# Cinch.co.uk Scraper: 80+ Fields, VRM & Finance (`getascraper/cinch-co-uk-scraper`) Actor Scrape Cinch.co.uk, one of UK's top online car retailers. Get 80+ fields per car: VRM, make, model, year, price, mileage, MPG, finance quote, service history, dealer site. 8 body types, 4 fuel types. $0.99/1k. No proxy needed. - **URL**: https://apify.com/getascraper/cinch-co-uk-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [GetAScraper](https://apify.com/getascraper) (community) - **Categories:** E-commerce, Lead generation, Automation - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing from $0.99 / 1,000 vehicle records This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events. 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 ## Cinch.co.uk Scraper: UK Used Car Listings & Vehicle Data Get every used car on cinch.co.uk, in clean data you can use. No setup, no browser tricks. Search by what you want, download what you need. Cinch is one of the UK's largest online car retailers. This scraper pulls the full live inventory: vehicle specs, pricing, finance options, service history, images, and dealer details. 30+ fields per car. Filter by make, model, year, price, body type, fuel type, or transmission. Run it once, walk away with a spreadsheet. --- ### What can you do with it? * **You are a UK car dealer** watching competitors. Track what similar dealers have in stock, at what price, and for how long. Spot market gaps. * **You are a market researcher.** Build price trend reports for any make, model, year, or region. Show your clients what's actually happening in the UK used car market. * **You are a finance or insurance provider.** Get clean registration numbers, year, mileage, and spec data for any car. Quote policies or approve loans without manual data entry. * **You are a price comparison site.** Pull Cinch's full inventory and compare prices against Auto Trader, CarGurus, or your own dealership. * **You are a buyer or enthusiast** tracking the UK market. Get alerts for new listings of your dream car. See the full service history, not just the listing. --- ### How to use it 1. **Open the actor** in the Apify Store and click "Try for free". 2. **Pick your filters.** Type a make, model, or paste a direct Cinch URL. Set year range, price range, or body type. 3. **Click Start.** The scraper pulls the live data in under a minute. 4. **Download your dataset** in JSON, CSV, or Excel. Or pipe it straight to Google Sheets, BigQuery, or your CRM. --- ### Input | Field | Type | Required | Description | | --- | --- | :---: | --- | | `startUrls` | array of URLs | No | Direct Cinch URLs, or default to the full UK used cars listing. | | `make` | enum | No | Vehicle manufacturer: BMW, Audi, Ford, Mercedes, Tesla, etc. | | `model` | text | No | Vehicle model: 3 Series, A3, Focus, etc. | | `minYear` | integer | No | Earliest registration year. | | `maxYear` | integer | No | Latest registration year. | | `minPrice` | integer | No | Lowest price in GBP. | | `maxPrice` | integer | No | Highest price in GBP. | | `bodyType` | enum | No | Hatchback, SUV, Estate, Saloon, Convertible, etc. | | `fuelType` | enum | No | Petrol, Diesel, Electric, Hybrid. | | `transmissionType` | enum | No | Automatic or Manual. | | `includeDetails` | boolean | No | Fetch full detail pages for richer output. Default true. | | `maxItems` | integer | No | Maximum listings to return. Default 100. | | `maxPages` | integer | No | Maximum search pages to fetch. Default 10. | | `maxConcurrency` | integer | No | Parallel requests. Default 5. | | `proxyConfiguration` | object | No | Optional proxy settings. Default: no proxy. | --- ### Output Each row in the dataset is one car. Here is what a real record looks like: ```json { "vehicleId": "2eed5c7a-2d67-4ed4-848d-71aecd900ea9", "vrm": "WA22OLR", "make": "BMW", "model": "3 Series", "trim": "M Sport", "variant": "330e M Sport 5dr Step Auto", "modelYear": 2022, "bodyType": "Estate", "colour": "GREY", "fuelType": "Petrol plug-in hybrid", "transmissionType": "Automatic", "driveType": "Rear-wheel drive", "mileage": 31703, "engineCapacityCc": 1998, "milesPerGallon": 201, "doors": 5, "seats": 5, "price": 22900, "priceIncludingAdminFee": 22999, "isReserved": false, "isAvailable": true, "stockType": "partner_sourced", "site": "Thurleigh", "listingUrl": "https://www.cinch.co.uk/used-cars/bmw/3-series/2eed5c7a-2d67-4ed4-848d-71aecd900ea9", "scrapedAt": "2026-06-16T15:00:00.000Z" } ```` You can download the dataset in JSON, HTML, CSV, or Excel. *** ### Data table | Field | Type | Description | | --- | :---: | --- | | `vehicleId` | text | Cinch's internal unique vehicle ID. | | `vrm` | text | UK vehicle registration mark (license plate). | | `make` | text | Manufacturer: BMW, Audi, Ford, etc. | | `model` | text | Model: 3 Series, A3, Focus, etc. | | `trim` | text | Trim level: M Sport, S Line, ST-Line, etc. | | `variant` | text | Full variant name with drivetrain. | | `modelYear` | integer | Year of manufacture. | | `bodyType` | text | Estate, Hatchback, SUV, etc. | | `colour` | text | Exterior color. | | `fuelType` | text | Petrol, Diesel, Electric, Hybrid. | | `transmissionType` | text | Automatic or Manual. | | `driveType` | text | Front-wheel, rear-wheel, all-wheel drive. | | `mileage` | integer | Odometer reading in miles. | | `engineCapacityCc` | integer | Engine displacement in cc. | | `milesPerGallon` | integer | Official fuel economy in MPG. | | `doors` | integer | Number of doors. | | `seats` | integer | Number of seats. | | `price` | integer | Listed price in GBP. | | `priceIncludingAdminFee` | integer | Total price including admin fee. | | `isReserved` | boolean | True if the car is currently reserved. | | `isAvailable` | boolean | True if the car is available for purchase. | | `stockType` | text | Source of inventory (dealer or partner). | | `site` | text | Cinch location holding the car. | | `thumbnailUrl` | text | Cover image URL. | | `listingUrl` | text | Canonical Cinch URL. | | `scrapedAt` | text | ISO timestamp of when the data was extracted. | *** ### Pricing Pay only for what you use. No monthly fee. See the [Pricing tab](https://apify.com/actorstack/cinch-co-uk-scraper/pricing) for the current rate. *** ### Tips and advanced options - **Turn off `includeDetails`** if you only need listing card data. This is 5x faster for bulk market scans. - **Combine filters for precision.** "make=Tesla, fuelType=Electric, maxPrice=40000" gives you every electric Tesla under £40K. - **Schedule daily runs** via Apify Schedules to track new listings and price changes over time. *** ### FAQ **Is scraping Cinch legal?** This actor extracts publicly visible car listings that anyone can see without logging in. You are responsible for ensuring your use case complies with Cinch's Terms of Service and applicable laws. Do not scrape private data beyond what is publicly displayed. **Does it work from non-UK IPs?** Yes. Cinch has no geo-fencing. Tested from US and EU datacenter IPs without issues. **What if a field is empty?** Some fields are optional. If you turn off `includeDetails`, finance options, equipment list, and service history will be empty. The listing card always has make, model, year, price, mileage, and basic specs. **How does the free trial work?** New Apify users get $5 of platform credit. That is enough to run this actor roughly 5,000 times. Run a small test to evaluate data quality before spending anything. *** ### Disclaimers and support - **Disclaimer**: This actor retrieves publicly available car listings on Cinch. Make sure your usage complies with Cinch's terms of service and applicable laws. - **Support**: Open an issue from the [Issues tab](https://apify.com/actorstack/cinch-co-uk-scraper/issues) for bug reports or feature requests. # Actor input Schema ## `startUrls` (type: `array`): Direct Cinch.co.uk URLs to scrape. Can be search pages (e.g., /used-cars, /used-cars/bmw) or detail pages (e.g., /used-cars/bmw/2-series/details/...). ## `make` (type: `string`): Vehicle manufacturer filter (e.g., BMW, Audi, Ford). Only used when no Start URLs are provided. ## `model` (type: `string`): Vehicle model filter (e.g., 3 Series, A3). Only used together with Make. ## `minYear` (type: `integer`): Minimum registration year. ## `maxYear` (type: `integer`): Maximum registration year. ## `minPrice` (type: `integer`): Minimum price in GBP. ## `maxPrice` (type: `integer`): Maximum price in GBP. ## `bodyType` (type: `string`): Filter by body style. ## `fuelType` (type: `string`): Filter by fuel type. ## `transmissionType` (type: `string`): Filter by transmission. ## `includeDetails` (type: `boolean`): Scrape full detail pages for each listing to get tech specs, equipment, service history, and images. Slower but richer output. ## `maxItems` (type: `integer`): Maximum number of listings to scrape. 0 = unlimited. ## `maxPages` (type: `integer`): Maximum number of search result pages to fetch. 0 = unlimited. ## `maxConcurrency` (type: `integer`): Maximum number of pages processed simultaneously. ## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`): Proxy settings for enhanced reliability. Datacenter proxies are usually sufficient for Cinch.co.uk. ## Actor input object example ```json { "startUrls": [ { "url": "https://www.cinch.co.uk/used-cars" } ], "make": "", "model": "", "minYear": 0, "maxYear": 0, "minPrice": 0, "maxPrice": 0, "bodyType": "", "fuelType": "", "transmissionType": "", "includeDetails": false, "maxItems": 100, "maxPages": 10, "maxConcurrency": 5, "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": false } } ``` # Actor output Schema ## `results` (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 '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = { "startUrls": [ { "url": "https://www.cinch.co.uk/used-cars" } ], "make": "", "model": "", "minYear": 0, "maxYear": 0, "minPrice": 0, "maxPrice": 0, "bodyType": "", "fuelType": "", "transmissionType": "", "includeDetails": false, "maxItems": 100, "maxPages": 10, "maxConcurrency": 5, "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": false } }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("getascraper/cinch-co-uk-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 '' with your token. client = ApifyClient("") # Prepare the Actor input run_input = { "startUrls": [{ "url": "https://www.cinch.co.uk/used-cars" }], "make": "", "model": "", "minYear": 0, "maxYear": 0, "minPrice": 0, "maxPrice": 0, "bodyType": "", "fuelType": "", "transmissionType": "", "includeDetails": False, "maxItems": 100, "maxPages": 10, "maxConcurrency": 5, "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": False }, } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("getascraper/cinch-co-uk-scraper").