# AutoTrader Canada Scraper (`dadhalfdev/autotrader-ca-scraper`) Actor

Scrape cars from autotrader.ca. Use the same search filters as the site or paste a URL — the URL wins when set.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/dadhalfdev/autotrader-ca-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Marco Rodrigues](https://apify.com/dadhalfdev) (community)
- **Categories:**
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $2.00 / 1,000 results

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/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

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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.
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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

## 🇨🇦 AutoTrader Canada Scraper

Want [AutoTrader Canada](https://www.autotrader.ca/cars/used/) results in a spreadsheet? This scraper makes it easy.

Use the same filters you see on the website — better for AI agents — **or** paste a listing URL. When a URL is set, it overrides the filters.

AutoTrader lists hundreds of thousands of cars across Canada. This actor returns up to 2000 rows per run.

### 💡 Perfect for...

- **Agents:** Export matching listings without paging the site.
- **Dashboards:** Track prices, locations, and inventory.
- **Market research:** Slice the same filters the website offers.
- **Data analysts:** Export listing rows with public links.
- **🤖 AI Agents:** Power Claude, Cursor, Codex, the Hermes Agent, and OpenClaw workflows with live results.
- **📚 RAG Systems:** Feed titles and locations into retrieval pipelines.
- **🔗 AI Workflows:** Plug into LangChain, AutoGPT, CrewAI, and similar stacks.

### ✨ Why you'll love this scraper

- 🔗 **URL or filters:** Paste a search URL, or use the dropdowns. The URL always wins when set.
- 🎯 **Same filters as the site:** Condition, make, model, province, city, year, price, kilometres, body type, fuel, transmission, drivetrain, colour, seller type, and sort.
- 🌐 **Ready to export:** Titles, prices, locations, seller phone, and listing links.

### 📦 What's inside the data?

Every row can include:

- **Listing:** id, url, title, featured
- **Vehicle:** year, make, model, trim, condition, transmission, fuel, kilometres
- **Price:** price in Canadian dollars
- **Location:** city, province, postal code
- **Seller:** name, type (dealer or private), phone
- **Photo:** image url

### 🚀 Quick start

**Option A — Input URL**

1. Open [AutoTrader Canada](https://www.autotrader.ca/cars/used/), apply filters, copy the URL.
2. Paste it into `input_url`.
3. Set `max_results` and click **Start**.

**Option B — Structured filters (better for AI agents)**

1. Leave `input_url` empty.
2. Pick a make, province, and any other filters.
3. Set `max_results` (up to 2000) and click **Start**.

***

#### Tech details for developers 🧑‍💻

**Input Example (filters):**

```json
{
  "make": "toyota",
  "province": "on",
  "year_min": 2018,
  "price_max": 30000,
  "max_results": 100
}
```

**Input Example (URL override):**

```json
{
  "input_url": "https://www.autotrader.ca/cars/toyota/on/",
  "max_results": 50
}
```

**Output Example:**

```json
{
  "id": "71234567",
  "url": "https://www.autotrader.ca/a/toyota/rav4/toronto/ontario/2021/71234567",
  "title": "2021 Toyota RAV4 XLE",
  "price": 28990,
  "currency": "CAD",
  "year": 2021,
  "make": "Toyota",
  "model": "RAV4",
  "trim": "XLE",
  "condition": "Used",
  "transmission": "Automatic",
  "fuel": "Gasoline",
  "mileage_km": 64210,
  "city": "Toronto",
  "province": "ON",
  "postal_code": "M5V",
  "seller": "Downtown Toyota",
  "seller_type": "Dealer",
  "phone": "(416) 555-0142",
  "image_url": "https://images.autotrader.ca/...",
  "featured": false
}
```

**Output fields:**

| Field | Description |
|-------|-------------|
| `id` | AutoTrader listing id. |
| `url` | Public listing page. |
| `title` | Listing title, usually year + make + model. |
| `price` | Asking price when shown. |
| `currency` | Always `CAD`. |
| `year` | Model year. |
| `make` | Make name. |
| `model` | Model name. |
| `trim` | Trim or package when shown. |
| `condition` | Used, new, demo, or antique. |
| `transmission` | Automatic or manual. |
| `fuel` | Fuel type. |
| `mileage_km` | Odometer in kilometres. |
| `city` | City on the listing. |
| `province` | Province or territory code. |
| `postal_code` | Postal code when shown. |
| `seller` | Dealer or seller name. |
| `seller_type` | Dealer or private. |
| `phone` | Seller phone when published. |
| `image_url` | First photo. |
| `featured` | Whether AutoTrader marked the listing as a featured deal. |

