AutoTrader.com.au Scraper

How it works

This actor extracts vehicle information from AutoTrader Australia: cars, caravans and campervans, and motorbikes. Paste search result links or individual ad links copied from the site, with any filters you set there, and it returns a normalized dataset with dealer, vehicle, pricing, location, and media fields.

Features

This actor offers the following features:

• Comprehensive Vehicle Data Extraction: Captures detailed vehicle information including specifications, pricing, dealer details, and listing metadata.
• Same Results as the Site: A search link returns the listings the site shows for it, with the same filters (make, model, city or suburb, price, year, kilometres, body type and more).
• Cars, Caravans and Motorbikes: Accepts links from the car, caravan and motorbike sections; each row says which kind of vehicle it is in vehicle_class.
• Rich Media Support: Extracts full image URLs from AutoTrader Australia inventory paths.
• Dealer Intelligence: Returns dealer contact information and location fields.
• Multiple Page Processing: Can process search results and individual listings in a single run.
• No Setup Needed: No login, API key or proxy setup; lookups that fail are retried automatically.
• Customizable Configuration: Adjust settings such as concurrency, retries, detail loading, and item limits.

How to Use

1. Set Up: Ensure you have an Apify account and access to the actor.
2. Input Start URLs: Specify one or more AutoTrader Australia URLs to scrape, e.g.:
   • Search results: https://www.autotrader.com.au/for-sale/wa/perth
   • Filtered search results: https://www.autotrader.com.au/for-sale/wa/perth/under-$10000/under-10000km
   • Individual listing: https://www.autotrader.com.au/car/15003165/isuzu/d-max/wa/osborne-park/dual-cab
   • Caravans and campervans: https://www.autotrader.com.au/caravans-for-sale/jayco
   • Motorbikes: https://www.autotrader.com.au/motorbikes-for-sale/yamaha
3. Configure Settings (Optional):
   • Set maxItems to limit the number of listings to scrape
   • Adjust concurrency settings if needed
   • Configure proxy settings if required
   • Keep includeListingDetails on for each ad's full details, or turn it off for faster runs with search-result fields only
4. Run the Actor: Start the actor and monitor its progress.
5. Download Results: Export the scraped data in your preferred format (JSON, CSV, etc.).

Supported URL Formats

The scraper supports the following URL formats:

1. Search Results Pages

   • Example: https://www.autotrader.com.au/for-sale/wa/perth
   • Scrapes all vehicle listings from the search results

2. Individual Vehicle Listings

   • Standard format: https://www.autotrader.com.au/car/15003165/isuzu/d-max/wa/osborne-park/dual-cab
   • Scrapes comprehensive information from a single vehicle listing

3. Filtered Search Results

   • Example: https://www.autotrader.com.au/for-sale/wa/perth/under-$10000/under-10000km
   • Applies search filters and scrapes matching vehicle results

4. Caravan and Motorbike Searches and Ads

   • Caravans, campervans and camper trailers: https://www.autotrader.com.au/caravans-for-sale/...
   • Motorbikes, scooters, quads and karts: https://www.autotrader.com.au/motorbikes-for-sale/...
   • Single ads: https://www.autotrader.com.au/caravan/..., /campervan/..., /motorcycle/... and so on
   • Rows have the same fields as car rows plus the caravan and motorbike specifications listed under Output Structure; car-only fields such as doors and ANCAP rating are empty

Input Data

Here's an example input for scraping vehicle listings from AutoTrader Australia:

{
    "startUrls": [
        {
            "url": "https://www.autotrader.com.au/car/15003165/isuzu/d-max/wa/osborne-park/dual-cab"
        },
        {
            "url": "https://www.autotrader.com.au/for-sale/wa/perth"
        },
        {
            "url": "https://www.autotrader.com.au/for-sale/wa/perth/under-$10000/under-10000km"
        }
    ],
    "maxItems": 100,
    "maxConcurrency": 10,
    "minConcurrency": 1,
    "maxRequestRetries": 30,
    "includeListingDetails": true
}

Input Parameters

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
startUrls	Array	Required	List of URLs to start scraping from
maxItems	Integer	10000	Maximum number of listings per start link
maxConcurrency	Integer	100	Maximum concurrent requests
minConcurrency	Integer	1	Minimum concurrent requests
maxRequestRetries	Integer	30	Number of retries for failed requests
includeListingDetails	Boolean	true	Load each ad's full details; off returns search-result fields only and runs faster

Output Structure

The scraper returns data in a consistent JSON format for AutoTrader Australia vehicle listings.

