StorageTreasures Auctions Scraper

Scrape StorageTreasures.com — the largest self-storage unit auction marketplace in the US. Browse active and upcoming lien, manager-special, and charity auctions nationwide, filter by state, city, ZIP code, unit-content category, or keyword, look up a specific auction or facility by ID, or track in-person live auction events. No login, no cookies, no paid proxy required.

What this actor does

• Four modes: search (browse & filter), byAuctionIds (direct lookup), byFacilityId (all units at one storage facility), liveAuctions (in-person auction events)
• Filters: auction status, auction type, unit-content category, keyword, state, city, ZIP code, current bid range, unit width/length range
• Sorting: ending soon, ending latest, newly listed, highest/lowest bid, most bids, most viewed, largest/smallest unit
• Rich unit data: pricing (current bid, minimum bid, reserve price, cleaning deposit, sales tax), bidding stats, unit size and contents description, photos
• Facility & location data: address, city/state/ZIP, GPS coordinates, payment options, and (via byFacilityId) phone, website, and business hours
• Empty fields are omitted — every record only contains fields that had real data

Output per auction (mode = search, byAuctionIds, byFacilityId)

• auctionId, auctionUrl
• status (e.g. Active), auctionType (Lien Unit / Non-Lien Unit / Manager Special / Charity Unit), auctionTypeId
• facilityId, facilityName, facilityUrl
• address, city, state, zipcode, country, latitude, longitude
• unitWidth, unitLength, unitVolume, unitSize, unitNumber
• unitContents — seller's summary of what's inside
• unitAdditionalNotes — extended notes / auction house rules
• categoryIds[], categoryNames[] — tagged item categories (furniture, tools, electronics, etc.)
• currentBidAmount, initialBidAmount, minimumBidAmount, reservePriceAmount, cleaningDepositAmount
• salesTaxPercent, cleanoutTimeHours, paymentOptions, currencyCode
• totalBids, totalViews, uniqueViews, softClose
• postDateUtc, activeDateUtc, expireDateUtc
• isUpcoming, isExpired, daysRemaining, hoursRemaining, minutesRemaining
• imageThumbUrl, imageLargeUrl, imageGiantUrl, imageUrls[] (full photo gallery, byAuctionIds only)
• facilityPhone, facilityWebsite, facilityAccountName, facilityTimezone, facilityHours[] (byFacilityId only)
• facilityFeatures[] — facility amenities (e.g. climate control, drive-up access, security cameras) (byFacilityId only)
• facilityCharityStorage, facilityNoTax, facilityAddressVerified (byFacilityId only)
• recordType: "auction", scrapedAt

Output per live auction event (mode = liveAuctions)

• liveAuctionId, facilityId, facilityName, facilityUrl
• address, city, state, zipcode, latitude, longitude, phone
• paymentOptions, currencyCode, unitCount, isActive
• postDateUtc, expireDateUtc
• recordType: "liveAuction", scrapedAt

Input

Field	Type	Default	Description
mode	string	search	search / byAuctionIds / byFacilityId / liveAuctions
auctionStatus	string	active	active or upcoming (mode=search)
auctionIds	array	–	Auction IDs to look up (mode=byAuctionIds)
facilityId	string	–	Facility ID (mode=byFacilityId)
keyword	string	–	Free-text search against unit contents (mode=search)
auctionTypes	array	–	Restrict to Lien / Non-Lien / Charity units (mode=search)
categories	array	–	Restrict to one or more item categories (mode=search)
state	string	–	Restrict to a single US state / territory
city	string	–	Restrict to a single city (exact match)
zipcode	string	–	Restrict to a single ZIP code
minCurrentBid / maxCurrentBid	int	–	Current bid range in USD
minUnitWidth / maxUnitWidth	int	–	Unit width range in feet
minUnitLength / maxUnitLength	int	–	Unit length range in feet
sortBy	string	endingSoon	Sort order (see enum for full list)
maxItems	int	20	Hard cap on emitted records (1–5000)

Example: browse active auctions in Texas, ending soon

{
  "mode": "search",
  "auctionStatus": "active",
  "state": "TX",
  "sortBy": "endingSoon",
  "maxItems": 50
}

Example: keyword search for vehicle-related units, highest bid first

{
  "mode": "search",
  "keyword": "vehicle",
  "sortBy": "highestBid",
  "maxItems": 30
}

