Purple Wave Scraper - Equipment Auction Lots

Scrape lot listings from Purple Wave, one of the largest online no-reserve auction marketplaces for agricultural, construction, and transportation equipment (tractors, dozers, excavators, trucks, trailers, and more).

This Actor pulls structured data straight from Purple Wave's public search API — fast, reliable, and rich. Search by keyword or browse every current open auction lot.

What it does

• 🔎 Keyword search — pass one or more queries (tractor, dump truck, excavator, Case, etc.).
• 🌐 Browse mode — leave the queries empty to scrape ALL current/open auction lots.
• 💰 Live bids — current bid, next bid increment, and bid count for each lot.
• 🚜 Equipment specs — year, make, model, category, and full item description.
• 📍 Location — city, state, and postal code of each item.
• ⏰ Auction timing — lot end time, auction sale name, and sale time.
• 🖼️ Media — full-size image, thumbnail, and HD video URL when available.
• 🔗 Direct links — a clean itemUrl to each lot's page on Purple Wave.

Input

Field	Type	Description
searchQueries	array	Keywords to search. Leave empty to browse all current auction lots.
maxResults	integer	Max lots to scrape across all queries. 0 = unlimited. Default 100.
sortBy	string	endingSoon, newest, priceLow, or priceHigh.
includeClosed	boolean	Include closed/sold (past) lots. Default false.
proxyConfiguration	object	Proxy settings. Residential recommended (site is behind Cloudflare).

Example input

{
  "searchQueries": ["tractor", "skid steer"],
  "maxResults": 100,
  "sortBy": "endingSoon",
  "includeClosed": false,
  "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true, "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"] }
}

Output

Each dataset item is a single auction lot:

{
  "lotId": "914556",
  "itemNumber": "FC2334",
  "auctionId": "260702",
  "title": "2018 Case 1150M LT dozer",
  "auctionName": "Thursday July 02 Construction Equipment Auction",
  "description": "2018 Case 1150M LT dozer\nHours: 1,230 on meter ...",
  "year": 2018,
  "make": "Case",
  "model": "1150M LT",
  "category": "Crawler Dozer",
  "familyCategory": "Crawlers",
  "currentBid": 51000,
  "currentBidText": "$51,000",
  "nextBid": 52000,
  "bidCount": 22,
  "sold": "No",
  "closed": false,
  "city": "Odessa",
  "state": "TX",
  "stateName": "Texas",
  "postalCode": "79762",
  "location": "Odessa, TX",
  "endTime": "2026-07-02T15:00:00.000Z",
  "auctionTime": "10 a.m. CDT",
  "numImages": 89,
  "imageUrl": "https://d323w7klwy72q3.cloudfront.net/i/a/2026/20260702const/FC2334.JPG",
  "thumbnailUrl": "https://d323w7klwy72q3.cloudfront.net/i/a/2026/20260702const/T_FC2334.JPG",
  "videoUrl": "https://d323w7klwy72q3.cloudfront.net/i/a/2026/20260702const/video/HDFC2334.MP4",
  "sellerId": "366824",
  "itemUrl": "https://www.purplewave.com/auction/260702/item/914556",
  "searchQuery": "tractor",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-06-24T18:55:00.000Z"
}

Use cases

• Equipment dealers & resellers — monitor auction inventory and pricing.
• Price research & comps — track what equipment sells for by make/model/year.
• Fleet buyers — find trucks, trailers, and machines ending soon in a region.
• Market analysts — build datasets of heavy-equipment auction activity.

Notes

• Data comes from Purple Wave's public search API; no login required.
• The site sits behind Cloudflare — keep the residential proxy enabled for large runs.
• Only scrapes publicly available listing data.