Cars.com Scraper — Vehicle Listings, Prices & Dealers

Get structured vehicle listing data from Cars.com — make, model, year, price, mileage, VIN, dealer name, location, rating, and phone — without writing a single line of scraping code. Filter by keyword, location, price range, year range, mileage, and listing type (new, used, certified).

Who is this for?

• Auto dealers and marketplaces monitoring competitor inventory and pricing
• Market researchers tracking used-car price trends across regions
• Lead-gen and affiliate businesses building local-dealer databases
• Data scientists training pricing or recommendation models
• Resellers and arbitrageurs spotting underpriced listings

Pricing — Pay Per Event (PPE)

This actor charges $0.01 per listing scraped. You only pay for results that land in your dataset — failed pages cost nothing. No platform-rental fees, no hourly billing.

Apify Free plan users are capped at 5 listings per run. Upgrade to a paid Apify plan for full access (up to 1,000 listings per run).

Input

Field	Type	Required	Description
query	string	Yes	Keyword search — e.g. Toyota Camry, Tesla Model 3, truck
location	string	Yes	City + state (Chicago, IL) or 5-digit ZIP (60601)
maxResults	number	No	Max listings to scrape, 1–1000. Default 50
minPrice	number	No	Minimum list price ($)
maxPrice	number	No	Maximum list price ($)
minYear	number	No	Minimum model year
maxYear	number	No	Maximum model year
maxMileage	number	No	Maximum odometer reading (miles)
listingType	string	No	all (default), new, used, or certified

Output

Each item in the dataset has the following structure:

Field	Type	Description
listingId	string	Cars.com internal listing identifier
url	string	Direct link to the vehicle detail page
title	string	Year + Make + Model + Trim
make	string	Vehicle make (e.g. Toyota)
model	string	Vehicle model (e.g. Camry)
year	number	Model year
trim	string	Trim level (e.g. LE, XSE V6)
mileage	number	Odometer reading in miles (null for new)
price	number	Listed price in USD
priceText	string	Formatted price (e.g. $28,495)
dealerName	string	Selling dealership name
dealerCity	string	Dealer city
dealerState	string	Dealer state (2-letter)
dealerZip	string	Dealer ZIP code
dealerRating	number	Dealer rating (0–5), nullable
ratingCount	number	Number of dealer reviews, nullable
dealerPhone	string	Dealer phone, when available
exteriorColor	string	Exterior color
interiorColor	string	Interior color
transmission	string	Transmission type
drivetrain	string	Drivetrain (FWD/AWD/4WD/RWD)
engineDescription	string	Engine description
fuelType	string	Fuel type (Gasoline / Hybrid / Electric / Diesel)
mpgCity	number	EPA city MPG, nullable
mpgHighway	number	EPA highway MPG, nullable
vin	string	Vehicle Identification Number
stockNumber	string	Dealer stock number
listingType	string	new, used, or certified
imageUrl	string	Primary listing image URL
scrapedAt	string	ISO timestamp

Example output

{
  "listingId": "812345678",
  "url": "https://www.cars.com/vehicledetail/812345678/",
  "title": "2022 Toyota Camry XSE",
  "make": "Toyota",
  "model": "Camry",
  "year": 2022,
  "trim": "XSE",
  "mileage": 18250,
  "price": 27995,
  "priceText": "$27,995",
  "dealerName": "Chicago Toyota",
  "dealerCity": "Chicago",
  "dealerState": "IL",
  "dealerZip": "60601",
  "dealerRating": 4.6,
  "ratingCount": 1284,
  "dealerPhone": "(312) 555-0142",
  "exteriorColor": "Midnight Black",
  "interiorColor": "Black",
  "transmission": "8-Speed Automatic",
  "drivetrain": "FWD",
  "engineDescription": "2.5L I4",
  "fuelType": "Gasoline",
  "mpgCity": 28,
  "mpgHighway": 39,
  "vin": "4T1G11AK6NU000000",
  "stockNumber": "T22-1234",
  "listingType": "used",
  "imageUrl": "https://platform.cstatic-images.com/...",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-04-30T12:00:00.000Z"
}

Example call

const run = await client.actor('cryptosignals/cars-com-scraper').call({
    query: 'Toyota Camry',
    location: 'Chicago, IL',
    maxResults: 50,
    minPrice: 15000,
    maxPrice: 30000,
    minYear: 2020,
    listingType: 'used'
});
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();

Common use cases

• Competitive pricing intel: pull all Honda Civic listings within 50 miles of a metro and benchmark against your own inventory.
• Lead lists: build a regional dealer directory with phone, location, and review scores.
• Trend analysis: track price-per-mile averages across model years and states.
• Inventory monitoring: schedule daily runs and diff datasets to detect new arrivals and price drops.

Notes

• Cars.com listings can change at any time. Run the actor when you need fresh data.
• Some optional fields (color, MPG, phone) may be empty when Cars.com doesn't expose them on the search results page.
• This actor uses US residential proxies for reliability — no setup required from your side.

Built and maintained on Apify. Questions or feature requests? Open an issue on the actor's source repo or message the maintainer via Apify.