# Edmunds Dealer Scraper (`moving_beacon-owner1/edmunds-dealer-scraper`) Actor

Scrapes HomeGuide home-service professionals across US cities, capturing business names, service areas, ratings, review counts, hires, years in business, starting prices, customer reviews, profile photos, and profile URLs, with filters for service category, location, and listing pages.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/moving_beacon-owner1/edmunds-dealer-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Jamshaid Arif](https://apify.com/moving_beacon-owner1) (community)
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
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## Pricing

from $9.99 / 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/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

An Actor is a serverless cloud program that runs on the Apify platform. It has two run modes.
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.

Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.

## How to integrate an Actor?

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You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).

# README

## Edmunds Dealer Scraper

Builds a car-dealership business directory from Edmunds. Search by ZIP code and
radius and get one record per dealership — business name, street address, city,
state, ZIP, phone number, distance from your search origin, franchise id, and
the vehicle makes and inventory types found in the listings read for that
dealership.

Useful for dealer-network mapping, territory and franchise analysis, and
automotive sales prospecting lists.

### Input

| Field | Default | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `zip_code` | `90001` | US ZIP code used as the search origin. Each dealership carries its distance in miles from it. |
| `radius` | `50` | Search radius in miles (1–6000). Use a large value to sweep nationwide. |
| `inventory_type` | `used,cpo` | One of `used,cpo`, `used`, `cpo`, `new`. Pick `new` to find franchised new-car dealers. |
| `make` | `""` | Optional make slug (e.g. `honda`, `toyota`, `land-rover`) to return only dealerships advertising that make. |
| `limit` | `25` | Stop once this many distinct dealerships are collected (1–2000). |
| `max_pages` | `60` | Safety bound on how many result pages are read. |
| Proxy configuration | *(off)* | Optional. Enable a US-based proxy for the most reliable results. |

### Output

One dataset record per dealership, for example (ZIP 90001, 50 miles):

```json
{
  "rooftop_id": 1932562,
  "dealer_name": "Gardena Nissan",
  "parent_dealership_name": "Mass Auto Group",
  "street": "1670 W Redondo Beach Blvd",
  "city": "Gardena",
  "state_code": "CA",
  "state_name": "California",
  "zip_code": "90247",
  "address_full": "1670 W Redondo Beach Blvd, Gardena, CA 90247",
  "phone": "310-961-2602",
  "phone_tracking": "657-298-4739",
  "distance_miles": 6.87,
  "franchise_id": "1932568",
  "rooftop_logical_name": "GardenaNissan_1932562",
  "is_direct_dealer": true,
  "makes_seen": ["Nissan"],
  "inventory_types_seen": ["CPO"],
  "listings_seen": 1,
  "raw": { ... }
}
```

And a second real record from the same run:

```json
{
  "rooftop_id": 870,
  "dealer_name": "Manhattan Beach Toyota",
  "parent_dealership_name": "",
  "street": "1500 N Sepulveda Blvd",
  "city": "Manhattan Beach",
  "state_code": "CA",
  "state_name": "California",
  "zip_code": "90266",
  "address_full": "1500 N Sepulveda Blvd, Manhattan Beach, CA 90266",
  "phone": "310-546-4848",
  "phone_tracking": "628-262-2492",
  "distance_miles": 10.44,
  "franchise_id": "745186",
  "rooftop_logical_name": "ManhattanBeachToyota_870",
  "is_direct_dealer": true,
  "makes_seen": ["Ford"],
  "inventory_types_seen": ["USED"],
  "listings_seen": 1,
  "raw": { ... }
}
```

### Notes

- Dealerships are discovered from live vehicle inventory, so a dealership only
  appears while it is advertising at least one vehicle matching your filters.
- `makes_seen` and `inventory_types_seen` list the makes and inventory types of
  the `listings_seen` vehicles this run read for that dealership. They are a
  sample of its stock, not everything it sells: a Toyota store whose one listing
  read was a used Ford shows `["Ford"]`. Raise `limit` and `max_pages` to read
  more listings per dealership.
- Dealerships come back in the order Edmunds ranks its listings, which is not
  strictly by distance. Sort on `distance_miles` for nearest first.
- `phone` is the dealership's own published number; `phone_tracking` is the
  call-tracking number shown on the listing page.
- Raising `limit` reads more result pages, so large sweeps take longer.
- Runs on empty input (dealerships within 50 miles of ZIP 90001).
- Scrape politely; respect edmunds.com Terms of Service.

# Actor input Schema

## `zip_code` (type: `string`):

US ZIP code used as the search origin. Each dealership comes back with its distance in miles from this ZIP.

## `radius` (type: `integer`):

Search radius in miles around the ZIP code. Use a large value (e.g. 6000) to sweep nationwide.

## `inventory_type` (type: `string`):

Which inventory to search when discovering dealerships. Choose 'New' to find franchised new-car dealers.

## `make` (type: `string`):

Optional make slug (e.g. honda, toyota, land-rover) to return only dealerships currently advertising that make. Leave empty for all makes.

## `limit` (type: `integer`):

Stop once this many distinct dealerships have been collected (1-2000).

## `max_pages` (type: `integer`):

Safety bound on how many result pages to read while discovering dealerships.

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

Proxy settings for the run. Enable a US-based proxy for the most reliable results, especially for sites that limit non-US or datacenter traffic. Optional - leave off to run directly.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "zip_code": "90001",
  "radius": 50,
  "inventory_type": "used,cpo",
  "make": "",
  "limit": 25,
  "max_pages": 60,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true
  }
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (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 = {
    "zip_code": "90001",
    "radius": 50,
    "inventory_type": "used,cpo",
    "make": "",
    "limit": 25,
    "max_pages": 60,
    "proxyConfiguration": {
        "useApifyProxy": true
    }
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("moving_beacon-owner1/edmunds-dealer-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 = {
    "zip_code": "90001",
    "radius": 50,
    "inventory_type": "used,cpo",
    "make": "",
    "limit": 25,
    "max_pages": 60,
    "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": True },
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("moving_beacon-owner1/edmunds-dealer-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "zip_code": "90001",
  "radius": 50,
  "inventory_type": "used,cpo",
  "make": "",
  "limit": 25,
  "max_pages": 60,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true
  }
}' |
apify call moving_beacon-owner1/edmunds-dealer-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,moving_beacon-owner1/edmunds-dealer-scraper"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/okVa4TPaInfqA9DjB/builds/eGWLGfbFW5MAZenDn/openapi.json