Know your queue type first
Most modern queues move on their own and warn that reloading resets your place — for those, do NOT auto-refresh; watch only. Simple pages that say "check back later" are safe to reload.
RefreshPilot · Use case
Auto refresh for waiting rooms & queues
Position 4,832 — and the moment you look away is the moment you're through, on a page that gives you five minutes to act. RefreshPilot watches the queue so you can go do literally anything else.
Waiting Rooms & Queues
A starting configurationInterval
None on self-moving queues (watch only); 1–2 minutes on "check back" pages
Monitor
Change detection on the queue panel + session-warning keywords
Alert
Notification with sound
How to set it up
Watch for the breakthrough
Alert when your position changes, or when checkout wording appears. Change detection on the queue panel covers it without guessing exact phrases.
Guard your session
Add keywords for "session expired" and "are you still there?" — the queue's little attention checks become pings instead of silent eliminations.
Make the alert unmissable
Notification with sound. When it fires, you usually have minutes to buy — this is the one ping you never want to miss.
01 — The problem
Queues punish you for looking away
Online waiting rooms make you wait an unknown amount of time, then demand instant attention: a checkout window that expires, a session that times out. So people stare at a progress bar for ninety minutes. You can't skip the queue — but you can skip the staring.
Features doing the heavy lifting
Preset Intervals
Preset Intervals
One click arms a 5-second, 30-second, 1-minute or 10-minute cycle. It's the shortest path from “open tab” to “runs itself”.
Smart Change Detection
Smart Change Detection
Watch the whole page, a region you draw, or the network requests underneath it. Scanning happens during the reload too, so nothing slips between passes.
Auto-Stop Rules
Auto-Stop Rules
Set a reload ceiling, stand down the moment you start typing, or halt on CAPTCHAs and error pages. All the power, with brakes fitted.
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Contact supportWill refreshing lose my place in the queue?
On self-moving queues it can — which is exactly why RefreshPilot has a watch-only mode: Live Detection watches the page for changes without ever reloading it. Save actual refreshing for pages that tell you to check back.
Can it watch the queue without refreshing at all?
Yes — that's Live Detection. It watches the page's content change in place (position numbers, status text) and alerts on your condition, with the tab never reloading. Perfect for waiting rooms.
Does it stop the 'are you still there?' timeout?
It alerts you the instant the prompt appears — which is all those prompts need. On PRO, a script can click the prompt for you where the site's rules allow it.
Can I queue on two devices?
Most waiting rooms give each browser its own place in line, so a second device is a separate spot — sometimes useful as a backup. Sync copies your watch settings over in seconds.
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