# AutaBuy Scraper (`lexis-solutions/autabuy-scraper`) Actor

Scrape AutaBuy vehicle listings and dealer inventory with this Apify actor. Extract prices, year, make, model, seller details, location, images, and more from search results or vehicle detail pages for market research, lead generation, and analytics.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/lexis-solutions/autabuy-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Lexis Solutions](https://apify.com/lexis-solutions) (community)
- **Categories:** AI, Lead generation, E-commerce
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, NaN bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $1.90 / 1,000 listings

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/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?

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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

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For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## AutaBuy Scraper

![banner](https://i.imgur.com/Fo6Kkp4.png)

AutaBuy (autabuy.com) is a US vehicle marketplace for classic cars, used cars, trucks, motorcycles, parts, and dealer inventory. This actor collects structured vehicle listing data from AutaBuy search result and vehicle detail pages.

### Introduction

The AutaBuy scraper starts from search result or detail URLs, goes through result pages, and extracts structured vehicle data such as listing ID, title, year, make, model, price, colors, engine, transmission, seller details, location, description, and images.

### Use Cases

- **Market research**: Track vehicle pricing, dealer inventory, availability, and listing metadata for selected keywords or categories.
- **Classic car monitoring**: Watch newly listed classic and collectible vehicles over time.
- **Lead generation**: Build structured vehicle and seller datasets for enrichment and outreach workflows.
- **Analytics pipelines**: Feed BI tools, dashboards, CRMs, and internal warehousing.

### Input

Provide the following fields:

- `startUrls` (array, required): AutaBuy search result or vehicle detail URLs.
- `maxItems` (integer, optional): Maximum number of vehicle detail items to extract per start URL.
- `proxyConfiguration` (object, optional): Apify proxy settings.

Notes:

- Crawling stops per source URL when `maxItems` is reached.
- Proxy usage is recommended for better stability.

### Input Examples

**1) Start URLs**

```json
{
  "startUrls": [
    {
      "url": "https://www.autabuy.com/classifieds/cars-for-sale/?Zip=&Distance=0&s=master"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.autabuy.com/classifieds/109292215-1937-chevrolet-master-deluxe"
    }
  ],
  "maxItems": 10,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": false,
  }
}
````

### Output

Each dataset item contains fields like:

```json
{
  "listingId": "109292215",
  "url": "https://www.autabuy.com/classifieds/109292215-1937-chevrolet-master-deluxe",
  "title": "1937 Chevrolet Master Deluxe 2DR",
  "year": 1937,
  "make": "Chevrolet",
  "model": "Master Deluxe 2DR",
  "status": "For Sale",
  "price": "$33,900",
  "priceNumeric": 33900,
  "priceCurrency": "USD",
  "priceValidUntil": "2026-05-21",
  "availability": "InStock",
  "condition": "Used",
  "location": "Bonner Springs, KS",
  "city": "Bonner Springs",
  "state": "KS",
  "postalCode": "66012",
  "exteriorColor": "Maroon",
  "interiorColor": "TAN",
  "doors": "2 Dr",
  "engine": "6 CYL",
  "transmission": "3 Speed Manual",
  "vin": null,
  "stockNumber": null,
  "mileage": null,
  "description": "This 1937 Chevrolet Master Deluxe is a rare-body-style, rust-free classic...",
  "metaDescription": "1937 Chevrolet Master Deluxe For Sale in Bonner Springs, KS...",
  "sellerName": "Wagner's Classic Cars",
  "sellerPhone": "913-422-1955",
  "sellerWebsite": "http://www.wagnersclassiccars.com",
  "sellerImageUrl": "https://www.autabuy.com/Dealers/Images/WagnersHead.jpg",
  "sellerStreetAddress": "741 E. Front St.",
  "sellerCity": "Bonner Springs",
  "sellerState": "KS",
  "sellerPostalCode": "66012",
  "heroImageUrl": "https://www.autabuy.com/photos/2026/05/08/109292215_736852868373738.jpg",
  "images": [],
  "featureLabel": "New Arrival"
}
```

The scraper paginates through listing results and stops when `maxItems` is reached per start URL or when no more result items are found.

### Why use the AutaBuy Scraper?

- **Focused**: Built specifically for AutaBuy search and vehicle detail flows.
- **Structured output**: Ready-to-use JSON records for automation and analysis.
- **Per-URL limits**: `maxItems` is enforced per start URL.
- **Flexible input**: Supports both search result URLs and vehicle detail URLs.
- **Apify-native**: Works with Apify datasets, request queue, and proxy config.

### FAQ

- **How many vehicles can it extract?**\
  Controlled by `maxItems` per source URL.

- **Do I need proxies?**\
  US residential proxies are recommended for stability and are configured by default.

- **Can I start from a vehicle detail URL?**\
  Yes. Detail URLs are extracted directly.

- **Does it collect images?**\
  Yes. The actor extracts the primary image and gallery image URLs when available.

