# Carsandbids Scraper - Low-cost💲🔥🚗🚘 (`delectable_incubator/carsandbids-scraper---low-cost`) Actor

Scrape car auction listings easily 🚗🔨 with a powerful automotive scraper.

Extract vehicle titles, auction status, current bids or sale prices, images, and listing URLs from search pages.

Ideal for auction monitoring, price tracking, and automotive market analysis with structured datasets 📊🚘

- **URL**: https://apify.com/delectable\_incubator/carsandbids-scraper---low-cost.md
- **Developed by:** [Prime Scrape](https://apify.com/delectable_incubator) (community)
- **Categories:** E-commerce, Developer tools, Lead generation
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, NaN bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $0.00005 / actor start

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/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

Actors are a software tools running on the Apify platform, for all kinds of web data extraction and automation use cases.
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.
Actors are written with capital "A".

## 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.
The best way to integrate Actors is as follows.

In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js.md):

```bash
npm install apify-client
```

In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python.md):

```bash
pip install apify-client
```

In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md):

````bash
# MacOS / Linux
curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash
# Windows
irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex
```bash

In AI frameworks, you might use the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/mcp.md).

If your project is in a different language, use the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md).

For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt).


# README

<p align="center"> <img src="https://i.ibb.co/jkNS73wX/readme.png" alt="Cars & Bids Auctions Scraper" width="100%"> </p>

---

### Cars & Bids Auctions Scraper 🔨📊🚗

The Cars & Bids Auctions Scraper is a powerful and scalable Apify Actor designed to extract structured auction listings directly from Cars & Bids search result pages.

It enables auction price monitoring, automotive market analysis, collector insights, and structured dataset creation.

---

### 🎯 What This Scraper Does

Simply provide one or more Cars & Bids search URLs and the scraper handles everything automatically.

✅ Extracts auction listings from Cars & Bids

✅ Supports multiple URLs in one run

✅ Handles pagination automatically

✅ Applies maxitems limits

✅ Collects bids, prices, and auction status

✅ Outputs clean, ready-to-use datasets


---

### 📊 Data Extracted

🚗 Vehicle Auction Information

| Field         | Description                        |
| ------------- | ---------------------------------- |
| 🚗 title      | Vehicle title and model name       |
| 📌 status     | Auction status (Live, Sold, Ended) |
| 💰 bidValue   | Current bid or final sale price    |
| 🏷 bidLabel   | Bid details (e.g. number of bids)  |
| ✨ subtitle    | Notable vehicle features           |
| 🕒 endedAt    | Auction end date or remaining time |
| 🖼 imageUrl   | Vehicle image                      |
| 🔗 listingUrl | Auction listing URL                |


---

### 🛠 How to Use

1️⃣ Configure Input  

Provide one or multiple Cars & Bids search URLs:

````

{
"urls": \[
"https://carsandbids.com/search/bmw",
"https://carsandbids.com/search/porsche-911"
],
"maxitems": 60
}

```

2️⃣ Run the Actor

• Load search result pages

• Extract auction listings

• Handle pagination automatically

• Collect bid & auction data

• Build dataset

3️⃣ Export the Dataset

Download your results in multiple formats:

✅ JSON

✅ CSV

✅ Excel

✅ XML

✅ HTML


---

### ⚙️ Input Configuration

#### 📥 Input Example

```

{
"urls": \[
"https://carsandbids.com/search/volvo"
],
"maxitems": 60
}

```



#### Input Fields

| Field      | Type    | Description                    |
| ---------- | ------- | ------------------------------ |
| `urls`     | array   | Cars & Bids search result URLs |
| `maxitems` | integer | Max number of auctions per URL |

