Create your first alert

Walkthrough to create your first DataHawk alert, from picking a product to receiving the email.

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It takes about 5 minutes.

Before you start

Make sure you've already:

Create your alert

Open the Alerts module

From the left navigation, go to Apps → Alerts. If this is your first time, you'll see an empty Alerts list and a Create alert button at the top right.

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Pick what you want to be alerted on

Click Create alert. You'll be offered two paths:

Preset triggers: DataHawk's most-used templates. Good if you want to get going fast. Examples:

  • Going out of stock
  • Losing the Buy Box
  • Significant price decrease (10%+)
  • Becoming a best seller
  • Changes in star ratings
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Custom triggers: For when you need a specific rule. You'll pick a property, an operator, and a value. See Custom triggers for details.

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For your first alert, start with a preset. We recommend Losing the Buy Box: It's the one most customers find immediate value in.

Choose the product (or tag)

Select which product or group of products this alert applies to. Options:

  • A specific product: Paste an ASIN or pick from your tracked list
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  • All products with a tag: E.g. "Top sellers" or "Hero ASINs"
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Tags are useful when you want one rule to cover many products. See Using Tags.

Set up the recipient group

Recipient groups decide who gets the email. You can:

  • Use yourself: Your DataHawk login email, by default
  • Create a group: Add team members and reuse it for other alerts
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Create one called "My team" if you'll share alerts with colleagues. It saves time later.

Name and save your alert

Give a name to your alert, then click Create my Alert. Your alert is now live.

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DataHawk checks the conditions daily and sends an email when something matches.


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