# 🚘Drive.com.au Car Data Scraper 🇦🇺 (`mrdoe/drive-com-au-scraper`) Actor

Scrape new, used & demo car listings from drive.com.au one of Australia's leading car marketplaces. Get price, year, make, model, mileage, trim, condition & photos in a clean, structured dataset. Fast, reliable, no coding required.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/mrdoe/drive-com-au-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [MrDoe](https://apify.com/mrdoe) (community)
- **Categories:** Automation, E-commerce, Lead generation
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $0.70 / 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.
Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have.

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

## What's an Apify Actor?

Actors are web data automations that power AI and operations. They run on the Apify platform to scrape websites, process data, connect APIs, and automate workflows.
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

## 🚘 Drive.com.au Car Data Scraper

**Scrape new, used, and demo car listings from drive.com.au — Australia's #1 expert-led, dealer-only car marketplace.**

A car market data API for one of Australia's dealer-only marketplaces: give it a make and model (or leave them blank) and this actor pulls a structured vehicle listings dataset straight from drive.com.au's own data API — price, year, trim, mileage, body type, condition, and location for every listing. Built for competitor price monitoring and used car data extraction, without writing a single line of scraping code.

### 🇦🇺 Part of the Australia Car Data Scraper collection

Use this actor if you only need drive.com.au data. For multi-site coverage, use one of the collective actors instead:

- **[All Car Data Scraper Australia](https://apify.com/jordan-byte/all-car-data-scraper-australia)** — searches drive.com.au plus 5 more major Australian car sites (new + used) in one run.
- **[Used Car Data Scraper Australia](https://apify.com/jordan-byte/used-car-data-scraper-australia)** — same 6 sites, used/second-hand listings only.

Or scrape another single Australian site directly:

- [Carsales.com.au Car Data Scraper](https://apify.com/jordan-byte/carsales-com-au-scraper)
- [AutoTrader.com.au Car Data Scraper](https://apify.com/jordan-byte/autotrader-com-au-scraper)
- [CarsGuide.com.au Car Data Scraper](https://apify.com/jordan-byte/carsguide-com-au-scraper)
- [Pickles.com.au Car Data Scraper](https://apify.com/jordan-byte/pickles-com-au-scraper)
- [JustCars.com.au Car Data Scraper](https://apify.com/jordan-byte/justcars-com-au-scraper)

### 🧑‍💼 Who uses this

- **Car dealers** using this as a competitor price monitoring tool against other dealers listed on drive.com.au
- **Market researchers** building a vehicle listings dataset for Australia's dealer-only segment
- **Investors & analysts** studying vehicle depreciation by make, model, and body type
- **Developers** feeding drive.com.au data into their own app or dashboard

### ✨ Why use this instead of browsing manually

- 🔎 **Any make, any model, or none at all** — leave make/model blank to search across the whole site instead of one vehicle line (default `maxItems` is 20 per run — raise or set it to `0` for deeper coverage).
- 🆕 **New, used, or demo filtering** — scope results to the site's own stock-type classification.
- 📍 **Real location data** — region and state for every listing, straight from the search results.
- 📄 **Real depth** — set "Max results" to `0` and it pages through as much real inventory as the query actually has (up to a 5,000-listing safety ceiling).
- ⚡ **Fast and direct** — drive.com.au's main site sits behind a Cloudflare challenge, but this actor talks straight to the site's own unprotected data API, so runs are quick and don't need a browser.

### 💰 Pricing

This actor makes lightweight HTTP requests only — no browser is launched — so it runs on comparatively few Apify compute units per listing. See the **Pricing** tab on this actor's Store page for current rates before running at scale.

### ⚙️ Input

Nothing is required.

| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| `make` | string | Optional. e.g. `"Ford"`, `"Toyota"`. Leave blank to search every make. |
| `model` | string | Optional. e.g. `"Ranger"`, `"Hilux"`. Leave blank to search all models of the make. |
| `condition` | string | `"any"` (default), `"new"`, or `"used"` — filters using the site's own stock-type classification. |
| `maxItems` | integer | Stop once this many listings are collected. Default `20`. Set to `0` for "no limit". |
| `proxyConfiguration` | object | Recommended for reliability at volume. Defaults to an Australian residential proxy. |

