Autotrader AU [$0.9💰] Car & Caravan Scraper 🇦🇺

What does Autotrader Australia Scraper do?

Autotrader Australia Scraper extracts structured car and caravan listing data from autotrader.com.au. Every record carries make, model, year, the advertised price, the previous price and a computed price-drop. It also includes VIN, odometer, GPS coordinates, dealer contacts and full vehicle specifications. Filter by make, model, price, year and location, with incremental change tracking so you can run the same query consistently over time.

How to use this actor

• 👉 Register for a free Apify account — no credit card required.
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• 💰 A free Apify account includes $5 in monthly credits — enough to test this actor.
• ⏳ Scrape during the free trial, with no commitment or upfront payment required.

Key features

• 🔔 Notifications — Telegram, Slack, Discord, WhatsApp or webhook alerts on each run — combine with incremental to ping only when inventory moves.
• 🔗 Paste-mode — paste any autotrader.com.au URL — single-listing, search, or category SEO pages. Build the filter in your browser, copy, paste; every query param is parsed.
• 💸 Price & price-drop history — every record carries the advertised price, egcPrice (excluding government charges), the previousPrice, and a computed priceDrop (AUD) when a seller reduces the asking price. Track repriced listings with incremental mode.
• ♻️ Incremental mode — daily runs emit only listings that are new or changed since the last run — ideal for inventory diffs and pricing alerts. Saves 80–95% on monitoring.
• 📋 Detail enrichment — optional per-listing enrichment adds the full spec sheet — engine (cylinders, power, torque, fuel use, tank), dimensions, kerb weight, braked/unbraked towing, warranty, ANCAP and CO2 — plus dealer licence, ABN, website, address and rating. Toggle with includeDetailPages.
• 📡 Postcode radius search — filter results to within a radius of an Australian postcode. Each record includes latitude, longitude, and distanceFromMe — present on virtually every car.
• 🖼️ Image-output control — imagesMode: "first3" | "all" controls how many image URLs are embedded per listing; imagesCount is always reported. Use first3 for fast previews, all for full galleries.
• 📦 Compact mode — light payload with core fields only — comparable rows without HTML or metadata overhead. Ideal for pricing dashboards.
• 🔌 MCP connectors — export results into Notion via Apify's MCP connectors — a clean run-summary page, no glue code. Opt-in via the App connector field; deterministic field-mapping, no AI.

What data can you extract from Autotrader Australia?

Each result includes Core listing fields (url, portalUrl, listingId, externalId, title, price, egcPrice, and previousPrice, and more), detail fields when enrichment is enabled (description, descriptionHtml, descriptionMarkdown, and engineDescription), and contact information (dealerPhone). In standard mode, all fields are always present — unavailable data points are returned as null, never omitted. In compact mode, only core fields are returned.

Input

The main inputs are a result limit. Additional filters and options are available in the input schema.

Key parameters:

• startUrls — autotrader.com.au search-page URLs to scrape (e.g. https://www.autotrader.com.au/for-sale/used/toyota/corolla). Leave empty to use the filter params below. URLs take precedence over filters.
• condition — Vehicle condition. Leave empty (or "all") to include every condition.
• make — Car make to search for (e.g. "Toyota", "Mazda", "Ford"). Used to build the search URL when no startUrls are provided.
• model — Car model to search for (e.g. "Corolla", "CX-5", "Ranger"). Requires make to be set.
• variant — Optional variant/badge keyword to further filter listings.
• yearFrom — Minimum model year (e.g. 2018).
• yearTo — Maximum model year (e.g. 2024).
• priceFrom — Minimum advertised price in AUD (e.g. 10000).
• priceTo — Maximum advertised price in AUD (e.g. 40000).
• odometerFrom — Minimum odometer reading in km.
• odometerTo — Maximum odometer reading in km.
• fuelType — Fuel/drivetrain filter. Leave empty to include all.
• ...and 37 more parameters

Input examples

Basic search — Fetch listings from the provided start URL.

→ Full payload per result — all standard fields populated where the source provides them.

{
  "startUrls": [
    {
      "url": "https://www.autotrader.com.au/for-sale/used/toyota/corolla"
    }
  ],
  "maxResults": 50
}

Incremental tracking — Only emit vehicles that changed since the previous run with this stateKey.

→ First run builds the baseline state. Subsequent runs emit only records that are new or whose tracked content changed. Set emitUnchanged: true to include unchanged records as well.

{
  "startUrls": [
    {
      "url": "https://www.autotrader.com.au/for-sale/used/toyota/corolla"
    }
  ],
  "maxResults": 200,
  "incrementalMode": true,
  "stateKey": "autotrader-tracker"
}

Compact output for AI agents — Return only core fields for AI-agent and MCP workflows.

→ Small payload with the most important fields — ideal for piping into LLMs without token overhead.

