AllSurplus Liquidation & Surplus Auction Scraper

Scrape live AllSurplus liquidation and surplus online auctions — the Liquidity Services marketplace where businesses and government sellers auction off surplus vehicles, heavy equipment, forklifts, trailers, industrial machinery, electronics, and more. Powered by AllSurplus' own search API, so results are fast, structured, and complete.

Perfect for resellers, fleet buyers, equipment dealers, arbitrage hunters, and market researchers tracking liquidation auction prices and inventory.

What it does

• Search AllSurplus by keyword (e.g. forklift, excavator, laptop, trailer) — multiple queries per run
• Or browse every active auction lot nationwide (leave the query list empty)
• Returns clean, structured records for each lot with bids, location, seller, dates, and images
• Sort by best match, time left, current bid, or bid count

Input

Field	Type	Description
searchQueries	array	Keywords to search. Empty = browse all active lots.
maxResults	integer	Max records across all queries (default 100).
sortField	string	bestfit, timeLeft, currentBid, or bidCount.
sortOrder	string	asc or desc.
proxyConfiguration	object	Proxy settings (Apify datacenter proxy is enough).

Example input

{
  "searchQueries": ["forklift", "excavator"],
  "maxResults": 200,
  "sortField": "timeLeft",
  "sortOrder": "asc",
  "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true }
}

Output

Each item is one auction lot:

{
  "assetId": 219,
  "auctionId": 10,
  "title": "2017 Roadtec FB100E Self Propelled Pavement Broom",
  "description": "2017 Roadtec FB100E self propelled pavement broom...",
  "url": "https://www.allsurplus.com/asset/219/23609",
  "currentBid": 7500,
  "startingBid": 100,
  "bidCount": 12,
  "currencyCode": "USD",
  "isReserveNotMet": false,
  "category": "Sweeper - Street",
  "categoryCode": "36H",
  "makeBrand": "Roadtec",
  "model": "FB100E",
  "modelYear": "2017",
  "seller": "Seller 23609 - ANCO",
  "sellerType": "General Public",
  "accountId": 23609,
  "inventoryId": "Asset 41",
  "city": "Lake City",
  "state": "FL",
  "stateName": "Florida",
  "zip": "32055",
  "country": "USA",
  "address": "330 Industrial Blvd",
  "latitude": 30.1897,
  "longitude": -82.6393,
  "startDate": "2026-06-25T08:00:00",
  "endDate": "2026-07-09T14:00:00",
  "endDateUtc": "2026-07-09T18:00:00Z",
  "endDateDisplay": "July 9, 2026 10:00 AM PDT",
  "timeRemaining": "0:0:41:6",
  "image": "https://webassets.lqdt1.com/assets/photos/23609/23609_219_....jpg?cb=...&w=800&webp=true",
  "searchQuery": "forklift",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-07-02T20:00:00.000Z"
}

How it works

AllSurplus is an Angular single-page app (part of the Liquidity Services network, alongside GovDeals) whose storefront sits behind Akamai Bot Manager, but its public search API (maestro.lqdt1.com/search/list) is reachable directly with the anonymous API keys the site ships. This actor calls that JSON API and normalizes each lot — no headless browser, no CAPTCHA solving, fast and reliable.

Pricing

Pay-per-result: a small charge for starting the run plus a per-item charge for each auction record returned. You only pay for the lots you actually get.

Notes & disclaimer

• Only active/listed auctions are returned; closed lots eventually drop off the search index.
• Bid amounts and time-remaining are snapshots at scrape time — re-run for fresh values.
• This is an independent tool and is not affiliated with or endorsed by AllSurplus or Liquidity Services. Use responsibly and in line with the site's terms.