Wondering if anyone has had luck monitoring the ASUS web store? I’ve tried lengthy retry periods (3+ minutes), waiting much, much longer on page load (up to 20-30 seconds), loading Javascript, including page styles, you name it. How do I avoid getting detected as using an automated tool and blocked?
I’m able to manually refresh pages in the store regularly without issue so it seems like monitoring should be possible with the right settings.
@porterhaus At the moment, there isn’t a reliable way to monitor the ASUS web store using cloud-based monitors in Distill.
ASUS uses very strict bot-protection measures that actively block automated and cloud-origin traffic. Because of this, cloud monitors are unable to consistently load or check ASUS pages, even when using long retry intervals, extended page-load times, JavaScript enabled, or other advanced settings. This is a limitation imposed by the site itself rather than a configuration issue.
This also explains why manual browsing works, while cloud monitoring does not — real user browser sessions have cookies, IP reputation, and interaction patterns that cloud infrastructure can’t reliably replicate.
You can try monitoring ASUS using local monitoring, such as:
The Distill browser extension
The Distill Desktop App
Local monitors run from your own browser or machine and use your local IP and session, which may allow access without being blocked.
If you try local monitoring, we recommend keeping the check frequency low and avoiding multiple monitors hitting the ASUS domain at the same time.
In short, you’re not missing a setting here — cloud monitoring for the ASUS store isn’t supported due to their bot protection, but local monitoring may still be an option.