# Ritchie Bros Auction Scraper - Lots & Sold Prices (`crawloop/rbauction-scraper`) Actor Scrape Ritchie Bros auction lots and sold hammer prices from rbauction.com: make, model, year, hours, serials, GPS, and auction events. Filter by brand or category; monitor new lots. Export via API, Python, Node, or MCP. - **URL**: https://apify.com/crawloop/rbauction-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [Andrej Kiva](https://apify.com/crawloop) (community) - **Categories:** E-commerce, Automation, Developer tools - **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 ritchie bros 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 ## What's an Apify Actor? Actors are web data automations that power AI and operations. They run on the Apify platform to scrape websites, process data, connect APIs, and automate workflows. In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours, and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store. In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server. Actors are written with capital "A". ## How to integrate an Actor? If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects. You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready. The best way to integrate Actors is as follows. - **AI agents and MCP clients** — the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/integrations/mcp.md) at `https://mcp.apify.com` (remote, streamable HTTP, OAuth on first use). - **Agentic workflows and local Actor development** — [Agent Skills](https://apify.com/.well-known/agent-skills/index.json) with the [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): `npm install -g apify-cli`, then `apify login`. - **JavaScript/TypeScript projects** — the official [JS/TS client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md): `npm install apify-client`. - **Python projects** — the official [Python client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md): `pip install apify-client`. - **Any other language** — the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md). For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below. For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt). # README ## Ritchie Bros Auction Scraper — Heavy Equipment Lots & Sold Prices > **Crawloop Used Machinery Suite** — US Ritchie Bros / RB Auction live-timed lots and sold hammer prices with make/model/year, hours, serials, GPS, and auction events. Pair with Machineryline / Troostwijk / Surplex for EU comps. | Machineryline (EU) | Troostwijk | Surplex | Truck1 | Ritchie Bros | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | [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) | Ritchie Bros Auction Scraper ◄── you are here | > **Disclaimer:** Unofficial tool — not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by Ritchie Bros., RB Global, IronPlanet, Marketplace-E, GovPlanet, TruckPlanet, 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 Ritchie Bros scraper does This **Ritchie Bros auction scraper** (rbauction scraper) extracts heavy equipment lots into clean JSON on Apify — an **RB Auction API alternative** for dealers, appraisers, fleet buyers, and data teams. Pull active live/timed auction inventory or **sold listings with hammer prices**, plus make, model, year, hours, serial number, GPS, auction event, 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 lots** and **price changes**. ### When to use - Scrape Ritchie Bros regional auctions for excavators, loaders, dozers, trucks, cranes, and agricultural equipment - Build **sold price comps** / residual models from hammer prices (make + model + year + hours) - Filter by manufacturer (`Cat`, `John Deere`, `Komatsu`), category slug, country, year range, or free-text keywords - Include optional network channels: IronPlanet, Marketplace-E, GovPlanet, TruckPlanet - Monitor a category or brand daily for new inventory and price moves **When not to use:** for 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 auction hub EU enrichment ───────────── ───────────── Ritchie Bros Auction Scraper ◄── you are here │ Live/timed lots + sold hammer prices ▼ IronPlanet / Marketplace-E ──────────────► Online weekly + Buy Now Machineryline / Truck1 ─────────────────► EU asking prices & contacts Troostwijk / Surplex ───────────────────► EU auction lots & bids Join by make + model + year ──► comps, sourcing, residual checks ``` ### Key features - **Active + sold** — upcoming / open lots and historical hammer prices on one Actor - **Heavy equipment auction data** — price, make/model/year, hours/miles, serial, GPS, auction dates, features, images - **Platform filters** — Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers (default), IronPlanet, Marketplace-E, GovPlanet, TruckPlanet - **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 | RB heavy-equipment sample | Search or PDP URLs | | `searchQuery` | String | — | Server-side `freeText` keywords | | `platforms` | Array | `["Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers"]` | Network channels | | `listingMode` | String | `active` | `active` or `sold` | | `manufacturer` | String | — | e.g. `Cat`, `Komatsu` | | `categorySlug` | String | — | e.g. `excavators`, `truck-tractors` | | `country` | String | — | e.g. `USA`, `CAN` | | `yearMin` / `yearMax` | Integer | — | Client-side year filter | | `ironCladOnly` | Boolean | `false` | 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": ["Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers"], "listingMode": "sold", "manufacturer": "Cat", "categorySlug": "excavators", "yearMin": 2018, "searchQuery": "336", "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` / `soldPrice` / `startPrice` / `currency` | Best available + sold / start 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": "15557234", "itemNumber": "15557234", "title": "2023 Cat 336 Tracked Excavator", "make": "Cat", "model": "336", "year": 2023, "price": 100, "currency": "USD", "hours": 2309, "serialNumber": "CAT00336HRDL10178", "buyingPlatform": "Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers", "buyingFormat": "Timed Auction", "listingStatus": "New", "location": "Perris, CA, USA", "latitude": 33.8217, "longitude": -117.204, "auctionName": "California Regional Auction, USA - Aug 05, 2026", "url": "https://www.rbauction.com/pdp/15557234", "scrapedAt": "2026-08-07T12:00:00Z" } ``` ### Use