- **What if AutaBuy changes their website structure?**\
  The actor may require updates to keep extraction stable.

### Need to scrape other automotive platforms?

Check out our other scrapers:

- [AutoZone](https://apify.com/lexis-solutions/auto-zone-com).
- [CARFAX](https://apify.com/lexis-solutions/carfax-com).
- [CarGurus](https://apify.com/lexis-solutions/cargurus-com).
- [Mobile.de Auto](https://apify.com/lexis-solutions/mobile-de-auto-scraper).

***

**Need help or want a custom solution?**

Lexis Solutions is a certified Apify Partner. We can help with custom data extraction projects.

Contact us over [Email](mailto:scraping@lexis.solutions) or [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/lexis-solutions).

### Support Our Work

If you're happy with our work and scrapers, you're welcome to leave us a company review [here](https://apify.com/partners/find/lexis-solutions/review) and leave a review for the scrapers you're subscribed to.

### Image Credit

Image credit: [autabuy.com](https://www.autabuy.com/).

# Actor input Schema

## `startUrls` (type: `array`):

AutaBuy search result or vehicle detail URLs to start with.

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

Maximum number of detail items per original URL.

## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`):

Your proxy configuration from Apify.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "startUrls": [
    {
      "url": "https://www.autabuy.com/classifieds/cars-for-sale/?Zip=&Distance=0&s=master"
    }
  ],
  "maxItems": 10,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "groups": [
      "RESIDENTIAL"
    ],
    "countryCode": "US"
  }
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `overview` (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 = {
    "startUrls": [
        {
            "url": "https://www.autabuy.com/classifieds/cars-for-sale/?Zip=&Distance=0&s=master"
        }
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("lexis-solutions/autabuy-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 = { "startUrls": [{ "url": "https://www.autabuy.com/classifieds/cars-for-sale/?Zip=&Distance=0&s=master" }] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("lexis-solutions/autabuy-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 '{
  "startUrls": [
    {
      "url": "https://www.autabuy.com/classifieds/cars-for-sale/?Zip=&Distance=0&s=master"
    }
  ]
}' |
apify call lexis-solutions/autabuy-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "mcp-remote",
                "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=lexis-solutions/autabuy-scraper",
                "--header",
                "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_TOKEN>"
            ]
        }
    }
}

```

## OpenAPI specification

```json
{
    "openapi": "3.0.1",
    "info": {
        "title": "AutaBuy Scraper",
        "description": "Scrape AutaBuy vehicle listings and dealer inventory with this Apify actor. Extract prices, year, make, model, seller details, location, images, and more from search results or vehicle detail pages for market research, lead generation, and analytics.",
        "version": "1.0",
        "x-build-id": "IRGCuDOwzaig7WMoU"
    },
    "servers": [
        {
            "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2"
        }
    ],
    "paths": {
        "/acts/lexis-solutions~autabuy-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-lexis-solutions-autabuy-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": {
                                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                "parameters": [
                    {
                        "name": "token",
                        "in": "query",
                        "required": true,
                        "schema": {
                            "type": "string"
                        },
                        "description": "Enter your Apify token here"
                    }
                ],
                "responses": {
                    "200": {
                        "description": "OK"
                    }
                }
            }
        },
        "/acts/lexis-solutions~autabuy-scraper/runs": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "runs-sync-lexis-solutions-autabuy-scraper",
                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
                "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.",
                "tags": [
                    "Run Actor"
                ],
                "requestBody": {
                    "required": true,
                    "content": {
                        "application/json": {
                            "schema": {
                                "$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": {
                                    "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema"
                                }
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        },
        "/acts/lexis-solutions~autabuy-scraper/run-sync": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "run-sync-lexis-solutions-autabuy-scraper",
                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
                "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.",
                "tags": [
                    "Run Actor"
                ],
                "requestBody": {
                    "required": true,
                    "content": {
                        "application/json": {
                            "schema": {
                                "$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": "Start URLs",
                        "type": "array",
                        "description": "AutaBuy search result or vehicle detail URLs to start with.",
                        "items": {
                            "type": "object",
                            "required": [
                                "url"
                            ],
                            "properties": {
                                "url": {
                                    "type": "string",
                                    "title": "URL of a web page",
                                    "format": "uri"
                                }
                            }
                        }
                    },
                    "maxItems": {
                        "title": "Maximum number of items",
                        "type": "integer",
                        "description": "Maximum number of detail items per original URL.",
                        "default": 10
                    },
                    "proxyConfiguration": {
                        "title": "Proxy Configuration",
                        "type": "object",
                        "description": "Your proxy configuration from Apify.",
                        "default": {
                            "useApifyProxy": true,
                            "groups": [
                                "RESIDENTIAL"
                            ],
                            "countryCode": "US"
                        }
                    }
                }
            },
            "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
                                    }
                                }
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    }
}
```