Cheapest Carsandbids Scraper

Scrape auction listings from Cars & Bids — a modern enthusiast car auction site. The actor extracts sale data, vehicle details, photos, and additional listing information from both active and past auctions. Results are delivered in structured JSON, ready to download or integrate into your workflows.

✨ Features

• Auction data extraction — scrapes sale status, bid amounts, vehicle specs, photos, and detailed listing sections for each auction
• Pagination support — automatically follows next-page links on past auction listing pages until maxItems is reached
• Proxy support — integrates with residential and datacenter proxies to avoid blocks during large-scale runs

🔧 Input Configuration

Field	Type	Required	Default	Description
Start URLs	array	✅	https://carsandbids.com/past-auctions/	URLs to scrape. Accepts listing pages or direct auction detail URLs.
Max Items	integer	—	3	Maximum number of auction detail pages to scrape.
Proxy Configuration	object	—	Residential proxy	Proxy settings for the crawler. Defaults to Apify Residential proxy.

Supported URL types:

• Homepage: https://carsandbids.com/
• Past auctions listing: https://carsandbids.com/past-auctions/
• Featured auctions listing: https://carsandbids.com/featured-auctions/
• Direct auction detail: https://carsandbids.com/auctions/<id>/<slug>

📦 Output

The dataset includes one Overview view showing the auction URL, sale data, and feature image for each scraped listing. Each full record also contains vehicle specs, photo galleries grouped by category (exterior, interior, mechanical, docs), and detailed listing sections.

Sample output:

{
    "url": "https://carsandbids.com/auctions/3L4jv0G3/2007-bentley-continental-gt",
    "saleData": {
        "status": "ended",
        "soldFor": "$63,000"
    },
    "featureImage": "https://media.carsandbids.com/da6e8a1d4896127a9d2adf83461993b45339474c/photos/rkJP6XWb-p3xyX3U--UwPVMiNh0.jpg?t=177834302757",
    "vehicleData": [
        {
            "attributeName": "Make",
            "attributeValue": "Bentley"
        },
        {
            "attributeName": "Engine",
            "attributeValue": "6.0L Turbocharged W12"
        }
    ],
    "additionalInfo": [
        {
            "infoName": "Highlights",
            "infoValue": "THIS... is a 2007 Bentley Continental GT, finished in Beluga with a Beluga interior..."
        },
        {
            "infoName": "Known Flaws",
            "infoValue": "Some scratches around exterior"
        }
    ],
    "photos": {
        "docs": [
            "https://media.carsandbids.com/da6e8a1d4896127a9d2adf83461993b45339474c/photos/rkJP6XWb-p3xyX3U--UwPVMiNh0.jpg?t=177834302757",
            "https://media.carsandbids.com/da6e8a1d4896127a9d2adf83461993b45339474c/photos/rkJP6XWb-YYGJLBE-ZKQAbPUcqS.jpg?t=177834306382"
        ],
        "exterior": [
            "https://media.carsandbids.com/da6e8a1d4896127a9d2adf83461993b45339474c/photos/exterior/rkJP6XWb-S45hHpK/edit/Qqxsw.jpg?t=177834109767",
            "https://media.carsandbids.com/da6e8a1d4896127a9d2adf83461993b45339474c/photos/exterior/rkJP6XWb-P3f0smO/edit/rFz_a.jpg?t=177834104525"
        ],
        "interior": [
            "https://media.carsandbids.com/da6e8a1d4896127a9d2adf83461993b45339474c/photos/application/s-bBmlfrh/edit/W88lp.jpg?t=177834121842",
            "https://media.carsandbids.com/da6e8a1d4896127a9d2adf83461993b45339474c/photos/interior/rkJP6XWb-faCFWwd/edit/8ckxn.jpg?t=177834124347"
        ],
        "mechanical": [],
        "other": [
            "https://media.carsandbids.com/a8332e2878d8c40f91df01b2d3a6177be0570178/photos/interior/rkJP6XWb-Bph4AaU.jpg?t=177223820877",
            "https://media.carsandbids.com/a8332e2878d8c40f91df01b2d3a6177be0570178/photos/interior/rkJP6XWb-XIzP86t.jpg?t=177223820877"
        ]
    }
}

💡 Uses of This Data

• Auction price research — track what specific makes, models, and years are actually selling for
• Market trend analysis — monitor how enthusiast car values shift over time across past auction results
• Inventory sourcing — identify vehicles matching specific criteria before bidding or making offers elsewhere
• Competitive benchmarking — compare dealer pricing against real auction hammer prices
• Photo asset collection — gather high-resolution vehicle photo sets for listings, training data, or research

🚀 How to Use

1. Sign up for a free Apify account — includes $5 monthly credit.
2. Open the actor page and click Try for free.
3. Fill in the Input fields (start URL is required).
4. Click Start and wait for the run to complete.
5. Download results from the Output tab in JSON, CSV, or Excel format.

You can also run this actor via the Apify API or integrate it directly into your workflows using Zapier, Make, or n8n.

⚠️ Limitations & Known Issues

• Rate limiting — Heavy usage may trigger rate limits; use the built-in proxy configuration to avoid blocks.
• Login-required pages — The actor cannot access content behind authentication (e.g. private seller profiles).

📝 Notes

• Proxy recommended for large-scale scraping — For high-volume runs, enable the Apify Residential proxy to avoid blocks.
• API integration — This actor can be called as an API from any automation platform (Zapier, Make, n8n, custom scripts).

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