# Cars.com inventory and vehicle price monitor

**Use case:** 

Monitor Cars.com vehicle inventory, price drops, VINs, listed dates, photos, and dealers with repeatable scheduled dataset snapshots.

## Input

```json
{
  "startUrls": [
    {
      "url": "https://www.cars.com/shopping/results/?stock_type=used&maximum_distance=50&zip=60606&sort=listed_at_desc"
    }
  ],
  "fetchDetails": true,
  "maxItems": 100,
  "maxConcurrency": 5,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": false
  }
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "title": {
    "label": "Vehicle",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "year": {
    "label": "Year",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "make": {
    "label": "Make",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "model": {
    "label": "Model",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "trim": {
    "label": "Trim",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "price": {
    "label": "Price (USD)",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "msrp": {
    "label": "MSRP (USD)",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "mileage": {
    "label": "Mileage",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "vin": {
    "label": "VIN",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "stockType": {
    "label": "Stock type",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "bodyStyle": {
    "label": "Body style",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "drivetrain": {
    "label": "Drivetrain",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "fuelType": {
    "label": "Fuel",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "cpo": {
    "label": "CPO",
    "format": "boolean"
  },
  "dealerName": {
    "label": "Dealer",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "dealerCity": {
    "label": "City",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "dealerState": {
    "label": "State",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "dealerRating": {
    "label": "Dealer rating",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "photoCount": {
    "label": "Photos",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "primaryThumbnail": {
    "label": "Primary photo",
    "format": "link"
  },
  "url": {
    "label": "Cars.com URL",
    "format": "link"
  },
  "searchUrl": {
    "label": "Search URL",
    "format": "link"
  },
  "listedDate": {
    "label": "Listed date",
    "format": "date"
  },
  "scrapedAt": {
    "label": "Scraped at",
    "format": "date"
  }
}
```

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [Cars.com Vehicle Listings Scraper](https://apify.com/automation-lab/cars-com-vehicle-listings-scraper) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/automation-lab/cars-com-vehicle-listings-scraper) to learn more, explore other use cases, and run it yourself.