Troostwijk Auctions Scraper — Used Machinery & Industrial Lot Extractor

Disclaimer: This is an unofficial integration developed independently of TBAuctions. It is not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by Troostwijk Auctions, TBAuctions, or any of its subsidiaries.

Troostwijk Auctions and related names are trademarks of their respective owners. Listing data is read from publicly accessible web sources only; no proprietary databases are redistributed.

This Actor is provided for informational and research purposes only (e.g. market research, dealer outreach, inventory monitoring). You are solely responsible for ensuring your use complies with applicable laws, platform terms of use, and your organization's policies.

No warranty is given as to accuracy, completeness, or continued availability of third-party data. Use at your own risk.

Extract used machinery, industrial equipment, and auction lot data from Troostwijk Auctions into structured JSON on Apify. Built for European B2B workflows: auction monitoring, bid intelligence, resale pricing, and equipment sourcing across forklifts, earthmoving, metalworking, transport, agriculture, and hospitality liquidations.

Supports auction listing pages, category URLs, direct lot detail pages, and keyword search via sitemap scanning. Choose listings mode for fast catalog cards or details mode for full lot pages with technical specification tables, image galleries, and PDF documents.

Cloudflare-protected pages are handled with curl_cffi Chrome 120 fingerprint emulation — lightweight HTTP extraction without headless browser overhead.

When to use this Actor

Use the Troostwijk Auctions Scraper when you need:

• Current bid prices and reserve status for industrial auction lots
• Technical specifications (brand, model, year, serial number, capacity, hours)
• Auction metadata — lot count, start/end dates, buyer premium (BSC), sale terms
• Location context — city and country for logistics and territory analysis
• Multi-language catalogs — English, Dutch, French, Polish, German, Italian, Romanian
• Bulk lot discovery — scan sitemaps by keyword (forklift, CNC, excavator, Linde, etc.)

Ideal for machinery dealers, auction analysts, asset recovery teams, and market researchers tracking European industrial disposals.

Used Machinery Data Pipeline

Input sources                    Extraction modes              Output
─────────────────────           ─────────────────────         ──────────────────

  Auction URL  (/a/...)    ──►   listings  (fast cards)   ──►  price, bids, dates
  Category URL (/c/...)    ──►   details   (full PDP)    ──►  specs, images, docs
  Lot URL      (/l/...)    ──►                             ──►  auction context
  searchQuery  (sitemap)

  Join with manufacturer + model ──► price benchmarking & inventory alerts

Key Features

• Auction & category crawling — Paginate auction and category pages; collect lot cards with bid count, end date, and thumbnail image.
• Deep lot enrichment — In details mode, visit each product detail page for full descriptions, specification tables, multi-image galleries, and downloadable documents.
• Sitemap keyword search — Text queries scan Troostwijk lot sitemaps to find matching slugs without relying on client-side search UI.
• Seven languages — Localized titles, URLs, and formatting for en, nl, fr, pl, de, it, ro.
• Cloudflare WAF bypass — Chrome 120 JA3 impersonation via curl_cffi for reliable access at scale.
• Residential proxy support — Apify Proxy recommended for stable production runs.
• Pay-per-result billing — Charges only for successfully scraped rows (scraped-listings-row or scraped-details-row).

Input Parameters

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
startUrls	Array	[]	Auction pages (/a/…), category pages (/c/…), or lot detail pages (/l/…).
searchQuery	String	""	Optional keyword (e.g. forklift, linde). Scans lot sitemaps. Alternative to startUrls.
runMode	String	"listings"	"listings" for card overview or "details" for full PDP enrichment.
maxItems	Integer	100	Maximum total lots to scrape across all inputs.
maxPagesPerUrl	Integer	10	Maximum pagination pages per auction or category URL.
language	String	"en"	Target language: en, nl, fr, pl, de, it, ro.
concurrencyLimit	Integer	5	Parallel workers — keep low to reduce anti-bot blocks.
proxyConfiguration	Object	{}	Apify Proxy settings (residential recommended).

Input Example

{
  "startUrls": [
    { "url": "https://www.troostwijkauctions.com/en/a/earthmoving-equipment-internal-transport-machinery-and-vehicles-A1-40510" }
  ],
  "runMode": "details",
  "maxItems": 50,
  "maxPagesPerUrl": 3,
  "language": "en",
  "concurrencyLimit": 5,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true
  }
}

Output Format

Each row is pushed to the default Apify dataset.

Listings mode (card-level)

Field	Description
id, uuid, itemId	Lot identifiers
title, url	Lot title and canonical URL
image	Thumbnail image URL
price, currency, priceFormatted	Current bid amount
city, country	Lot location
biddingStatus, bidsCount	Auction state and bid activity
startDate, endDate	Lot timing (ISO 8601)
followersCount, saleTerm	Engagement and sale type

Details mode (full lot page)

All listing fields plus:

Field	Description
description, additionalInformation	Full lot text
specifications	Key-value technical specs (Brand, Model, Year, Serial number, etc.)
images	Array of high-resolution image URLs
documents	PDF and attachment links with names
initialPrice, condition, hasWarranty	Pricing and condition context
bsc, marginGood, minimumBidAmountMet	Buyer premium and VAT scheme flags
auction	Parent auction id, name, dates, lot count, and auction documents

Output Example (details mode)

{
  "id": "A1-40510-34",
  "uuid": "000206e2-c409-4f3a-9814-b578a1009cfc",
  "itemId": "aec8a3ac-7fcc-45bf-8756-7d0d0e4f31cd",
  "title": "2004 Linde E20P-02 Forklift Truck Defective",
  "url": "https://www.troostwijkauctions.com/en/l/2004-linde-e20p-02-forklift-truck-defective-A1-40510-34",
  "description": "48V battery pack missing, operation unknown, Forks 1200mm, max lifting capacity 2000kg",
  "images": [
    "https://media.tbauctions.com/image-media/0d7f9639-2298-4760-9a64-9c9db99ca74c/file"
  ],
  "price": 250.0,
  "currency": "EUR",
  "priceFormatted": "250.0 EUR",
  "initialPrice": 250.0,
  "city": "Budel",
  "country": "nl",
  "specifications": {
    "Brand": "Linde",
    "Model": "E20P-02",
    "Year": "2004",
    "Serial number": "H2X386R04456",
    "Lifting capacity": "2000 kg"
  },
  "biddingStatus": "BIDDING_OPEN",
  "startDate": "2026-06-18T10:00:00Z",
  "auction": {
    "id": "A1-40510",
    "name": "Earthmoving equipment, internal transport, machinery and vehicles",
    "lotCount": 94
  }
}

Typical Workflow

1. Paste an auction URL or category URL into startUrls, or set a searchQuery for keyword-based lot discovery.
2. Choose listings for a quick price and availability scan, or details for full specs and documents.
3. Set maxItems and enable Apify Residential Proxy for production volumes.
4. Export the dataset as JSON, CSV, or Excel — or connect via API to your ERP, BI dashboard, or alerting pipeline.

Related Actors in the Used Machinery Suite

Platform focus	Actor
B2B marketplace listings & deep specs	Exapro Scraper
Dealer phones & company profiles	Resale.info Scraper
CNC & metalworking across regional TLDs	Machineseeker Scraper
Heavy equipment, trucks & coordinates	Machineryline Scraper
Industrial auctions & live bids	Troostwijk Scraper ◄── you are here