Software

Releases and notes

Follow version numbers, security notes, or documentation updates.

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Know the limits

Pages that need extra care

Urlooker works best with public pages whose important content appears consistently. Dynamic markup can require JavaScript; logged-in content may require cookies; location, currency, or A/B tests may change what the monitor sees.

CAPTCHAs, queues, bot protection, and frequently changing page structure can prevent reliable checks. An alert also cannot reserve stock, tickets, or a price.

Plan fit

Start free, increase frequency when it matters

The free plan monitors up to 2 pages once per day. Paid plans add more pages and checks. Review the current limits before choosing a schedule for a time-sensitive page.

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Common questions

Website change monitoring FAQ

Can Urlooker monitor only part of a web page?

Yes. Select the page area that contains the useful content, then remove unrelated elements before checking Preview and saving the monitor.

How will I know what changed?

Urlooker keeps page check results and presents additions and removals as a comparison. Notifications can be delivered by email or routed through supported integrations.

Can I get an alert only when a keyword changes?

A keyword filter can restrict notifications to changed elements that include a phrase. Leave it blank when every change inside the selected area matters.

Does a website change monitor work on every site?

No. Authentication, CAPTCHAs, queues, location settings, dynamic rendering, and site-level bot protection can affect whether a page can be checked reliably. Always confirm the expected content in Preview.

Your next refresh can be automatic

Choose a page. Select the signal. Let Urlooker watch it.

Create a free account and monitor up to 2 pages once per day.

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