IronPlanet Scraper — Heavy Equipment Auctions & Marketplace-E

Crawloop Used Machinery Suite — US online auction inventory (IronPlanet + Marketplace-E) with prices, hours, serials, GPS, and IronClad flags. Pair with Machineryline / Troostwijk / Surplex for EU comps.

Machineryline (EU)	Troostwijk	Surplex	Truck1	IronPlanet
Machineryline Scraper	Troostwijk Scraper	Surplex Scraper	Truck1 Scraper	IronPlanet Scraper ◄── you are here

Disclaimer: Unofficial tool — not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by IronPlanet, Ritchie Bros., RB Global, Marketplace-E, or their brands. Data is read from publicly accessible pages only. You are responsible for complying with applicable law and site terms. No warranty on accuracy or availability.

What this IronPlanet scraper does

This IronPlanet scraper extracts heavy equipment auction and Marketplace-E listings into clean JSON on Apify — an IronPlanet API alternative for dealers, appraisers, fleet buyers, and data teams. Pull start / buy-now price, make, model, year, hours, serial number, GPS coordinates, IronClad Assurance, auction end time, location, and images. Run from Python, Node.js, cURL, or MCP / AI assistants and export the dataset to CSV / Excel without manual browsing.

Use listings for fast catalog pulls or details for PDP enrichment. Enable monitorMode with an Apify Schedule to track new inventory and price changes.

When to use

• Scrape IronPlanet weekly online auctions for excavators, loaders, dozers, trucks, cranes, and agricultural equipment
• Pull Marketplace-E Buy Now / Make Offer inventory alongside IronPlanet lots
• Filter by manufacturer (Cat, John Deere, Komatsu), category slug, IronClad-only, or free-text keywords
• Build appraisal / remarketing comps with hours, serials, and location
• Monitor a category or brand daily for new listings and price moves

When not to use: if you only need European dealer boards, start with Machineryline Scraper. For EU industrial auction lots, use Troostwijk Scraper or Surplex Scraper.

Used machinery auction pipeline

US online auctions                         EU enrichment
─────────────────                          ─────────────

  IronPlanet Scraper ◄── you are here
       │ IronPlanet + Marketplace-E lots, GPS, IronClad
       ▼
  Machineryline / Truck1 ───────────────► EU asking prices & contacts
  Troostwijk / Surplex ─────────────────► EU auction lots & bids

  Join by make + model + year ──► comps, sourcing, residual checks

Key features

• IronPlanet + Marketplace-E — one Actor for weekly online auctions and 24/7 marketplace formats
• Heavy equipment auction data — price, make/model/year, hours/miles, serial, GPS, IronClad, auction dates, features, images
• Filters — platforms, manufacturer, category SEO slug, country, buying format, IronClad-only, freeText keywords
• Two run modes — listings (fast) and details (PDP enrichment)
• Monitor mode — seed fingerprints, then emit only new / price_change rows
• HTTP-first — curl_cffi Chrome TLS (no headless browser overhead); Apify Residential (US) recommended

Input

Field	Type	Default	Description
startUrls	Array	IronPlanet heavy-equipment sample	Search or PDP URLs
searchQuery	String	—	Server-side freeText keywords
platforms	Array	["IronPlanet"]	IronPlanet and/or Marketplace-E
listingMode	String	active	active or sold (best-effort)
manufacturer	String	—	e.g. Cat, Komatsu
categorySlug	String	—	e.g. excavators, mini-excavator-6-6t
ironCladOnly	Boolean	false	Keep IronClad Assurance only
runMode	String	listings	listings or details
maxItems	Integer	100	Emit budget
maxPages	Integer	40	Pages (~60 listings/page)
monitorMode	Boolean	false	Delta tracking via named KV store
proxyConfiguration	Object	US Residential prefill	Apify proxy settings

{
  "platforms": ["IronPlanet", "Marketplace-E"],
  "listingMode": "active",
  "manufacturer": "Cat",
  "categorySlug": "excavators",
  "searchQuery": "320",
  "ironCladOnly": true,
  "runMode": "listings",
  "maxItems": 200,
  "maxPages": 10,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"],
    "apifyProxyCountry": "US"
  }
}

With monitorMode: true, the first run seeds fingerprints and writes no dataset rows. Later scheduled runs emit only changeType: "new" or "price_change".

