# Cars.com Scraper - Used, New & CPO Listings (`gio21/cars-com-scraper`) Actor Scrape car listings from Cars.com. Extract price, mileage, year, make, model, deal rating, dealer name and dealer rating. Filter by make, model, ZIP, radius, price and year, or paste any Cars.com search URL. Real browser with residential proxies to handle Cloudflare. - **URL**: https://apify.com/gio21/cars-com-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [Gio](https://apify.com/gio21) (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 $2.25 / 1,000 listing scrapeds 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 ## Cars.com Scraper Scrape used, new and certified pre-owned car listings from **Cars.com**. Every record includes the **VIN**, price, mileage, trim, MSRP, exterior color, body style, fuel type and drivetrain. ### Input Either paste a Cars.com search URL, or use the built-in filters: ```json { "stockType": "used", "make": "honda", "model": "civic", "zip": "90210", "radius": "all", "maxPrice": 25000, "maxItems": 100 } ```` Any Cars.com search URL works too - copy it from your browser after filtering on the site. ### What you get | Field | Description | |-------|-------------| | `vin` | Vehicle Identification Number | | `title` | Year + make + model + trim | | `year` / `make` / `model` / `trim` | Vehicle identity | | `price` | List price (USD) | | `msrp` | MSRP when published | | `mileage` | Odometer reading | | `stockType` | Used / New / Certified | | `certifiedPreOwned` | CPO flag | | `bodyStyle` | Sedan, SUV, Truck... | | `exteriorColor` | Paint colour | | `fuelType` | Gasoline, Hybrid, Electric... | | `drivetrain` | FWD / RWD / AWD | | `sellerZip` | Seller ZIP code | | `image` | Listing photo | | `url` | Link to the listing | | `listingId` | Cars.com listing ID | VIN, price and specs are present for **100% of records**. ### Use cases - **Dealer pricing intelligence**: track how competitors price the same trim and mileage - **Arbitrage and flipping**: spot listings priced below comparable cars - **VIN-level market data**: join with history or valuation services on the VIN - **Market research**: analyze inventory, mileage and price distribution by region - **Inventory feeds**: build a searchable vehicle database ### How it works Cars.com is protected by Cloudflare. This Actor solves the challenge once with a real browser, then paginates over plain HTTP on the same session. That keeps runs fast and cheap while loading pages exactly the way a real visitor does. ### Notes - Cars.com renders the "Great Deal" badge and the dealer name in the browser only, so they are **not** part of the output. Every field this Actor returns is present for every record, rather than appearing on some pages and not others. - Pages that fail to load are **not charged**. If this Actor helped you, please leave a review on the Apify Store. # Actor input Schema ## `searchUrl` (type: `string`): Paste a Cars.com search URL to reuse its exact filters. If set, it overrides the fields below. ## `stockType` (type: `string`): Used, new, or certified pre-owned. ## `make` (type: `string`): e.g. honda, toyota, ford. ## `model` (type: `string`): e.g. civic, camry. Leave empty for all models. ## `zip` (type: `string`): Search around this ZIP code. ## `radius` (type: `string`): Search radius, or 'all' for nationwide. ## `maxPrice` (type: `integer`): Maximum list price. ## `minYear` (type: `integer`): Oldest model year to include. ## `maxItems` (type: `integer`): Maximum listings to return. ## `maxPages` (type: `integer`): Maximum result pages to load (20 listings per page). ## `proxyCountry` (type: `string`): Residential proxy country. Cars.com is a US site, so US is recommended. ## `debug` (type: `boolean`): Verbose logging + saves a sample card's HTML to the key-value store. ## Actor input object example ```json { "stockType": "used", "make": "honda", "zip": "90210", "radius": "all", "maxItems": 40, "maxPages": 5, "proxyCountry": "US", "debug": false } ``` # Actor output Schema ## `results` (type: `string`): Scraped listings. # 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 = { "searchUrl": "", "stockType": "used", "make": "honda", "model": "", "zip": "90210", "radius": "all", "maxItems": 40, "maxPages": 5, "proxyCountry": "US" }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("gio21/cars-com-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 = { "searchUrl": "", "stockType": "used", "make": "honda", "model": "", "zip": "90210", "radius": "all", "maxItems": 40, "maxPages": 5, "proxyCountry": "US", } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("gio21/cars-com-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 '{ "searchUrl": "", "stockType": "used", "make": "honda", "model": "", "zip": "90210", "radius": "all", "maxItems": 40, "maxPages": 5, "proxyCountry": "US" }' | apify call gio21/cars-com-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=gio21/cars-com-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "Cars.com Scraper - Used, New & CPO Listings", "description": "Scrape car listings from Cars.com. Extract price, mileage, year, make, model, deal rating, dealer name and dealer rating. Filter by make, model, ZIP, radius, price and year, or paste any Cars.com search URL. Real browser with residential proxies to handle Cloudflare.", "version": "0.0", "x-build-id": "CEYNnb5FPfuuNtw0b" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/gio21~cars-com-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-gio21-cars-com-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": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/gio21~cars-com-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-gio21-cars-com-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$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": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/gio21~cars-com-scraper/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-gio21-cars-com-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$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", "properties": { "searchUrl": { "title": "Cars.com search URL (optional)", "type": "string", "description": "Paste a Cars.com search URL to reuse its exact filters. If set, it overrides the fields below." }, "stockType": { "title": "Stock type", "enum": [ "used", "new", "cpo", "all" ], "type": "string", "description": "Used, new, or certified pre-owned.", "default": "used" }, "make": { "title": "Make", "type": "string", "description": "e.g. honda, toyota, ford." }, "model": { "title": "Model", "type": "string", "description": "e.g. civic, camry. Leave empty for all models." }, "zip": { "title": "ZIP code", "type": "string", "description": "Search around this ZIP code.", "default": "90210" }, "radius": { "title": "Radius (miles)", "type": "string", "description": "Search radius, or 'all' for nationwide.", "default": "all" }, "maxPrice": { "title": "Max price (USD)", "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum list price." }, "minYear": { "title": "Min year", "type": "integer", "description": "Oldest model year to include." }, "maxItems": { "title": "Max listings", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 2000, "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum listings to return.", "default": 40 }, "maxPages": { "title": "Max pages", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 50, "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum result pages to load (20 listings per page).", "default": 5 }, "proxyCountry": { "title": "Proxy country", "type": "string", "description": "Residential proxy country. Cars.com is a US site, so US is recommended.", "default": "US" }, "debug": { "title": "Debug logs", "type": "boolean", "description": "Verbose logging + saves a sample card's HTML to the key-value store.", "default": 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 } } } } } } } } } } ```