{
  "startUrls": [
    {
      "url": "https://www.autotrader.com.au/for-sale/used/toyota/corolla"
    }
  ],
  "maxResults": 50,
  "compact": true
}

Output

Each run produces a dataset of structured listing records. Results can be downloaded as JSON, CSV, or Excel from the Dataset tab in Apify Console.

Example listing record

{
  "url": "https://www.autotrader.com.au/car/15149659/toyota/corolla/vic/williamstown-north/hatchback",
  "portalUrl": "https://www.autotrader.com.au/car/15149659/toyota/corolla/vic/williamstown-north/hatchback",
  "listingId": 15149659,
  "externalId": "15149659",
  "title": "2018 Toyota Corolla Ascent Sport",
  "price": 14990,
  "previousPrice": 14990,
  "isDriveaway": false,
  "make": "Toyota",
  "model": "Corolla",
  "variant": "Ascent Sport",
  "series": "Mzea12R",
  "year": 2018,
  "condition": "Used",
  "bodyType": "Hatchback",
  "bodyTypeGroup": "Hatch",
  "vehicleClass": "Car",
  "vehicleSegment": "Small",
  "transmission": "Manual",
  "driveType": "Front Wheel Drive",
  "fuelType": "Unleaded",
  "odometer": 154504,
  "doors": 5,
  "seats": 5,
  "colour": "Silver",
  "vin": "JTNK43BEX03029068",
  "rego": "1PB2QJ",
  "regoExpiry": "2026-07-29",
  "latitude": -37.854616,
  "longitude": 144.8692374,
  "city": "Williamstown North",
  "state": "VIC",
  "sellerType": "Dealer",
  "dealerName": "Wholesale Car Garage",
  "dealerId": 1019736,
  "dealerPhone": "0388205512",
  "isAuction": false,
  "images": [
    "https://images.autotrader.com.au/inventory/2026-06-05/95244414460871/15149659/2018_toyota_corolla_Used_1.jpg",
    "https://images.autotrader.com.au/inventory/2026-06-05/82754414460871/15149659/2018_toyota_corolla_Used_2.jpg",
    "https://images.autotrader.com.au/inventory/2026-06-05/40864414460871/15149659/2018_toyota_corolla_Used_3.jpg"
  ],
  "imagesCount": 23,
  "hasVideo": false,
  "description": "2018 TOYOTA COROLLA ASCENT SPORT\nMANUAL\nCRUISE CONTROL \nBLUETOOTH \nREVERSE CAMERA \nSERVICE HISTORY \nALLOYS \nTINTED WINDOWS \nROADWORTHY \nREGISTERED",
  "features": [
    "Bluetooth",
    "Alloy Wheels",
    "Cruise Control",
    "Isofix",
    "Airbags",
    "Reverse Camera",
    "Xenon Headlights",
    "Lane Departure Warning",
    "Collision Warning",
    "Emergency Brake Assist",
    "Tinted Windows"
  ],
  "perfRating": 1,
  "hasGoodData": true,
  "isUnderserviced": false,
  "createdAt": "2026-06-05 07:22:23",
  "updatedAt": "2026-06-21 19:27:06",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-06-22T08:12:11.480Z",
  "contentHash": "a22616768ca067b2",
  "engineDescription": "2.0L 4cyl Unleaded Petrol",
  "engineSizeL": 2,
  "cylinders": 4,
  "powerKw": 125,
  "powerRpm": 6600,
  "torqueNm": 200,
  "torqueRpm": 4800,
  "gears": "6 Speed",
  "fuelConsumption": "6.3 L/100km city",
  "fuelTankL": 50,
  "ancapRating": 5,
  "co2Emissions": 148,
  "lengthMm": 4375,
  "widthMm": 1790,
  "heightMm": 1435,
  "wheelbaseMm": 2640,
  "kerbWeightKg": 1400,
  "groundClearanceMm": 135,
  "towCapacityBrakedKg": 1300,
  "towCapacityUnbrakedKg": 450,
  "warrantyKm": 100,
  "warrantyMonths": 36,
  "dealerLicence": "12345",
  "dealerAddress": "1 Robbins Circuit, Williamstown North VIC 3016",
  "dealerRating": 5,
  "dealerRatingGoogle": 4.9,
  "dataCompleteness": "detail"
}

Incremental fields

When incrementalMode: true, each record also carries:

• changeType — one of NEW, UPDATED, UNCHANGED (deprecated skeleton mode, see below), or EXPIRED.

Sold-detection via EXPIRED rows (on by default)

With emitExpired: true (the default), a tracked listing that has been missing from 2 consecutive fully-covered runs is exported once as a minimal changeType: "EXPIRED" row (url, portalUrl, externalId, contentHash, scrapedAt; other fields null) — your signal that the car is sold or delisted. EXPIRED rows are billed as standard results.