Output

Field	Description
id / itemNumber	Equipment item id
title / make / model / year	Equipment identity
price / currency / startPrice	Best available price fields
hours / serialNumber	Usage + serial when published
buyingPlatform / buyingFormat / listingStatus	Channel metadata
ironCladAssurance	IronClad inspection flag
latitude / longitude / location	GPS + place
auctionName / auctionEndAt	Sale event timing
url / images	Links and photos
changeType	Present in monitor mode (new / price_change)

{
  "id": "15608209",
  "itemNumber": "15608209",
  "title": "2020 Hitachi EX1200-7B Front Shovel",
  "make": "Hitachi",
  "model": "EX1200-7B",
  "year": 2020,
  "price": 214000,
  "currency": "USD",
  "startPrice": 214000,
  "hours": null,
  "serialNumber": "ExampleSerial",
  "buyingPlatform": "IronPlanet",
  "buyingFormat": "Online Auction",
  "listingStatus": "Preview",
  "ironCladAssurance": true,
  "location": "Wilmington, OH, USA",
  "latitude": 39.4453,
  "longitude": -83.8283,
  "auctionName": "Weekly Online Auction",
  "url": "https://www.rbauction.com/pdp/15608209",
  "imageUrl": "https://cdn.ironpla.net/i/example.jpg",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-08-05T12:00:00Z"
}

Use cases

1. Dealer sourcing — daily IronPlanet excavator / loader pulls by brand and region
2. Appraisal comps — hours + year + model snapshots for residual checks
3. Fleet remarketing — compare Marketplace-E Buy Now asks to auction start prices
4. Inventory monitors — schedule the Actor and emit only new / price-change rows
5. Cross-market joins — match make/model/year against Machineryline or Troostwijk exports

Integration examples

Node.js

import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

const client = new ApifyClient({ token: process.env.APIFY_TOKEN });
const run = await client.actor('crawloop/ironplanet-scraper').call({
  platforms: ['IronPlanet'],
  manufacturer: 'Cat',
  categorySlug: 'excavators',
  maxItems: 100,
  runMode: 'listings',
});
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
console.log(items.slice(0, 5));

Python

from apify_client import ApifyClient

client = ApifyClient(token)
run = client.actor("crawloop/ironplanet-scraper").call(
    run_input={
        "platforms": ["IronPlanet", "Marketplace-E"],
        "ironCladOnly": True,
        "maxItems": 100,
        "runMode": "listings",
    }
)
for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(item["title"], item.get("price"), item.get("buyingPlatform"))

cURL

curl "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/crawloop~ironplanet-scraper/runs?token=$APIFY_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"platforms":["IronPlanet"],"manufacturer":"Cat","maxItems":50}'

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 (crawloop/ironplanet-scraper).

Example prompts:

• "Run the IronPlanet scraper for Cat excavators with IronClad only and return the top 25 rows as JSON"
• "Scrape Marketplace-E and IronPlanet wheel loaders in the USA and summarize median start price by year"
• "Chain IronPlanet Scraper then Machineryline Scraper for Cat 320 comps across US auctions and EU dealer stock"

Suite next step

After IronPlanet pulls, enrich European asking prices and contacts with Machineryline Scraper, or add industrial auction lots via Surplex Scraper / Troostwijk Scraper.

FAQ

Is this an official IronPlanet API?
No. It is an unofficial IronPlanet API alternative that reads publicly available listing pages and returns structured JSON for your own analysis workflows.

What can I scrape with this IronPlanet scraper?
Active IronPlanet and Marketplace-E heavy equipment listings: prices, specs, hours, serials, GPS, IronClad flags, auction metadata, and images. Optional listingMode: "sold" is best-effort.

IronPlanet vs Marketplace-E?
IronPlanet is the weekly online auction channel; Marketplace-E is the 24/7 Buy Now / Make Offer marketplace. Select either or both under platforms.

Do I need a headless browser?
No. The Actor uses HTTP with Chrome TLS impersonation (curl_cffi). Residential proxies improve reliability.

Can I get sold hammer prices?
listingMode: "sold" is best-effort. Public sold filters often rewrite to the broader Ritchie Bros network; prefer active IronPlanet/Marketplace-E inventory for reliable platform-scoped pulls.

How do I export results?
Download the Apify dataset as JSON, CSV, or Excel, or pull items via the Apify API / client in Python or Node.js.

Related Actors

• Machineryline Scraper — EU heavy equipment classifieds
• Troostwijk Scraper — industrial auction lots
• Surplex Scraper — used machinery auctions
• Truck1 Scraper — commercial trucks
• Agriaffaires Scraper — farm equipment