# Row52 Scraper — Junkyard Inventory, VINs & Yard Rows (`crawloop/row52-scraper`) Actor

Scrape Row52 junkyard inventory. Extract VIN, year, make, model, yard, row, and the date a donor car was added. Monitor mode returns only new arrivals and row moves.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/crawloop/row52-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Andrej Kiva](https://apify.com/crawloop) (community)
- **Categories:** E-commerce, Lead generation, Automation
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $2.40 / 1,000 vehicles

This Actor is paid per event and usage. You are charged both the fixed price for specific events and for Apify platform usage.
Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have.

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

## What's an Apify Actor?

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For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## Row52 Scraper — Junkyard Inventory, VINs & Yard Rows

> **Disclaimer:** Unofficial tool — not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by Row52, LLC or its affiliates. Data is read from publicly accessible vehicle search, vehicle detail, and yard directory pages only. No login. You are responsible for complying with applicable law (including GDPR where personal data appears) and the site’s terms. No warranty on accuracy or availability. Provided for informational and research use.

> **Contact-data controls:** Yard phone and email are omitted unless you turn on `includePhones` or `includeEmails`. Enable them only for numbers already published on the public yard record and only when you have a lawful basis.

Scrape **Row52 junkyard inventory**: donor cars at self-service yards, with **VIN**, year, make, model, **yard**, **row**, and the date the car was added. Optional vehicle details add engine, transmission, trim, color, and barcode.

**Monitor mode** is built for a schedule. The first run stores the VINs it sees and still returns those rows. Later runs save only **new arrivals** and **row moves**.

**Best for:** parts pullers watching a make and model, yard intake tracking, and donor-car lists before a priced-parts lookup.

> **Crawloop US Salvage Suite** — junkyard rows, then auction lots, then priced used parts.

| Row52 | Pick-n-Pull | Copart | IAAI | Car-Part | PartsHotlines |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Row52 Scraper ◄── you are here | [Pick-n-Pull Scraper](https://apify.com/crawloop/picknpull-scraper) | [Copart Scraper](https://apify.com/crawloop/copart-scraper) | [IAAI Scraper](https://apify.com/crawloop/iaai-scraper) | [Car-Part Scraper](https://apify.com/crawloop/car-part-scraper) | [PartsHotlines Scraper](https://apify.com/crawloop/partshotlines-scraper) |

> **Auto parts suite** — locate the donor car, price the used part, then compare a new US or EUR catalog price.

| Actor | What it returns |
| :--- | :--- |
| Row52 Scraper ◄── you are here | Junkyard donor cars: VIN, yard, row |
| [Pick-n-Pull Scraper](https://apify.com/crawloop/picknpull-scraper) | Self-service yard inventory: VIN, row |
| [PartsHotlines Scraper](https://apify.com/crawloop/partshotlines-scraper) | Used part price, grade, and yard |
| [CarParts.com Scraper](https://apify.com/crawloop/carparts-com-scraper) | US aftermarket price and catalog status |
| [Oscaro Scraper](https://apify.com/crawloop/oscaro-scraper) | French catalog price in EUR |

### When to use this Actor

- **Find a donor car** — Search by make, model, and year and get the VIN, yard, and row.
- **Watch new arrivals** — Schedule monitor mode. Charge only happens for cars that were not in the last run, and for a car that moved to a different row.
- **One yard** — Set `locationId` to stay on a single facility, or switch `searchMode` to `yards` for the directory.
- **One VIN** — Pass `vin` when you already have the number and want the public vehicle record.

This Actor reads inventory location. For asking price, grade, and stock, run [PartsHotlines Scraper](https://apify.com/crawloop/partshotlines-scraper) or [Car-Part Scraper](https://apify.com/crawloop/car-part-scraper). For the same donor on the Pick-n-Pull network, run [Pick-n-Pull Scraper](https://apify.com/crawloop/picknpull-scraper). For a new catalog price, run [CarParts.com Scraper](https://apify.com/crawloop/carparts-com-scraper) or [Oscaro Scraper](https://apify.com/crawloop/oscaro-scraper).

