# Sheriff Sales (`jeeves_is_my_copilot/sheriff-sales`) Actor Search public sheriff sale records and return normalized property sale records. - **URL**: https://apify.com/jeeves\_is\_my\_copilot/sheriff-sales.md - **Developed by:** [Alexander Abernathy](https://apify.com/jeeves_is_my_copilot) (community) - **Categories:** Business, Developer tools - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, NaN bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing Pay per usage This Actor is paid per platform usage. The Actor is free to use, and you only pay for the Apify platform usage, which gets cheaper the higher subscription plan you have. Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-usage ## 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 ## Sheriff Sales Search Allegheny County Sheriff Sale open-data records from the Western Pennsylvania Regional Data Center and return normalized property sale records. ### Best for - Real estate investors sourcing sheriff sale and tax sale leads - Agents and analysts checking public sale records by city or sale type - Legal and property teams joining public sale data to internal systems ### Input - `queries`: Plaintiff, defendant, sale type, city, street, docket, or sale number. - `datasetType`: `current_sales`, `current_bid_list`, `current_postponements`, or `archive_sales`. - `city`, `zipCode`, `saleStatus`: Optional exact filters. - `startDate`, `endDate`: Optional sale date bounds in `YYYY-MM-DD`. - `maxItemsPerQuery`: Maximum records returned per query. - `includeRaw`: Include the original WPRDC row. ### Output Each dataset item includes normalized fields such as `source`, `query`, `recordType`, `title`, `identifier`, `date`, `url`, and `summary`, plus sale number, docket number, sale type, sale status, parties, attorney, address, municipality, costs/taxes, coordinates, and notes when available. ### Example input ```json { "queries": ["PITTSBURGH"], "datasetType": "current_sales", "saleStatus": "ACTIVE", "maxItemsPerQuery": 10 } ```` ### Example output ```json { "source": "wprdc_allegheny_county_sheriff_sales", "query": "PITTSBURGH", "recordType": "sheriff_sale", "title": "531 COLLINS AVE, PITTSBURGH, PA, 15206", "identifier": "008DEC22 / GD-20-002230", "date": "2022-12-05", "url": "https://data.wprdc.org/dataset/sheriff-sales", "summary": "Sci Fa sur Tax Lien | ACTIVE | Plaintiff: Allegheny County, City of Pittsburgh, City of Pittsburgh School District", "saleNumber": "008DEC22", "saleStatus": "ACTIVE", "city": "PITTSBURGH" } ``` ### Notes The actor uses WPRDC's public CKAN datastore API for Allegheny County Sheriff Sale records. If CKAN is unavailable or returns an unexpected payload, the run fails instead of returning placeholder sale records. # Actor input Schema ## `queries` (type: `array`): Search plaintiff, defendant, sale type, city, street, docket, or sale number in the selected sheriff sale resource. ## `datasetType` (type: `string`): WPRDC sheriff sales resource to search. ## `city` (type: `string`): Optional exact city filter. ## `zipCode` (type: `string`): Optional exact ZIP code filter. ## `saleStatus` (type: `string`): Optional exact sale status filter, such as ACTIVE. ## `startDate` (type: `string`): Optional inclusive sale date lower bound. ## `endDate` (type: `string`): Optional inclusive sale date upper bound. ## `maxItemsPerQuery` (type: `integer`): Maximum sheriff sale records returned for each query. ## `includeRaw` (type: `boolean`): Attach the original WPRDC row to each output item. ## Actor input object example ```json { "queries": [ "PITTSBURGH" ], "datasetType": "current_sales", "maxItemsPerQuery": 50, "includeRaw": false } ``` # 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 = { "queries": [ "PITTSBURGH" ] }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("jeeves_is_my_copilot/sheriff-sales").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 = { "queries": ["PITTSBURGH"] } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("jeeves_is_my_copilot/sheriff-sales").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 '{ "queries": [ "PITTSBURGH" ] }' | apify call jeeves_is_my_copilot/sheriff-sales --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=jeeves_is_my_copilot/sheriff-sales", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "Sheriff Sales", "description": "Search public sheriff sale records and return normalized property sale records.", "version": "1.0", "x-build-id": "BZIpitwBWUm7vr1j9" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/jeeves_is_my_copilot~sheriff-sales/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-jeeves_is_my_copilot-sheriff-sales", "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/jeeves_is_my_copilot~sheriff-sales/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-jeeves_is_my_copilot-sheriff-sales", "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/jeeves_is_my_copilot~sheriff-sales/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-jeeves_is_my_copilot-sheriff-sales", "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": [ "queries" ], "properties": { "queries": { "title": "Search queries", "type": "array", "description": "Search plaintiff, defendant, sale type, city, street, docket, or sale number in the selected sheriff sale resource.", "items": { "type": "string" } }, "datasetType": { "title": "Dataset type", "enum": [ "current_sales", "current_bid_list", "current_postponements", "archive_sales" ], "type": "string", "description": "WPRDC sheriff sales resource to search.", "default": "current_sales" }, "city": { "title": "City filter", "type": "string", "description": "Optional exact city filter." }, "zipCode": { "title": "ZIP code filter", "type": "string", "description": "Optional exact ZIP code filter." }, "saleStatus": { "title": "Sale status filter", "type": "string", "description": "Optional exact sale status filter, such as ACTIVE." }, "startDate": { "title": "Start sale date", "type": "string", "description": "Optional inclusive sale date lower bound." }, "endDate": { "title": "End sale date", "type": "string", "description": "Optional inclusive sale date upper bound." }, "maxItemsPerQuery": { "title": "Max records per query", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 500, "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum sheriff sale records returned for each query.", "default": 50 }, "includeRaw": { "title": "Include raw source record", "type": "boolean", "description": "Attach the original WPRDC row to each output item.", "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 }, 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