Monitor Category

This guide explains how to monitor Amazon categories. Echo Seller supports monitoring across five major Amazon charts:

• Best Sellers
• New Releases
• Movers & Shakers
• Most Wished For
• Gift Ideas

1. Create Category Monitoring Page

Create a dedicated page for category monitoring.

2. Setup Scheduled Task

Use the Schedule Task feature to automatically track category changes.

Configure Monitoring Task

After selecting Schedule Task, fill in the configuration:

Important Configuration:

• Category URL: Must use the full Amazon category URL (not just the category name)
• Chart Type: Choose from the five major charts
• Frequency: Set monitoring interval
• AI Prompt: Define what insights you want from the data

Category URL Examples

For the pet-supplies category, the URLs for each chart are:

• Best Sellers: https://www.amazon.com/Best-Sellers-Pet-Supplies/zgbs/pet-supplies/ref=zg_bs_nav_pet-supplies_0
• New Releases: https://www.amazon.com/gp/new-releases/pet-supplies
• Movers & Shakers: https://www.amazon.com/gp/movers-and-shakers/pet-supplies
• Most Wished For: https://www.amazon.com/gp/most-wished-for/pet-supplies
• Gift Ideas: https://www.amazon.com/gp/most-gifted/pet-supplies

Prompt Example

Analyze the category data and provide:
1. Top 10 products and their ranking changes
2. New entries in the top 50
3. Products that dropped out of rankings
4. Price range analysis
5. Emerging trends and patterns
6. Product opportunity recommendations

Once configured, you'll have an automated category monitoring task:

3. Analysis Reports

The system generates periodic analysis reports based on your schedule.

3.1 View Reports

Click to view the detailed category analysis report.

Reports typically include:

• Ranking changes and trends
• New product discoveries
• Price and competition analysis
• Market opportunity insights
• Product recommendations

3.2 Deep Dive Analysis

For additional insights, click the AI chat button in the bottom right corner.

You can ask:

• "Which products have the fastest ranking growth?"
• "What's the average price of top 20 products?"
• "Are there any seasonal patterns?"
• "Which products have the best review ratings?"

3.3 Adjust Monitoring Settings

To modify the monitoring configuration, click the settings button.

You can update:

• Category URL
• Monitoring frequency
• AI analysis prompts
• Notification preferences

Use Cases

Best Practices

• Multiple Charts: Monitor the same category across different charts for comprehensive insights
• Subcategories: Track specific subcategories for more targeted opportunities
• Frequency: Daily monitoring for fast-moving categories, weekly for stable ones
• Comparison: Set up monitoring for multiple related categories to identify cross-category trends

Next Steps