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Copart & IAAI Auto Auction Scraper

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Copart & IAAI Auto Auction Scraper

Copart & IAAI Auto Auction Scraper

Scrape vehicle auctions from Copart and IAAI. Get VINs, prices, damage types, and photos. Essential for auto dealers and parts resellers.

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Pay per usage

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Fortuitous Pirate

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Copart & IAAI Salvage Auto Auction Scraper

Scrapes vehicle listings from Copart and IAAI salvage auto auctions using Playwright for browser automation.

Features

  • Scrapes both Copart and IAAI auction sites
  • Extracts comprehensive vehicle data:
    • Lot number and VIN
    • Vehicle specs (year, make, model)
    • Current bid amount
    • Damage assessment (primary and secondary)
    • Mileage/odometer reading
    • Photos
    • Auction date
    • Detail page information
  • Configurable filters for vehicle type, damage, make, model, year range, and bid range
  • Rate limiting to avoid detection
  • Stealth mode with anti-detection measures
  • Pay-per-event pricing ($0.003 per result)

Input Configuration

ParameterTypeDefaultDescription
sourcestring"both"Auction source: "copart", "iaai", or "both"
maxItemsinteger100Maximum vehicles to scrape (0 for unlimited)
vehicleTypestring-Filter by type (automobile, motorcycle, truck)
damageTypestring-Filter by damage (front end, rear end, water/flood)
makestring-Filter by vehicle make
modelstring-Filter by vehicle model
yearFrominteger-Minimum vehicle year
yearTointeger-Maximum vehicle year
minBidinteger-Minimum current bid
maxBidinteger-Maximum current bid
requestDelayinteger3000Delay between requests (ms)
maxConcurrencyinteger1Max concurrent browser pages
proxyConfigurationobjectResidentialProxy settings

Output Data

Each scraped vehicle includes:

{
"lotNumber": "12345678",
"vin": "1HGBH41JXMN109186",
"title": "2020 Toyota Camry SE",
"year": 2020,
"make": "Toyota",
"model": "Camry SE",
"currentBid": 5500,
"damage": "Front End",
"secondaryDamage": "All Over",
"mileage": 45000,
"imageUrl": "https://...",
"auctionDate": "Jan 30, 2026",
"detailUrl": "https://...",
"source": "copart",
"scrapedAt": "2026-01-26T12:00:00.000Z"
}

Usage

Local Testing

cd copart-iaai-scraper
npm install
mkdir -p storage/key_value_stores/default
echo '{"maxItems": 3, "source": "copart"}' > storage/key_value_stores/default/INPUT.json
npm start

On Apify Platform

  1. Deploy to Apify
  2. Configure input parameters
  3. Run the actor
  4. Download results from Dataset

Important Notes

Bot Detection

Both Copart and IAAI have aggressive bot detection:

  • Residential proxies recommended - Datacenter IPs are often blocked
  • Rate limiting - Default 3-second delay between requests
  • CAPTCHA challenges - May occur; scraper logs warnings when detected

Pricing

Pay-per-event model: $0.003 per vehicle scraped

Limitations

  • Sites frequently change their structure; selectors may need updates
  • Heavy bot protection may cause request failures
  • Some data fields may be empty depending on page structure

Development

Built with:

  • Apify SDK 3.x
  • Crawlee 3.x
  • Playwright

License

ISC