# DOTmed Scraper — Used Medical Equipment Listings (`crawloop/dotmed-scraper`) Actor

Scrape DOTmed new & used medical equipment: imaging, surgical, lab, auctions. Get asking prices, condition, manufacturer, model, seller, specs and images. Category, keyword or PDP — DOTmed API alternative.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/crawloop/dotmed-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Andrej Kiva](https://apify.com/crawloop) (community)
- **Categories:** E-commerce, Lead generation, AI
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $1.25 / 1,000 scraped dotmed listings

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.
Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event

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For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## DOTmed Scraper — Used Medical Equipment Listings

> **Disclaimer:** Unofficial tool for publicly accessible DOTmed marketplace pages. Not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by DOTmed.com, Inc. Trademarks belong to their respective owners.
>
> For informational and research use only (market research, dealer intelligence, inventory monitoring, pricing workflows). You are responsible for compliance with applicable laws, site terms, and your organization policies.
>
> No warranty as to accuracy, completeness, or continued availability of third-party data.

> **Crawloop Medical & Lab Suite** — NA clinical marketplace plus EU clinical and lab inventory.

| Labexchange (lab) | Bimedis (clinical EU) | DOTmed (clinical NA) |
| :--- | :--- | :--- |
| [Labexchange Scraper](https://apify.com/crawloop/labexchange-scraper) | [Bimedis Scraper](https://apify.com/crawloop/bimedis-scraper) | **DOTmed Scraper** ◄── you are here |

This **DOTmed scraper** (DOTmed API alternative) extracts **new and used medical equipment** listings into clean JSON on Apify — asking prices, condition, manufacturer, model, seller, specs, and images. Pull imaging, surgical, laboratory, cardiology, ultrasound, and related categories via category browse, keyword search, newest feed, auctions, or direct listing URLs. Run from **Python**, **Node.js**, **cURL**, or **MCP** / AI assistants and export the dataset to CSV / Excel.

Built for **medical equipment dealers**, **hospital procurement**, **appraisers**, and **market-data teams** who need North America–heavy secondary-market price comps.

### When to use this Actor

Use the **DOTmed Scraper** when you need:

- **Used medical equipment prices** — asking price + currency from public DOTmed listings
- **Brand / model comps** — Voluson, LOGIQ, Epiq, Siemens, Philips, Medtronic and similar when listed
- **Condition & stock flags** — Used / New / Refurbished, qty available, in stock
- **Auctions & private sales** — bid-now amounts, time left, sale ids
- **Full PDP enrichment** — specification table, description, image gallery, public seller fields
- **Keyword discovery** — search across hundreds of thousands of equipment listings

Ideal for dealer sourcing, procurement shortlists, valuation comps, and scheduled inventory monitors.

### When not to use this Actor

- **European clinical marketplace only** — start with [Bimedis Scraper](https://apify.com/crawloop/bimedis-scraper)
- **European lab warehouse stock** — start with [Labexchange Scraper](https://apify.com/crawloop/labexchange-scraper)
- **Bulk personal contact harvesting** — prefer public seller name / company / profile URL; phones may appear on some PDPs but are not the product intent

### Data pipeline

```
Input                              Mode                         Output
─────────────────────────         ────────────────────         ──────────────────────────

  Category / newest / search ──►   listings (fast cards)  ──►  title, price, seller, URL
  Keyword search             ──►   details  (full PDP)   ──►  specs, gallery, condition
  Direct listing / auction   ──►                           ──►  seller, location, images
  categories[] / listingFormat

  Join by manufacturer+model ──►   comps & inventory alerts
```

### Key features

- **Two extraction modes** — `listings` for cheap card-level catalogs; `details` for specs, seller, gallery
- **25 equipment categories** — Imaging, Surgical, Laboratory, Cardiology, and more
- **Category hub expansion** — auto-discovers subcategories when a top-level browse hub is auction-heavy
- **Keyword search** — brand/model discovery (e.g. Voluson, LOGIQ E9)
- **Listing formats** — fixed-price, auction, private sale, or all
- **Pagination controls** — `pageSize` 15–100 and `maxPagesPerUrl` for predictable run size
- **Streaming dataset** — rows appear while the run progresses; dedupe by listing id
- **Lightweight HTTP** — Chrome TLS fingerprinting; **residential proxy recommended** on Apify cloud (Cloudflare)

