🏛️ Government Surplus Auction Outcome Feed

Find government surplus lots with prices, bid activity, and direct source links in one run. Collect public Municibid and GovPlanet auction data in a clean dataset built for sourcing, research, and scheduled checks.

💸 Bid signals Spot confirmed zero-bid and active-bid Municibid listings.

🏛️ Public sources Collect the validated public Municibid and GovPlanet surfaces.

🔗 Verifiable rows Trace every record back to its live source listing.

🎯 Focused runs Filter titles, states, statuses, pages, and record counts.

Government surplus research often means opening many auction pages and copying inconsistent fields. This Actor turns public listings into structured rows with honest missing-field handling.

🔍 What does Government Surplus Auction Outcome Feed do?

The Actor collects public auction listings from Municibid and GovPlanet. It extracts identifiers, titles, prices, locations, images, bid activity, auction timing, and source links when each page publishes them.

Municibid provides numeric bid counts, including confirmed zero-bid records. GovPlanet output includes bid counts only when its public page provides a real number. Missing values are omitted instead of replaced with guesses.

Use direct browse, auction, category, or detail URLs. The Actor validates every input URL and refuses unsupported or protected paths.

👥 Why use this government surplus auction feed?

• I am a surplus reseller looking for low-competition municipal equipment so I can review zero-bid lots before an auction closes.
• I am a fleet buyer comparing public vehicle and equipment prices across agencies before contacting a seller.
• I am a market analyst collecting source-linked auction observations for price, demand, and geographic research.
• I am an automation builder scheduling small repeat runs and sending clean auction rows into a spreadsheet or database.

🚀 How to use it

STEP 1 Paste public URLs Add Municibid browse or detail pages, or GovPlanet category or auction pages.

STEP 2 Choose your scope Set keywords, states, status, page limits, and the maximum record count.

STEP 3 Use the dataset Download JSON, CSV, Excel, or XML, or connect the run to an Apify integration.

The default input returns up to 10 Municibid records from one public page. This keeps the first run fast and predictable.

📥 Input

Field	Type	Required	Description
startUrls	array of URLs	No	Public Municibid browse or detail URLs, or GovPlanet category or auction URLs. Defaults to the Municibid browse page.
keywords	array of strings	No	Keeps titles containing at least one supplied keyword. An empty list keeps every title.
states	array of strings	No	Keeps matching two-letter US state codes when a source publishes a state.
statusFilter	enum	No	Selects all records, active auctions, ended auctions, sold lots, or confirmed zero-bid records.
proxyConfiguration	object	No	Controls connection routing. Datacenter proxy routing is the Apify form default.
includeImages	boolean	No	Includes the public primary image URL when available.
maxItems	integer	No	Caps unique saved records between 1 and 1,000. Defaults to 10.
maxPages	integer	No	Caps public result pages followed per source between 1 and 20. Defaults to 1.
maxConcurrency	integer	No	Caps simultaneous page requests between 1 and 5. Defaults to 2.
debugLogging	boolean	No	Adds request diagnostics to the run log. It is disabled by default.

📤 Output

Each row contains only values published by the source. A Municibid record can look like this:

{
    "source": "municibid",
    "listingId": "84689885",
    "title": "Radar Speed Display Trailer",
    "listingUrl": "https://municibid.com/Listing/Details/84689885/Radar-Speed-Display-Trailer",
    "imageUrl": "https://storagemunicibidpro.blob.core.windows.net/assets/media/713542a2-aaf4-4910-818d-b6210e6c1b1f_thumbcrop.jpg",
    "location": "Otis, MA",
    "state": "MA",
    "seller": "Town of Otis",
    "price": 320,
    "currency": "USD",
    "bidCount": 38,
    "isZeroBid": false,
    "bidState": "has_bids",
    "auctionEnd": "08/10/2026 14:26:00",
    "scrapedAt": "2026-08-10T18:26:01.066Z"
}

Download the dataset as JSON, CSV, Excel, XML, or another format supported by Apify.

🧾 Data table

Field	Type	Description
source	string	Source marketplace, either municibid or govplanet.
listingId	string	Source-published listing or equipment identifier.
title	string	Public lot title.
listingUrl	string	Direct public source URL.
imageUrl	string	Public primary image URL when available.
location	string	Source-published lot location.
state	string	Two-letter US state code when it can be read directly.
seller	string	Public agency or seller name when provided.
category	string	Public category label when provided.
description	string	Public Municibid lot description.
condition	string	Source-published Municibid condition.
price	number	Current or displayed auction price.
currency	string	Source-published currency code.
bidCount	number	Numeric bid count when the source publishes one.
isZeroBid	boolean	True only when the published bid count is exactly zero.
bidState	string	zero_bids or has_bids when a numeric bid count exists.
auctionStatus	string	Source-backed active, ended, or sold state when available.
auctionEnd	string	Published Municibid end time.
auctionStart	string	Published Municibid start time.
auctionDateText	string	GovPlanet auction date text shown with the lot.
buyerFeePercent	number	Public Municibid buyer fee percentage.
auctionType	string	Public GovPlanet sale format, such as online auction.
features	string	GovPlanet equipment features from the public quickview.
registrationNumber	string	Public GovPlanet registration identifier.
meterReading	string	Source-published equipment meter reading.
distanceText	string	Public distance text relative to the request region.
countryCode	string	Source-published GovPlanet country code.
latitude	number	Public lot latitude when embedded by GovPlanet.
longitude	number	Public lot longitude when embedded by GovPlanet.
ironCladAssurance	boolean	Whether GovPlanet marks IronClad Assurance on the lot.
scrapedAt	string	ISO timestamp for record collection.

💰 Pricing

Pricing is pay per saved auction record or configured event. Empty datasets do not create result events. There is no monthly subscription required to run the Actor.

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💡 Tips

• Start with one direct auction page and 10 records before increasing the scope.
• Use statusFilter: zero_bids with Municibid pages to isolate confirmed no-bid rows.
• Schedule the same URL near auction close to refresh price and bid activity.
• Keep maxConcurrency low. Auction pages are large, and polite pacing improves reliability.
• Retain listingUrl and scrapedAt in downstream systems for provenance.

❓ FAQ

Does this government surplus scraper get blocked?

It uses the two public page surfaces validated for this release and requests them at a conservative rate. Network conditions can still change. Configure Apify proxy routing if direct requests fail.

Does it extract private bidder or contact information?

No. The Actor collects public listing fields only. It does not open account, bidding, bid-history, messaging, or document routes.

How fresh is the auction data?

Each run reads the current public page. scrapedAt records collection time, while auction dates and statuses remain source-published values.

Does it support every government auction website?

No. This release supports only public Municibid and GovPlanet pages. GovDeals, GSA authenticated services, PublicSurplus, and protected routes are intentionally excluded.

⚖️ Responsible use and limitations

Use the data in line with each source's terms, robots rules, and applicable laws. This Actor is not affiliated with Municibid, GovPlanet, or any government agency.

Auction pages may omit bid counts, final prices, seller names, categories, or precise locations. The Actor omits unavailable values. A missing field does not mean zero, unsold, or unavailable.

GovPlanet often publishes a displayed price without a numeric bid count. In those cases, isZeroBid and bidState are intentionally absent.

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