Hello, I am using my BuiltWith API to extract tech stacks via domains. I was wondering if I could use another AI bot or anything else in tandem to find the last detected date, specifically for e-commerce platforms, as the search is a bit broad for what I am aiming to use it for. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!
You can filter BuiltWith results directly using the Last Detected Date Filter parameter, which accepts relative dates like "5 days ago" or specific dates like "2022-07-31". For e-commerce-specific filtering, use the Keyword or Category Filter to target e-commerce platforms like "Shopify", "WooCommerce", "Magento" etc. Alternatively, you can use our Use AI feature to process BuiltWith results and extract e-commerce platforms with their detection dates. Set up an AI column to analyze the tech stack data and identify only e-commerce technologies. For dedicated e-commerce store discovery, consider Store Leads integration which specializes in finding e-commerce stores by technologies and platforms.
Hey Maya,
Thanks so much for reaching out - we’re thrilled to hear you’re using Clay to enrich tech stacks!
You’re absolutely right that AI like Claygent can be helpful if the data you're looking for (like last detected date) is explicitly available somewhere - but if that info isn’t exposed via BuiltWith or publicly visible on the page, AI won’t be able to infer it accurately on its own.
That said, we'd love to better understand what you've tried in the past. Have you used a specific method before to get the last detected date - either through HG Insights, BuiltWith exports, or another source? If so, we might be able to replicate or automate that flow in Clay. For context, HG Insights is another enrichment that is able to return the information I think you're looking for.
Also curious: when you say the search is “a bit broad,” is that in reference to the tech types BuiltWith returns, or something else? If you can share more about what you're aiming to narrow down, we might be able to help filter or post-process the data with AI or formulas.
Looking forward to digging into this with you!
Best, Hari
Happy Friday Hari, thanks for reaching out! Builtwith does have a specific function in its Chrome extension, which displays the first and last detected date, so I wasn't entirely sure, as the clay integration doesn't have a specific function for including that information within the results. As we have an API, we use BuiltWith as our primary source to maximise our credits in other places. We are new to Clay; thus, we have typically reviewed each domain manually. I will experiment with HG insights to see what they provide and what they can pull, but we have a bigger preference for BuiltWith anyway. In terms of being a bit broad, currently filtering via keywords like eCommerce or Salesforce Commerce Cloud pulls old or irrelevant tech stacks that is not super necessary to us. I would specifically like the most recent eCommerce platform, without it pulling in other tech stacks within the same column. Alongside another column to display the last date detected, so we can ensure the information pulled is as relevant as possible. I know it is possible to some extent with AI processing, I'm just not sure how to go about it. Any insights you may have would be fab and let me know if more info would be of use, thank you so much!!!
Hey — thanks for the thoughtful note! You’re right: BuiltWith’s Chrome extension shows first/last detected dates, but the Clay integration doesn’t expose those fields by default. However, if you’re using the BuiltWith API, you can pull those fields (FirstDetected, LastDetected) for each technology. You’d just need to connect it as an HTTP API source in Clay. Here’s how you can work around both parts: To pull the latest eCommerce platform only: ** Add a formula column to extract only the techs matching keywords like “Shopify”, “Salesforce Commerce”, etc. ** Or better: use an AI column with a metaprompt like: To show detection dates: ** Use the BuiltWith API endpoint: ** That response includes FirstDetected and LastDetected timestamps per tech. * You can map those into Clay via a custom HTTP API setup. Let me know if you want help setting up either approach or need help with the metaprompter prompt. (also thanks for the feedback, I went ahead and shared this with our product team)
Hi Bo, just wanted to say thank you for this insight and will start implementing this, cheers!!!
