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Account settings

User Access Roles and Permissions

Understand the different user roles in PageCrawl: Owner, Administrator, Standard User, and Viewer, and what each role ca...

Set Up Your Identity Provider for SAML SSO

Step-by-step instructions for configuring Azure AD, Google Workspace, Okta, OneLogin, or custom SAML identity providers ...

SAML SSO Configuration in PageCrawl

Configure SAML Single Sign-On settings in PageCrawl: import identity provider metadata, enable SSO enforcement, set up J...

How to Delete My Account

Permanently delete your PageCrawl.io account and all associated data through the General Settings page.

Cancel or Upgrade Account

Learn how to change, upgrade, or cancel your PageCrawl.io subscription with prorated billing for seamless plan transitio...

How to Change Email Address

Contact support to change your PageCrawl.io account email address for security verification and abuse prevention.

Features

Advanced Configuration Options for Power Users

Explore advanced PageCrawl features including Power User mode, Advanced mode, multiple tracked elements, templates, bulk...

JavaScript Tracked Elements and Custom JavaScript Actions

Use JavaScript tracked elements to extract computed values from pages, and custom JavaScript actions to interact with co...

Monitoring Multiple Elements on a Page

Track multiple parts of the same web page independently with their own comparison methods, selectors, and thresholds for...

Perform Actions: Automate Browser Interactions Before Monitoring

Configure actions like clicking, scrolling, typing, and waiting to automate browser interactions before PageCrawl takes ...

Review Board: Organize and Track Page Changes

Use the Kanban-style Review Board to organize, prioritize, and track detected website changes across customizable lanes.

Sitemap Monitoring: Automatically Detect New Pages on Any Website

Monitor XML sitemaps to automatically detect new pages, removed URLs, and content updates on any website. Combine with f...

Web Archiving with WACZ: Preserve Full Page Snapshots

Automatically archive complete page snapshots as WACZ files when changes are detected. Replay archived pages exactly as ...

Workspaces: Organize Monitoring by Project or Team

Use workspaces to organize monitored pages into separate environments with independent settings, notifications, and team...

PageCrawl Browser Extension

Install and use the PageCrawl browser extension to instantly add pages to monitoring, view recent changes, and switch wo...

AI-Powered Change Detection and Smart Filtering

Transform page monitoring with AI-powered summarization and smart filtering. Included for all plans with AI credits, or ...

Available Tracked Element Types

Explore all tracked element types for page monitoring including full page text, visual, number, HTML, PDF, Excel, and mo...

API and Webhooks for Custom Integrations

Integrate PageCrawl with your workflows using REST API endpoints for programmatic control and webhooks for real-time cha...

Monitor Page Changes via RSS Feeds

Create RSS feeds for monitored page changes to integrate with RSS readers, automation platforms, and dashboards.

Real Browser Monitoring and Engine Selection

Understand PageCrawl's browser engines: Default, Stealth, and Fast modes for monitoring JavaScript-heavy websites, anti-...

Bulk Edit Pages

Edit settings across multiple monitored pages at once, including check frequency, engine, proxy, notifications, labels, ...

Organize Monitored Pages with Labels, Folders, and Workspaces

Structure your monitored pages using color-coded labels, nested folder hierarchies, and separate workspaces for teams an...

Automatically Discover New Pages To Track

Automatically discover and monitor new pages on a website using sitemap scans, deep crawls, and base URL link discovery ...

Daily, Weekly or Monthly Change Monitoring Reports

Customize notification schedules to receive immediate alerts or summarized daily, weekly, or monthly reports of detected...

Check Scheduling

Schedule page monitoring checks during specific days and hours to align with your working hours and reduce unnecessary n...

Using Custom Proxies to Monitor Pages

Configure custom proxy servers or use built-in proxy locations to monitor pages with geographic restrictions or bot dete...

Monitoring password-protected pages

Track changes on password-protected websites by configuring login authentication for form-based logins or HTTP Basic Aut...

PageCrawl API & Webhooks

Access the PageCrawl API for programmatic monitoring setup, webhooks for real-time change alerts, and RSS feeds for work...

File tracking

Monitor Changes in Microsoft SharePoint Documents

Track text changes in Microsoft SharePoint documents and pages with automatic notifications when team files are updated.

Monitor Changes in Google Sheets, Docs, and Drive Files

Track text changes in shared Google Sheets, Google Docs, and Google Drive files with automatic notifications when conten...

File Checksum Monitoring

Monitor file changes using SHA-256 checksums to detect modifications in zip files, PDFs, images, and other file types wi...

Monitor Changes in CSV Files

Monitor data changes in CSV files with automatic alerts for additions, deletions, and modifications.

Monitor Changes in Excel Spreadsheets (xls, xlsx, ods)

Monitor text and data changes in Microsoft Excel spreadsheets including xls, xlsx, and ods files with automatic alerts.

Monitor Changes in PowerPoint Presentations

Monitor text changes in Microsoft PowerPoint presentations including pptx files with automatic alerts.

Monitor Changes in Word Documents (doc, docx, odt)

Monitor text changes in Microsoft Word documents including doc, docx, and odt files with automatic alerts.

Tracking Text Changes in PDF Files

Monitor text changes in PDF files including password-protected documents with automatic alerts when modifications are de...

