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Amazon price-drop alerts to Telegram
Tracks product prices on a schedule, uses Gemini to extract the price, and sends a Telegram alert on drops.
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App vs bot, side by side
| Old app / habit | Bot | |
|---|---|---|
| Tool | Price-tracker sites/extensions | n8n + Google Gemini + Telegram |
| Monthly cost | Many trackers are free (estimate) | $20 template (n8n listing) + Gemini API + n8n |
| Setup | None (already in use) | Not reported · Intermediate |
| Your time | Baseline | Not reported |
| Maintenance | Handled by vendor/you as before | Fix scraping when Amazon changes. |
| Privacy | Data stays with the app vendor | Only product pages and prices are processed. |
Full comparison
| Replaces | Price-tracker sites/extensions |
|---|---|
| Bot / agent stack | n8n + Google Gemini + Telegram |
| Monthly cost before | Many trackers are free (estimate) |
| Monthly cost after | $20 template (n8n listing) + Gemini API + n8n |
| Setup time | Not reported |
| Time saved | Not reported |
| Skill level | Intermediate |
| Reliability | 2/5: scraping Amazon breaks when pages change. |
| Maintenance | Fix scraping when Amazon changes. |
| Privacy & data | Only product pages and prices are processed. |
| Best for | Tinkerers |
| Not for | Anyone wanting set-and-forget |
Pros and cons
Pros
- Swap to OpenAI/Anthropic easily
Cons
- Paid template
- Fragile scraping
- Check Amazon terms
How it works
- Buy/import
- Gemini key
- Telegram bot + chat ID
- Add products
Source and evidence
Scraping Amazon can break when the page changes.
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Plain-text summary (for search and AI assistants)
Amazon price-drop alerts to Telegram. Replaces Price-tracker sites/extensions with n8n + Google Gemini + Telegram. Cost before: Many trackers are free (estimate). Cost after: $20 template (n8n listing) + Gemini API + n8n. Setup: Not reported, Intermediate. Time saved: Not reported. Reliability 2/5: 2/5: scraping Amazon breaks when pages change. Best for: Tinkerers. Not for: Anyone wanting set-and-forget. Source: https://n8n.io/workflows/8175-auto-track-amazon-prices-with-google-gemini-and-send-alerts-to-telegram/
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