# Morphy Auctions Lot Scraper - Collectibles & Antiques (`lulzasaur/morphyauctions-scraper`) Actor

Scrape auction lots from Morphy Auctions (coins, toys, firearms, advertising, glass, art). Get lot title, number, category, estimate, minimum/current bid, number of bids, auction name & date, image, and lot URL. By auction ID, catalog URL, or auto-discovered current auctions.

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

## Pricing

from $10.00 / 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.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

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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".

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

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# README

## AuctionZip Scraper

Scrape **live and online auction listings** from [AuctionZip.com](https://www.auctionzip.com), one of the largest auction-listing aggregators for estate sales, antiques, art, coins, collectibles, vehicles, and more.

Search by **keyword**, **ZIP code**, and **radius**, or browse all upcoming online auctions. For each listing you get the auction title, auctioneer/company, date & time, location, description, lot info, category, image, and a direct listing URL.

### Features

- 🔎 Keyword search (one or many keywords per run)
- 📍 ZIP-code + radius location search
- 🗓️ Date/time, auctioneer, and location for every listing
- 🖼️ Listing images and detail-page URLs
- 💲 Optional detail-page enrichment (price estimate, category, fuller description)
- ☁️ Optional Apify Proxy support (RESIDENTIAL recommended for large runs)

### Input

| Field | Type | Description |
|-------|------|-------------|
| `searchQueries` | array of strings | Keywords to search (e.g. `["coins", "rolex"]`). Empty = browse upcoming auctions. |
| `zip` | string | US ZIP code to find auctions near a location (e.g. `"90210"`). |
| `location` | string | Alias for `zip` (ZIP takes priority if both set). |
| `radius` | integer | Search radius in miles around the ZIP (e.g. `50`). |
| `maxResults` | integer | Max listings to scrape. `0` = unlimited. Default `50`. |
| `scrapeDetails` | boolean | Open each listing detail page for estimate/category/full description. |
| `proxyConfiguration` | object | Apify Proxy settings. |

#### Example input

```json
{
  "searchQueries": ["coins"],
  "zip": "90210",
  "radius": 50,
  "maxResults": 50,
  "scrapeDetails": false
}
```

### Output

Each dataset item looks like:

```json
{
  "title": "Chinese Coin",
  "auctioneer": "Jade Auction House",
  "dateTime": "Wednesday Jun 24 - 7:30 pm",
  "location": "TEMPLE CITY, CA",
  "city": "TEMPLE CITY",
  "state": "CA",
  "description": "Chinese Coin. Width: 2 (inch).",
  "lotNumber": null,
  "lotCount": 1,
  "category": "",
  "estimate": null,
  "imageUrl": "https://image.invaluable.com/housePhotos/.../H19390-L440356845_thz.jpg",
  "lotId": "F5182D13CF",
  "listingUrl": "https://www.auctionzip.com/auction-lot/lot_F5182D13CF",
  "searchQuery": "coins",
  "searchZip": "90210",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-06-24T21:50:00.000Z"
}
```

When `scrapeDetails` is enabled, `estimate`, `category`, and a fuller `description` are filled in from each listing's detail page.

### Notes

- AuctionZip is fronted by Cloudflare. This Actor uses browser-like TLS fingerprinting and clears it in most cases. For high-volume or repeated runs, enable a **RESIDENTIAL** proxy.
- Results are paginated 40 per request and de-duplicated by lot ID across pages and keywords.

### Disclaimer

This Actor scrapes publicly available listing data for research and aggregation. Respect AuctionZip's Terms of Service and applicable laws. Not affiliated with AuctionZip.com.

# Actor input Schema

## `auctionIds` (type: `array`):

One or more Morphy Auctions auction IDs to scrape (the number in a catalog URL, e.g. catalog.aspx?auctionid=716 → 716). Each auction's catalog is scraped. Leave empty to auto-discover the current auctions from the Morphy auction landing page.

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

Optional list of Morphy Auctions catalog URLs (catalog.aspx?auctionid=N) or individual lot URLs (e.g. https://auctions.morphyauctions.com/SOME\_LOT-LOT662424.aspx). Used in addition to Auction IDs.

## `maxResults` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of lots to scrape across all auctions. Set to 0 for unlimited. Note: Morphy's catalog serves ~25 lots per catalog page over GET, so volume scales with the number of auctions scraped. Default is 100.

## `scrapeDetails` (type: `boolean`):

If enabled, opens each lot's detail page to add the category breadcrumb, full description, and authoritative current/final bid. Slower but richer. If disabled, uses the faster catalog data only (title, estimate, minimum bid).

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

Proxy settings. Morphy's auction platform (IIS/ASP.NET) returns 200 to a direct request, so no proxy is needed. Enable Apify Proxy only for large repeated runs.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "auctionIds": [
    "716"
  ],
  "startUrls": [],
  "maxResults": 100,
  "scrapeDetails": true,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": false
  }
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `dataset` (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 = {
    "auctionIds": [
        "716"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("lulzasaur/morphyauctions-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 = { "auctionIds": ["716"] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("lulzasaur/morphyauctions-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 '{
  "auctionIds": [
    "716"
  ]
}' |
apify call lulzasaur/morphyauctions-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

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

```

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/jIWBcBF9QaZgxGg2b/builds/Ioi4vNUpgOU9IXR2c/openapi.json