GovPlanet Scraper - Government Surplus Equipment
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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:
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
itemId | GovPlanet item ID |
title | Full listing title (year make model) |
year / make / model | Parsed from the title |
price | Current bid / offer as shown (e.g. US $3,000) |
priceValue | Numeric price |
priceLabel / saleType | e.g. Online Auction, Current High Offer, Buy Now |
currency | e.g. USD |
location | US state / country |
distanceMiles | Distance shown from the site's default location |
meter | Hours or miles on the unit (e.g. 9,279 mi, 0 hrs) |
endDate | Auction end date shown on the card (e.g. Jul 22) |
category | GovPlanet category (Humvees, Excavators, Trucks…) |
url | Direct link to the listing |
imageUrl | Listing thumbnail |
searchQuery | The query that returned this lot |
scrapedAt | ISO 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"] }}
| Option | Type | Default | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
searchQueries | array of strings | ["truck"] | One search per query. |
maxResults | integer | 100 | Total lots across all queries (paginates at 60/page). |
scrapeDetails | boolean | false | Open each listing for richer data. |
proxyConfiguration | object | RESIDENTIAL | See 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.