# Chotot Scraper - Vietnam Classifieds, Prices & Sellers (`logiover/chotot-vietnam-marketplace-scraper`) Actor

Scrape Chotot.vn, Vietnam's largest classifieds marketplace, in bulk. Extract title, price, condition, category, region and ward, seller, images and coordinates from electronics, property, vehicles and jobs. No login, no API key.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/logiover/chotot-vietnam-marketplace-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Logiover](https://apify.com/logiover) (community)
- **Categories:** E-commerce
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $2.50 / 1,000 results

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

## What's an Apify Actor?

An Actor is a serverless cloud program that runs on the Apify platform. It has two run modes.
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.

Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.

## 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.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).

# README

## Chotot Scraper - Vietnam Classifieds, Prices & Sellers

Scrape Chotot.vn, Vietnam's largest classifieds marketplace, in bulk. Extract title, price, condition, category, region and ward, seller, images and coordinates from electronics, property, vehicles and jobs. No login, no API key.

### ✨ What this Actor does

- Track second-hand prices for a product category across Vietnamese provinces.
- Build a supply feed of used electronics or vehicles with seller contact context.
- Watch how fast listings in a category turn over.
- Find shops and official stores operating in a region.

### 🚀 Quick start

1. Fill in the input below — the example is already prefilled, so you can just press **Start**.
2. Watch the log: it names every source it reaches and how many rows each returned.
3. Export from the **Storage** tab as JSON, CSV, Excel or feed it straight into your own tools.

### 📥 Input

```json
{
  "categories": [
    "5000"
  ],
  "regions": [
    "13"
  ],
  "maxItems": 1000
}
```

Every field is documented in the input form. Nothing here needs an API key or a login.

### 📤 Output

One row per record, with these columns:

| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| `listId` | number | Chotot's identifier for the ad. |
| `adId` | number | Internal ad identifier. |
| `title` | string | Ad headline as posted. |
| `description` | string | Body text of the ad. |
| `price` | number | Asking price in Vietnamese dong. |
| `priceText` | string | Price as displayed, including "negotiable" wording. |
| `categoryId` | number | Chotot's numeric category. |
| `categoryName` | string | Category in words. |
| `condition` | string | Item condition where the seller stated it. |
| `type` | string | Private seller or shop. |
| `state` | string | Ad state, e.g. active. |
| `regionName` | string | Province or city. |
| `areaName` | string | District within the region. |
| `wardName` | string | Ward within the district. |
| `detailAddress` | string | Street address where published. |
| `latitude` | number | Latitude of the listing. |
| `longitude` | number | Longitude of the listing. |
| `sellerName` | string | Seller display name. |
| `sellerId` | number | Seller account identifier. |
| `isShopVerified` | boolean | Whether the seller is a verified shop. |
| `isOfficialStore` | boolean | Whether the seller is an official store. |
| `postedAt` | string | When the ad went live. |
| `imageCount` | number | How many images the ad carries. |
| `imageUrl` | string | First image of the ad. |
| `images` | string | Up to ten image URLs, pipe-separated. |
| `brand` | string | Brand where the category defines one. |
| `model` | string | Model where the category defines one. |
| `adUrl` | string | Public page for the ad. |
| `scrapedAt` | string | When this row was collected. |

A column that is empty means the source did not publish that value for that
record — it is never a silent substitute for zero or for "unknown".

### ❓ Frequently asked questions

**Do I need an API key or an account?**
No. This Actor reads a public feed.

**What happens if the source blocks the run?**
A refused exit IP is replaced within a quarter of a second, up to five times,
before the Actor tries anything else. If nothing gets through, the run **fails**
with the reason — it never reports success with zero rows, because "there is no
such data" and "the source would not answer" are very different answers and you
should not have to guess which one you got.

**How do I schedule this?**
Use the **Schedules** tab. Daily is usually enough; the sources here do not
change by the minute.

**Can I get the results into Google Sheets or a database?**
Yes — use the dataset export, or the Apify API and integrations. Every run
writes a `SUMMARY` record to the key-value store with the outcome and counts,
which is handy for monitoring an automated pipeline.

### 💰 Pricing

Pay per result. You are charged for the rows you receive and nothing else, so a
run that finds nothing costs nothing.

### ⚖️ Legal

This Actor collects publicly available information only. It does not log in, does
not bypass access controls, and collects no private data. You are responsible for
using the output in line with the source's terms and with applicable law,
including GDPR where personal data is involved.

### ⭐ Support

Found something wrong, or want a field that is not here? Open an issue on the
Actor's page — include the run ID and I will look at it.

### 📝 Changelog

#### 2026-09-25

- First release.

# Changelog

This Actor's version history is a separate document: https://apify.com/logiover/chotot-vietnam-marketplace-scraper/changelog.md

# Actor input Schema

## `categories` (type: `array`):

Chotot category ids: 5000 electronics, 1000 property, 2000 vehicles, 3000 jobs. Leave empty for everything.

## `searchText` (type: `string`):

Optional free-text filter.

## `regions` (type: `array`):

Numeric region ids, e.g. 13 for Ho Chi Minh City, 12 for Hanoi.

## `minPrice` (type: `integer`):

Lower price bound. 0 for none.

## `maxPrice` (type: `integer`):

Upper price bound. 0 for none.

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

Stop after this many ads. 0 means no limit.

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

Leave this on. Requests go out through a fresh IP each time, and a refused one is swapped immediately rather than waited out.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "categories": [
    "5000"
  ],
  "searchText": "",
  "regions": [],
  "minPrice": 0,
  "maxPrice": 0,
  "maxItems": 200,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true
  }
}
```

# Actor output Schema

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

All ads collected in this run.

# 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 = {
    "categories": [
        "5000"
    ],
    "maxItems": 200,
    "proxyConfiguration": {
        "useApifyProxy": true
    }
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("logiover/chotot-vietnam-marketplace-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 = {
    "categories": ["5000"],
    "maxItems": 200,
    "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": True },
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("logiover/chotot-vietnam-marketplace-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 '{
  "categories": [
    "5000"
  ],
  "maxItems": 200,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true
  }
}' |
apify call logiover/chotot-vietnam-marketplace-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,logiover/chotot-vietnam-marketplace-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/dwRPtrYvp4hBfNz6a/builds/iQQ9GBUKOdmEgCKCi/openapi.json