### Input parameters

| Parameter | Type | Default | Description |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| `startUrls` | Array | newest feed | Browse, search, listing, or auction URLs |
| `categories` | Array | `imaging` | Used when startUrls empty and no keyword |
| `searchKeyword` | String | — | Brand/model keyword (e.g. Voluson) |
| `listingFormat` | String | `"all"` | `all`, `listing`, `auction`, or `private_sale` |
| `runMode` | String | `"details"` | `listings` or `details` |
| `expandSubcategories` | Boolean | `true` | Expand category hubs into leaf browse URLs |
| `maxItems` | Integer | `50` | Max rows (`0` = unlimited) |
| `maxPagesPerUrl` | Integer | `3` | Pagination depth (`0` = until exhausted) |
| `pageSize` | Integer | `15` | Results per page (15–100) |
| `concurrencyLimit` | Integer | `5` | Parallel PDP workers (1–20) |
| `proxyConfiguration` | Object | residential | Prefer Apify **RESIDENTIAL** for cloud runs |

#### Input example — newest listings

```json
{
  "startUrls": [{ "url": "https://www.dotmed.com/equipment/newest" }],
  "runMode": "listings",
  "maxItems": 50,
  "maxPagesPerUrl": 3,
  "pageSize": 15,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"]
  }
}
```

#### Input example — keyword details

```json
{
  "searchKeyword": "Voluson",
  "runMode": "details",
  "listingFormat": "listing",
  "maxItems": 30,
  "maxPagesPerUrl": 2,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"]
  }
}
```

#### Input example — imaging category (with hub expansion)

```json
{
  "categories": ["imaging"],
  "expandSubcategories": true,
  "listingFormat": "all",
  "runMode": "listings",
  "maxItems": 100,
  "maxPagesPerUrl": 2
}
```

### Output format

| Field | Description |
| :--- | :--- |
| `listingId`, `url`, `title` | Identity |
| `manufacturer`, `model`, `equipmentType`, `category` | Taxonomy |
| `price`, `priceCurrency`, `priceText` | Asking / bid price |
| `condition`, `quantityAvailable`, `inStock` | Condition context |
| `listingType`, `isAuction`, `bidCloses`, `timeLeft` | Sale format |
| `seller`, `sellerCompany`, `sellerName`, `sellerUrl` | Public seller fields |
| `location`, `country` | Logistics |
| `description`, `specifications` | PDP enrichment |
| `mainImage`, `images` | Gallery |
| `scrapedAt` | UTC timestamp |

#### Example record (details mode)

```json
{
  "listingId": "5828428",
  "url": "https://www.dotmed.com/listing/other/medtronic/8670055/55mm-cannulated-tap-instrument/5828428",
  "title": "For Sale MEDTRONIC 8670055 5.5mm Cannulated Tap Instrument",
  "manufacturer": "MEDTRONIC",
  "model": "8670055",
  "equipmentType": "Other",
  "condition": "Used - Good",
  "price": 195,
  "priceCurrency": "USD",
  "listingType": "listing",
  "isAuction": false,
  "seller": "SHREE INC",
  "location": "IL, USA",
  "country": "US",
  "inStock": "Yes",
  "quantityAvailable": "1",
  "specifications": {
    "Condition": "Used - Good",
    "Brand": "MEDTRONIC",
    "Type": "Other",
    "Model": "8670055",
    "Height": "10 inches",
    "Length": "5 inches",
    "Width": "15 inches"
  },
  "mainImage": "https://images.dotmed.com/images/listingpics2/5/8/2/8/5828428.jpg",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-08-08T10:04:00Z"
}
```

### Use cases

1. **Dealer price comps** — scrape DOTmed ultrasound / CT / MRI by brand and compare asking prices
2. **Hospital procurement shortlists** — filter in-stock listings by condition and category
3. **Auction monitoring** — schedule auction / private-sale pulls with bid-now and time left
4. **Cross-market comps** — chain with Bimedis for EU vs NA secondary pricing
5. **Inventory alerts** — recurring keyword runs for target models into CSV / Sheets

### Integration examples

#### Node.js

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

const client = new ApifyClient({ token: process.env.APIFY_TOKEN });
const run = await client.actor('crawloop/dotmed-scraper').call({
  searchKeyword: 'Voluson',
  runMode: 'details',
  maxItems: 25,
  proxyConfiguration: {
    useApifyProxy: true,
    apifyProxyGroups: ['RESIDENTIAL'],
  },
});
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
console.log(items.slice(0, 5));
```

#### Python

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

client = ApifyClient(token)
run = client.actor("crawloop/dotmed-scraper").call(
    run_input={
        "categories": ["imaging"],
        "runMode": "listings",
        "maxItems": 50,
        "proxyConfiguration": {
            "useApifyProxy": True,
            "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"],
        },
    }
)
for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(item.get("title"), item.get("price"), item.get("priceCurrency"))
```

#### cURL

```bash
curl "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/crawloop~dotmed-scraper/runs?token=$APIFY_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"startUrls":[{"url":"https://www.dotmed.com/equipment/newest"}],"runMode":"listings","maxItems":50,"proxyConfiguration":{"useApifyProxy":true,"apifyProxyGroups":["RESIDENTIAL"]}}'
```

### MCP and AI assistants

Use this Actor from AI tools via [Apify MCP](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/mcp). Connect your Apify account, then call this Actor by its Store ID / name (`crawloop/dotmed-scraper`).

