ShopSavvy for MQTT Bridge

TypeScript

An MQTT bridge that publishes product price data to configurable topics. Supports Home Assistant MQTT discovery for automatic sensor creation.

Set up ShopSavvy for MQTT Bridge

  1. 1

    Get a ShopSavvy Data API key

    Create a key at shopsavvy.com/data. Keys look like ss_live_ followed by 32 characters. Keep it out of source control.

  2. 2

    Install

    Get the integration from its repository and follow the README's install section: https://github.com/shopsavvy/shopsavvy-mqtt

    git clone https://github.com/shopsavvy/shopsavvy-mqtt.git
  3. 3

    Add your API key

    Set the SHOPSAVVY_API_KEY environment variable to your key (shell, .env file or MQTT Bridge's secrets settings), or pass it to the client as the README shows.

  4. 4

    Make your first call

    From the shopsavvy/shopsavvy-mqtt README (Quick Start):

    # Install dependencies
    bun install
    
    # Set your API key (get one at https://shopsavvy.com/data)
    export SHOPSAVVY_API_KEY=ss_live_your_key_here
    
    # Configure MQTT and products
    export MQTT_BROKER_URL=mqtt://localhost:1883
    export PRODUCT_IDS="B09XS7JWHH,012345678901"
    
    # Start the bridge
    bun run start

    Copied from the repository README.

Keys come with a Data API plan. See plans.

Features

Publish to shopsavvy/products/{id}/price topics
Home Assistant MQTT discovery support
Configurable QoS, retain, and poll interval
Works with any MQTT broker

Use Cases

1.Feed price data into Home Assistant via MQTT
2.Build IoT dashboards with live pricing
3.Bridge product data to any MQTT consumer

What data, how often, which direction

Data
Product records, current offers from tens of thousands of retailers and price history back to 2011, dense from 2019, from the ShopSavvy Data API. Prices are in US dollars.
How often
Every offer carries the time it was last checked. With the Data API you can schedule refreshes hourly, daily or weekly for retailers we can re-check through an official retailer API; other retailers update as ShopSavvy sees them.
Direction
ShopSavvy data flows into MQTT Bridge. Requests carry only what you ask about (identifiers, search terms or schedules) and your API key.

FAQ

Do I need an API key?

Yes. The MQTT Bridge integration calls the ShopSavvy Data API, which needs a Data API key. Create one at shopsavvy.com/data, then add it as the setup steps above show.

What data does it return?

ShopSavvy product records (title, brand, model, barcode, ASIN), current offers from tens of thousands of retailers with price, availability and condition, and price history back to 2011, dense from 2019. Products can be looked up by barcode, ASIN, URL or model number. Prices are in US dollars.

How fresh are the prices?

Every offer carries the time ShopSavvy last checked it, so you can see how current each price is. Through the Data API you can schedule refreshes hourly, daily or weekly for retailers we can re-check through an official retailer API; other retailers update as ShopSavvy sees them.

Is my API key stored securely?

The README has you supply it through the SHOPSAVVY_API_KEY environment variable or your own configuration, so it stays out of source code. The key is sent to the ShopSavvy API (api.shopsavvy.com) over HTTPS in the Authorization header. You can revoke a key and create a new one at shopsavvy.com/data/api-keys.

Is it open source?

Yes. The source is on GitHub at https://github.com/shopsavvy/shopsavvy-mqtt under the MIT license.

Powered by the ShopSavvy Data API

This integration connects to the ShopSavvy Data API: product data and current prices from tens of thousands of retailers, across 30M+ products, with price history back to 2011, dense from 2019. Look up products by barcode, ASIN, URL or keyword, compare prices, read history and schedule refreshes.