Integrations

Save Screenshots to Dropbox

Automatically save page screenshots to your Dropbox whenever a change is detected, keeping a visual archive of every mon...

AI Assistants (MCP Server)

Connect PageCrawl to AI assistants like Claude, ChatGPT, and other MCP-compatible tools to manage your page monitors thr...

Webhook Integration: Send Change Data to Any External Service

Configure webhooks to send real-time HTTP POST requests to external services when page changes are detected or errors oc...

PageCrawl.io + n8n integration

Connect PageCrawl.io with n8n using dedicated community nodes to build self-hosted automation workflows triggered by web...

AI Integration Setup Guide - Bring Your Own Key (BYOK)

Complete guide for connecting your own OpenAI, Google Gemini, Anthropic, or OpenRouter API keys for unlimited AI-powered...

Store Website Changes on Google Sheets

Automatically sync website change history to Google Sheets for easy access, analysis, and collaboration on monitored pag...

PageCrawl.io + Zapier integration

Automate workflows by connecting PageCrawl.io with Zapier to trigger actions in thousands of apps when website changes a...

Notifications

Notification Conditions and Filters

Control which changes trigger notifications on a per-page basis using conditions and filters. Set up keyword matching, n...

Web Push Notifications for Instant Website Change Alerts

Enable browser push notifications to receive instant alerts when monitored websites change. Works on desktop, mobile, an...

Email Notifications for Website Change Detection

Configure email notifications to receive detailed website change alerts with AI summaries, screenshots, and diff highlig...

Send Website Change Detection Notifications to Slack channel

Configure Slack incoming webhooks to receive instant website change notifications in your preferred Slack channels.

Send Website Change Detection Notifications to Telegram group or channel

Configure Telegram bot integration to receive website change notifications in personal chats, groups, or channels.

Send Website Change Detection Notifications to Discord channel

Set up Discord webhook integration to receive instant website change notifications in your Discord server channels.

Send Website Change Detection Notifications to Microsoft Teams channel

Set up Microsoft Teams webhook integration to receive instant website change notifications directly in your Teams channe...

Send SMS message when website change is detected

While PageCrawl.io doesn't include native SMS notifications, use Telegram as a free alternative or integrate with Zapier...

Reduce false positives

Keep an HTML Record of a Page Without Being Notified of Minor Changes

Maintain historical HTML records while avoiding notifications for minor changes by using the Do Not Trigger Notification...

Hiding Popup Overlays When Monitoring Pages for Changes

Reduce false positive alerts by using the Hide Overlays action to suppress popup ads and offers that overlay page conten...

Complete Guide to Reducing False Positive Notifications When Monitoring Websites for Changes

Comprehensive strategies for eliminating false positive alerts including element selection, filters, dynamic content han...

Blocking Cookies and Ads in Your Monitored Pages

Reduce false positive notifications by blocking cookie popups and ads using the built-in Blocking Cookies and Ads action...

Excluding Dates in the Monitored Pages

Prevent false positive notifications from date changes by using the Remove Dates action to replace timestamps with place...

Excluding a Part of the Page from Triggering Notifications

Exclude specific page sections like sidebars, footers, and navigation from triggering change notifications using Remove ...

Subscription

What is the difference between Priority Support and Standard Support?

Compare support response times between Standard and Enterprise/Ultimate plans, with Enterprise and Ultimate receiving pr...

Can I pay by Crypto?

Cryptocurrency payments are available for Ultimate plans paid annually.

Is there a limit to the number of checks in the plan?

Standard plans include 15,000 monthly checks and Enterprise plans include 100,000 checks. Learn how to estimate your che...

Can I pay by Paypal?

PayPal payments are not currently supported. PageCrawl.io accepts credit and debit card payments for subscriptions.

How do I get invoices?

Access and download invoices from your subscription settings, or configure automatic invoice delivery to your email.

Is it possible to pay by a bank transfer or purchase order?

Bank transfers and purchase orders are available for Ultimate plans paid annually.

Why does my card keep getting declined?

Common reasons for payment failures include insufficient funds, incorrect details, fraud flags, and international transa...

What is the difference between Enterprise Support and Standard Support?

Compare support response times between Standard and Enterprise plans, with Enterprise receiving priority 24-hour respons...

Is there any limit to how many websites we can add to monitor?

There is no limit on the number of websites you can monitor. Pricing is based on the number of pages tracked.

Troubleshooting

Common Problems With Visual Selector

Resolve visual selector issues including missing styles, page loading problems, and frequently changing CSS selectors wi...

Monitoring Pages Behind Cloudflare Bot Protection

Monitor pages protected by Cloudflare bot detection using Stealth mode, proxy rotation, and other techniques.

Dealing with Website Language Changes When Monitoring Page for Updates

Prevent false positives from language switching by setting browser language or using fixed IP addresses for consistent m...

Common Problems and Solutions for Page Loading Issues

Troubleshoot page loading failures including timeouts, selector errors, blocked access, HTTP errors, and CAPTCHA protect...

Monitoring Pages Protected with CAPTCHA

Monitor CAPTCHA-protected pages using the 2Captcha integration to automatically solve challenges and access protected co...