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CarGurus Zipcode Search Scraper: car listings and deal ratings by ZIP

Scrape car listings from CarGurus.com by ZIP code, radius, and brand - VIN, make, model, year, price, expected price, savings, deal rating, mileage, seller, and rating - with no CarGurus API required.

What does CarGurus Zipcode Search Scraper do?

CarGurus Zipcode Search Scraper collects car listings from CarGurus.com around any US ZIP code. Give it one or more ZIPs, a radius, and optional brand filters, and it returns one structured record per vehicle: VIN, make, model, year, trim, price, and the CarGurus deal signals that set the site apart - expected market price, savings amount, deal score, and deal rating - plus mileage, seller details, and seller rating. No CarGurus API or login required.

• 📍 ZIP and radius search - scan inventory around any US ZIP, from 10 miles to nationwide
• 🏷️ CarGurus deal signals - expected price, savings, deal score, and deal rating on every listing
• 🚗 Full listing detail - VIN, make, model, year, trim, mileage, and specs
• 🏢 Seller and trust - seller type, name, rating, and review count
• 📊 Clean output - structured records ready for JSON, CSV, or Excel

What data can you extract from CarGurus?

Vehicle	Deal and pricing	Seller and media
VIN and listing ID	Price and price string	Seller type and name
Make, model, year, trim	Expected market price	Seller rating and reviews
Body type and fuel type	Savings amount	Distance from ZIP
Transmission and engine	Deal score and deal rating	Days on market
Exterior color	Accident and owner counts	Main photo and detail URL

Can I search CarGurus by ZIP, brand, and radius?

Yes. Provide a list of ZIP codes and a radius (from 10 miles to nationwide), and optionally filter by car brand (for example Toyota, Ford, BMW). Leave the brand filter empty to scrape every vehicle around each ZIP.

How does CarGurus Zipcode Search Scraper work?

1. Enter one or more US ZIP codes and a search radius
2. (Optional) Filter by car brand
3. The Actor pages through CarGurus search results around each ZIP
4. Results stream to a dataset you can preview or export as JSON, CSV, or Excel

How to use CarGurus Zipcode Search Scraper

1. Create a free Apify account
2. Enter ZIP codes and a search radius
3. (Optional) Add car brands to filter by
4. Click Start
5. Download your data from the Dataset tab

Input

Field	Type	Default	Description
zips	array	required	US ZIP codes to search from.
carBrands	array	none	Car brands to filter by (for example Toyota, Ford). Empty for all.
radius	string	100 miles	Search radius: 10 to 500 miles, or Nationwide.

{
  "zips": ["90210", "77494"],
  "carBrands": ["Toyota"],
  "radius": "100 miles"
}

What does the output look like?

Each listing is one structured record with the CarGurus deal signals:

{
  "vin": "4T1BF1FK5HU380000",
  "makeName": "Toyota",
  "modelName": "Camry",
  "carYear": 2017,
  "trimName": "SE",
  "price": 17998,
  "expectedPrice": 19200,
  "savingsAmount": 1202,
  "dealScore": 4.6,
  "dealRating": "GREAT_DEAL",
  "mileage": 68450,
  "distance": 12.4,
  "daysOnMarket": 9,
  "bodyTypeName": "Sedan",
  "localizedFuelType": "Gasoline",
  "sellerType": "DEALER",
  "serviceProviderName": "Example Toyota",
  "sellerRating": 4.7,
  "reviewCount": 812,
  "detailUrl": "https://www.cargurus.com/Cars/link/123456",
  "searchZip": "90210"
}

Why use CarGurus Zipcode Search Scraper?

Feature	Manual or copy-paste	CarGurus Zipcode Search Scraper
Input	Search one ZIP at a time	Many ZIPs and a radius per run
Volume	A few listings by hand	Every matching listing per ZIP
Deal signals	Read each page	Expected price, savings, and deal rating
Seller trust	Not obvious	Seller rating and review count
Export	None	JSON, CSV, Excel

What can you do with CarGurus data?

• Deal and value analysis - use expectedPrice, savingsAmount, and dealRating to find underpriced listings and benchmark market value
• Local market pricing - track prices and days on market by ZIP to price inventory competitively
• Dealer intelligence - rank sellers by rating, review count, and inventory in a market
• Inventory and supply research - measure how many vehicles of a brand sit within a radius

For ongoing monitoring, schedule the Actor daily for fast-moving markets or weekly for stable ones.

How much does CarGurus Zipcode Search Scraper cost?

CarGurus Zipcode Search Scraper uses Apify's pay-per-event pricing: a small run-start fee plus a per-result fee for each listing scraped. Apify gives you $5 in free usage credits every month on the free plan, so light runs cost nothing. See the Actor's Pricing tab for the current rate on each plan.

How do I run CarGurus Zipcode Search Scraper via the Apify API?

curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/e-commerce~cargurus-zipcode-search-scraper/runs?token=YOUR_API_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "zips": ["90210", "77494"],
    "carBrands": ["Toyota"],
    "radius": "100 miles"
  }'

What can I integrate CarGurus Zipcode Search Scraper with?

The Actor runs on the Apify platform, so its data flows into the tools your team already uses:

• Google Sheets and Excel - build a deal-rating and pricing sheet by market
• Make, Zapier, and n8n - trigger a workflow when a great deal appears
• Slack - get pinged when a target vehicle drops below market
• LangChain and MCP - feed listing data into AI agents and apps
• Apify API and webhooks - load listings into your own data warehouse

Troubleshooting

• No results in the dataset - Check the ZIP codes are valid US ZIPs and widen the radius; a narrow radius in a rural area can return few or no listings.
• Brand filter returns nothing - Check the brand spelling against the supported list, or leave carBrands empty for all brands.
• Slow or blocked runs - CarGurus limits heavy traffic and changes its page layout over time. Keep Apify Proxy enabled and open an issue on the Issues tab if fields stop returning.

FAQ

Can I search several ZIP codes in one run?

Yes. Pass a list of ZIP codes in zips and the Actor scans each one within your chosen radius, tagging every listing with its searchZip.

What are the deal rating and expected price?

CarGurus compares each listing to its estimate of fair market value. expectedPrice is that estimate, savingsAmount is the gap, and dealRating (for example GREAT_DEAL, GOOD_DEAL) summarizes it - useful for finding underpriced cars.

Can I filter by brand?

Yes. Use carBrands to limit to specific brands, or leave it empty to scrape every brand around each ZIP.

Can I run CarGurus Zipcode Search Scraper with the Apify API?

Yes. Start and schedule runs over the Apify REST API and collect results with the apify-client packages for Node.js and Python.

Does it work with MCP and AI agents?

Yes. Expose the Actor through the Apify MCP server so your AI agents can pull CarGurus inventory on demand.

Is it legal to scrape CarGurus?

CarGurus.com is a US site, and collecting publicly available listing data is generally legal. This Actor reads only public vehicle listings, not private personal data. Keep your use case lawful and read is web scraping legal? if you are unsure.

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