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Multi-Source Car Listing Aggregator Automobile Scraper

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Multi-Source Car Listing Aggregator Automobile Scraper

Multi-Source Car Listing Aggregator Automobile Scraper

Scrape vehicle listings from 5 major automotive marketplaces: Cars.com, Autotrader, Edmunds, TrueCar, and CarMax. Get pricing, mileage, VIN, dealer info, photos, and specs. Perfect for dealerships, auto analytics, and market research.

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Automobile Scraper

Scrape vehicle listings from 5 major automotive marketplaces: Cars.com, Autotrader, Edmunds, TrueCar, and CarMax. Get pricing, mileage, VIN, dealer info, photos, and specs. Perfect for dealerships, auto industry analytics, and market research.


Quick Start

Test with Demo Mode (free, no API key needed)

{
"demoMode": true,
"searchQuery": "Toyota Camry",
"location": "90210"
}

Run with real data

{
"demoMode": false,
"searchQuery": "Toyota Camry",
"location": "90210",
"searchRadius": 50,
"sources": [
"cars.com",
"autotrader",
"carmax"
],
"condition": "all",
"maxResults": 50,
"includePhotos": true,
"decodeVIN": false,
"proxyConfiguration": {
"useApifyProxy": true,
"apifyProxyGroups": [
"RESIDENTIAL"
]
}
}

Input Parameters

ParameterTypeDefaultRequiredDescription
demoModebooleantrueNoRun with sample vehicle data to test the actor without real scraping
searchQuerystring-NoVehicle search query (e.g., '2023 Toyota Camry', 'Used Honda CR-V')
locationstring-NoZIP code or city/state for search location
searchRadiusinteger50NoSearch radius in miles from location
sourcesarray["cars.com","autotrader","carmax"]NoWhich automotive marketplaces to scrape
conditionstring"all"NoFilter by vehicle condition
minPriceinteger-NoMinimum vehicle price filter
maxPriceinteger-NoMaximum vehicle price filter
minYearinteger-NoMinimum model year filter
maxYearinteger-NoMaximum model year filter
minMileageinteger-NoMinimum mileage filter
maxMileageinteger-NoMaximum mileage filter
makestring-NoFilter by vehicle make (e.g., Toyota, Honda, Ford)
modelstring-NoFilter by vehicle model (e.g., Camry, CR-V, Mustang)
bodyTypestring-NoFilter by body type
fuelTypestring-NoFilter by fuel type
transmissionstring-NoFilter by transmission type
drivetrainstring-NoFilter by drivetrain
exteriorColorstring-NoFilter by exterior color
maxResultsinteger50NoMaximum number of vehicles to return per source
includePhotosbooleantrueNoInclude vehicle photo URLs in results
decodeVINbooleanfalseNoDecode VIN numbers using NHTSA API for additional vehicle details
webhookUrlstring-NoURL to send results to when scraping completes (Zapier, Make, n8n, etc.)
proxyConfigurationobject{"useApifyProxy":true,"apifyProxyGroups":["RESIDENTIAL"]}NoProxy settings for web scraping

Pricing

This actor uses pay-per-event billing:

EventDescriptionPrice
Vehicle ScrapedEach vehicle listing scraped from any source$0.05

Demo mode is free -- no charges for sample data.


Troubleshooting

"API error 429" or "Rate limit"

Too many requests. Wait a minute and try again, or reduce the number of items per run.

No results or empty dataset

Check the run log for error messages. Common causes:

  • Invalid input format (check the examples above)
  • The target data doesn't exist or is too small to track

How do I test without an API key?

Enable Demo Mode in the input. This returns realistic sample data so you can verify the output format works for your workflow.


Built by John Rippy | Actor Arsenal