Example: look up specific auctions by ID

{
  "mode": "byAuctionIds",
  "auctionIds": ["6433218", "6423881"]
}

Example: all current auctions at one facility

{
  "mode": "byFacilityId",
  "facilityId": "117100"
}

Example: upcoming (coming-soon) furniture auctions under $50

{
  "mode": "search",
  "auctionStatus": "upcoming",
  "categories": ["15"],
  "maxCurrentBid": 50,
  "maxItems": 50
}

Use cases

• Auction resellers / bargain hunters — monitor new and ending-soon auctions across states without checking the site manually
• Market research — analyze bid prices, bidding activity, and unit categories by region
• Facility comparison — pull every open auction at a specific storage facility
• Lead generation for liquidators — filter by category (electronics, tools, vehicles) to find relevant inventory
• Price tracking — track how current bids move toward reserve price over time
• Local auction discovery — combine state/city/zipcode filters to build a regional watchlist

Data source & limitations

This actor reads StorageTreasures' own publicly browsable auction data — the same data an anonymous visitor sees when browsing the site without an account. No login, cookies, or paid proxy are used or required to run this actor.

Auction photo and page links are served from a US-restricted CDN. StorageTreasures serves its website and auction photos through a CDN that only allows traffic from the United States. If you fetch auctionUrl, facilityUrl, or any image*Url field from outside the US (including some non-US Apify proxy exits), you may see an access-denied response — this is a restriction enforced entirely by StorageTreasures' own infrastructure, not by this actor. Viewing these URLs from within the US resolves normally. If you consistently need access from outside the US, route your own requests to these URLs through a US-based proxy or VPN.

Location filters (state, city, zipcode) are applied to the full result set, not sent as a server-side search. StorageTreasures' auction feed does not expose location as a server-side query parameter, so the actor fetches auction pages and filters by location locally. For common states/cities this resolves in a handful of requests; for very sparsely represented locations combined with a low maxItems, the actor may need to page through a larger portion of the nationwide feed before finding enough matches (it always stops cleanly once the full active/upcoming feed has been exhausted, never continuing indefinitely).

Bidding, account, and watchlist features are out of scope. This actor only reads listing data. Placing a bid, saving a search, joining a watchlist, or receiving notifications all require a StorageTreasures account and are unrelated to what this actor does.

FAQ

Is this affiliated with StorageTreasures? No. This is an independent, third-party actor that reads StorageTreasures' own publicly browsable auction listings. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or supported by StorageTreasures or OpenTech Alliance.

Do I need an account or to log in? No. Browsing auction listings on StorageTreasures does not require an account — StorageTreasures' own help center confirms an account is only needed to place a bid. This actor only reads public listing data; it never bids.

What's the difference between "active" and "upcoming" auctions? Active auctions are open for bidding right now. Upcoming ("coming soon") auctions have been posted by the facility but bidding has not opened yet — useful for building a watchlist ahead of time.

What's the difference between Lien, Non-Lien/Manager Special, and Charity units? Lien units are auctioned because a tenant defaulted on rent. Non-Lien/Manager Special units are cleared out by facility managers for other reasons (abandonment, cleanup). Charity units donate proceeds to a cause.

Why do some auctions have very few output fields? Every field is only included when the facility actually populated it. A blank "additional notes" section or missing photo means the facility didn't provide one — the actor never fabricates placeholder values.

Why is imageUrls[] (full gallery) only available via byAuctionIds? The browse/search listing feed only returns one representative photo per unit; the full photo gallery is only returned when looking up a specific auction ID directly.

Can I get a facility's phone number, website, or hours? Yes — use mode: "byFacilityId" with the facility's ID. The browse/search modes only include the facility's name, address, and payment options.

How fresh is the data? Real-time — every run reads live data directly from the current listings; auction prices, bid counts, and countdowns reflect the moment the actor ran.

Are auction end times in my local time zone? All timestamps (postDateUtc, activeDateUtc, expireDateUtc) are returned in UTC (ISO-8601). Convert to your local time zone as needed.

Does this actor place bids for me? No. This actor only reads and returns publicly available listing data. Placing bids requires a StorageTreasures account, payment method, and using StorageTreasures' own website directly.