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GovPlanet Scraper - Government Surplus Equipment

GovPlanet Scraper - Government Surplus Equipment

Scrape government surplus equipment listings from GovPlanet.com. Extract equipment descriptions, prices, locations, auction types, and photos. Browse trucks, heavy equipment, military surplus, and more.

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from $5.00 / 1,000 results

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GovPlanet Scraper

Scrape government & military surplus auction listings from GovPlanet.com — the Ritchie Bros / IronPlanet network marketplace for surplus heavy equipment, trucks, vehicles, generators, Humvees, and more.

Search by keyword and this Actor returns every matching auction lot with its title, year / make / model, current bid or offer, location, auction end date, category, images, and a direct link to the listing.

What you get

Each result is one auction lot:

FieldDescription
itemIdGovPlanet item ID
titleFull listing title (year make model)
year / make / modelParsed from the title
priceCurrent bid / offer as shown (e.g. US $3,000)
priceValueNumeric price
priceLabel / saleTypee.g. Online Auction, Current High Offer, Buy Now
currencye.g. USD
locationUS state / country
distanceMilesDistance shown from the site's default location
meterHours or miles on the unit (e.g. 9,279 mi, 0 hrs)
endDateAuction end date shown on the card (e.g. Jul 22)
categoryGovPlanet category (Humvees, Excavators, Trucks…)
urlDirect link to the listing
imageUrlListing thumbnail
searchQueryThe query that returned this lot
scrapedAtISO 8601 timestamp

When Scrape Detail Pages is enabled, records are also enriched with: brand, description, priceValidUntil (the exact auction close date), availability, and imageUrlFull (high-resolution image).

Input

{
"searchQueries": ["humvee", "excavator"],
"maxResults": 100,
"scrapeDetails": false,
"proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true, "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"] }
}
OptionTypeDefaultNotes
searchQueriesarray of strings["truck"]One search per query.
maxResultsinteger100Total lots across all queries (paginates at 60/page).
scrapeDetailsbooleanfalseOpen each listing for richer data.
proxyConfigurationobjectRESIDENTIALSee below.

Anti-bot / proxies

GovPlanet's search is protected by an AWS WAF JavaScript challenge. This Actor solves the challenge once with a headless browser, then reuses the resulting session token for fast, cheap page fetches. If the token is ever rejected mid-run, it is automatically re-solved. RESIDENTIAL proxies are strongly recommended and set as the default for reliable access.

Example output

{
"itemId": "14550728",
"title": "1989 AM General M1097R1 HMMWV 4 Door Hard Top w/Helmet Top",
"year": 1989,
"make": "AM General",
"model": "M1097R1 HMMWV",
"price": "US $3,000",
"priceValue": 3000,
"saleType": "Online Auction",
"currency": "USD",
"location": "California",
"distanceMiles": 330,
"meter": "9,279 mi",
"endDate": "Jul 22",
"category": "Humvees",
"url": "https://www.govplanet.com/for-sale/Humvees-1989-AM-General-.../14550728",
"imageUrl": "https://cdn.ironpla.net/i/21596/663/....jpg",
"searchQuery": "humvee",
"scrapedAt": "2026-07-03T07:28:40.907Z"
}

Use cases

  • Resale / flipping arbitrage — surface underpriced surplus lots.
  • Fleet & equipment sourcing — track available trucks and heavy equipment.
  • Market research — monitor surplus pricing across categories over time.
  • Collectors — track ex-military vehicles (Humvees, tactical trucks).

Notes & limitations

  • Search returns 60 lots per page; the Actor paginates automatically up to maxResults.
  • Prices reflect the current bid / offer at scrape time and change during live auctions.
  • Data is from public listing pages; this Actor does not log in or bid.