Example prompts:

- "Run the DOTmed scraper for keyword Voluson, details mode, max 30, return title, manufacturer, price, condition as JSON"
- "Scrape DOTmed newest equipment listings and summarize median asking price by manufacturer"
- "Chain DOTmed Scraper then Bimedis Scraper for NA vs EU ultrasound price comps"

### Suite next step

After DOTmed NA clinical listings, compare EU clinical inventory with [Bimedis Scraper](https://apify.com/crawloop/bimedis-scraper), or enrich European lab stock via [Labexchange Scraper](https://apify.com/crawloop/labexchange-scraper).

### FAQ

#### Is this an official DOTmed API?

No. It is an unofficial **DOTmed API alternative** that reads publicly available listing pages and returns structured JSON for analysis workflows.

#### Can I scrape used medical equipment prices with Python or Node.js?

Yes. Call `crawloop/dotmed-scraper` via the Apify client (Python / Node.js), cURL, Console, or MCP — then export the dataset.

#### Why do some category hubs return mostly auctions?

DOTmed top-level browse hubs often prioritize live auctions. Enable **Expand category hubs** (default) to crawl leaf subcategories that carry fixed-price inventory, or use **Search keyword** / **Newest** start URLs.

#### Listings vs details — which mode should I use?

Use **listings** for fast catalog / price discovery. Use **details** when you need specs, full description, seller profile fields, and image galleries.

#### Do I need a proxy?

On Apify cloud, **RESIDENTIAL** proxy is recommended. Datacenter IPs often hit Cloudflare 403/429; the Actor retries and rotates sessions when configured.

# Actor input Schema

## `startUrls` (type: `array`):

Browse, search, newest, listing or auction URLs. If empty, categories or searchKeyword are used.

## `categories` (type: `array`):

Used when startUrls is empty and no searchKeyword is set. Top-level hubs auto-expand into subcategories when needed.

## `searchKeyword` (type: `string`):

Brand/model keyword (e.g. Voluson, LOGIQ E9, Philips Epiq).

## `listingFormat` (type: `string`):

Keep fixed-price listings, auctions, private sales, or all card types found on result pages.

## `runMode` (type: `string`):

listings = fast card-level data. details = open each listing/auction page for specs, seller, gallery.

## `expandSubcategories` (type: `boolean`):

When a category browse hub mostly shows auctions, discover and crawl its subcategories (recommended).

## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

Maximum listings to return. 0 = unlimited.

## `maxPagesPerUrl` (type: `integer`):

Pagination depth (offset pages). 0 = until exhausted or empty streak.

## `pageSize` (type: `integer`):

DOTmed page size (15–100).

## `concurrencyLimit` (type: `integer`):

Parallel detail-page workers.

## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`):

Recommended for Apify cloud runs. Use RESIDENTIAL — datacenter IPs often get Cloudflare challenges.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "startUrls": [
    {
      "url": "https://www.dotmed.com/equipment/newest"
    }
  ],
  "categories": [
    "imaging"
  ],
  "listingFormat": "all",
  "runMode": "details",
  "expandSubcategories": true,
  "maxItems": 50,
  "maxPagesPerUrl": 3,
  "pageSize": 15,
  "concurrencyLimit": 5,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": [
      "RESIDENTIAL"
    ]
  }
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

Default dataset items.

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "startUrls": [
        {
            "url": "https://www.dotmed.com/equipment/newest"
        }
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("crawloop/dotmed-scraper").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = { "startUrls": [{ "url": "https://www.dotmed.com/equipment/newest" }] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("crawloop/dotmed-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "startUrls": [
    {
      "url": "https://www.dotmed.com/equipment/newest"
    }
  ]
}' |
apify call crawloop/dotmed-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,crawloop/dotmed-scraper"
        }
    }
}

```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/8tOAomZsiiZyKKirH/builds/Ru6YvXWesyjFk1Uuc/openapi.json