What gets changed automatically vs. what needs my approval? +
9 bots act fully automatically — no approval needed: Bid Optimizer (adjusts bids hourly), Keyword Harvester (promotes keywords + sets negatives daily), Budget Manager (redistributes budget hourly), Anomaly Detector (alerts every 15 min), Dayparting Manager (adjusts by hour), Placement Optimizer (optimizes placement bids daily), Negative KW Bot (blocks waste daily), Inventory Forecaster (reduces spend when stock is low) and Profit Guard (pauses losing campaigns hourly). 7 bots give AI recommendations you approve in one click: Repricing Bot, Listing Optimizer, A+ Content Analyzer, Competitor Monitor, Review Monitor, Review Manager AI and Campaign Architect. You can adjust the balance in your dashboard.
What is Profit Guard and why does it matter? +
Profit Guard monitors every campaign hourly and automatically pauses any campaign whose ACOS exceeds your break-even threshold. It uses your actual product economics — cost of goods, FBA fees, referral fees — not a generic target. Example: if your break-even ACOS is 39%, Profit Guard pauses any campaign running above that before losses accumulate. Available from Growth plan. It's the most important bot for sellers who are currently losing money on PPC.
How does AdsPilot use competitor and market data? +
AdsPilot Market Intelligence uses data from Amazon's own APIs only — the Amazon Ads API and the Amazon Selling Partner API — never third-party or external data sources. This feature is Coming Soon, pending Amazon Selling Partner API approval. Once live, it shows current competitor sales rank via Amazon's Catalog API (Repricing Bot, Competitor Monitor, Inventory Forecaster) and category context (Campaign Architect, Listing Optimizer, A+ Analyzer). AdsPilot builds its own price and rank history directly from your account going forward — no third-party data, no scraping.
Is AdsPilot an Amazon Ads Partner Network member? +
Yes. LIPUMA Business Solutions e.K. is an Amazon Ads Partner Network member. AdsPilot uses Amazon's Advertising API via OAuth 2.0 — not screen scraping or unofficial methods. This means your data is always accurate, always real-time and fully compliant with Amazon's Terms of Service. We never see or store your Amazon password.
What exactly do the 18 bots do? +
Each bot handles a specific task: bid optimization, keyword harvesting, budget management, anomaly detection, inventory planning, listing optimization, A+ content analysis and more. They run 24/7 without any manual input from you. Starter includes 5 core bots. Growth adds 5 more (10 total), Pro has 16, and Agency gets all 18 — each plan unlocks more automation power.
Can a bot make my campaigns worse? +
All bots start in 'audit mode' — they observe and report for the first 2 weeks before making any changes. This ensures your baseline is protected.
How often do the bots run? +
Bid Optimizer: hourly. Anomaly Detector: every 15 minutes. Keyword Harvester: daily. Inventory Forecaster: daily. Full reports: weekly.
Can I turn individual bots off? +
Yes. In your dashboard you can enable or disable any bot individually and set custom parameters for each.
What happens if I run out of budget? +
The Budget Manager bot prevents this by distributing your daily budget evenly across the day. You'll also receive a real-time dashboard alert + email before your budget runs out.