# Cars Scraper 🚗 | $2.99 / 1k | (`glasswing/cars-scraper`) Actor Scrape Cars.com listings at scale. Get pricing, dealer info, specs, media and market data from any search or listing URL. - **URL**: https://apify.com/glasswing/cars-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [Raffy](https://apify.com/glasswing) (community) - **Categories:** E-commerce, Automation, Lead generation - **Stats:** 8 total users, 7 monthly users, 91.7% runs succeeded, NaN bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing $2.99 / 1,000 vehicle listings 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 Extract structured vehicle data from **Cars.com** — the #1 US automotive marketplace — using search result URLs or direct listing URLs. This Cars.com scraper returns clean, organized records grouped by vehicle, pricing, dealer, media, features and listing metadata. **Try it free:** Paste any Cars.com search URL and run - results ready in minutes. --- ### What This Scraper Extracts Each scraped listing returns a clean, structured record with six data groups: #### Vehicle Details - Year, make, model, trim, body style - Mileage, drivetrain, fuel type, transmission - Engine specs, MPG, seating capacity - EV-specific data (range, battery, charge type) for electric vehicles - Condition (New / Used / Certified Pre-Owned) #### Pricing & Market Data - Listed price and monthly payment estimate - Price vs. market average (great deal / good deal badges) - CARFAX history link - Deal rating flags #### Dealer Information - Dealer name, address, phone number - Dealer type (franchised, independent, private seller) - Dealer listing URL - Private seller personal contact details are **masked** for privacy compliance #### Listing Images - All listing photo URLs - Exterior and interior image sets #### Features & Options - Full equipment list: safety, comfort, tech, packages - Structured feature categories #### Listing Metadata - Listing ID, stock number, listing URL - Days on market - Stock type (New / Used / CPO) --- ### How to Use Scraper **Step 1 - Get your URL** Open Cars.com and apply your filters (make, model, ZIP code, price range, mileage, body style, fuel type, etc.). Copy the search URL from your browser. **Step 2 - Paste it in** Add up to **20 URLs** in the `startUrls` input. You can mix search result URLs. **Step 3 - Set limits** - `maxItemsPerLink` - how many listings to pull from each URL (default: 5, max: 10,000) - `maxItemsTotal` - total cap across all URLs (default: 20, max: 100,000) **Step 4 - Run** Results appear in the Apify dataset in real time. --- ### Example Input ```json { "startUrls": [ "https://www.cars.com/shopping/results/?zip=60606&maximum_distance=9999&sort=best_match_desc", "https://www.cars.com/vehicledetail/c1c9dff3-9eaf-4b75-b7d4-d5362fce38e1/" ], "maxItemsPerLink": 5, "maxItemsTotal": 20 } ```` You can also pass a single direct listing URL to extract full details for one specific vehicle. *** ### Scale Guidance | Use Case | Recommended Setup | |---|---| | Quick market sample | 1 URL - maxItemsPerLink: 100 | | Regional market analysis | 3-5 URLs by ZIP - maxItemsPerLink: 1,000 | | National brand inventory | 10+ URLs by price band - maxItemsPerLink: 5,000 | > To exceed 10,000 results in a single market, split into multiple search URLs. *** ### Use Cases **Car dealers & flippers** - Monitor competitor inventory, track price drops, and identify undervalued vehicles using price-vs-market data and deal ratings. **Automotive market researchers** - Build datasets across makes, models, ZIP codes, and time periods for pricing analysis, inventory studies, and trend reporting. **Price comparison tools** - Power real-time vehicle pricing widgets and apps with structured data. **EV market analysis** - Extract electric vehicle listings with battery range, charge type, and pricing in one structured feed - useful for EV market reports and aggregators. **Lead generation for dealerships** - Pull dealer contact data from active listings across a region. **Integration with n8n, Make, or Zapier** - Trigger this scraper on a schedule and pipe results directly into Google Sheets, Airtable, Supabase, or your CRM via Apify webhooks. *** ### Privacy This actor is built with responsible data collection in mind. - Private seller personal contact details (name, phone, email) are masked in all output records - Dealer business contact data (name, phone, address) is retained only when publicly displayed - No login, authentication, or account credentials are required or used - Only publicly accessible listing pages are scraped — no private or gated content - Data collected is intended for lawful business purposes such as market research, pricing analysis - Users are solely responsible for how they use the extracted data in their jurisdiction *** ### FAQ **Can I scrape a specific vehicle by its listing URL?** Yes. Paste the direct listing URL (e.g. `https://www.cars.com/vehicledetail/...`) into `startUrls` to extract full details for that one vehicle. **Can I scrape multiple cities or ZIP codes in one run?** Yes. Set up one search URL per ZIP code or region and add them all to `startUrls` (up to 20). Each will be scraped independently up to its `maxItemsPerLink` limit. **Does it work with Cars.com filter URLs?** Yes. Apply any filters on Cars.com (make, model, year, price, mileage, body style, fuel type, etc.), copy the URL, and paste it in. The scraper respects your filters. **How do I get more than 10,000 results from one market?** Split your search into multiple URLs using different filter buckets - for example, price bands under $20k, $20k-$40k, over $40k - then combine the datasets. # Actor input Schema ## `startUrls` (type: `array`): Add Cars.com search result URLs and/or direct listing URLs. Maximum 20 links per run. ## `maxItemsPerLink` (type: `integer`): Maximum listings scraped from each input URL. Hard maximum is 10,000 per link. To scrape more, add multiple links. ## `maxItemsTotal` (type: `integer`): Maximum listings scraped across the whole run. ## Actor input object example ```json { "startUrls": [ "https://www.cars.com/shopping/results/?zip=60606&maximum_distance=9999&sort=best_match_desc" ], "maxItemsPerLink": 5, "maxItemsTotal": 20 } ``` # API You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup. ## JavaScript example ```javascript import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client'; // Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token // Replace the '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = {}; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("glasswing/cars-scraper").call(input); // Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any) console.log('Results from dataset'); console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${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 = {} # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("glasswing/cars-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 '{}' | apify call glasswing/cars-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=glasswing/cars-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "Cars Scraper 🚗 | $2.99 / 1k |", "description": "Scrape Cars.com listings at scale. Get pricing, dealer info, specs, media and market data from any search or listing URL.", "version": "2.0", "x-build-id": "HCT5RKeMg0SRWGwQV" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/glasswing~cars-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-glasswing-cars-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$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/glasswing~cars-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-glasswing-cars-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/glasswing~cars-scraper/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-glasswing-cars-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": "Cars.com URLs", "minItems": 1, "maxItems": 20, "type": "array", "description": "Add Cars.com search result URLs and/or direct listing URLs. Maximum 20 links per run.", "default": [ "https://www.cars.com/shopping/results/?zip=60606&maximum_distance=9999&sort=best_match_desc" ], "items": { "type": "string" } }, "maxItemsPerLink": { "title": "Max Items Per Link", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 10000, "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum listings scraped from each input URL. Hard maximum is 10,000 per link. To scrape more, add multiple links.", "default": 5 }, "maxItemsTotal": { "title": "Max Items Total", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 100000, "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum listings scraped across the whole run.", "default": 20 } } }, "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 } } } } } } } } } } ```