BidSpotter Scraper — Industrial Auction Lots & Live Bids

Crawloop Used Machinery Marketplace Suite — Structured extraction for industrial auctions and used equipment. Built for B2B sourcing, dealer intelligence, and auction price monitoring.

Industrial auction scrapers

Troostwijk	Surplex	BidSpotter
Troostwijk Scraper	Surplex Scraper	BidSpotter Scraper ◄── you are here

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BidSpotter scraper for industrial, commercial, plant, and machinery auctions. Extract live bids, opening prices, reserves, lot numbers, auctioneer, images, and catalogue metadata into JSON. Use keyword lot search, for-sale categories, catalogue URLs, or lot detail pages — a practical BidSpotter API alternative for Python, Node.js, and MCP workflows on Apify.

For detailed inputs, output examples, API snippets, MCP prompts, and limitations, see the BidSpotter Scraper API guide by Crawloop.

When to use this Actor

Use the BidSpotter Scraper when you need:

• Live lot bids & reserves — currentBid, openingPrice, reserve, totalBids, status
• Catalogue discovery — timed/live auction catalogues with auctioneer and category counts
• Keyword lot search — queries like CNC, forklift, excavator across the marketplace
• Category browse — metalworking, food & beverage, construction, vehicles, farm equipment paths
• Lot enrichment — full description, image gallery, and bid history in details mode
• US + UK coverage — BidSpotter.com (com) or BidSpotter.co.uk (co.uk)

Ideal for machinery dealers, liquidators, asset recovery teams, appraisers, and researchers tracking industrial auction inventory.

Combine with Troostwijk Scraper and Surplex Scraper for a multi-house auction intelligence pipeline.

Used Machinery Auction Pipeline

Input sources                         Extraction                 Output
─────────────────────────────        ──────────────────        ──────────────────

  Keyword search (/search-results) ─► listings (cards)  ──►  bid, reserve, image
  Catalogue URL  (/catalogue-id-…) ─► details (lot PDP) ──►  description, gallery
  For-sale URL   (/for-sale/…)     ─►                      ──►  auctioneer, dates
  Lot URL        (/lot-{uuid})

  Join with Surplex + Troostwijk ──► cross-house price benchmarking

Key Features

• Keyword lot search — searchQueries hit BidSpotter lot search results with bids and reserves.
• Catalogue & for-sale targeting — Scrape specific auction catalogues or industrial category URLs.
• Deep lot enrichment — In details mode, open each lot page for description, images, and bid history.
• Catalogue browser — List current timed/live auctions with auctioneer, dates, and categories.
• Dual site support — North America (com) and UK/Europe (co.uk).
• AWS WAF handling — Camoufox browser + Apify residential proxies (required for reliable runs).
• Structured JSON export — Stable fields for CRM, comps, and monitoring pipelines.

Input Parameters

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
mode	String	"search"	catalogues, catalogue_urls, search, for_sale, or lot_urls.
scrapeMode	String	"listings"	listings for card-level rows or details for lot-page enrichment.
searchQueries	Array	["cnc"]	Keywords for search mode.
startUrls	Array	[]	Catalogue, for-sale, or lot URLs (mode-dependent).
site	String	"com"	com or co.uk.
auctionType	String	""	Optional Timed / Live filter for catalogues mode.
maxCatalogues	Integer	5	Cap catalogues processed (0 = unlimited).
maxPages	Integer	3	Max list pages per source (0 = unlimited).
maxItems	Integer	50	Max dataset rows (0 = unlimited).
concurrency	Integer	2	Parallel detail fetches (1–5).
proxyConfiguration	Object	residential	Apify Proxy — RESIDENTIAL recommended.