### Key features

- Make and model names resolved against the live catalog, or pass `makeId` and `modelId`
- Year, ZIP radius, yard id, photo-only filter, and sort by date added
- About 30 vehicles per search page, capped by `maxItems` and `maxPages`
- Vehicle details (engine, transmission, trim, color, barcode) when you ask for them
- Monitor state in a named key-value store, one store per watch
- Direct HTTP by default, 256 MB. No login

### Input

| Field | Required | Default | What it does |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| `make` | No | Acura | Catalog make. Empty reads the newest arrivals |
| `model` | No | MDX | Catalog model for that make |
| `year` | No | empty | Year or a range such as `2010-2015` |
| `vin` | No | empty | One vehicle. Ignores make and model |
| `zipCode` / `distance` | No | empty / 0 | Radius in miles around a ZIP or postal code |
| `locationId` | No | 0 | One yard. 0 means every yard |
| `sort` | No | `dateadded` | Use date added for a monitor |
| `includeDetails` | No | false | Engine, transmission, trim, color, barcode |
| `includePhones` | No | false | Yard phone, only with a lawful basis |
| `maxItems` | No | 30 | Rows to save. In monitor mode, rows to charge |
| `maxPages` | No | 1 | Pages to compare. Raise this on a busy watch |
| `monitorMode` | No | false | New VINs and row moves after the baseline |
| `monitorStoreName` | No | `row52-monitor` | One name per scheduled watch |
| `resetMonitorState` | No | false | Clear saved VINs and start a new baseline |
| `searchMode` | No | `vehicles` | `yards` returns the directory |
| `startUrls` | No | empty | Search URL, vehicle URL, or the yard directory |
| `proxyConfiguration` | No | off | Leave off unless a run is blocked |

```json
{
  "make": "Acura",
  "model": "MDX",
  "year": "2012",
  "maxItems": 30,
  "maxPages": 1,
  "sort": "dateadded",
  "includeDetails": true,
  "monitorMode": true,
  "monitorStoreName": "row52-acura-mdx"
}
```

A pasted search URL belongs in `startUrls`:

```json
{
  "startUrls": [
    { "url": "https://row52.com/Search?MakeId=67&ModelId=960&Year=2012" }
  ],
  "maxItems": 30
}
```

### Output

One dataset row is one donor vehicle, or one yard when `searchMode` is `yards`.

| Field | Description |
| :--- | :--- |
| `vin` | Vehicle identification number |
| `year`, `make`, `model` | Vehicle |
| `yardName`, `yardId`, `city`, `state`, `zipCode` | Where the car is sitting |
| `row` | Parking row |
| `dateAdded` | Date the car was added |
| `engine`, `transmission`, `trim`, `color`, `barcode` | Filled when `includeDetails` is on |
| `imageUrl`, `url` | Photo and the public vehicle page |
| `phone`, `email` | Only when the matching opt-in is on |
| `monitorChange` | `new` or `row_change` after the baseline |
| `previousRow` | Prior row when the car moved |

```json
{
  "recordType": "vehicle",
  "vin": "2HNYD2H62CH530637",
  "year": 2012,
  "make": "Acura",
  "model": "MDX",
  "yardName": "PICK-n-PULL Rancho Cordova",
  "yardId": 66,
  "city": "Rancho Cordova",
  "state": "California",
  "zipCode": "95742",
  "row": "71",
  "dateAdded": "2026-09-30",
  "engine": "3.7L V6 SOHC 24V",
  "transmission": "6-Speed Automatic",
  "trim": "6-Spd AT w/Tech Package",
  "color": "BLACK",
  "url": "https://row52.com/Vehicle/Index/2HNYD2H62CH530637"
}
```

