Monitors

Create and configure catalog monitors with advanced filtering.

Monitors are the core of Fyndit. A monitor watches a specific Vinted catalog page and notifies you whenever a new listing appears that matches your criteria. Monitors are organized into groups, which let you share configuration (filters, rules, webhooks) across related monitors. You can have multiple groups, each with multiple monitors, covering different categories, brands, or price ranges.

Monitor Groups

Groups are containers that hold one or more monitors. Every monitor must belong to a group. Groups serve two purposes: organization and shared configuration. You can name and color-code each group, making it easy to distinguish between different monitoring strategies (e.g. a group for sneakers, another for vintage jackets). Filters and rules set at the group level automatically apply to all monitors in that group, saving you from configuring each monitor individually.

  1. 1Run /monitors to open the monitor management panel.
  2. 2Click + Create Group and enter a name for the group.

Groups can also store group-level filters (whitelist/blacklist and seller filters). These filters apply to every monitor in the group, so you can set a baseline once and only fine-tune specific monitors when needed.

TipYou can also manage groups and monitors from the Dashboard: Open Dashboard

Adding a Monitor

To add a monitor, you need a Vinted catalog URL. Go to Vinted, apply all the filters you want (category, brand, size, price range, condition, color, material, pattern), and copy the resulting URL from your browser's address bar. The bot parses this URL and extracts every filter automatically.

  1. 1Open a group and click + Add Monitor.
  2. 2Paste the full Vinted catalog URL in the input field.
  3. 3Optionally give the monitor a custom name. If left empty, the bot generates a name from the URL filters.
  4. 4The bot parses the URL and begins monitoring immediately.

The following URL-based filters are automatically extracted and displayed in the monitor details:

  • Catalog (category path, e.g. Women > Shoes > Sneakers)
  • Brand IDs (number of brands selected)
  • Size IDs (specific size labels)
  • Price range (minimum and maximum price)
  • Condition (new with tags, new without tags, very good, good, satisfactory)
  • Colors (color names)
  • Materials (material types)
  • Patterns (pattern names)
  • Search text (keyword search from the URL)
  • Region/domain (which Vinted marketplace)
TipApply as many filters as possible directly on Vinted before copying the URL. The more specific the URL, the fewer irrelevant matches you will receive and the faster the bot can process results.

Text Filters (Whitelist and Blacklist)

Beyond the URL-based filters, you can define text-based filters (whitelist/blacklist) that match the item title + description. Open a monitor, click Filters, then add your patterns as a comma-separated list.

See Filters & Regex for examples and common patterns.

Seller Filters

Seller filters let you control the quality and trustworthiness of sellers whose items you see. Click Seller Filters on a monitor to configure:

  • Minimum Rating - A dropdown from 0.5 stars to 5 stars. Vinted ratings are stored on a 0-to-1 scale internally (where 1.0 = 5 stars, 0.8 = 4 stars, 0.6 = 3 stars, etc.). Items from sellers below this threshold are silently filtered out.
  • Minimum Reviews - The minimum number of reviews a seller must have. Enter a number (e.g. 5). This helps avoid new or unverified accounts.
  • Exclude Business Accounts - Toggle on to skip all items from professional or business-verified Vinted accounts.
  • Show Hidden Items - Toggle on to include items that Vinted has flagged as hidden (e.g. for moderation reasons). Off by default.

Test Item

The Test Item feature lets you verify whether a specific Vinted listing would pass or fail your monitor's filters. Click Test Item, paste a Vinted item URL (e.g. https://www.vinted.fr/items/1234567890), and the bot runs the item through every filter stage in order:

  1. 1Blocked sellers check
  2. 2Business account check
  3. 3Seller rating check
  4. 4Seller feedback count check
  5. 5Blacklist check
  6. 6Whitelist check
  7. 7Search text match
  8. 8Catalog match
  9. 9Brand match
  10. 10Size match
  11. 11Condition match
  12. 12Color match
  13. 13Pattern match
  14. 14Material match
  15. 15Price range check

If the item would be rejected, the bot shows a human-readable reason explaining exactly which filter failed (e.g. "Wrong category", "Seller rating too low", "Matches blacklist pattern"). This is invaluable for debugging monitors that seem too strict or too loose.

Monitor Management

Each monitor can be individually paused (archived), resumed (unarchived), edited (rename), or deleted. Pausing a monitor stops the bot from checking for new listings without removing any configuration. At the group level, you can pause/unpause all monitors at once using the toggle button. You can also view match statistics showing total matches, match rate per minute/hour, and last match timestamp.

Troubleshooting

  • Not getting any notifications - Check that the monitor is active (green play icon, not paused). Verify your session is authenticated. Use Test Item to check if your filters are too strict.
  • Too many notifications - Your filters are too broad. Apply more specific URL filters on Vinted or add blacklist patterns to exclude unwanted items.
  • Test Item says "Wrong category" - The item's category does not match the catalog IDs in your monitor URL. Make sure you copied the URL from the correct Vinted category page.
  • "No whitelist match" - The item text does not match your whitelist. If you used regex, make sure it’s wrapped like /.../ (otherwise it’s treated as a literal keyword).