---


### 📤 Output Example

```

{
"title": "1998 Porsche 911 Carrera Coupe",
"status": "Sold",
"bidValue": "$62,000",
"bidLabel": "27 bids",
"subtitle": "6-Speed Manual, Arctic Silver Metallic",
"endedAt": "May 12, 2025",
"imageUrl": "https://carsandbids.com/image.jpg",
"listingUrl": "https://carsandbids.com/auctions/example"
},
{
"title": "2016 BMW M3 Sedan",
"status": "Live",
"bidValue": "$41,500",
"bidLabel": "18 bids",
"subtitle": "Competition Package, 6-Speed Manual",
"endedAt": "Ends in 2 days",
"imageUrl": "https://carsandbids.com/image2.jpg",
"listingUrl": "https://carsandbids.com/auctions/example2"
}

````

---

### 📊 Use cases

🚗 Auction Price Monitoring

📊 Automotive Market Analysis

🧠 Collector Car Research

🏪 Dealership Intelligence

📈 Market Trend Analysis

---

### 🌍 Why Use This Scraper? 

🚀 Fast and scalable extraction

📊 Structured auction datasets

💰 Real bidding & sale price tracking

🔎 Multi-page scraping support

🤖 Automation-ready

---

### ⚠️ Disclaimer

This tool is an independent solution and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Cars & Bids.

---

### 💸 Pricing

This scraper runs on a **pay per events subscription model**.

You only pay for **successful runs**.

💳 **Price:** $4.99 / 1000 results

---

### Related Actors 

If you're interested in other scraping solutions, explore more tools:

(Coming soon)

---

### 📬 Support

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Leave a 5-star rating if you like this tool

---

### 🌍 PrimeScrape

Built for scalable web data extraction & automation

Contact for custom scraping solutions or enterprise requests via Apify or by email.

# Actor input Schema

## `urls` (type: `array`):

List of Cars & Bids search URLs to scrape. Pagination is handled automatically.

Examples:
• https://carsandbids.com/search/volvo
• https://carsandbids.com/search/porsche-911
• https://carsandbids.com/search/bmw-m3?end_year=2015

⚠️ URLs must be from carsandbids.com/search/. Always provide the first page — the scraper handles pagination automatically.
## `maxitems` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of auction listings to collect per keyword. 

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "urls": [
    "https://carsandbids.com/search/volvo",
    "https://carsandbids.com/search/BMW"
  ],
  "maxitems": 50
}
````

# Actor output Schema

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

No description

# 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 = {
    "urls": [
        "https://carsandbids.com/search/volvo",
        "https://carsandbids.com/search/BMW"
    ],
    "maxitems": 50
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("delectable_incubator/carsandbids-scraper---low-cost").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 = {
    "urls": [
        "https://carsandbids.com/search/volvo",
        "https://carsandbids.com/search/BMW",
    ],
    "maxitems": 50,
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("delectable_incubator/carsandbids-scraper---low-cost").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"])
for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "urls": [
    "https://carsandbids.com/search/volvo",
    "https://carsandbids.com/search/BMW"
  ],
  "maxitems": 50
}' |
apify call delectable_incubator/carsandbids-scraper---low-cost --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "mcp-remote",
                "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=delectable_incubator/carsandbids-scraper---low-cost",
                "--header",
                "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_TOKEN>"
            ]
        }
    }
}

