# Junk Mail Cars Scraper (`dadhalfdev/junkmail-cars-scraper`) Actor

Scrape vehicle ads from Junk Mail. Use the same listing filters as the site or paste a URL — the URL wins when set.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/dadhalfdev/junkmail-cars-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Marco Rodrigues](https://apify.com/dadhalfdev) (community)
- **Stats:** 3 total users, 2 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $1.50 / 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?

An Actor is a serverless cloud program that runs on the Apify platform. It has two run modes.
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.

Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.

## 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.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

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

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).

# README

## 🚗 Junk Mail Cars Scraper

Want vehicle ads from [Junk Mail](https://www.junkmail.co.za/cars) in a spreadsheet? This scraper makes it easy.

Use **structured filters** — better for AI agents — **or** paste an **`input_url`**. When `input_url` is set it overrides the filters.

This actor stays on vehicle shelves that share the same fields (make, model, year, mileage, fuel, price): cars, cheap cars, bikes, and classic cars and bikes. It returns up to 2000 rows per run.

### 💡 Perfect for...

- **Dealers:** Export Junk Mail car and bike ads with make, year, and mileage.
- **Dashboards:** Track prices and fuel type without paging the site.
- **Market research:** Slice vehicles by make, year, province, or price.
- **Data analysts:** Export structured rows with public advert URLs.
- **🤖 AI Agents:** Power Claude, Cursor, Codex, the Hermes Agent, and OpenClaw workflows with live Junk Mail vehicle results.
- **📚 RAG Systems:** Feed titles, makes, and specs into retrieval pipelines.
- **🔗 AI Workflows:** Plug into LangChain, AutoGPT, CrewAI, and similar stacks.

### ✨ Why you'll love this scraper

- 🔗 **Input URL or Filters:** Paste a Junk Mail search or advert URL, or pick the same filters as the site. `input_url` always wins when set.
- 🎯 **Website-Matched Filters:** Keyword, vehicle shelf, make, province, price, year, mileage, fuel, transmission, body type, colour, condition, and sort.
- 🌐 **Full ads:** Make, model, year, mileage, fuel, photos, seller, and description.

### 📦 What's inside the data?

`id`, `url`, `title`, `price`, `price_text`, `currency`, `location`, `posted`, `image`, `images`, `description`, `seller`, `listing_type`, `brand`, `model`, `year`, `mileage_km`, `fuel`, `transmission`, `color`, `body_type`, `ad_code`

### 🚀 Quick start

**Option A:** paste `https://www.junkmail.co.za/cars`.
**Option B:** pick a vehicle shelf, make, or other filter and set `max_results`.

**Input Example (filters):**

```json
{
  "category": "cars",
  "brand": "toyota",
  "location": "gauteng",
  "year_min": 2018,
  "price_max": 250000,
  "max_results": 100
}
```

**Input Example (URL):**

```json
{
  "input_url": "https://www.junkmail.co.za/cars/toyota/gauteng",
  "max_results": 100
}
```

**Output Example:**

```json
{
  "id": "bc4d684e614a4454890336fd27c74478",
  "url": "https://www.junkmail.co.za/cars/mitsubishi/national/mitsubishi-colt-trail-buster-2400i-4x4/bc4d684e614a4454890336fd27c74478",
  "title": "Mitsubishi Colt Trail Buster 2400i 4X4",
  "price": 119900,
  "currency": "ZAR",
  "location": "National",
  "brand": "Mitsubishi",
  "model": "Colt 2400i 4x4 Trailbuster",
  "year": 2001,
  "mileage_km": 220000,
  "fuel": "Petrol",
  "image": "https://junkmailimages.blob.core.windows.net/large/ea6b9cbd7f424ecebfbace1ab14be2de.jpg"
}
```

**Output fields:**

| Field | Description |
|-------|-------------|
| `id` | Advert id. |
| `url` | Public advert page. |
| `title` | Advert title. |
| `price` | Price in rand when shown. |
| `currency` | Always `ZAR`. |
| `brand` | Make. |
| `model` | Model text from the advert. |
| `year` | Model year. |
| `mileage_km` | Odometer reading in kilometres. |
| `fuel` | Petrol, diesel, hybrid, or electric when shown. |
| `condition` | New, used, or demo when the advert says. |
| `image` | Photo that opens as an image. |

### 📋 Input reference

| Parameter | Type | Required | Default | Description |
|-----------|------|----------|---------|-------------|
| `input_url` | string | No | — | Junk Mail search, category, or advert URL. Overrides every filter. |
| `query` | string | No | — | Same as the site search box. |
| `category` | dropdown | No | Cars | Cars, cheap cars, bikes, or classic cars and bikes. |
| `brand` | dropdown | No | any | Make, same list as the cars menu. |
| `location` | dropdown | No | South Africa | Province. |
| `fuel` | dropdown | No | any | Petrol, diesel, hybrid, or electric. |
| `transmission` | dropdown | No | any | Manual or automatic. |
| `body_type` | dropdown | No | any | Hatchback, sedan, bakkie, SUV, and the other body types. |
| `color` | dropdown | No | any | Exterior colour. |
| `condition` | dropdown | No | any | New, used, or demo. |
| `price_min` | integer | No | — | Lowest price in rand. |
| `price_max` | integer | No | — | Highest price in rand. |
| `year_min` | integer | No | — | Oldest model year. |
| `year_max` | integer | No | — | Newest model year. |
| `mileage_min` | integer | No | — | Lowest mileage in kilometres. |
| `mileage_max` | integer | No | — | Highest mileage in kilometres. |
| `sort` | dropdown | No | Site default | Latest ads, or price low to high / high to low. |
| `max_results` | integer | No | `50` | Maximum rows (`1`–`2000`). |

# Actor input Schema

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

Paste a Junk Mail search, category, or advert URL. Overrides every filter when set.

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

Same as the Junk Mail search box. Optional.

## `category` (type: `string`):

Cars, cheap cars, bikes, or classic cars and bikes.

## `brand` (type: `string`):

Vehicle make, same list as the cars menu.

## `location` (type: `string`):

Province, same list as the site.

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

Petrol, diesel, hybrid, or electric.

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

Manual or automatic.

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

Hatchback, sedan, bakkie, SUV, and the other body types.

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

Exterior colour.

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

New, used, or demo.

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

Latest ads, or price low to high / high to low.

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

Lowest price in Rand. Optional.

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

Highest price in Rand. Optional.

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

Lowest year in model year. Optional.

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

Highest year in model year. Optional.

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

Lowest mileage in kilometres. Optional.

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

Highest mileage in kilometres. Optional.

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

Maximum rows to return (1–2000).

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "category": "cars",
  "brand": "",
  "location": "",
  "fuel": "",
  "transmission": "",
  "body_type": "",
  "color": "",
  "condition": "",
  "sort": "",
  "max_results": 50
}
```

# Actor output Schema

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

Table view of scraped adverts using the dataset overview.

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

All scraped adverts from the default dataset.

# 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/junkmail-cars-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/junkmail-cars-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/junkmail-cars-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,dadhalfdev/junkmail-cars-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/wZIrlLJq2s9uCKwBa/builds/3pvB1CqbhHgvFoe41/openapi.json