### Use cases

- A puller schedules an Acura MDX watch and gets a dataset row when a new VIN shows up, with the yard and row.
- A yard manager exports a week of arrivals for one `locationId` and sorts by `dateAdded`.
- A recycler takes the VIN from this Actor and checks asking prices on [Car-Part Scraper](https://apify.com/crawloop/car-part-scraper) or [PartsHotlines Scraper](https://apify.com/crawloop/partshotlines-scraper).
- A shop compares a new catalog price for that year and model with [CarParts.com Scraper](https://apify.com/crawloop/carparts-com-scraper), or a French EUR price with [Oscaro Scraper](https://apify.com/crawloop/oscaro-scraper).
- Auction buyers compare a donor row here with live lots from [Copart Scraper](https://apify.com/crawloop/copart-scraper) or [IAAI Scraper](https://apify.com/crawloop/iaai-scraper).

### Integration examples

Replace `APIFY_TOKEN` with your Apify token. The Actor id is `crawloop/row52-scraper`.

#### Node.js

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

const client = new ApifyClient({ token: process.env.APIFY_TOKEN });
const run = await client.actor("crawloop/row52-scraper").call({
  make: "Acura",
  model: "MDX",
  year: "2012",
  maxItems: 30,
  monitorMode: true,
  monitorStoreName: "row52-acura-mdx",
});
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
console.log(items);
```

#### Python

```python
import os
from apify_client import ApifyClient

client = ApifyClient(os.environ["APIFY_TOKEN"])
run = client.actor("crawloop/row52-scraper").call(run_input={
    "make": "Acura",
    "model": "MDX",
    "year": "2012",
    "maxItems": 30,
    "includeDetails": True,
    "monitorMode": True,
    "monitorStoreName": "row52-acura-mdx",
})
for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(item["vin"], item["yardName"], item.get("row"))
```

#### cURL

