🚗 SalvageBid Scraper

Extract salvage vehicle auction listings from SalvageBid.com prices, bids, VIN specs, damage info, auction dates, locations, and images.

Scrapes any SalvageBid search or category page with full pagination support. Returns clean, structured data for every vehicle on the listing, with optional enrichment from individual vehicle detail pages (live bid data, shipping info, VDP navigation, and more).

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🚀 Quick Start

Basic Listing Data Only

{
  "startUrls": [
    { "url": "https://www.salvagebid.com/salvage-suvs-for-sale/toyota" }
  ],
  "maxResults": 50,
  "fetchDetails": false,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": []
  }
}

Full Details per Vehicle

{
  "startUrls": [
    { "url": "https://www.salvagebid.com/salvage-suvs-for-sale/toyota" }
  ],
  "maxResults": 50,
  "fetchDetails": true,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": []
  }
}

Start from a Specific Page

{
  "startUrls": [
    { "url": "https://www.salvagebid.com/salvage-suvs-for-sale/toyota?page=4" }
  ],
  "maxResults": 100,
  "fetchDetails": false
}

Multiple Search URLs in One Run

{
  "startUrls": [
    { "url": "https://www.salvagebid.com/salvage-suvs-for-sale/toyota" },
    { "url": "https://www.salvagebid.com/salvage-sedans-for-sale/honda" },
    { "url": "https://www.salvagebid.com/salvage-trucks-for-sale/ford" }
  ],
  "maxResults": 100,
  "fetchDetails": true
}

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📋 Input Parameters

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
startUrls	array		One or more SalvageBid search/category URLs. Supports ?page=N to start from a specific page.
maxResults	integer	10	Max vehicles to scrape per URL. Set to 0 for unlimited (all pages).
fetchDetails	boolean	false	Fetch the full detail page for each vehicle. Adds live bid data, shipping info, and more. Slower but richer.
proxyConfiguration	object	No proxy	Apify proxy settings. Recommended to avoid blocks.

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📤 Output

Listing Mode (fetchDetails: false)

Returns the core data available from the search results page:

{
  "id": 321624186,
  "stock_number": 43906790,
  "vin": "JTMRFREV3JJ204172",
  "vehicle_name": "2018 TOYOTA RAV4 XLE",
  "year": 2018,
  "make": "TOYOTA",
  "model": "RAV4",
  "trim": "XLE",
  "vehicle_type": "CAR",
  "body_style": "SPORT UTILITY",
  "color": "Blue",
  "interior_color": "",
  "odometer_value": 90123,
  "odometer_type": "mi",
  "odometer_status": "ACTUAL",
  "damage": "FRONT & REAR",
  "primary_damage": "Front & Rear",
  "secondary_damage": "Mechanical",
  "start_code": "Run & Drive",
  "auction_verification": "Run & Drive Verified",
  "key_status": "Y",
  "airbags": "INTACT",
  "loss_type": "Collision",
  "title_name": "SALVAGE",
  "title_state": "VT",
  "title_state_name": "Vermont",
  "doc_type": "VT SALVAGE",
  "current_bid_value": 0,
  "retail_value": 19526,
  "acv": 19526,
  "buy_it_now": null,
  "repair_cost": 19526,
  "currency": "USD",
  "auction_type_str": "Preliminary Bidding",
  "sale_date": {
    "date": "2026-04-09 06:30:00.000000",
    "timezone": "America/Los_Angeles",
    "date_iso": "2026-04-09T06:30:00-07:00",
    "formatted": "Thu, Apr 9, 06:30am (PDT)",
    "seconds_left_to_start": 50584
  },
  "location_city": "ESSEX JUNCTION",
  "location_state": "VT",
  "location_zip": "05452",
  "location_address": "304 COLCHESTER ROAD",
  "selling_branch": "Burlington, VT",
  "auction_location": {
    "id": 645,
    "name": "Burlington",
    "slug": "burlington",
    "address": "304 Colchester Road",
    "city": "Essex Junction",
    "state": "VT",
    "zip": "05452",
    "phone": "802-872-7838"
  },
  "vin_engine": "2.5L I-4 DOHC, VVT, 176HP",
  "vin_fuel_type": "Gasoline",
  "vin_cylinder": "4 Cyl",
  "vin_transmission": "Automatic",
  "vin_drive_line_type": "All Wheel Drive",
  "images": [
    "https://s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com/vehimg/27390/43906790-1L.jpg",
    "https://s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com/vehimg/27390/43906790-2L.jpg"
  ],
  "images_thumbs": [
    "https://s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com/vehimg/27390/43906790-1T.jpg"
  ],
  "image_360_url": "https://vis.iaai.com/Home/ThreeSixtyView?keys=...",
  "videos": [
    {
      "url": "https://mediaretriever.iaai.com/api/EngineVideoRetriever?...",
      "title": "Engine Video"
    }
  ],
  "additional_info": {
    "Navigation": "PRESENT",
    "KeyFob": "PRESENT",
    "Stored": "Offsite"
  },
  "details_url": "https://www.salvagebid.com/vehicle/43906790-2018-toyota-rav4",
  "download_all_pictures_url": "https://www.salvagebid.com/rest-api/v2/lots/43906790/download-all-auction-pictures"
}

