# IronPlanet Scraper — Heavy Equipment Auctions & Marketplace-E (`crawloop/ironplanet-scraper`) Actor

Scrape IronPlanet and Marketplace-E heavy equipment listings: prices, make/model/year, hours, serials, GPS, IronClad Assurance, auction dates, and images. Filter by manufacturer, category, or keywords; monitor new inventory and price changes.

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

## Pricing

from $1.50 / 1,000 scraped ironplanet listings

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

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

## What's an Apify Actor?

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and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
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Actors are written with capital "A".

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

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# README

## 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](https://apify.com/crawloop/machineryline-scraper) | [Troostwijk Scraper](https://apify.com/crawloop/troostwijk-scraper) | [Surplex Scraper](https://apify.com/crawloop/surplex-scraper) | [Truck1 Scraper](https://apify.com/crawloop/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](https://apify.com/crawloop/machineryline-scraper). For EU industrial auction lots, use [Troostwijk Scraper](https://apify.com/crawloop/troostwijk-scraper) or [Surplex Scraper](https://apify.com/crawloop/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 |

```json
{
  "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`) |

```json
{
  "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

```javascript
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

```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

```bash
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](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/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](https://apify.com/crawloop/machineryline-scraper), or add industrial auction lots via [Surplex Scraper](https://apify.com/crawloop/surplex-scraper) / [Troostwijk Scraper](https://apify.com/crawloop/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](https://apify.com/crawloop/machineryline-scraper) — EU heavy equipment classifieds
- [Troostwijk Scraper](https://apify.com/crawloop/troostwijk-scraper) — industrial auction lots
- [Surplex Scraper](https://apify.com/crawloop/surplex-scraper) — used machinery auctions
- [Truck1 Scraper](https://apify.com/crawloop/truck1-scraper) — commercial trucks
- [Agriaffaires Scraper](https://apify.com/crawloop/agriaffaires-scraper) — farm equipment

# Actor input Schema

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

Optional RB / IronPlanet search or PDP URLs (e.g. https://www.rbauction.com/heavy-equipment?buyingPlatforms=IronPlanet or https://www.rbauction.com/pdp/14047362). Leave empty to build a search from filters.

## `searchQuery` (type: `string`):

Server-side free-text filter (e.g. Cat 320, excavator, skid steer).

## `platforms` (type: `array`):

IronPlanet weekly auctions and/or Marketplace-E (Buy Now / Make Offer).

## `listingMode` (type: `string`):

active = open / preview / buy-now pending. sold = completed results (public sold UI often limited for IronPlanet-only filters).

## `manufacturer` (type: `string`):

Brand filter as shown on the marketplace (e.g. Cat, John Deere, Komatsu, Kubota, Volvo).

## `categorySlug` (type: `string`):

RB category path slug (e.g. excavator, excavators, wheel-loaders, mini-excavator-6-6t).

## `country` (type: `string`):

Optional location level filter (e.g. USA, CAN, EUR, ASI).

## `buyingFormat` (type: `string`):

Optional format filter (Online Auction, Buy Now, Make Offer, Live Auction, Timed Auction, Sealed Bid).

## `ironCladOnly` (type: `boolean`):

Keep only listings with IronClad Assurance inspection certification.

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

listings = fast SSR card fields. details = also open each PDP for enrichment.

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

Maximum listings to emit (0 = unlimited within max pages). In monitor seed runs this is the fingerprint budget.

## `maxPages` (type: `integer`):

Maximum SSR pages per crawl (~60 listings/page).

## `concurrency` (type: `integer`):

Parallel PDP fetches when runMode=details.

## `monitorMode` (type: `boolean`):

Track new listings and price/status changes via a named Key-Value store. First run seeds fingerprints with no dataset rows.

## `monitorStoreName` (type: `string`):

Apify Key-Value store name for fingerprints (use a distinct name per watch target).

## `resetMonitorState` (type: `boolean`):

Clear fingerprints before this run (forces a new seed).

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

Apify Proxy. Residential recommended for reliability.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "startUrls": [
    {
      "url": "https://www.rbauction.com/heavy-equipment?buyingPlatforms=IronPlanet"
    }
  ],
  "searchQuery": "excavator",
  "platforms": [
    "IronPlanet"
  ],
  "listingMode": "active",
  "manufacturer": "Cat",
  "categorySlug": "excavators",
  "country": "USA",
  "buyingFormat": "Online Auction",
  "ironCladOnly": false,
  "runMode": "listings",
  "maxItems": 100,
  "maxPages": 40,
  "concurrency": 5,
  "monitorMode": false,
  "monitorStoreName": "ironplanet-monitor-state",
  "resetMonitorState": false,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": [
      "RESIDENTIAL"
    ],
    "apifyProxyCountry": "US"
  }
}
```

# Actor output Schema

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

Default dataset items: equipment listings with prices, hours, serials, GPS, and auction fields.

# 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.rbauction.com/heavy-equipment?buyingPlatforms=IronPlanet"
        }
    ],
    "proxyConfiguration": {
        "useApifyProxy": true,
        "apifyProxyGroups": [
            "RESIDENTIAL"
        ],
        "apifyProxyCountry": "US"
    }
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("crawloop/ironplanet-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.rbauction.com/heavy-equipment?buyingPlatforms=IronPlanet" }],
    "proxyConfiguration": {
        "useApifyProxy": True,
        "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"],
        "apifyProxyCountry": "US",
    },
}

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

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"])
for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).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.rbauction.com/heavy-equipment?buyingPlatforms=IronPlanet"
    }
  ],
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": [
      "RESIDENTIAL"
    ],
    "apifyProxyCountry": "US"
  }
}' |
apify call crawloop/ironplanet-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "mcp-remote",
                "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=crawloop/ironplanet-scraper",
                "--header",
                "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_TOKEN>"
            ]
        }
    }
}

```

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/4Z1BN8FJ682hvnNhG/builds/0lFsD8qC9OOBRHWXQ/openapi.json