Bike Index Stolen Bike Registry Scraper
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Pay per event
Bike Index Stolen Bike Registry Scraper
Scrape stolen-bike records from the Bike Index public API — manufacturer, frame model, serial number, colors, stolen date, location, and photo URLs. Filter by city, manufacturer, date range, or stolenness status for insurance, bike-shop fraud screening, and marketplace integrity use cases.
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Scrape stolen-bike records from the Bike Index public API — the largest open stolen-bike registry in the world with over 250,000 reported stolen bikes on file.
What It Scrapes
Every record includes:
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
bike_id | Unique Bike Index identifier |
title | Bike title (manufacturer + model) |
description | Owner-provided description |
manufacturer_name | Bicycle manufacturer |
frame_model | Frame model name |
frame_colors | Frame colors (comma-separated) |
serial | Frame serial number (may be "Unknown") |
date_stolen | Unix timestamp of reported theft |
status | Record status: stolen / impounded / for_sale |
stolen_location | Human-readable theft location |
stolen_coordinates | GPS coordinates as "lat,lng" string |
thumb / large_img | Photo URLs |
is_stock_img | True if photo is a generic stock image |
registry_name / registry_url | Cross-listed external registry |
url | Direct Bike Index listing URL |
year | Frame manufacture year |
propulsion_type_slug | e.g. foot-pedal, electric-assist |
cycle_type_slug | e.g. bike, cargo, e-bike |
Filters
| Input | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|
maxItems | Maximum records to return | 500 |
stolenness | Record status filter: stolen, non, proximity, all | stolen |
location | City or region for proximity filtering | Seattle, WA |
manufacturer | Filter by manufacturer name substring | Trek |
query | Free-text keyword search | specialized allez |
Leave location, manufacturer, and query blank to scrape all records matching the stolenness filter.
Use Cases
- Bike shop fraud screening — cross-check serial numbers and descriptions against known stolen bikes before purchasing second-hand inventory
- Insurance underwriting — enrich claims data with theft registry records and GPS theft hotspot analysis
- Marketplace integrity — bulk-check listings on Craigslist, Facebook Marketplace, and eBay against the stolen registry
- Law-enforcement OSINT — export filtered datasets by city or manufacturer for investigative use
- Delta sync — run on a schedule to capture newly-reported bikes; combine with previous exports for incremental updates
Pricing
This actor uses Pay Per Event pricing: $0.10 per run + $0.001 per record. A 1,000-record export costs approximately $1.10.
Data Source
Data is fetched directly from the Bike Index public API v3. No authentication required. The API is updated in real time as reports are filed.
Notes
- Serial numbers are often recorded as "Unknown" for bikes registered without a serial
stolen_coordinatesmay be null for older records filed before GPS location was collected- The
proximitystolenness filter requires alocationinput to function - Per-page requests are throttled at 300ms intervals to respect the API