```

## OpenAPI specification

```json
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    "info": {
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        "version": "0.0",
        "x-build-id": "nEQGdSQCkajjRk026"
    },
    "servers": [
        {
            "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2"
        }
    ],
    "paths": {
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                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
                "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.",
                "tags": [
                    "Run Actor"
                ],
                "requestBody": {
                    "required": true,
                    "content": {
                        "application/json": {
                            "schema": {
                                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                "parameters": [
                    {
                        "name": "token",
                        "in": "query",
                        "required": true,
                        "schema": {
                            "type": "string"
                        },
                        "description": "Enter your Apify token here"
                    }
                ],
                "responses": {
                    "200": {
                        "description": "OK"
                    }
                }
            }
        },
        "/acts/delectable_incubator~carsandbids-scraper---low-cost/runs": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "runs-sync-delectable_incubator-carsandbids-scraper---low-cost",
                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
                "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.",
                "tags": [
                    "Run Actor"
                ],
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                    "content": {
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                },
                "parameters": [
                    {
                        "name": "token",
                        "in": "query",
                        "required": true,
                        "schema": {
                            "type": "string"
                        },
                        "description": "Enter your Apify token here"
                    }
                ],
                "responses": {
                    "200": {
                        "description": "OK",
                        "content": {
                            "application/json": {
                                "schema": {
                                    "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema"
                                }
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        },
        "/acts/delectable_incubator~carsandbids-scraper---low-cost/run-sync": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "run-sync-delectable_incubator-carsandbids-scraper---low-cost",
                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
                "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.",
                "tags": [
                    "Run Actor"
                ],
                "requestBody": {
                    "required": true,
                    "content": {
                        "application/json": {
                            "schema": {
                                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                "parameters": [
                    {
                        "name": "token",
                        "in": "query",
                        "required": true,
                        "schema": {
                            "type": "string"
                        },
                        "description": "Enter your Apify token here"
                    }
                ],
                "responses": {
                    "200": {
                        "description": "OK"
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    },
    "components": {
        "schemas": {
            "inputSchema": {
                "type": "object",
                "required": [
                    "urls",
                    "maxitems"
                ],
                "properties": {
                    "urls": {
                        "title": "Cars & Bids Search URLs 🚗",
                        "type": "array",
                        "description": "List of Cars & Bids search URLs to scrape. Pagination is handled automatically.\n\nExamples:\n• https://carsandbids.com/search/volvo\n• https://carsandbids.com/search/porsche-911\n• https://carsandbids.com/search/bmw-m3?end_year=2015\n\n⚠️ URLs must be from carsandbids.com/search/. Always provide the first page — the scraper handles pagination automatically.",
                        "items": {
                            "type": "string"
                        }
                    },
                    "maxitems": {
                        "title": "Maximum Auctions per Keyword 📄",
                        "type": "integer",
                        "description": "Maximum number of auction listings to collect per keyword. ",
                        "default": 50
                    }
                }
            },
            "runsResponseSchema": {
                "type": "object",
                "properties": {
                    "data": {
                        "type": "object",
                        "properties": {
                            "id": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "actId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "userId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "startedAt": {
                                "type": "string",
                                "format": "date-time",
                                "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z"
                            },
                            "finishedAt": {
                                "type": "string",
                                "format": "date-time",
                                "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z"
                            },
                            "status": {
                                "type": "string",
                                "example": "READY"
                            },
                            "meta": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "origin": {
                                        "type": "string",
                                        "example": "API"
                                    },
                                    "userAgent": {
                                        "type": "string"
                                    }
                                }
                            },
                            "stats": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "inputBodyLen": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 2000
                                    },
                                    "rebootCount": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "restartCount": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "resurrectCount": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "computeUnits": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    }
                                }
                            },
                            "options": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "build": {
                                        "type": "string",
                                        "example": "latest"
                                    },
                                    "timeoutSecs": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 300
                                    },
                                    "memoryMbytes": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 1024
                                    },
                                    "diskMbytes": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 2048
                                    }
                                }
                            },
                            "buildId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "defaultKeyValueStoreId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "defaultDatasetId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "defaultRequestQueueId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "buildNumber": {
                                "type": "string",
                                "example": "1.0.0"
                            },
                            "containerUrl": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "usage": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATASET_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATASET_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 1
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "PROXY_SERPS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    }
                                }
                            },
                            "usageTotalUsd": {
                                "type": "number",
                                "example": 0.00005
                            },
                            "usageUsd": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
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                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "number",
                                        "example": 0.00005
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
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                                    },
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                                        "example": 0
                                    }
                                }
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    }
}
```