Bilbasen Scraper

🔍 What is Bilbasen Scraper?

Apify Actor that scrapes used car listings from bilbasen.dk — Denmark's largest car marketplace. Get structured JSON data with price, specs, images, seller info, and full descriptions.

Use filter parameters directly (make, model, year, price) or provide a bilbasen.dk search URL for full control.

✨ Why choose this scraper?

• Filter-based search — set make, model, year range, price range directly. No need to build URLs manually
• Incremental mode — only get new or changed listings since last run
• Compact output — 10-field mode optimized for AI agents and MCP workflows
• Resilient scraping — automatic retries, session management, deterministic delays
• Rich data — flat top-level fields for easy consumption + full nested data for advanced use cases
• Persisted state — survives migration and restart without data loss

🚀 Quick start

Search by filters

{
    "make": "Audi",
    "model": "A4",
    "yearFrom": 2020,
    "priceFrom": 100000,
    "priceTo": 400000,
    "maxResults": 50
}

Search by URL

{
    "startUrls": [{ "url": "https://www.bilbasen.dk/brugt/bil/bmw/3-serien?yearfrom=2019&pricetype=Retail" }],
    "maxResults": 100,
    "includeDetailPages": true,
    "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true }
}

⚙️ Input reference

Search parameters

Field	Type	Default	Description
startUrls	array	—	One bilbasen.dk search URL per run. Optional if filter params are set.
make	string	—	Car make (e.g. "Audi", "BMW", "Toyota")
model	string	—	Car model (e.g. "A4", "3-Serien"). Requires make.
yearFrom	integer	—	Minimum model year
yearTo	integer	—	Maximum model year
priceFrom	integer	—	Minimum price in DKK
priceTo	integer	—	Maximum price in DKK
maxResults	integer	100	Maximum listings to return (0 = unlimited)
includeDetailPages	boolean	true	Fetch full detail for each listing

Output control

Field	Type	Default	Description
compact	boolean	false	Return only 10 core fields. Ideal for AI agents.
descriptionMaxLength	integer	—	Truncate description to N characters
incremental	boolean	false	Only output new/changed listings since last run
imagesMode	string	"first3"	"first3" or "all" image URLs

Performance tuning

Field	Type	Default	Description
maxConcurrency	integer	5	Maximum concurrent requests
maxRequestRetries	integer	3	Retries per failed request
maxPages	integer	200	Max search result pages to paginate
minDelayMs	integer	0	Minimum delay between requests (ms)
maxDelayMs	integer	0	Maximum delay between requests (ms)

Apify Proxy is strongly recommended for reliable results. Configure it in the actor's input settings.

📊 Output fields

Top-level convenience fields (detail mode)

Pricing

Field	Type	Description
price	number	Price from search page (numeric)
priceAmount	number	Price parsed from detail page
priceText	string	Price as displayed (e.g. "194.900 kr.")

Note: In list-only runs, price may be null/less reliable; priceAmount is populated from detail pages.

Vehicle

Field	Type	Description
make	string	Car make (e.g. "Audi")
model	string	Car model (e.g. "A4")
variant	string	Full variant name
year	number	Model year
firstRegistrationDate	string	First registration in ISO format (e.g. "2016-01")
mileage	string	Mileage as displayed (e.g. "147.000 km")
fuelType	string	Fuel type (e.g. "Diesel")
gearType	string	Gear type (e.g. "Automatisk")
horsepower	string	Engine output (e.g. "190 hk/400 nm")
yearlyTax	string	Periodic tax (e.g. "2.920 kr. / år")
color	string	Color
doors	number	Number of doors
externalId	number	Bilbasen listing ID

Content

Field	Type	Description
url	string	Listing URL
portalUrl	string	Portal listing URL
title	string	Listing title
description	string	Full listing description
features	string[]	Feature highlights (best-effort parsed; not a guaranteed equipment list)

Seller

Field	Type	Description
sellerName	string	Dealer/seller name
sellerType	string	"Dealer" or "Private"
sellerAddress	string	Full address
sellerCity	string	City
sellerZipCode	number	Zip code
sellerPhone	string	Phone (when available)

Location

Field	Type	Description
locationLat	number	Latitude (from search page)
locationLon	number	Longitude (from search page)
locationRegion	string	Region (e.g. "Østjylland")

Media & Metadata

Field	Type	Description
images	string[]	Image URLs (first 3 by default; set imagesMode: "all" for all)
imagesCount	number	Total number of images available
scrapedAt	string	ISO 8601 timestamp

Compact output fields

When compact: true, only these fields are returned: url, portalUrl, title, make, model, year, price, mileage, fuelType, sellerName, scrapedAt.

Rich nested data

The full listing object is preserved in the output for advanced use cases. It includes the complete vehicle details, seller info, media, financing options, and more as provided by Bilbasen's internal API.

📦 Sample output

{
    "url": "https://www.bilbasen.dk/brugt/bil/audi/a4/35-tdi-prestige-avant-s-tr-5d/6794104",
    "portalUrl": "https://www.bilbasen.dk/brugt/bil/audi/a4/35-tdi-prestige-avant-s-tr-5d/6794104",
    "title": "Audi A4 35 TDi Prestige Avant S-tr. 5d",
    "price": 329800,
    "priceAmount": 329800,
    "priceText": "329.800 kr.",
    "make": "Audi",
    "model": "A4",
    "variant": "35 TDi Prestige Avant S-tr. 5d",
    "year": 2021,
    "firstRegistrationDate": "2021-02",
    "mileage": "78.000 km",
    "fuelType": "Diesel",
    "gearType": "Automatisk",
    "sellerName": "KJ Biler",
    "sellerType": "Dealer",
    "sellerCity": "Tønder",
    "sellerZipCode": 6270,
    "images": ["https://billeder.bilbasen.dk/..."],
    "imagesCount": 24,
    "scrapedAt": "2026-03-21T00:56:00.000Z"
}

⚠️ Known limitations

• Proxy strongly recommended — without Apify Proxy, requests are likely to be blocked.
• Images capped to 3 by default — Set imagesMode: "all" for all images. imagesCount always shows the total.
• One search per run — Use one URL or one set of filter parameters per run.
• No email data — Bilbasen does not expose seller email addresses in listing data.
• Geo data from search only — Latitude, longitude, and region are available from search page data. Detail pages do not include geo coordinates.

💰 How much does it cost to scrape Bilbasen?

This actor uses pay-per-event pricing, so you pay a small run-start fee and then only for results that are actually emitted. Typical costs:

• List-only mode (~1 second per listing): ~$0.25 per 1,000 listings
• Detail mode (~2 seconds per listing): ~$0.50 per 1,000 listings
• Proxy costs: Apify Proxy usage is billed separately

Use compact: true and includeDetailPages: false for the cheapest runs.

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