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Purple Wave Scraper - Equipment Auction Lots

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Purple Wave Scraper - Equipment Auction Lots

Purple Wave Scraper - Equipment Auction Lots

Scrape Purple Wave online auctions for ag, construction & transportation equipment. Get lot title, current bid, item URL, auction/sale name, location, end date, year/make/model and images. Search by keyword or browse all current auctions.

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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

FieldTypeDescription
searchQueriesarrayKeywords to search. Leave empty to browse all current auction lots.
maxResultsintegerMax lots to scrape across all queries. 0 = unlimited. Default 100.
sortBystringendingSoon, newest, priceLow, or priceHigh.
includeClosedbooleanInclude closed/sold (past) lots. Default false.
proxyConfigurationobjectProxy 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.