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 '{ "startUrls": [ { "url": "https://www.cinch.co.uk/used-cars" } ], "make": "", "model": "", "minYear": 0, "maxYear": 0, "minPrice": 0, "maxPrice": 0, "bodyType": "", "fuelType": "", "transmissionType": "", "includeDetails": false, "maxItems": 100, "maxPages": 10, "maxConcurrency": 5, "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": false } }' | apify call getascraper/cinch-co-uk-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=getascraper/cinch-co-uk-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "Cinch.co.uk Scraper: 80+ Fields, VRM & Finance", "description": "Scrape Cinch.co.uk, one of UK's top online car retailers. Get 80+ fields per car: VRM, make, model, year, price, mileage, MPG, finance quote, service history, dealer site. 8 body types, 4 fuel types. $0.99/1k. No proxy needed.", "version": "0.1", "x-build-id": "IevC4u6riviPD4qHI" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/getascraper~cinch-co-uk-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-getascraper-cinch-co-uk-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$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/getascraper~cinch-co-uk-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-getascraper-cinch-co-uk-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK", "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/getascraper~cinch-co-uk-scraper/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-getascraper-cinch-co-uk-scraper", "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": [ "startUrls" ], "properties": { "startUrls": { "title": "Start URLs", "type": "array", "description": "Direct Cinch.co.uk URLs to scrape. Can be search pages (e.g., /used-cars, /used-cars/bmw) or detail pages (e.g., /used-cars/bmw/2-series/details/...).", "default": [ { "url": "https://www.cinch.co.uk/used-cars" } ], "items": { "type": "object", "required": [ "url" ], "properties": { "url": { "type": "string", "title": "URL of a web page", "format": "uri" } } } }, "make": { "title": "Make", "type": "string", "description": "Vehicle manufacturer filter (e.g., BMW, Audi, Ford). Only used when no Start URLs are provided.", "default": "" }, "model": { "title": "Model", "type": "string", "description": "Vehicle model filter (e.g., 3 Series, A3). Only used together with Make.", "default": "" }, "minYear": { "title": "Min Year", "type": "integer", "description": "Minimum registration year.", "default": 0 }, "maxYear": { "title": "Max Year", "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum registration year.", "default": 0 }, "minPrice": { "title": "Min Price (GBP)", "type": "integer", "description": "Minimum price in GBP.", "default": 0 }, "maxPrice": { "title": "Max Price (GBP)", "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum price in GBP.", "default": 0 }, "bodyType": { "title": "Body Type", "enum": [ "", "Hatchback", "SUV", "Estate", "Saloon", "Coupe", "Convertible", "MPV", "Pickup" ], "type": "string", "description": "Filter by body style.", "default": "" }, "fuelType": { "title": "Fuel Type", "enum": [ "", "Petrol", "Diesel", "Electric", "Hybrid" ], "type": "string", "description": "Filter by fuel type.", "default": "" }, "transmissionType": { "title": "Transmission", "enum": [ "", "Automatic", "Manual" ], "type": "string", "description": "Filter by transmission.", "default": "" }, "includeDetails": { "title": "Include Detail Pages", "type": "boolean", "description": "Scrape full detail pages for each listing to get tech specs, equipment, service history, and images. Slower but richer output.", "default": false }, "maxItems": { "title": "Max Items", "minimum": 0, "maximum": 10000, "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum number of listings to scrape. 0 = unlimited.", "default": 100 }, "maxPages": { "title": "Max Pages", "minimum": 0, "maximum": 500, "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum number of search result pages to fetch. 0 = unlimited.", "default": 10 }, "maxConcurrency": { "title": "Max Concurrency", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 50, "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum number of pages processed simultaneously.", "default": 5 }, "proxyConfiguration": { "title": "Proxy Configuration", "type": "object", "description": "Proxy settings for enhanced reliability. Datacenter proxies are usually sufficient for Cinch.co.uk.", "default": { "useApifyProxy": false } } } }, "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 }, "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": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "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 } } } } } } } } } } ```