Sample output data

{
    "id": 15003165,
    "listing_url": "https://www.autotrader.com.au/car/15003165/isuzu/d-max/wa/osborne-park/dual-cab",
    "stock_no": "50809808",
    "description": "2025 Isuzu D-MAX LS-U 4X4",
    "vin": "MPATFS40JST009766",
    "condition": "New",
    "is_driveaway_pricing_model": 0,
    "advertised_price": 0,
    "driveaway_price": 0,
    "manu_year": 2025,
    "odometer": 0,
    "rego": "",
    "rego_expiry": null,
    "variant": "Ls-U (4X4)",
    "series": "My25.5",
    "colour_base": "White",
    "colour_body": "Moonstone White Pear L",
    "colour_interior": "",
    "status_api": "Live",
    "created_at_api": "2026-03-09 04:09:38",
    "updated_at_api": "2026-03-09 10:03:22",
    "is_dealer_listing": true,
    "is_private_listing": false,
    "vehicle_transmission_type": "Automatic",
    "vehicle_fuel_type": "Diesel",
    "vehicle_engine_size": "3.00",
    "vehicle_drive_type": "4X4",
    "vehicle_drive_type_abbreviated": "4WD",
    "vehicle_seats": 5,
    "vehicle_doors": 4,
    "vehicle_safety_rating_ancap": 5,
    "vehicle_class": "Car",
    "vehicle_body_type": "Crew Cab Utility",
    "vehicle_body_type_group": "Ute Tray",
    "vehicle_body_type_style": "Dual Cab",
    "vehicle_cylinders": 4,
    "vehicle_cylinder_description": "Diesel Turbo 4",
    "vehicle_engine_power_kw": 140,
    "vehicle_segment": "Pick Up Or Cab Chassis 4X4",
    "dealer_id_api": 1019026,
    "dealer_name": "Osborne Park Isuzu UTE",
    "dealer_phone": "0861503115",
    "dealer_city": "Osborne Park",
    "dealer_state": "WA",
    "dealer_contactless_sales": false,
    "dealer_home_delivery": false,
    "listing_location_city": "Osborne Park",
    "listing_location_state": "WA",
    "listing_latitude": "-31.9116125",
    "listing_longitude": "115.8145118",
    "feature_search_terms_string": "turbo,bluetooth,alloy-wheels,gps,cruise-control,airbags,xenon-headlights,lane-departure-warning,emergency-brake-assist",
    "popularity_score_api": 0.33707886,
    "views_score_api": 1.05110355,
    "has_good_data_api": false,
    "link": "https://www.autotrader.com.au/car/15003165/isuzu/d-max/wa/osborne-park/dual-cab",
    "name": "2025 Isuzu D-MAX Ls-U (4X4)",
    "model": "D-MAX",
    "year": "2025",
    "make": "Isuzu",
    "spec": "Ls-U (4X4) My25.5",
    "spec_clean": "Ls-U (4X4)",
    "Location": "Osborne Park",
    "Region": "WA",
    "kms": "0",
    "kms_categ": "",
    "fuel_type": "Diesel",
    "transmission": "Automatic",
    "fourwd": "4WD",
    "price_type": "Excl. Gov. Charges",
    "est_price": "",
    "number_pl": "",
    "ext_color": "Moonstone White Pear L",
    "int_color": "",
    "imp_history": "",
    "seller_type": "dealer",
    "number_of_days_listed": "0",
    "dealer_address": "Osborne Park Isuzu UTE, Osborne Park, WA",
    "price": "",
    "bodyStyle": "Dual Cab",
    "overview": "2025 Isuzu D-MAX LS-U 4X4",
    "performed": "2026-03-09",
    "images": [
        "https://www.autotrader.com.au/inventory/2026-03-09/70610839203771/15003165/2025_isuzu_d_max_New_1.jpg"
    ]
}

Basic Information

Field	Type	Description
id	Number	Unique AutoTrader Australia listing identifier
listing_url	String	Direct URL to the vehicle listing on AutoTrader Australia
stock_no	String	Dealer stock reference number
description	String	Listing description or short vehicle summary
vin	String	Vehicle identification number
condition	String	Vehicle condition such as New or Used
manu_year	Number	Manufacture year
odometer	Number	Odometer reading in kilometers
rego	String	Registration plate
rego_expiry	String or null	Registration expiry date when available