Expiry only fires when the run's scope provably covers the full search: clean make/model searches or browse-all. Filtered searches (year, price, mileage, etc.), multi-search runs, and partial crawls never expire listings — a listing absent because your filter excluded it will not be falsely reported as sold.

Unchanged skeletons (deprecated)

pushUnchangedSkeletons: true additionally pushes a minimal changeType: "UNCHANGED" skeleton row for every listing that hasn't changed since the previous run. This mode is deprecated — prefer EXPIRED-based sold-detection above, which achieves the same goal without re-exporting the full inventory every run. Note that every exported dataset row is billed as a result, including unchanged skeleton rows, so on stable inventories skeleton runs cost nearly as much per row as regular runs.

How to scrape Autotrader Australia

1. Go to Autotrader Australia Scraper in Apify Console.
2. Configure the input.
3. Set maxResults to control how many results you need.
4. Click Start and wait for the run to finish.
5. Export the dataset as JSON, CSV, or Excel.

Use cases

• Extract listing data from Autotrader Australia for market research and competitive analysis.
• Track pricing trends across regions and categories over time.
• Monitor new and changed listings on scheduled runs without processing the full dataset every time.
• Use structured location data for regional analysis, mapping, and geo-targeting.
• Feed structured data into AI agents, MCP tools, and automated pipelines using compact mode.
• Export clean, structured data to dashboards, spreadsheets, or data warehouses.
• Benchmark seller / dealer reputation using rating fields.

How much does it cost to scrape Autotrader Australia?

Autotrader Australia Scraper uses pay-per-event pricing. You pay a small fee when the run starts and then for each result that is actually produced.

• Run start: $0.007 per run
• Per listing (primary event): $0.0009

You are billed only for the events your run actually triggers. Prices below are the Free plan tier.

Event	Price (Free tier)	Charged when
Actor Start	$0.007 (one-time)	Charged when the Actor starts running. Number of events charged depends on Actor memory (one event per GB, minimum one event).
Result (primary)	$0.0009	Single result in the default dataset.
Full Details	$0.0009	Charged once per listing enriched with full detail-page data (description, features, engine specs, ANCAP, dealer licence and address) when includeDetailPages is on.

Example costs (primary event only — other events above add cost when they fire):

• 10 results: $0.016
• 25 results: $0.029
• 100 results: $0.097
• 200 results: $0.19
• 500 results: $0.46

Example: recurring monitoring savings

These examples compare full re-scrapes with incremental runs at different churn rates. Churn is the share of listings that are new or whose tracked content changed since the previous run. Actual churn depends on your query breadth, source activity, and polling frequency — the scenarios below are examples, not predictions.

Example setup: 100 results per run, daily polling (30 runs/month). Event-pricing examples scale linearly with result count.

Numbers below are for the primary Result event. Other events (Full Details) are billed separately when they fire.

Churn rate	Full re-scrape run cost	Incremental run cost	Savings vs full re-scrape	Monthly cost after baseline
5% — stable niche query	$0.10	$0.01	$0.09 (88%)	$0.34
15% — moderate broad query	$0.10	$0.02	$0.08 (79%)	$0.61
30% — high-volume aggregator	$0.10	$0.03	$0.06 (65%)	$1.02

Full re-scrape monthly cost at daily polling: $2.91. First month with incremental costs $0.43 / $0.69 / $1.08 for the 5% / 15% / 30% scenarios because the first run builds baseline state at full cost before incremental savings apply.

Platform usage (compute and proxies) is billed separately by Apify based on actual consumption. Incremental runs consume less on result processing, though fixed per-run overhead stays the same.

FAQ

How many results can I get from Autotrader Australia?

The number of results depends on the search query and available listings on Autotrader Australia. Use the maxResults parameter to control how many results are returned per run.

Does Autotrader Australia Scraper support recurring monitoring?

Yes. Enable incremental mode to only receive new or changed listings on subsequent runs. This is ideal for scheduled monitoring where you want to track changes over time without re-processing the full dataset.

Can I integrate Autotrader Australia Scraper with other apps?

Yes. Autotrader Australia Scraper works with Apify's integrations to connect with tools like Zapier, Make, Google Sheets, Slack, and more. You can also use webhooks to trigger actions when a run completes.

Can I use Autotrader Australia Scraper with the Apify API?

Yes. You can start runs, manage inputs, and retrieve results programmatically through the Apify API. Client libraries are available for JavaScript, Python, and other languages.

Can I use Autotrader Australia Scraper through an MCP Server?

Yes. Apify provides an MCP Server that lets AI assistants and agents call this actor directly. Use compact mode, descriptionMaxLength, a single descriptionFormat, and excludeEmptyFields to keep payloads manageable for LLM context windows.

Is it legal to scrape Autotrader Australia?

This actor extracts publicly available data from Autotrader Australia. Web scraping of public information is generally considered legal, but you should always review the target site's terms of service and ensure your use case complies with applicable laws and regulations, including GDPR where relevant.

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