A product card appeared yesterday but is missing today. Before removing it from your own table or changing its store status, find out where it disappeared. Exclusion from a filtered file, a collection gap, and removal from a website mean different things.
If the latest export has fewer rows, start with one record: its key, product URL, and last run where it appeared. Trace that record from source to file.
Find where the record dropped out
First inspect the source's collected records. If the record is there, an export condition may explain the gap. For example, a file may include only products with a price, while the latest price is blank. That does not mean the product was removed.
If the fresh results contain no record, open the run. Did it complete? Did it process the relevant sections and pages? A partial run may stop before reaching that card, so it cannot tell you whether the card is available.
Check the source using the same city, variant, and filters. Do not turn an unknown state into zero stock. The pre-export data checklist explains that difference.
Interpret a disappearance mark
Akmelo does not mark a record as deleted after its first absence. It considers several consecutive complete runs without the record. Partial runs, continuations, and replays do not support that conclusion. This prevents one incomplete sweep from making all unvisited cards look removed.
Still, the service's mark describes observations, not confirmation from the seller. If a scenario stops finding some cards, repeated gaps need investigation too. Compare record history and changes in the collection process before deciding.
A useful note states what is known: “The card was missing in several complete checks; verify its source URL again,” or “The record exists but export conditions exclude it.” Those are distinct causes.
If many products are affected, start with run failure diagnostics. For one missing variant, check its attributes and delivery conditions. Record the confirmed reason, or leave its status unknown with a clear next check.
