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Adding a watch

  1. Navigate to the page you want to track
  2. Click the Site Spy icon in your toolbar
  3. Click Track Current Page — the current page URL is added automatically
You can also type a URL into the field and click Track Entered URL. Or skip the popup entirely: right-click anywhere on a page and choose Track This Page. Right-clicking a link tracks the link’s target, so you can add a page without opening it. Track an Element on This Page starts the element picker directly from the same menu.

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Watching one thing instead of the whole page

Tracking a whole page means being alerted on every timestamp, banner and visitor counter on it. To watch one thing instead, use Track an Element on This Page below, or open the watch in your dashboard and point at the element on a picture of the page. The popup also has a field asking what changes matter. It is optional, and it only does something when Smart Filters are switched on — that setting is off by default. The first snapshot is taken automatically. You’ll see a “Pending” status while the initial check runs (usually takes about a minute).

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Monitoring specific elements

Instead of tracking the entire page, you can monitor a specific section:
  1. Click the crosshair icon in the extension popup to start the element picker
  2. The popup closes and highlights appear as you hover over elements on the page
  3. Click the element you want to monitor (e.g., a price, headline, or stock status)
  4. The watch is created automatically with the CSS selector filled in
This is useful for ignoring dynamic content like ads or timestamps and focusing on what matters.
The element inspector doesn’t work on browser internal pages (chrome://, about:, extension pages). Navigate to a regular website first.

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Finding a watch

The search box at the top of the popup filters your list by URL and title as you type.

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Pausing a watch

Each watch row has a pause button. Paused watches show a PAUSED tag and are not checked until you resume them. Site Spy pauses watches on its own in two cases, both shown in the button’s tooltip:
  • After repeated failures — resume it once you’ve fixed the cause. See Watch Health.
  • Over your plan limit — the resume button stays disabled until you upgrade or remove another watch.

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Check intervals

The server checks your watches on a schedule. Defaults and per-watch minimums depend on your plan: You can also trigger an immediate recheck from the web dashboard by clicking the recheck button on any watch.