Pricing Information

Field	Type	Description
advertised_price	Number	Advertised price
driveaway_price	Number	Drive-away price when available
is_driveaway_pricing_model	Number	1 if drive-away pricing is used, otherwise 0
price_type	String	Normalized price label such as Drive Away or Excl. Gov. Charges
est_price	String	Normalized price string
price	String	Normalized price string used in tabular output

Vehicle Specifications

Field	Type	Description
vehicle_transmission_type	String	Transmission type
vehicle_fuel_type	String	Fuel type
vehicle_engine_size	String	Engine size string
vehicle_drive_type	String	Full drive type description
vehicle_drive_type_abbreviated	String	Short drive type label
vehicle_seats	Number	Number of seats
vehicle_doors	Number	Number of doors
vehicle_safety_rating_ancap	Number or null	ANCAP safety rating
vehicle_class	String	Kind of vehicle: Car, Caravan, Campervan, CamperTrailer, Motorcycle, Scooter or QuadAndKart
vehicle_body_type	String	Vehicle body type
vehicle_body_type_group	String	Normalized body type group
vehicle_body_type_style	String	Body style presentation
vehicle_cylinders	Number	Number of cylinders
vehicle_cylinder_description	String or null	Cylinder description
vehicle_engine_power_kw	Number	Engine power in kilowatts
vehicle_segment	String or null	Vehicle segment classification

Caravan and Motorbike Specifications

Present on rows where the seller filled them in; car rows don't have them.

Field	Type	Description
vehicle_tare_mass_kg	Number	Tare mass (empty weight) in kg
vehicle_atm_kg	Number	Aggregate trailer mass (ATM) in kg
vehicle_gtm_kg	Number	Gross trailer mass (GTM) in kg
vehicle_berths	Number	Number of berths (sleeping places)
vehicle_length_ft	Number	Body length in feet
vehicle_engine_cc	Number	Motorbike engine size in cc
vehicle_lams_approved	Boolean	Motorbike is LAMS approved (learner approved motorcycle scheme)

Dealer Information

Field	Type	Description
dealer_id_api	Number	AutoTrader dealer identifier
dealer_name	String	Dealer trading name
dealer_phone	String	Dealer phone number
dealer_city	String	Dealer city/suburb
dealer_state	String	Dealer state abbreviation
dealer_contactless_sales	Boolean	Whether contactless sales is supported
dealer_home_delivery	Boolean	Whether home delivery is supported
dealer_address	String	Normalized dealer address

Location Information

Field	Type	Description
listing_location_city	String	Listing city/suburb
listing_location_state	String	Listing state abbreviation
listing_latitude	String	Listing latitude
listing_longitude	String	Listing longitude
Location	String	Normalized location field
Region	String	Normalized region/state field

Normalized Fields

Field	Type	Description
link	String	Listing URL
name	String	Human-readable vehicle title
make	String	Vehicle make
model	String	Vehicle model
year	String	Vehicle year as string
spec	String	Combined variant and series
spec_clean	String	Cleaned variant text
fuel_type	String	Normalized fuel type
transmission	String	Normalized transmission
fourwd	String	Normalized drive type
bodyStyle	String	Normalized body style
overview	String	Overview/description field
performed	String	Extraction date

Media Content

Field	Type	Description
images	Array	Array of listing image URLs
feature_search_terms_string	String	Feature keywords listed on the ad

Data Quality Features

The AutoTrader Australia scraper includes several data quality features:

1. Same Results as the Site

   • A search link returns the listings the site shows for it, with every filter in the link kept
   • Large searches are read to the end, not just the first pages
   • A listing appears once per run, even when several start links overlap

2. Normalized Vehicle Output

   • Stable, analysis-friendly field names across cars, caravans and motorbikes
   • Keeps the listing's original details next to normalized convenience fields
   • Handles optional fields consistently, including null normalization

3. Listing Media and Dealer Details

   • Full image URLs for every photo on the ad
   • Captures dealer identity, phone, and location fields
   • Includes listing coordinates and search feature terms