```bash
curl "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/crawloop~row52-scraper/runs?token=$APIFY_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"make":"Acura","model":"MDX","maxItems":30,"monitorMode":true,"monitorStoreName":"row52-acura-mdx"}'
```

### 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 name.

Example prompts:

- "Run Row52 Scraper for 2012 Acura MDX, include vehicle details, and return VIN, yard, and row as JSON."
- "Schedule Row52 Scraper in monitor mode for Honda Civic and summarize only the new arrivals."
- "Chain Row52 Scraper, then PartsHotlines Scraper for the used part price, then CarParts.com Scraper or Oscaro Scraper for a new catalog price."

### Suite next step

A row tells you the car is in the yard. Run [PartsHotlines Scraper](https://apify.com/crawloop/partshotlines-scraper) for the used part price, grade, and yard on that year, make, and model, or [Car-Part Scraper](https://apify.com/crawloop/car-part-scraper) for the other recycler network. For the same donor on the Pick-n-Pull network, run [Pick-n-Pull Scraper](https://apify.com/crawloop/picknpull-scraper). For a new catalog price, run [CarParts.com Scraper](https://apify.com/crawloop/carparts-com-scraper) or [Oscaro Scraper](https://apify.com/crawloop/oscaro-scraper). For whole-car auctions, use [Copart Scraper](https://apify.com/crawloop/copart-scraper) or [IAAI Scraper](https://apify.com/crawloop/iaai-scraper).

### FAQ

#### Is this a Row52 API alternative?

Yes. You pass make, model, year, ZIP, a yard id, or a VIN and get a dataset. You do not need an account on the source site.

#### What does monitor mode charge?

The first run is the baseline and returns the cars it scanned, up to `maxItems`. The next scheduled runs return only new VINs and cars whose row changed. Cars that are still on the same row are remembered and not saved again.

#### How many pages should a watch read?

One page is about 30 of the newest cars for that search. If a popular model can add more than that between runs, raise `maxPages`. Keep `sort` on date added.

#### Does the dataset include phone numbers?

No, unless `includePhones` is on. Turn it on only when you have a lawful basis to store a yard phone that is already on the public yard record.

#### Can I export JSON or CSV?

Yes. The default dataset downloads as JSON, CSV, Excel, or XML from Apify, and the Python and Node.js clients read the same items.

# Actor input Schema

## `searchMode` (type: `string`):

Vehicles searches donor-car inventory. Yards returns the public yard directory. A VIN input or a vehicle URL overrides this and reads that car.

## `make` (type: `string`):

Vehicle make, for example Acura. Matched against the live catalog. Leave empty to take the newest arrivals.

## `model` (type: `string`):

Vehicle model, for example MDX. Matched against the catalog for the selected make. Leave empty to include every model of that make.

## `year` (type: `string`):

Model year or a site-style range, for example 2012 or 2010-2015. Leave empty for every year.

## `makeId` (type: `integer`):

Catalog make id. Skips the name lookup when set.

## `modelId` (type: `integer`):

Catalog model id. Skips the name lookup when set.

## `vin` (type: `string`):

Full or partial VIN. Reads that vehicle page directly and ignores make, model, and year.

## `zipCode` (type: `string`):

Optional US ZIP or Canadian postal code. Use with distance to limit the search.

## `distance` (type: `integer`):

Miles around the ZIP code. 0 does not apply a radius.

## `locationId` (type: `integer`):

Limit the search to one yard. 0 searches every yard. Example: 66.

## `sort` (type: `string`):

Sort the vehicle list. Date added is the right order for a monitor.

## `sortDirection` (type: `string`):

Descending puts the newest arrivals first.

## `hasImage` (type: `boolean`):

Keep vehicles that have a photo.

## `includeDetails` (type: `boolean`):

Open each saved vehicle for engine, transmission, trim, color, and barcode. In monitor mode this runs only for rows that will be saved, not for every car on the page.

## `includePhones` (type: `boolean`):

Off by default. Add the yard phone already published on the public yard record only when you have a lawful basis.

## `includeEmails` (type: `boolean`):

Off by default. Add a yard email already published on the public yard record only when you have a lawful basis.

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

Vehicle search URLs, a single vehicle URL, or the yard directory. When this list has rows, make and model are ignored.

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

Maximum vehicles or yards to save. 0 saves every row inside maxPages. In monitor mode this caps charged rows, not how many cars are compared.

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

Search pages to read. One page is about 30 vehicles. Raise this when a scheduled watch can add more cars than fit on the first page.

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

Parallel vehicle-detail requests when Include vehicle details is on.

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

When scheduled, save and charge only new VINs and row moves since the last run. The first run builds a baseline and still returns rows. Sort by date added.

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

Named key-value store that remembers VINs between runs. Use one name per watch.

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

Clear the saved VINs before this run. The run becomes a new baseline.

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

Direct requests are the default. Turn on Apify Proxy only if a run is blocked.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "searchMode": "vehicles",
  "make": "Acura",
  "model": "MDX",
  "distance": 0,
  "locationId": 0,
  "sort": "dateadded",
  "sortDirection": "desc",
  "hasImage": false,
  "includeDetails": false,
  "includePhones": false,
  "includeEmails": false,
  "startUrls": [],
  "maxItems": 30,
  "maxPages": 1,
  "concurrency": 4,
  "monitorMode": false,
  "monitorStoreName": "row52-monitor",
  "resetMonitorState": false,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": false
  }
}
```

# Actor output Schema

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

Default dataset items — vehicles with VIN, yard, and row, or yard directory records.

# 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 = {
    "make": "Acura",
    "model": "MDX"
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("crawloop/row52-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 = {
    "make": "Acura",
    "model": "MDX",
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("crawloop/row52-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 '{
  "make": "Acura",
  "model": "MDX"
}' |
apify call crawloop/row52-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,crawloop/row52-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/7kDCkHzi1qbC704pS/builds/Zhdn7hkROs2dtfXcq/openapi.json