Detail Mode (fetchDetails: true)

Returns everything above plus enriched data fetched from the individual vehicle page:

Additional Field	Description
bids.current_bid	Current highest bid value
bids.next_bid	Minimum next bid required
bids.bid_status	Your bid status (have_not_bid, winning, etc.)
bids.highest_bid	Highest bid placed so far
bids.next_bid_default	Suggested default next bid
sale_location	Full formatted sale location string
preliminary_bidding_closed	Whether preliminary bidding has ended
sold	Whether the vehicle has been sold
vdp_navigation.lots_total	Total vehicles in the same search context
vdp_navigation.lot_index	Position of this vehicle in results
vdp_navigation.next_url	URL of the next vehicle in the list
vdp_navigation.prev_url	URL of the previous vehicle in the list
lsa_info.branch_id	Branch ID for live sale info
lsa_info.lane	Auction lane
lsa_info.run_name	Run/item number in the lane
shipping_info.lot	Stock number for shipping lookup
shipping_info.origin_location_id	Shipping origin branch ID
shipping_info.location_zip	Pickup ZIP code
purchase_steps	Step-by-step purchase instructions (if available)

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📊 Dataset Views

Five pre-configured views are available in the Apify dataset UI:

View	Purpose
Overview	Quick summary ID, stock #, vehicle name, year, make, model, color, current bid, retail value, sale date, location
Detailed	Full vehicle data VIN, damage, condition flags, title/doc info, auction status, branch
VIN & Specs	Decoded VIN specs engine, fuel type, cylinders, transmission, drivetrain, restraint system
Pricing	Price data for market analysis current bid, retail value, ACV, buy-it-now, repair cost
Locations	Auction location data city, state, ZIP, address, branch name, lane, item number

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⚡ Performance & Reliability

Speed

• Listing mode ~2–3 seconds per page (~24 vehicles per page)
• Detail mode 5 concurrent detail fetches per batch
• 100 vehicles (listing only) ~15–20 seconds
• 100 vehicles (with details) ~1–2 minutes

Crash Recovery

The scraper uses Apify's state persistence to survive crashes, migrations, and timeouts. If a run is interrupted:

• Progress is saved automatically every ~60 seconds
• On restart or resurrection, scraping resumes from the last completed page
• Already-completed URLs are skipped automatically
• Already-scraped pages within a URL are not re-processed

Error Handling

• Exponential backoff with 3 retries per failed request
• Continues to the next page after 3 consecutive errors on a single page
• Continues to the next URL if one URL fails entirely
• State is preserved on failure for manual resume

Resource Usage

• Memory: 512 MB max
• Proxy: Apify Proxy recommended to avoid Cloudflare blocks

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🔗 URL Format Reference

SalvageBid search URLs follow this structure:

https://www.salvagebid.com/{category}/{make}?page={N}

Category Examples

URL Path	Description
/salvage-suvs-for-sale/toyota	Toyota SUVs
/salvage-sedans-for-sale/honda	Honda sedans
/salvage-trucks-for-sale/ford	Ford trucks
/salvage-cars-for-sale	All makes, all types
/salvage-cars-for-sale/bmw	BMW (all types)

You can paste any search results page URL directly from the SalvageBid website including filtered searches, specific makes, and paginated pages. The scraper will automatically paginate forward from whatever page you provide.

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⚠️ Important Notes

• Data is extracted as-is from SalvageBid. Prices, availability, and auction outcomes should be verified directly on the site.
• Built-in random delays and rotating browser fingerprints via got-scraping minimize detection risk.
• SalvageBid is served behind Cloudflare using Apify Proxy is strongly recommended.
• additional_info is returned as a parsed JSON object (not a raw string) for easy access to fields like Navigation, KeyFob, and Stored.
• The details_url and download_all_pictures_url fields are always returned as full absolute URLs.

The actor creator is not responsible for how users utilize the extracted data. Users must comply with SalvageBid's Terms of Service and applicable data protection laws.

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💬 Support & Contact

• 🌐 Website: flowextractapi.com
• 📧 Email: flowextractapi@outlook.com
• 🙋 Apify Profile: FlowExtract API
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