Detect autoship
autoship is a feature that lets customers schedule recurring orders and receive savings, enabling merchants to create automated repeat purchases and manage scheduled orders.
Detection looks at javascript globals across 3 fingerprint rules among the site's public responses.
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Websites using autoship
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Signal classes
PluginView evaluates public page signals in these classes when identifying autoship. Individual fingerprint rule bodies are proprietary and are not published.
- JavaScript globals
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Example public indicators for autoship
Illustrative indicators derived from public catalog metadata for autoship. A live scan may match additional proprietary rules beyond these examples.
- AUTOSHIP_AJAX_URL
- AUTOSHIP_API_URL
- AUTOSHIP_SITE_URL
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What a detection means
- Establishes
- One or more public signals on the scanned page matched a known autoship signature (3 rules) at the time of the scan.
- Does not establish
- A sitewide install of autoship, an active vendor contract, exclusive use, or that autoship is still in place today.
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How to check a site for autoship
- 1. Enter the website URL in the scan form — homepage, pricing, checkout, or login pages usually expose the strongest autoship signals.
- 2. PluginView reads only public responses (javascript globals) and scores them against the autoship signature set (3 rules).
- 3. Review the confidence score and text explanation for autoship on the results page.
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FAQ: detecting autoship
- Can PluginView detect autoship without logging in?
- Yes. PluginView only reads publicly accessible responses when checking for autoship — typically javascript globals. It does not bypass authentication or paywalls.
- What category is autoship?
- autoship is classified under Ecommerce in the PluginView directory.
- How many fingerprint rules cover autoship?
- This reference currently tracks 3 fingerprint rules across javascript globals. Individual rule bodies are proprietary and are not published.
- What public signals suggest a site uses autoship?
- Illustrative public indicators for autoship include AUTOSHIP_AJAX_URL; AUTOSHIP_API_URL; AUTOSHIP_SITE_URL. A live scan may match additional proprietary rules beyond these examples.
