# changedetection.io by [changedetection.io](/organizations/changedetection-io/) - **ID:** `62d003df-ec24-4970-9c59-25e3257118ea` - **JSON API:** /api/v1/catalog/products/62d003df-ec24-4970-9c59-25e3257118ea/ - **Slug:** changedetection-io - **Product website:** https://changedetection.io/ - **Documentation:** https://changedetection.io/docs/api_v1/index.html - **Pricing:** https://changedetection.io/ - **Organization website:** https://changedetection.io/ - **Categories:** [Website Change Monitoring](/categories/website-change-monitoring/) ## Description Open-source website change detection and monitoring tool. Can be self-hosted or used as a hosted subscription service. Monitors web pages and JSON APIs. Full REST API with OpenAPI 3.1.0 spec for programmatic management of watches. ## AI-native score: Unrated Research coverage is 38/100. An AI-native grade requires 40/100. The provisional breakdown below shows the AI-native signals recorded so far. The AI-native score measures agent-readiness and is not a substitute for your own security or vendor-risk review. See [methodology](/methodology/) for how coverage and the grade are computed. | Component | Applies | Raw | Effective weight | Nominal weight | Contribution | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Integration | Yes | 1/10 | 35% | 35% | 3.5 | | Trust | Yes | 0/6 | 30% | 30% | 0.0 | | Portability | Yes | 4/4 | 20% | 20% | 20.0 | | Security | Yes | 0/4 | 15% | 15% | 0.0 | - **Integration signals:** API spec, OpenAPI / gRPC / GraphQL (+1) - **Portability signals:** Data import (partial, +1); Standard protocol access (+1); No proprietary-SDK lock-in (+1); Self-hostable (+1); Open source (+1) ## Trust & Data Policy - **WebMCP:** – No - **Data import:** ○ Partial - **Standard protocol access:** ✓ Yes - **No proprietary-SDK lock-in:** ✓ Yes - **Self-hostable:** ✓ Yes - **Open source:** ✓ Yes - **Not yet researched:** llms.txt, Headless signup, Multi-factor authentication, Zero data retention, No generative AI training, Hard budget caps, Sandbox environment, Data export, Open standards, Documented provider swap - **Source code:** https://github.com/dgtlmoon/changedetection.io ## Confirmed absences These decision fields were researched and confirmed absent — not available based on current evidence, until contrary information supersedes the finding. Each carries the check performed, the page checked, and the date, so you can act on the negative without repeating the research. A label-scoped absence applies only to its label (e.g. no SOC 2 does not mean no certifications). - **A2A servers** — confirmed absent (whole field), checked 2026-10-13. Checked the product developer documentation and integration overview for an Agent2Agent protocol server or Agent Card; none is documented on this page. Source: https://github.com/dgtlmoon/changedetection.io - **MCP servers** — confirmed absent (whole field), checked 2026-10-13. Checked the product developer documentation and integration overview for an MCP server offered by this product; none is documented on this page. Source: https://github.com/dgtlmoon/changedetection.io - **Trust center URL** — confirmed absent (whole field), checked 2026-10-14. Checked the official product homepage and its documentation/security links for a trust center or security assurance portal; none is listed. Checked for trust_center_url. Source: https://changedetection.io/ - **Web-MCP** — confirmed absent (whole field), checked 2026-10-13. Checked the product developer documentation and integration overview for browser WebMCP tool registration or modelContext integration; none is documented on this page. Source: https://github.com/dgtlmoon/changedetection.io ## Security & Compliance **Compliance certifications:** Not yet researched. **Access controls:** Not yet researched. ## Capabilities - **Web Page Change Detection** — Automatically detect and report changes to web page content, including text, visual, and structural changes. ## Jobs To Be Done - **Monitor a web page for changes** — Track a specific web page or cited source and receive alerts when its content changes, enabling users to stay current on price changes, availability updates, or content modifications. ## Offers **Pricing page:** https://changedetection.io/ No offers listed. ## Reviews No approved reviews yet. ## Benchmarks No benchmarks listed. ## Documentation The primary documentation link is at the top of this page. No other documentation links listed. ## API Specs - [changedetection.io REST API](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/dgtlmoon/changedetection.io/master/docs/api-spec.yaml) (OpenAPI) ## MCP Servers Confirmed absent based on current evidence — no MCP servers. See Confirmed absences above for method, source, and date. ## A2A Servers Confirmed absent based on current evidence — no A2A servers. See Confirmed absences above for method, source, and date. ## Native Connectors Not yet researched. ## Command-Line Interfaces Not yet researched. ## Developer Kits Not yet researched. ## Agent Skills Not yet researched. ## Related products - [Visualping](/organizations/visualping/products/visualping/) by Visualping — Unrated. Same job: Monitor a web page for changes (not assessed). - [Distill Web Monitor](/organizations/distill/products/distill-web-monitor/) by Distill — Unrated. Same job: Monitor a web page for changes (not assessed). ## Add this badge to your site Own this product? 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