Otomoto.pl Scraper — Polish Auto Classifieds

Extract car listings from Otomoto.pl — Poland's largest automotive marketplace with 240,000+ active listings. Get price, make, model, year, mileage, fuel type, engine specs, location, seller type, and more — all in a clean, structured dataset ready for analysis, valuation models, or lead generation.

🚗 What does Otomoto.pl Scraper do?

This actor crawls Otomoto.pl search results and category pages, extracting structured data from every car listing. It uses the site's own Next.js SSR data (embedded in every page), so it is fast, lightweight, and reliable — no browser automation needed.

For each listing it extracts:

• Car specs: make, model, version/trim, year, mileage, fuel type, transmission, engine capacity, engine power
• Price: in PLN with currency code
• Location: city and voivodeship (region)
• Listing metadata: unique ID, URL, posting date, badges (e.g. LOW_MILEAGE), seller type (private or dealer), thumbnail image

You can scrape any Otomoto.pl URL — the main passenger-car category, a brand sub-page (e.g. /osobowe/bmw), or a URL you built yourself using the website's search filters.

👥 Who is it for?

• Polish used-car dealers who need to monitor competitor pricing and stock in their region
• Residual-value analysts and automotive market researchers building pricing models for PLN-denominated assets
• OEM data teams tracking brand-level inventory levels or model popularity on the secondary market
• Classified-data aggregators building pan-CEE automotive datasets alongside similar scrapers for Mobile.de, AutoScout24, OLX, and OtoDom
• PropTech / FinTech analysts who need correlated auto + real-estate data for Polish consumers
• Individual buyers automating their car search across thousands of listings

✅ Why use it?

• ⚡ HTTP + Cheerio — no browser, runs in 256 MB, extremely cost-efficient
• 🔁 Paginated crawl — automatically walks through result pages (32 listings/page)
• 🔗 Any search URL — paste a URL from the website with your own filters already applied
• 🌍 Polish market coverage — 240,000+ listings across all voivodeships
• 💰 Structured pricing — price in PLN as a number (not a string), ready for aggregation
• 🛡️ Resilient — configurable retries, gracefully skips failed pages

📦 Data extracted

Field	Type	Example
id	string	"6147784510"
url	string	"https://www.otomoto.pl/osobowe/oferta/kia-picanto-..."
title	string	"Kia Picanto 1.0 ISG Spirit"
shortDescription	string	"bezwypadkowa, pewny przebieg, kamera"
make	string	"Kia"
model	string	"Picanto"
version	string	"1.0 ISG Spirit"
year	number	2017
mileageKm	number	91000
fuelType	string	"Benzyna"
gearbox	string	"Manualna"
engineCapacityCc	number	998
enginePowerHp	number	67
pricePLN	number	27900
priceCurrency	string	"PLN"
city	string	"Olsztyn"
region	string	"Warmińsko-mazurskie"
badges	array	["LOW_MILEAGE"]
sellerType	string	"ProfessionalSeller"
thumbnailUrl	string	"https://ireland.apollo.olxcdn.com/..."
createdAt	string	"2026-05-10T08:06:39Z"

💸 How much does it cost to scrape Otomoto.pl listings?

This actor uses Pay-Per-Event pricing — you pay per listing extracted, not for actor runtime. There is a small one-time start fee per run plus a per-result charge.

Typical cost examples:

Use case	Results	Estimated cost
Quick price check	50 listings	< $0.10
Regional market snapshot	500 listings	~$0.60
Full category crawl	5,000 listings	~$5.50
Daily monitoring feed	200 listings/day	~$0.25/day

New Apify users receive a free-tier credit that covers hundreds of results — enough to evaluate the actor at zero cost.

🚀 How to use it

1. Open the actor on Apify and click Try for free
2. Paste a Start URL — copy any search URL from Otomoto.pl (with your filters applied) or use a category shortcut like https://www.otomoto.pl/osobowe/bmw
3. Set Max Results — start with 20 to test, then increase for production runs
4. Click Start — results appear in the dataset within seconds

Using Otomoto.pl search filters

The easiest way to apply filters is to use Otomoto.pl's own search UI:

1. Go to otomoto.pl/osobowe
2. Select brand, model, price range, year, region, etc.
3. Copy the URL from your browser's address bar
4. Paste it as a Start URL in this actor

The actor will walk through every result page for that filter combination.

⚙️ Input parameters

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
startUrls	array	["https://www.otomoto.pl/osobowe"]	One or more Otomoto.pl category or search URLs to scrape
maxResults	integer	50	Maximum number of listings to extract across all start URLs
maxRequestRetries	integer	3	Number of retry attempts for failed HTTP requests

Example input

{
  "startUrls": [
    "https://www.otomoto.pl/osobowe/volkswagen/golf?search%5Bfilter_float_price%3Ato%5D=50000&search%5Bfilter_float_year%3Afrom%5D=2015"
  ],
  "maxResults": 200
}

📤 Output

Results are saved to the default Apify dataset. Each item corresponds to one car listing.