### 📋 Input reference (detailed)

| Parameter | Type | Required | Default | Description |
|-----------|------|----------|---------|-------------|
| `input_url` | string | No | — | Paste an AutoTrader Canada search URL; overrides every filter when set. |
| `query` | string | No | — | Words to search, such as a trim or package name. |
| `condition` | string enum | No | `used` | Used, new, new and used, demo, or antique. |
| `make` | string enum | No | all | Same make list as AutoTrader, Acura through Volvo. |
| `model` | string | No | — | Model name, such as Civic or RAV4. |
| `province` | string enum | No | all Canada | Ontario, British Columbia, Alberta, Quebec, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Yukon. |
| `city` | string | No | — | City or postal code, such as Toronto or M5V. |
| `radius` | string enum | No | any | Distance in km from the city or postal code: 10, 20, 50, 100, 150, 200, 250, 300, 400. |
| `year_min` | integer | No | — | Oldest model year. |
| `year_max` | integer | No | — | Newest model year. |
| `price_min` | integer | No | — | Lowest price in CAD. |
| `price_max` | integer | No | — | Highest price in CAD. |
| `mileage_min` | integer | No | — | Lowest kilometres. |
| `mileage_max` | integer | No | — | Highest kilometres. |
| `body_type` | string enum | No | any | Sedan, SUV, hatchback, coupe, convertible, wagon, minivan, pickup, other. |
| `fuel` | string enum | No | any | Gasoline, hybrid, diesel, electric, flex fuel, natural gas, propane, other. |
| `transmission` | string enum | No | any | Automatic or manual. |
| `drivetrain` | string enum | No | any | AWD, FWD, RWD, or 4x4. |
| `color` | string enum | No | any | Black, white, silver, grey, blue, red, green, brown, beige, orange, yellow, gold. |
| `seller` | string enum | No | any | Dealer or private. |
| `sort` | string enum | No | `best-match` | Best match, lowest or highest price, newest or oldest year, lowest kilometres, just listed. |
| `max_results` | integer | No | `50` | Maximum rows (`1`–`2000`). |

#### Notes on filters

- Prefer the Apify input dropdowns — they use the same labels as AutoTrader.
- `input_url` always wins over the other filters when provided.

# Actor input Schema

## `input_url` (type: `string`):

Paste an AutoTrader Canada search URL. Overrides filters when set.

## `query` (type: `string`):

Words to search, such as a trim or package name.

## `condition` (type: `string`):

New, used, or both.

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

Same make list as AutoTrader.

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

Model name, such as Civic or RAV4.

## `province` (type: `string`):

Canadian province or territory.

## `city` (type: `string`):

City or postal code, such as Toronto or M5V.

## `radius` (type: `string`):

Distance from the city or postal code.

## `year_min` (type: `integer`):

Oldest model year.

## `year_max` (type: `integer`):

Newest model year.

## `price_min` (type: `integer`):

Lowest price.

## `price_max` (type: `integer`):

Highest price.

## `mileage_min` (type: `integer`):

Lowest odometer.

## `mileage_max` (type: `integer`):

Highest odometer.

## `body_type` (type: `string`):

Same body types as AutoTrader.

## `fuel` (type: `string`):

Same fuel types as AutoTrader.

## `transmission` (type: `string`):

Automatic or manual.

## `drivetrain` (type: `string`):

AWD, FWD, RWD, or 4x4.

## `color` (type: `string`):

Exterior colour.

## `seller` (type: `string`):

Dealer or private seller.

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

How to order the results.

## `max_results` (type: `integer`):

How many rows to return (1–2000).

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "condition": "used",
  "make": "",
  "province": "",
  "radius": "",
  "body_type": "",
  "fuel": "",
  "transmission": "",
  "drivetrain": "",
  "color": "",
  "seller": "",
  "sort": "best-match",
  "max_results": 50
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `overview` (type: `string`):

Table view of results.

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

All rows without a view.

# 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 = {};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("dadhalfdev/autotrader-ca-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 = {}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("dadhalfdev/autotrader-ca-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 '{}' |
apify call dadhalfdev/autotrader-ca-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,dadhalfdev/autotrader-ca-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/mc5WJcm5Rx7MD4kYx/builds/5pP71Cbaxk5UCxp42/openapi.json