# Surplex Industrial Machinery Auction Lot Scraper (`jungle_synthesizer/surplex-industrial-machinery-auction-lot-scraper`) Actor

Every live lot on Surplex, Europe's largest industrial-machinery auctioneer — manufacturer, model, year, technical specs, bid data, VAT regime, and location for cross-border sourcing.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/jungle\_synthesizer/surplex-industrial-machinery-auction-lot-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [BowTiedRaccoon](https://apify.com/jungle_synthesizer) (community)
- **Categories:** E-commerce
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $0.80 / 1,000 record scrapeds

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.
Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

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# README

## Surplex Industrial Machinery Auction Lot Scraper

Scrape every live auction lot from [Surplex](https://www.surplex.com/en/auctions), Europe's largest industrial-machinery auctioneer. Returns manufacturer, model, year, technical specs, bid data, category, VAT regime, and pickup location for metalworking, construction, agricultural, and commercial-vehicle lots across ~200 running auctions.

***

### Surplex Scraper Features

- Walks the full auction → lot hierarchy, not just a card or a single listing page
- Extracts manufacturer, model, year of manufacture, and a full technical-specs table per lot — power, capacity, dimensions, serial number, and whatever else the seller published
- Returns current bid, starting bid, currency, and bid count for every lot
- Resolves the EU margin-scheme flag into a plain `MARGIN_SCHEME` / `STANDARD_VAT` field, so a cross-border buyer can price VAT before bidding
- Carries the full `/en/c/` category taxonomy trail on every row (e.g. "Construction and Earthmoving > Construction cranes")
- Covers every open auction across all categories in one run — metalworking, woodworking, forklifts, commercial vehicles, agricultural and construction plant
- Full-size photo URLs and viewing/inspection details, so you don't need a second pass to see the machine

***

### Who Uses Surplex Auction Data?

- **Machine dealers and exporters** — spot underpriced lots before an auction closes and compare them against your own inventory
- **Insolvency administrators and asset managers** — track disposal values across an insolvency's full lot list without opening each page by hand
- **Plant appraisers** — build residual-value comps for used industrial equipment, or at least the dataset that makes them possible
- **Manufacturers** — benchmark what your own equipment sells for on the secondary market
- **Procurement teams** — watch for a specific machine category or manufacturer across every running auction at once

***

### How Surplex Scraper Works

1. Reads the auction index and enumerates every open auction across all categories.
2. Walks each auction's paginated lot list to find every lot it's currently selling.
3. Visits each lot page and pulls the full record — specs, bids, location, images, and category.
4. Streams results to your dataset as they're found, up to your `maxItems` cap.

***

### Input

```json
{
  "maxItems": 100
}
```

| Field          | Type    | Default | Description                                                         |
|----------------|---------|---------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
| `maxItems`     | Integer | 10      | Maximum number of lot records to return in this run.                |
| `resumeCursor` | String  | —       | Cursor from a previous run's Output. Leave empty for a fresh crawl. |

***

### Surplex Scraper Output Fields

```json
{
  "lot_id": "2",
  "lot_url": "https://www.surplex.com/en/l/raw-boilers-%E2%80%93-with-dephlegmators-A1-49805-2",
  "auction_id": "A1-49805",
  "auction_title": "Brennanlage & Destillationstechnik - Brennkessel, Maischetank, Kühler und Zubehör",
  "auction_url": "https://www.surplex.com/en/a/brennanlage-destillationstechnik-brennkessel-maischetank-kuhler-und-zubehor-A1-49805",
  "auction_country": "AT",
  "auction_ends_at": "2026-09-21T13:00:00.000Z",
  "lot_number": "A1-49805-2",
  "title": "Raw boilers – with dephlegmators",
  "manufacturer": "Christian Carl CC",
  "model": "Rohbrennkessel",
  "year_of_manufacture": 1995,
  "category_path": ["More industrial categories", "Pharmaceutical, Cosmetic and Chemistry Equipment"],
  "condition": "Not applicable",
  "current_bid": 1000,
  "starting_bid": 1000,
  "currency": "EUR",
  "bid_count": 1,
  "vat_regime": "STANDARD_VAT",
  "location_city": "Eisenerz",
  "location_country": "AT",
  "technical_specs": {
    "Serial number": "10571",
    "Capacity": "315.00 l/hr",
    "Total dimension Height": "3200 mm"
  },
  "description": "Christian Carl CC raw boiler with 315l filling volume, in very good, maintained condition...",
  "image_urls": ["https://media.tbauctions.com/image-media/70f1965f-ffca-4cd7-bb77-46623fbf9286/file"],
  "inspection_dates": "Eisenerz, AT: By appointment: Nur per Voranmeldung unter: m.gremsl@innoevation.at",
  "scraped_at": "2026-09-21T11:39:54.074Z"
}
```

