> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.sitespy.app/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Watching Pages

> Add websites to your watchlist and monitor specific elements

## 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.

### 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 **Pick an Element on This Page** below, or open the
watch in your dashboard and [point at the element](/docs/dashboard/element-picker)
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 [automatic noise repair](/docs/dashboard/noise-repair) applies to it — 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).

## Monitoring specific elements

Instead of tracking the entire page, you can monitor a specific section:

1. Click **Pick an Element on This Page** in the extension popup
2. The popup closes and elements are highlighted as you hover over them
3. Click the element you want to monitor (a price, a headline, a stock line)
4. A bar appears with the selector and three buttons — **Track This Element**, **Re-select**, **Cancel**
5. Confirm, and the watch is created with the CSS selector already filled in

Enter confirms and Escape lets go of the selection; Escape again leaves the picker.

The button only appears when the URL field is empty, because this picker works on the tab in front of you. Type an address into the field and you get **Track Entered URL** instead — pick on that page from the [dashboard](/docs/dashboard/element-picker) once the watch exists.

The extension picks on the live page, so it is click-only: drawing a box around an area and the "just this one or the whole list" question belong to the dashboard and chat picker. See [Choosing What to Watch](/docs/dashboard/element-picker).

> The element inspector doesn't work on browser internal pages (`chrome://`, `about:`, extension pages). Navigate to a regular website first.

## Finding a watch

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

## 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](/docs/dashboard/watch-health).
* **Over your plan limit** — the resume button stays disabled until you upgrade or remove another watch.

## Check intervals

The server checks your watches on a schedule. Defaults and per-watch minimums depend on your plan:

| Plan     | Default interval | Per-watch minimum                  |
| -------- | ---------------- | ---------------------------------- |
| Free     | 1 hour           | 1 hour                             |
| Starter  | 10 minutes       | 10 minutes                         |
| Pro      | 10 minutes       | 1 minute for up to 10 fast watches |
| Business | 1 minute         | 1 minute for every watch           |

You can also trigger an immediate recheck from the [web dashboard](/docs/dashboard/watches) by clicking the recheck button on any watch.