How to Check Amazon Price History (and Spot Fake Black Friday Deals) in 2 Minutes

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Black Friday is Friday, November 27, 2026, and the “deals” start long before that. Some are real. Others are a normal price with a big red percentage next to it. The good news: checking Amazon price history takes about two minutes, it’s free, and it tells you whether a deal is actually a deal.

This guide shows you Amazon’s own Price history link, how to check it on your phone, two free trackers (CamelCamelCamel and Keepa) with price-drop alerts, and a short checklist for spotting fake deals.

Quick answer

To check Amazon price history, open the product page and tap the “Price history” link next to the price. It shows what the item cost over the last 30, 90 or 365 days. For a longer or more detailed chart, search the product on CamelCamelCamel or Keepa (both free), then set a price-drop alert so you only buy when it hits a price you’re happy with.

1. Use Amazon’s built-in Price history link

You don’t need any extra tools to start. On a product page, look right next to the price for a Price history link. Amazon says it shows 30, 90 and 365 days of prices, and the feature is available to customers in the U.S., UK, Canada and India (the full-year view was still rolling out at the time of writing).

Amazon also says search results and product pages can show at a glance when an item is at its 30-day, 90-day or 365-day low. If you see one of those labels, it’s a useful starting point, but still open the history to see how low it has gone before.

What the crossed-out price means

The strikethrough price next to a deal is the price the discount is measured from. Amazon says it’s either a List Price (the suggested retail price) or a Typical Price (what customers have recently paid on Amazon). A big discount off a list price nobody actually pays can look better than it is, so compare the deal with the price history rather than the percentage.

Ask Amazon’s shopping assistant

Amazon’s AI shopping assistant used to be called Rufus and was renamed Alexa for Shopping on May 13, 2026. On a product page you can ask it things like “What’s the price history?” or “Is this the lowest price recently?” Amazon says you can also ask it to set a price alert at a target price.

A word of caution: Alexa for Shopping can also auto-buy an item when it hits your target price, using your default payment method. For most budgets a plain alert is safer, so you still get to decide.

2. How to check Amazon price history on your phone

• In the Amazon Shopping app: open the product and look for the Price history link next to the price. The Alexa for Shopping icon sits in the app’s bottom navigation bar if you’d rather ask.
• With the Keepa app: Keepa has an iOS and Android app, and it can scan a barcode in a store to show that product’s Amazon price history on the spot. Handy for checking a “doorbuster” against Amazon before you queue.
• With CamelCamelCamel in your phone’s browser: its browser extension doesn’t work on mobile browsers, but you can open camelcamelcamel.com and use the “Find Amazon Products” search box.

3. CamelCamelCamel: free price charts and email alerts

CamelCamelCamel describes itself as a free Amazon price tracker. You can view price history charts for millions of Amazon products and create “price watches” that email you when the price drops. Signing up is free.

• On a computer: its free extension, The Camelizer, adds the chart and price watches to Amazon pages in Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Opera and Safari. There’s also a bookmarklet if you’d rather not install anything.
• Countries: it covers Amazon in the U.S., Canada, the UK, Germany, Spain, France, Italy and Australia.
• Deal labels: its deal lists show the current price next to the product’s average price, which is a quick way to see whether a discount beats what the item usually sells for.

4. Keepa: detailed charts and alerts in more places

Keepa says its price history, price-drop alerts, deals and prices in 11 Amazon countries are all free for shoppers.

• Browser extension for Chrome, Edge, Firefox and Opera that puts the chart and an alert form on every Amazon product page.
• Alerts when an item drops to your target price or comes back in stock, by email, web push, Telegram or RSS.
• Compare countries: it can show the same product across Amazon marketplaces side by side.
• A free deals feed of the biggest price drops, updated through the day.

Keepa’s site also has sections for sellers and data users. As a shopper you can ignore those; the features above are the ones that help you buy at the right time.

CamelCamelCamel or Keepa?

Both are free for checking prices and setting alerts. CamelCamelCamel is simple and quick to read. Keepa shows more detail and has a phone app with barcode scanning. Plenty of people use Amazon’s own Price history for a quick look and one of these for alerts.

5. Quick checklist: is this Amazon deal real?

• Compare with the price history, not the percentage. If the “deal” price is the same as the usual price for the last few months, it isn’t much of a deal.
• Check what the crossed-out price is. “Typical Price” is what people recently paid; “List Price” is the suggested retail price.
• Look for a price jump just before the sale. A chart that rises a few weeks before Black Friday and then “drops” back is a warning sign.
• Make sure it’s the same item. Check the model number, size and color, since different versions can have different prices.
• Check who sells it. Look at “Ships from” and “Sold by,” and read recent reviews.
• Ignore countdown pressure. If the price isn’t clearly lower than usual, set an alert and walk away.
• Compare one other store. A quick search can show whether the same item is cheaper elsewhere. If you’d like everyday savings tools in one place, you can also explore Nexus Rewards #ad (free account to explore, full benefits $9.95/month).
• Check the return window before you buy, especially for gifts.

If you buy online, cash back can stretch your budget a little: Nexus Rewards #ad lists cash back at over 3,500 stores in its Benefits Hub, so check whether the stores you use are included.

Shopping for gifts this season? Our list of budget Christmas gifts for mom under $25 pairs well with a quick price-history check.

Final take

Before you buy any Amazon deal this Black Friday, take two minutes: open the Price history, compare the deal with what the item usually costs, and set a free price-drop alert if it isn’t low enough yet. Amazon’s own link covers the quick check; CamelCamelCamel and Keepa add longer charts and alerts. That way you only pay for real discounts on things you actually need.

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