Amazon Competitor Analyzer

Amazon Competitor Analyzer

This skill scrapes Amazon product data from user-provided ASINs using browseract.com's browser automation API and performs deep competitive analysis.

When to Use This Skill

• Competitive research: Input multiple ASINs to understand market landscape
• Pricing strategy analysis: Compare price bands across similar products
• Specification benchmarking: Deep dive into technical specs and feature differences
• Review insights: Analyze review quality, quantity, and sentiment patterns
• Market opportunity discovery: Identify gaps and potential threats

What This Skill Does

• ASIN Data Collection: Extract product title, price, rating, review count, images
• Specification Extraction: Deep extraction of technical specs, features, and materials
• Review Quality Analysis: Analyze review patterns, keywords, and sentiment
• Multi-Dimensional Comparison: Side-by-side comparison of key metrics
• Moat Identification: Identify core competitive advantages and barriers
• Vulnerability Discovery: Find competitor weaknesses and market opportunities

Features

• Stable and accurate data extraction: Pre-set workflows ensure consistent results.
• Browser automation: Uses BrowserAct's automated browser instances for reliable data collection.
• Global accessibility: BrowserAct provides servers in multiple regions.
• Fast execution: Optimized workflow templates complete tasks quickly.
• Cost efficient: Reduces manual research time and associated costs.

Prerequisites

BrowserAct.com Account Setup

You need a BrowserAct.com account and API key:

• Visit browseract.com
• Sign up for an account
• Navigate to API Settings
• Generate an API key

Environment Configuration

Copy the .env.example file to .env and add your API key:

cp .env.example .env
# Edit .env and replace YOUR_API_KEY_HERE with your actual API key

Or set as environment variable:

export BROWSERACT_API_KEY="your-api-key-here"

Usage

Basic Analysis

python amazon-competitor-analyzer/amazon_competitor_analyzer.py B09G9GB4MG

Multiple Products

python amazon-competitor-analyzer/amazon_competitor_analyzer.py B09G9GB4MG B07ABC11111 B08N5WRWNW

With Output Directory

python amazon-competitor-analyzer/amazon_competitor_analyzer.py B09G9GB4MG -o ./output

Output Formats

• CSV: Structured data table
• Markdown: Comprehensive report
• JSON: Raw data with analysis

Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Default | Description |

|-----------|------|---------|-------------|

| asins | string | - | One or more Amazon ASINs to analyze |

| --output, -o | string | ./output | Output directory |

| --format | string | all | Output format (csv/markdown/json/all) |

| --api-key | string | env | BrowserAct API key |

Dependencies

This skill requires the following Python packages:

pip install requests

Optional (for automatic .env loading):

pip install python-dotenv

Environment Variables

| Variable | Required | Description |

|----------|----------|-------------|

| BROWSERACT_API_KEY | Yes | Your BrowserAct API key. Get it from BrowserAct Console |

Error Handling

• Invalid API Key: Check BROWSERACT_API_KEY environment variable
• Network Error: Verify internet connection
• Rate Limit: Wait and retry with exponential backoff
• Invalid ASIN: Verify ASIN format (10 alphanumeric characters)

Version: 1.0.0

Updated: 2026-02-09

Template ID: 77814333389670716