Example output item

{
  "id": "6147784510",
  "url": "https://www.otomoto.pl/osobowe/oferta/kia-picanto-ID6I3tAG.html",
  "title": "Kia Picanto 1.0 ISG Spirit",
  "shortDescription": "bezwypadkowa, pewny przebieg, kamera, grzana kierownica",
  "make": "Kia",
  "model": "Picanto",
  "version": "1.0 ISG Spirit",
  "year": 2017,
  "mileageKm": 91000,
  "fuelType": "Benzyna",
  "gearbox": "Manualna",
  "engineCapacityCc": 998,
  "enginePowerHp": 67,
  "pricePLN": 27900,
  "priceCurrency": "PLN",
  "city": "Olsztyn",
  "region": "Warmińsko-mazurskie",
  "badges": [],
  "sellerType": "ProfessionalSeller",
  "thumbnailUrl": "https://ireland.apollo.olxcdn.com/v1/files/wzwce1kactjz2-OTOMOTOPL/image;s=320x240",
  "createdAt": "2026-05-10T08:06:39Z"
}

💡 Tips & tricks

• Use multiple start URLs to scrape different brands or regions in a single run — results from all URLs are combined in one dataset
• Low maxResults for testing — set maxResults: 20 for a quick test, then bump to production volume
• Filter by voivodeship — use Otomoto.pl's location filter in the search UI and copy the URL to target a specific region
• Monitor new listings — schedule a daily run with maxResults: 200 and the "Najnowsze" (newest first) sort to capture fresh listings
• Private vs dealer — filter by sellerType: "PrivateSeller" in your downstream code to target only private sellers (often priced lower)
• Badges — the badges array can include LOW_MILEAGE, PRICE_DROP, and similar signals useful for deal-finding

🔗 Integrations

Pricing dashboard (Google Sheets)

Schedule a daily run → connect dataset to Google Sheets via the Apify integration → build a pivot table showing average price by make/model/year. Auto-refreshes every morning.

Lead generation CRM (Zapier/Make)

Trigger on new dataset items → filter by sellerType: "PrivateSeller" → push contact details to HubSpot or another CRM for dealer outreach.

Valuation model (Python + pandas)

import pandas as pd
import requests

dataset_id = "YOUR_DATASET_ID"
token = "YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN"
url = f"https://api.apify.com/v2/datasets/{dataset_id}/items?token={token}&format=json"
df = pd.read_json(url)

# Average price by make and year
pivot = df.groupby(['make', 'year'])['pricePLN'].mean().reset_index()
print(pivot)

Daily price alert (n8n)

Schedule run → compare pricePLN against your threshold → send Slack alert when a listing drops below target price.

🖥️ API usage

Node.js

import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

const client = new ApifyClient({ token: 'YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN' });

const run = await client.actor('automation-lab/otomoto-scraper').call({
  startUrls: ['https://www.otomoto.pl/osobowe/bmw'],
  maxResults: 100,
});

const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
console.log(items);

Python

from apify_client import ApifyClient

client = ApifyClient("YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN")

run = client.actor("automation-lab/otomoto-scraper").call(run_input={
    "startUrls": ["https://www.otomoto.pl/osobowe/bmw"],
    "maxResults": 100,
})

for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(item["make"], item["model"], item["pricePLN"])

cURL

curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/automation-lab~otomoto-scraper/runs?token=YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "startUrls": ["https://www.otomoto.pl/osobowe/bmw"],
    "maxResults": 100
  }'

🤖 MCP (Claude / AI assistant integration)

Use this actor directly from Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor, or VS Code with the Apify MCP server.

Claude Code

$claude mcp add --transport http apify "https://mcp.apify.com?tools=automation-lab/otomoto-scraper"

Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code

Add to your MCP config:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "apify": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.apify.com?tools=automation-lab/otomoto-scraper",
      "headers": { "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN" }
    }
  }
}

Example prompts

• "Scrape the top 50 BMW listings from Otomoto.pl under 80,000 PLN"
• "Get all VW Golf listings from 2018–2022 with under 100,000 km and export to CSV"
• "Monitor new listings on Otomoto.pl in the Mazowieckie region every morning"

⚖️ Legality

Web scraping public data is broadly legal in the EU under CJEU C-30/23. Otomoto.pl's public listing pages are accessible without login and constitute publicly available information. This actor does not extract private user data, bypass authentication, or submit forms.

Users are responsible for complying with Otomoto.pl's Terms of Service and applicable Polish/EU law in their jurisdiction. Do not use this actor to re-publish Otomoto.pl data in a way that competes with their core business.

❓ FAQ

Q: How many listings can I scrape per run? A: There is no hard limit in this actor. Otomoto.pl serves up to 32 listings per page. You can set maxResults as high as you need. For very large crawls (10,000+), consider scheduling multiple runs with different filter URLs.

Q: Does it scrape detail pages (full description, all photos, equipment list)? A: The current version extracts data from search result pages only. Detail-page data (full description, full equipment list, high-res photos, VIN) requires a second HTTP pass to each listing URL. This is planned for a future version. For most market-analysis use cases, search-page data is sufficient.

Q: Are prices in EUR or PLN? A: All prices are extracted in PLN (priceCurrency: "PLN"). Otomoto.pl is a Polish platform and lists in Polish Złoty. Convert to EUR using the current exchange rate in your downstream code.

Q: The actor returned 0 results. What went wrong? A: Check that your Start URL is a valid Otomoto.pl listing page (category or search results). If you copied a URL with a typo or the category has no listings matching your filters, the actor will return 0 results gracefully. Try the default URL https://www.otomoto.pl/osobowe first to verify the actor works, then apply your custom filters.

Q: Why are fuel types in Polish (e.g. "Benzyna")? A: Otomoto.pl returns fuel types in Polish. "Benzyna" = Petrol/Gasoline, "Diesel" = Diesel, "Hybryda" = Hybrid, "Hybryda Plug-in" = Plug-in Hybrid, "Elektryczny" = Electric, "Benzyna+LPG" = LPG.

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