cases 1. **Valuation comps** — sold Cat / Komatsu excavators by year and hours 2. **Dealer sourcing** — upcoming regional auction lots by brand and state 3. **Fleet remarketing** — compare hammer history to asking prices elsewhere 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/rbauction-scraper').call({ platforms: ['Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers'], listingMode: 'sold', 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/rbauction-scraper").call( run_input={ "platforms": ["Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers"], "listingMode": "active", "manufacturer": "Cat", "maxItems": 100, "runMode": "listings", } ) for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items(): print(item["title"], item.get("price"), item.get("auctionName")) ``` #### cURL ```bash curl "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/crawloop~rbauction-scraper/runs?token=$APIFY_TOKEN" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{"platforms":["Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers"],"listingMode":"sold","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/rbauction-scraper`). Example prompts: - "Run the Ritchie Bros auction scraper for sold Cat excavators from 2018+ and return the top 25 rows as JSON" - "Scrape upcoming Ritchie Bros timed auction lots in the USA for Komatsu wheel loaders and summarize median start price by year" - "Chain Ritchie Bros Auction Scraper then Machineryline Scraper for Cat 320 comps across US auctions and EU dealer stock" ### Suite next step After Ritchie Bros 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 Ritchie Bros API?**\ No. It is an unofficial Ritchie Bros / RB Auction / rbauction.com API alternative that reads publicly available listing pages and returns structured JSON for your own analysis workflows. **What can I scrape with this Ritchie Bros scraper?**\ Active network lots and sold auction results: hammer prices, specs, hours, serials, GPS, auction metadata, and images. Default platform is Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers (~80k+ active; 1M+ sold publicly indexed). **Active vs sold?**\ `listingMode: "active"` returns open / preview / new inventory. `listingMode: "sold"` returns completed results; sold cards often expose the hammer price in `soldPrice` / `price`. **Do I need a headless browser?**\ No. The Actor uses HTTP with Chrome TLS impersonation (`curl_cffi`). Residential proxies improve reliability. **Can I scrape with Python or Node.js?**\ Yes — use the Apify client examples above, or call the Actor from MCP / AI assistants. **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 rbauction.com search or PDP URLs (e.g. https://www.rbauction.com/heavy-equipment or https://www.rbauction.com/pdp/15557234). Leave empty to build a search from filters. ## `searchQuery` (type: `string`): Server-side free-text filter (e.g. Cat 320, excavator, dump truck). ## `platforms` (type: `array`): Ritchie Bros network channels. Default is Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers (live/timed regional auctions). ## `listingMode` (type: `string`): active = open / preview / new lots. sold = completed auction results with hammer prices (~1M+ public comps). ## `manufacturer` (type: `string`): Brand filter as shown on the marketplace (e.g. Cat, John Deere, Komatsu, Volvo, Freightliner). ## `categorySlug` (type: `string`): RB category path slug (e.g. excavators, wheel-loaders, truck-tractors, mini-excavator-6-6t). ## `country` (type: `string`): Optional location level filter (e.g. USA, CAN, EUR, ASI). ## `yearMin` (type: `integer`): Client-side year filter (inclusive). ## `yearMax` (type: `integer`): Client-side year filter (inclusive). ## `buyingFormat` (type: `string`): Optional format filter (Live Auction, Timed Auction, Online Auction, Buy Now, Make Offer, 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 (US) recommended for reliability. ## Actor input object example ```json { "startUrls": [ { "url": "https://www.rbauction.com/heavy-equipment?buyingPlatforms=Ritchie%20Bros.%20Auctioneers" } ], "searchQuery": "excavator", "platforms": [ "Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers" ], "listingMode": "active", "manufacturer": "Cat", "categorySlug": "excavators", "country": "USA", "yearMin": 2018, "yearMax": 2024, "buyingFormat": "Timed Auction", "ironCladOnly": false, "runMode": "listings", "maxItems": 100, "maxPages": 40, "concurrency": 5, "monitorMode": false, "monitorStoreName": "rbauction-monitor-state", "resetMonitorState": false, "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true, "apifyProxyGroups": [ "RESIDENTIAL" ], "apifyProxyCountry": "US" } } ``` # Actor output Schema ## `results` (type: `string`): Default dataset items: equipment lots 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 '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = { "startUrls": [ { "url": "https://www.rbauction.com/heavy-equipment?buyingPlatforms=Ritchie%20Bros.%20Auctioneers" } ], "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true, "apifyProxyGroups": [ "RESIDENTIAL" ], "apifyProxyCountry": "US" } }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("crawloop/rbauction-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 '' with your token. client = ApifyClient("") # Prepare the Actor input run_input = { "startUrls": [{ "url": "https://www.rbauction.com/heavy-equipment?buyingPlatforms=Ritchie%20Bros.%20Auctioneers" }], "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": True, "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"], "apifyProxyCountry": "US", }, } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("crawloop/rbauction-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.rbauction.com/heavy-equipment?buyingPlatforms=Ritchie%20Bros.%20Auctioneers" } ], "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true, "apifyProxyGroups": [ "RESIDENTIAL" ], "apifyProxyCountry": "US" } }' | apify call crawloop/rbauction-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "type": "http", "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,crawloop/rbauction-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 ` 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/h7ZHlhfgq0Pz7j3Pc/builds/4Jvfgnloxj97YmPNi/openapi.json