AutoTrader UK Scraper

A powerful AutoTrader UK scraper designed to extract detailed information from car listings. It features smart GraphQL filtering, price validation, and multi-tier user limits (Free/Paid).

Features

• Smart Filtering: Automatically extracts postcode, price-from, price-to, and sort directly from the URL.
• Detailed Data: Scrapes titles, prices, images (high resolution), and seller contact details.
• Cloudflare Bypass: Built with got-scraping to mimic real browser behavior.
• Dynamic Limits: Built-in logic to handle Free vs. Paid user tiers.

Input Parameters

The actor accepts a JSON input with the following structure:

Field	Type	Description
url	String	(Required) The full AutoTrader search URL including searchId and filters.
limit	Integer	(Optional) Maximum number of items to scrape.
proxyConfiguration	Object	(Optional) Proxy settings (Residential proxies recommended).

Example Input

{
  "url": "[https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-search?postcode=E17DJ&price-from=2000000&sort=relevance](https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-search?postcode=E17DJ&price-from=2000000&sort=relevance)",
  "limit": 20,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "groups": ["RESIDENTIAL"]
  }
}

Output Data Structure

The scraper saves results in the default Dataset. Each item will have the following structure:

{
	"id": "202603271060066",
	"title": "2015 Porsche 918",
	"price": "£2,250,000",
	"contactDetails": {
		"email": "jeremy@jeremycottingham.com",
		"phoneNumberOne": "(07441) 939291",
		"advertiserName": "Jeremy Cottingham",
		"advertiserTown": "WESTMINSTER",
		"advertiserPostcode": "SW1X 0BD"
	},
	"images": [
		"https://m.atcdn.co.uk/a/media/1600x1200/d034a790964943c6a11350df94bd9128.jpg",
		"https://m.atcdn.co.uk/a/media/1600x1200/17532fddabac4106ae9ffc3f0d106a29.jpg",
		"https://m.atcdn.co.uk/a/media/1600x1200/d41d61d3fe594418b5a5d539f61931b1.jpg",
		"https://m.atcdn.co.uk/a/media/1600x1200/2ab9076943684ed9abe170152da84e65.jpg",
		"https://m.atcdn.co.uk/a/media/1600x1200/e638f9228f4c4a9b9cfc3e17c36d6250.jpg",
		"https://m.atcdn.co.uk/a/media/1600x1200/b351de071ec44484a60cba19518729bb.jpg",
		"https://m.atcdn.co.uk/a/media/1600x1200/c91c08970fa147d59607e3b3b824670b.jpg",
		"https://m.atcdn.co.uk/a/media/1600x1200/a36d45f0c3ee4c5baca89b23f7782389.jpg",
		"https://m.atcdn.co.uk/a/media/1600x1200/259d124fcd74499aa17368c821c16f21.jpg",
		"https://m.atcdn.co.uk/a/media/1600x1200/f07b15c3e55f47f9b7993ca97a06f0f1.jpg",
		"https://m.atcdn.co.uk/a/media/1600x1200/1cd525d8215c47d8bb34b402664ff29c.jpg",
		"https://m.atcdn.co.uk/a/media/1600x1200/dbbdb219f76842a6b10ca361e0c3ed19.jpg",
		"https://m.atcdn.co.uk/a/media/1600x1200/1b0eec4b776e4cd7bdfae1b63666ec52.jpg",
		"https://m.atcdn.co.uk/a/media/1600x1200/6ff785212a384a6f926c9a61704f3649.jpg",
		"https://m.atcdn.co.uk/a/media/1600x1200/e3b34e03dbf44edfbe8ffcdca00315fa.jpg",
		"https://m.atcdn.co.uk/a/media/1600x1200/6f7c1af6f433442dbde432d9539d3dab.jpg",
		"https://m.atcdn.co.uk/a/media/1600x1200/6d875b127021487a8c56b391f52545c5.jpg",
		"https://m.atcdn.co.uk/a/media/1600x1200/7047e8d50069460b9bbdc9218df56380.jpg",
		"https://m.atcdn.co.uk/a/media/1600x1200/32d29fb1119f4017acba29c2d9fedb94.jpg",
		"https://m.atcdn.co.uk/a/media/1600x1200/12e3a601e22549648acf64c194609b78.jpg",
		"https://m.atcdn.co.uk/a/media/1600x1200/d73bb86895da4f6c9fbac41142b71da9.jpg",
		"https://m.atcdn.co.uk/a/media/1600x1200/edaf1fa147ca427bbe8ac927878fca17.jpg",
		"https://m.atcdn.co.uk/a/media/1600x1200/2c49f6c47c664afb9f6c4ebe6c42da2e.jpg",
		"https://m.atcdn.co.uk/a/media/1600x1200/9236887060cc42e4aa4d00394935201c.jpg",
		"https://m.atcdn.co.uk/a/media/1600x1200/8ac51f70bb87489fada6621f60eda048.jpg",
		"https://m.atcdn.co.uk/a/media/1600x1200/8f8fc8aa497a45ce894b02fa0a9de5b5.jpg",
		"https://m.atcdn.co.uk/a/media/1600x1200/94a187568aa8476483e39f69413423bd.jpg",
		"https://m.atcdn.co.uk/a/media/1600x1200/7bf7f7293c984c2f84c4d66bab7fc22e.jpg",
		"https://m.atcdn.co.uk/a/media/1600x1200/a50c52c48dd24b05953c3b364981a753.jpg",
		"https://m.atcdn.co.uk/a/media/1600x1200/0ea8a1ac48684f929c082a09dea80a08.jpg",
		"https://m.atcdn.co.uk/a/media/1600x1200/9711b5c5c3244e0cb374907b192eaa86.jpg",
		"https://m.atcdn.co.uk/a/media/1600x1200/c32a15b3c105424e8315c76f5be819a8.jpg",
		"https://m.atcdn.co.uk/a/media/1600x1200/ecd4e8de637544fd8494ba08f3642dfa.jpg",
		"https://m.atcdn.co.uk/a/media/1600x1200/7f88eb15dd6b4ceda69c36341210676d.jpg",
		"https://m.atcdn.co.uk/a/media/1600x1200/55dc953a343b4b2b9a4ee983ac44545c.jpg",
		"https://m.atcdn.co.uk/a/media/1600x1200/79ad8c8008994e67867e38560ff86514.jpg",
		"https://m.atcdn.co.uk/a/media/1600x1200/8d0bc9bffbcc435d8454d0a5ebc87b60.jpg",
		"https://m.atcdn.co.uk/a/media/1600x1200/a17ee1b38eaa44de83ac662524544aa4.jpg",
		"https://m.atcdn.co.uk/a/media/1600x1200/e874665c5f734abfaa4114714a3ae691.jpg",
		"https://m.atcdn.co.uk/a/media/1600x1200/b0276824e77b41cc8dd858c5b4bb30ee.jpg"
	]
}

How to use

1. Get the URL: Go to AutoTrader.co.uk, perform your search, and copy the full URL from the address bar.
2. Fresh Cookies: For best results, extract the latest cookies from your browser session and update the main.js configuration.
3. Run the Actor: Paste the URL into the input field and set your desired limit.

Troubleshooting

• Empty results: This usually means the searchId in the URL has expired or the Cloudflare cookie needs refreshing.
• Just a moment (HTML): Cloudflare has flagged the request. Try reducing the CHUNK_SIZE or using better Residential Proxies.
• Inaccurate results: If you see cheap cars in a luxury search, the scraper has reached the end of genuine results and is seeing "Similar results" promoted by AutoTrader. The built-in price validator will automatically attempt to skip these.