Input example — keyword search

{
  "mode": "search",
  "scrapeMode": "listings",
  "searchQueries": ["cnc", "forklift"],
  "site": "com",
  "maxPages": 2,
  "maxItems": 100,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"]
  }
}

Input example — catalogue lots

{
  "mode": "catalogue_urls",
  "scrapeMode": "details",
  "startUrls": [
    {
      "url": "https://www.bidspotter.com/en-us/auction-catalogues/eamagroup/catalogue-id-eama-g11606"
    }
  ],
  "maxPages": 3,
  "maxItems": 50
}

Output fields

Field	Description
type	lot or catalogue
lotId / lotNumber	Lot UUID and display number
catalogueId / auctionId	Catalogue reference and auction UUID
title / description	Lot or catalogue text
openingPrice / currentBid / reserve	Pricing fields
currency / totalBids / lotClosed / status	Bid state
auctionHouse / auctionType / location	Auction context
startDate / endDate	Timing (ISO when available)
imageUrl / images / bidHistory	Media and history
url / searchQuery / scrapedAt	Provenance

Output example

{
  "type": "lot",
  "lotId": "ca989b95-402c-4dae-a2e4-b4970044bef1",
  "lotNumber": "999",
  "catalogueId": "eama-g11606",
  "title": "2021 JCB 8008 CTS 1T MICRO EXCAVATOR",
  "openingPrice": 6900,
  "currentBid": 1200,
  "reserve": 7600,
  "currency": "GBP",
  "totalBids": 3,
  "auctionType": "Timed",
  "auctionHouse": "EAMA Group",
  "url": "https://www.bidspotter.com/en-us/auction-catalogues/eamagroup/catalogue-id-eama-g11606/lot-ca989b95-402c-4dae-a2e4-b4970044bef1",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-08-05T12:00:00Z"
}

Use cases

• Monitor BidSpotter industrial lots for CNC, metalworking, food processing, and material handling
• Benchmark opening prices and reserves across auctioneers
• Feed dealer CRM / sourcing pipelines with structured lot JSON
• Track timed auction endings for bid alerts
• Combine BidSpotter lots with Surplex/Troostwijk for cross-market comps

Integration examples

Node.js

import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

const client = new ApifyClient({ token: process.env.APIFY_TOKEN });
const run = await client.actor('crawloop/bidspotter-scraper').call({
  mode: 'search',
  scrapeMode: 'listings',
  searchQueries: ['cnc'],
  maxItems: 50,
  proxyConfiguration: { useApifyProxy: true, apifyProxyGroups: ['RESIDENTIAL'] },
});
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
console.log(items.slice(0, 5));

Python

from apify_client import ApifyClient

client = ApifyClient("YOUR_TOKEN")
run = client.actor("crawloop/bidspotter-scraper").call(
    run_input={
        "mode": "search",
        "scrapeMode": "listings",
        "searchQueries": ["forklift"],
        "maxItems": 50,
        "proxyConfiguration": {
            "useApifyProxy": True,
            "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"],
        },
    }
)
for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(item.get("title"), item.get("currentBid"), item.get("currency"))

cURL

curl -s -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/crawloop~bidspotter-scraper/runs?token=YOUR_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"mode":"search","searchQueries":["excavator"],"maxItems":20,"proxyConfiguration":{"useApifyProxy":true,"apifyProxyGroups":["RESIDENTIAL"]}}'

MCP and AI assistants

Use this Actor from AI tools via Apify MCP. Connect your Apify account, then call this Actor by its Store ID / name.

Example prompts:

• "Run BidSpotter Scraper for searchQueries CNC and forklift, return the top 20 lots as JSON"
• "Scrape BidSpotter catalogue lots for a given catalogue-id URL in details mode"
• "Chain BidSpotter Scraper then Surplex Scraper to compare industrial auction asking prices"

Suite next step

After BidSpotter lot discovery, enrich European industrial inventory with Surplex Scraper or Troostwijk Scraper for cross-house benchmarking.

FAQ

Is this a BidSpotter API?
No official public API is required. This Actor scrapes publicly available catalogue and lot pages and returns structured JSON for Python, Node.js, and MCP clients.

Why residential proxies?
BidSpotter sits behind AWS WAF. Datacenter IPs often receive Human Verification pages. Use Apify RESIDENTIAL groups.

Catalogue-only vs lots?
mode: catalogues returns auction catalogue cards. Use search, catalogue_urls, or for_sale for lot-level bids and prices.

Does it cover BidSpotter.co.uk?
Yes — set site: "co.uk".

Related Actors

Actor	Role
Surplex Scraper	EU industrial auction lots
Troostwijk Scraper	EU industrial auction lots
BidSpotter Scraper ◄── you are here	Industrial auction lots (US/UK)