### 📦 Output

One row per listing:

```json
{
  "url": "https://www.drive.com.au/cars-for-sale/car/970342672/",
  "title": "2022 Ford Ranger PX MkIII XL Pick-up Double Cab 4dr Spts Auto 6sp 4x4 3.2DT [MY21.75]",
  "image": "https://media.drive.com.au/obj/driveau/upload/vehicles/used/ford/ranger/2022/43f9ebba-72aa-5051-905b-46e5f1750000",
  "make": "Ford",
  "model": "Ranger",
  "price": 22500,
  "vin": null,
  "location": "Perth, WA",
  "sellerName": null,
  "sellerPhone": null,
  "currency": "AUD",
  "trim": "PX MkIII XL Pick-up Double Cab 4dr Spts Auto 6sp 4x4 3.2DT [MY21.75]",
  "year": 2022,
  "condition": "used",
  "mileage": 211633,
  "exteriorColor": null,
  "listedAt": null
}
```

You can download the dataset in JSON, CSV, Excel, HTML, or several other formats from the Console, or pull it via the API.

### 📝 Notes

- `sellerName` and `sellerPhone` are `null` in this version — dealer contact details aren't exposed on the site's own search API (verified against its schema), unlike some of the other Australian car sites in this catalog.
- `price` is `null` for a small number of genuinely price-on-application listings (mostly some new-vehicle stock) — this reflects the site's own data, not a scraping gap.
- `exteriorColor` and `listedAt` aren't available from this data source and are always `null`.
- No proxy is strictly required for this actor's requests (the underlying data API isn't proxy-gated the way the main site is), but a residential proxy is still recommended for reliability at higher volumes.

### ❓ FAQ

**Is this actor affiliated with drive.com.au?**
No. This is an independent, unofficial scraper built on Apify — it isn't operated by, endorsed by, or affiliated with drive.com.au in any way.

**Do I need to know how to code?**
No. Fill in the input form (make, model, condition), click "Start", and download the results as JSON, CSV, or Excel from the run's Dataset tab.

**Is scraping drive.com.au data legal?**
This actor only collects publicly visible listing data. You're responsible for how you use the output — check drive.com.au's terms of service and applicable law for your specific use case.

**How much does this cost to run?**
This actor doesn't use a browser, so it consumes fewer compute units than most scrapers on a per-listing basis. See the Pricing tab on the Store page for exact current rates.

**How is this different from the multi-site actor?**
This actor only queries drive.com.au. If you want the same kind of data alongside 5 other Australian car sites in a single run, use [All Car Data Scraper Australia](https://apify.com/jordan-byte/all-car-data-scraper-australia) instead.

**Can I schedule this to run automatically?**
Yes — use Apify's built-in Scheduler to run this actor on a recurring basis (hourly, daily, weekly) with no code, so your dataset stays current without you starting it manually.

**Do I need a proxy?**
Not strictly — the underlying data API isn't proxy-gated the way the main site is — but a residential Australian proxy is still recommended for reliability at higher volumes.

# Actor input Schema

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

Optional. e.g. "Ford", "Toyota". Leave blank to search every make.

## `model` (type: `string`):

Optional. e.g. "Ranger", "Corolla". Leave blank to search all models of the given make.

## `condition` (type: `string`):

"Both" searches new and used listings together. "New only"/"Used only" scope the search to the site's own new/used classification for each listing.

## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

Stop once this many listings have been collected. Set to 0 for "no limit" - pages through as much real inventory as the query actually has, up to a 5,000-item safety ceiling.

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

Recommended for reliability at volume. drive.com.au's data API itself isn't proxy-gated, but Australian residential IPs keep runs stable.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "make": "Ford",
  "model": "Ranger",
  "condition": "any",
  "maxItems": 20,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": [
      "RESIDENTIAL"
    ],
    "apifyProxyCountry": "AU"
  }
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `listings` (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 = {
    "make": "Ford",
    "model": "Ranger"
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("mrdoe/drive-com-au-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 = {
    "make": "Ford",
    "model": "Ranger",
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("mrdoe/drive-com-au-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 '{
  "make": "Ford",
  "model": "Ranger"
}' |
apify call mrdoe/drive-com-au-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,mrdoe/drive-com-au-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/GoHOShcHoWxtUqDJk/builds/NxbmotmrxFaWfAYiD/openapi.json