Troubleshooting

Common Issues

1. No results found

   • Open the link in a browser and copy it again from the results page; the run log says when the site does not recognise a link as a search
   • Make sure the links are autotrader.com.au search or ad links (see Supported URL Formats)
   • If a link that used to work now returns nothing, open an issue with the link

2. Incomplete data

   • Some fields might be optional and not always present in every listing
   • New vehicles may have different data fields than used vehicles
   • Detail enrichment depends on whether includeListingDetails is enabled
   • Verify that the includeListingDetails parameter is set correctly for your use case

3. Slow or interrupted runs

   • Lookups that fail are retried automatically
   • If a run still ends early, lower maxConcurrency and run it again, or open an issue with the run link

4. A filtered link returns more listings than the site shows

   • Set the filters on the site, then copy the link from the address bar: the actor keeps every filter that is in the link
   • If the counts still differ, open an issue with the link

5. Data inconsistencies

   • Vehicle specifications may vary between listings due to different dealer data sources
   • Some fields may be populated differently for dealer vs private listings
   • Image availability depends on seller uploads

Related scrapers

AutoTrader UK Scraper - Vehicle search & detail scraping for AutoTrader UK (autotrader.co.uk).

Support

• For issues or feature requests, please use the Issues section of this actor.
• If you need customization or have questions, feel free to contact the author:
  • Author's website: https://muhamed-didovic.github.io/
  • Email: muhamed.didovic@gmail.com

Additional Services

• Request customization or whole dataset: muhamed.didovic@gmail.com
• If you need anything else scraped, or this actor customized, email: muhamed.didovic@gmail.com
• For API services of this scraper (no Apify fee, just usage fee for the API), contact: muhamed.didovic@gmail.com

🤖 For AI Agents & LLM Apps

Compact reference for AI agents calling this actor via the Apify MCP server or the Apify API (actor: memo23/autotrader-australia-cheerio).

Purpose: Extract normalized vehicle listings from AutoTrader Australia (autotrader.com.au): car, caravan and motorbike search pages with their filters, and individual ads.

Minimal input:

{
  "startUrls": [
    { "url": "https://www.autotrader.com.au/for-sale/wa/perth" }
  ],
  "maxItems": 50,
  "includeListingDetails": true,
  "maxConcurrency": 10,
  "minConcurrency": 1,
  "maxRequestRetries": 30
}

An individual listing works the same way, e.g. "url": "https://www.autotrader.com.au/car/15003165/isuzu/d-max/wa/osborne-park/dual-cab".

Output: one dataset row per vehicle listing — id, listing_url, stock_no, description, vin, condition, advertised_price, driveaway_price, price_type, manu_year, odometer, make, model, year, variant, series, vehicle_class, vehicle_transmission_type, vehicle_fuel_type, vehicle_body_type, vehicle_drive_type, vehicle_seats, vehicle_doors, vehicle_engine_power_kw, dealer_name, dealer_phone, dealer_city, dealer_state, dealer_address, listing_location_city, listing_location_state, listing_latitude, listing_longitude, feature_search_terms_string, images (array of URLs).

Behaviors an agent should know:

• startUrls accepts search links (/for-sale/..., /caravans-for-sale/..., /motorbikes-for-sale/..., filters included) and single ad links (/car/<id>/..., /caravan/<id>/..., /motorcycle/<id>/...).
• Caravan rows add vehicle_tare_mass_kg, vehicle_atm_kg, vehicle_gtm_kg, vehicle_berths and vehicle_length_ft; motorbike rows add vehicle_engine_cc and vehicle_lams_approved.
• maxItems defaults to 10000; always set it to bound cost — an uncapped search region can return thousands of rows.
• includeListingDetails (default true) loads each ad's full details; set false for faster search-only runs.
• The default proxy setup works out of the box at no extra cost; the proxy field is an optional override only.
• Pay-per-event billing — see the Pricing tab on the actor page.

⚠️ Disclaimer

This Actor is an independent tool and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Carsguide Autotrader Media Solutions Pty Ltd or any of its subsidiaries. All trademarks mentioned are the property of their respective owners.

The scraper accesses only publicly available vehicle listing pages — no authenticated endpoints, paid features, or content behind the autotrader.com.au login wall. Users are responsible for ensuring their use complies with autotrader.com.au's Terms of Service, applicable data-protection law (GDPR, CCPA, etc.), and any contractual obligations of their own organization.

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