| Field                 | Type    | Description                                                                                  |
|-----------------------|---------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| `lot_id`              | String  | Numeric lot identifier.                                                                      |
| `lot_url`             | String  | Canonical lot detail page URL.                                                               |
| `auction_id`          | String  | Identifier of the parent auction.                                                            |
| `auction_title`       | String  | Parent auction's display name.                                                               |
| `auction_url`         | String  | Canonical auction detail page URL.                                                           |
| `auction_country`     | String  | ISO country code of the auction's collection/pickup location.                                |
| `auction_ends_at`     | String  | Auction close time, ISO 8601.                                                                |
| `lot_number`          | String  | Full lot identifier as shown on the site's own "Lot" field.                                  |
| `title`               | String  | Lot title.                                                                                   |
| `manufacturer`        | String  | Brand/manufacturer.                                                                          |
| `model`               | String  | Type/model.                                                                                  |
| `year_of_manufacture` | Integer | Year the machine was built.                                                                  |
| `category_path`       | Array   | Category taxonomy trail.                                                                     |
| `condition`           | String  | Item condition as published by the seller.                                                   |
| `current_bid`         | Number  | Current highest bid (falls back to the starting bid pre-first-bid).                          |
| `starting_bid`        | Number  | Opening bid amount.                                                                          |
| `currency`            | String  | ISO currency code for the bid amounts.                                                       |
| `bid_count`           | Integer | Number of bids placed on the lot so far.                                                     |
| `vat_regime`          | String  | `MARGIN_SCHEME` or `STANDARD_VAT`.                                                           |
| `location_city`       | String  | Pickup/collection city.                                                                      |
| `location_country`    | String  | ISO country code of the pickup/collection location.                                          |
| `technical_specs`     | Object  | Attribute table beyond brand/type/year — serial number, weight, power, dimensions, and more. |
| `description`         | String  | Seller-provided lot description.                                                             |
| `image_urls`          | Array   | Full-size lot photo URLs.                                                                    |
| `inspection_dates`    | String  | Viewing/inspection window or appointment note.                                               |
| `scraped_at`          | String  | Timestamp the record was scraped.                                                            |

***

### Resuming a large crawl

Every run emits a `resumeCursor` in its Output. If a large crawl stops before it finishes — because it hit `maxItems`, your spend cap (`maxTotalChargeUsd`), or was aborted — start a new run with **the same input** plus that `resumeCursor` to continue from where it left off. The crawl resumes from the queued work the previous run didn't reach.

- You are **not re-charged** for records the earlier run already delivered.
- Resume within your account's run-retention window — on the free tier, roughly your 10 most recent runs. Once the source run is pruned, its `resumeCursor` is no longer valid.
- `resumeCursor` is opaque — supply it unmodified.

***

### FAQ

#### How do I scrape Surplex auction lots?

Surplex Scraper needs no account or login. Set a `maxItems` cap and run it — it walks every open auction and returns lot-level records with specs, bids, and location.

#### What data can I get from Surplex?

Every field a Surplex lot page publishes: manufacturer, model, year, a full technical-specs table, current and starting bid, currency, category taxonomy, VAT regime, pickup location, photos, and inspection details.

#### Does this cover every category, or just one?

One run covers every open auction across every category — metalworking, woodworking, construction, agricultural, commercial vehicles, and more. There's no per-category filter to configure.

#### How much does Surplex Scraper cost to run?

Pricing is pay-per-record on the Apify platform. Check the actor's pricing tab on the Apify Store for the current per-record rate.

#### Do I need an account or API key for Surplex?

No. Surplex Scraper reads publicly listed auction and lot pages — no login, API key, or account required.

***

### Need More Features?

Need custom fields, a specific category filter, or a different auction house entirely? [File an issue](https://console.apify.com/actors/issues) or get in touch.

### Why Use Surplex Scraper?

- **Full lot detail, not a card** — manufacturer, model, and a full spec table per lot, which is what a dealer actually prices on
- **One run, every category** — no need to configure or repeat runs per category; the crawl walks the full auction index itself
- **VAT-aware** — resolves the EU margin-scheme flag into a plain field, because a cross-border bid's economics depend on it

# Actor input Schema

## `sp_intended_usage` (type: `string`):

What will this data feed? E.g. lead lists, KYB checks, price tracking.

## `sp_improvement_suggestions` (type: `string`):

Provide any feedback or suggestions for improvements.

## `sp_contact` (type: `string`):

We'll personally help with your use case. No spam.

## `resumeCursor` (type: `string`):

Leave empty for a fresh crawl. To CONTINUE a previous run where it stopped — without paying again for records you already received — paste the `resumeCursor` value from that run's Output (the run's OUTPUT key). Resume promptly: the previous run's data expires with your account's retention window (free tier: your ~10 most recent runs).

## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of records to scrape

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "sp_intended_usage": "Describe your intended use...",
  "sp_improvement_suggestions": "Share your suggestions here...",
  "sp_contact": "Share your email here...",
  "maxItems": 10
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

No description

# 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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "sp_intended_usage": "Describe your intended use...",
    "sp_improvement_suggestions": "Share your suggestions here...",
    "sp_contact": "Share your email here...",
    "maxItems": 10
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("jungle_synthesizer/surplex-industrial-machinery-auction-lot-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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {
    "sp_intended_usage": "Describe your intended use...",
    "sp_improvement_suggestions": "Share your suggestions here...",
    "sp_contact": "Share your email here...",
    "maxItems": 10,
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("jungle_synthesizer/surplex-industrial-machinery-auction-lot-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "sp_intended_usage": "Describe your intended use...",
  "sp_improvement_suggestions": "Share your suggestions here...",
  "sp_contact": "Share your email here...",
  "maxItems": 10
}' |
apify call jungle_synthesizer/surplex-industrial-machinery-auction-lot-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,jungle_synthesizer/surplex-industrial-machinery-auction-lot-scraper"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/FhhxEqDNgL1J3pPrM/builds/KTqa1SHSKTaAPcSyV/openapi.json