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Monitor every dark store
in your city

Quick-commerce platforms like Blinkit, Zepto and Instamart serve different products from different dark stores. Trace checks real residential networks at each pincode to give you store-level visibility.

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How quick-commerce tracking works

City-wide availability checks in a few simple steps.

Enter your product

Search by product name or paste a Blinkit product URL. Trace identifies the product across the platform's dark store network.

Select a city

Choose the city you want to sweep. Trace has pre-mapped pincodes for major Indian cities — each pincode maps to a dark store catchment area.

Run the city sweep

Trace checks real residential networks at each pincode. This isn't cached data — it's a live check from actual locations. A city-wide sweep takes 3–8 minutes.

Review your Listing Health report

Get a per-pincode breakdown: price, MRP, discount, in-stock / out-of-stock. The Listing Health % tells you what fraction of the city actually carries your product.

Schedule daily monitoring

Set up automated daily checks. Track your Listing Health % over time and spot distribution gaps before they impact sales.

Quick-commerce monitoring tips

How to get the most from your dark store intelligence.
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Check multiple cities

Run separate sweeps for each city. Availability patterns differ significantly between metros and tier-2 cities.

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Track Listing Health %

This is your key metric — the percentage of pincodes where your product is in stock. Aim for 80%+ in your priority cities.

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Compare across platforms

Track the same product on Blinkit and Zepto side by side. Identify where one platform outperforms the other.

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Run morning checks

Stock levels change throughout the day. Schedule checks early morning to catch overnight stockouts before the day's orders start.

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Watch price consistency

Quick-commerce prices can vary by dark store catchment. Track MRP and discount consistency across pincodes.

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Share reports with distributors

Use the Excel reports to show distributors exactly which pincodes are understocked. Data-driven replenishment conversations.

Quick-commerce FAQ

Common questions about dark store tracking.

help How does Trace check dark store availability?

Trace uses real residential network connections at each pincode. The check sees exactly what a customer at that address would see — not cached or CDN-level data.

help Which quick-commerce platforms are supported?

Blinkit is fully live. Zepto is in beta (talk to us for early access). Swiggy Instamart is in active development and coming soon.

help How many pincodes are checked in a city sweep?

It depends on the city. Major metros have 40–80+ mapped pincodes. The credit cost scales with the number of pincodes checked.

help Can I check a specific pincode instead of a full city?

Yes. You can enter individual pincodes instead of running a full city sweep. Useful for spot-checking specific areas.

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