Kronofogden Scraper

What does Kronofogden Auction Scraper do?

Kronofogden Auction Scraper reads Kronofogden's (Sweden's Enforcement Authority) public auction item pages and returns the title, description, estimated value, opening price, current bid, bid history, sale status, category, location, images and time remaining for each item. Give it exact item URLs, or leave them empty to automatically discover items currently up for auction.

Why use Kronofogden Auction Scraper?

• Covers Kronofogden, the Swedish government's own public auction of seized property, vehicles, electronics and goods.
• Returns the full bid history (amount and timestamp of every bid), not just the current highest bid.
• Separates estimated value (Utrop) from the actual opening bid price, which commonly differ.
• Works without needing to find item URLs yourself - discovers current items automatically across the full catalog.
• No account or API key.

What makes this different

Most auction scrapers return only a current price. This Actor returns the complete bid history with timestamps alongside the separately-tracked estimated value and opening price, giving a full view of how a government auction lot's price has moved.

Who can use the Kronofogden Scraper and how?

• Resellers and flippers: Track seized vehicles, electronics and goods for resale opportunities below market estimate.
• Price researchers: Study how government auction bidding behaves over time using full bid-history timestamps.
• Debt-recovery and legal professionals: Monitor specific lots tied to enforcement cases.
• Market aggregators: Pull Kronofogden's public catalog into a multi-auction-house comparison feed.

How it works

1. Your input — add exact item URLs, or leave them empty to discover current items across the catalog
2. The Actor collects it — the Actor reads each item page's own bid history and metadata directly
3. Your output — you get one row per item, with current bid, full bid history and estimated value

What data can you extract?

The dataset has 17 fields per row:

Field	Type	Description
itemNumber	string	Kronofogden's item/case number, e.g. "F109371".
title	string	Item title.
url	string	Item page URL.
description	string	Item description.
category	string	Item category path.
imageUrls	array	Full-size image URLs.
estimatedValueSek	number	Estimated market value (Utropspris) in SEK.
openingPriceSek	number	Actual opening bid price (Startpris) in SEK.
currentBidSek	number	Current highest bid in SEK.
currentBidAt	string	Timestamp of the current highest bid.
bidCount	number	Number of bids placed so far.
currency	string	Currency (SEK).
status	string	Auction status, e.g. "Budgivning pågår" (bidding in progress).
biddingOpen	boolean	Whether bidding is currently open.
timeRemainingText	string	Time remaining as shown on the page.
endsAt	string	Estimated auction end time (ISO), derived from the time remaining at fetch time.
location	string	Viewing/pickup location.

How to use Kronofogden Auction Scraper

1. Open the Actor and go to the Input tab.
2. Add one or more exact Item URLs, or leave them empty to automatically discover current auction items.
3. Optionally set filters and a Max results limit.
4. Click Start. A default run finishes in under a minute.
5. Open the Output tab, then download the dataset or connect it to your tools.

Input Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
itemUrls	array	No	[]	One or more exact Kronofogden auction item URLs. Leave empty to discover items currently up for auction instead.
maxItems	integer	No	20	Maximum number of items to return.
proxyConfiguration	object	No	{"useApifyProxy":false}	Kronofogden's item pages work without a proxy for moderate volumes. Enable Apify Proxy for larger runs.

Output Data

Each row is one item: title, description, estimated value, opening price, current bid, bid history, status, category, location, images and time remaining.

A real dataset item:

{
  "itemNumber": "F109371",
  "title": "AEG Gevär SIG516 TACTICAL PATROL",
  "url": "https://auktion.kronofogden.se/auk/w.object?inC=KFM&inA=20260928_1423&inO=1",
  "description": "Elektriskt airsoftgevär SIG516 TACTICAL PATROL 3 Magasin Laddare och batteri Tillhörande väska Stridsväst Startad av Kronofogden men inte f…",
  "category": "Sport & Fritid Övrigt (Sport & Fritid)",
  "imageUrls": [
    "https://pic09.auction2000.online/aukpic/kfm/20260928_1423/116187_1.jpg?3132",
    "https://pic09.auction2000.online/aukpic/kfm/20260928_1423/116187_2.jpg?3232",
    "https://pic09.auction2000.online/aukpic/kfm/20260928_1423/116187_3.jpg?3432",
    "https://pic09.auction2000.online/aukpic/kfm/20260928_1423/116187_4.jpg?3532"
  ],
  "estimatedValueSek": 3000,
  "openingPriceSek": 1000,
  "currentBidSek": 1600,
  "currentBidAt": "2026-10-15 10:52",
  "bidCount": 2,
  "currency": "SEK",
  "status": "Budgivning pågår",
  "biddingOpen": true,
  "timeRemainingText": "2 tim, 6 minuter",
  "endsAt": "2026-10-19T08:46:10.953Z",
  "location": "Lidaholmsgatan 3, Borås"
}

Usage Examples

Discover current items

{
  "maxItems": 20
}

Scrape an exact item

{
  "itemUrls": [
    {
      "url": "https://auktion.kronofogden.se/auk/w.object?inC=KFM&inA=20260928_1423&inO=1"
    }
  ]
}

Tips for Best Results

• Provide exact item URLs directly when you already know which items you want.
• Re-run on a schedule to track bid history and status changes as auctions close.
• Default is 5 results for a fast test. Set the max to 0 to return everything available.

Known Limitations

• Automatic discovery pages through the public WEB catalog; items under other access codes aren't covered.
• endsAt is estimated from displayed remaining time, not a stored timestamp.

Integrations

Run it from the Apify API, on a schedule, or from a webhook. Send results straight to Google Sheets, Make, Zapier, Slack or your own database with Apify's built-in integrations.

Export Formats

Download the dataset as JSON, CSV, Excel, XML, HTML table or RSS from the Output tab or the API.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does it need a Kronofogden account?

No. The Actor reads Kronofogden's public item pages and needs no account or key.

What is the difference between estimatedValueSek and openingPriceSek?

estimatedValueSek is the auctioneer's market estimate (Utropspris); openingPriceSek is the actual starting bid floor (Startpris) - they often differ.

How does automatic discovery work?

It pages through Kronofogden's own public catalog listing and scrapes each item found.

Is endsAt exact?

It's estimated by adding the page's displayed time-remaining to the fetch time, so it can be off by a minute or two.

Do I need an account or login?

No. The Actor reads public data and needs no account or key.

Am I charged for failed runs or empty results?

You are only charged for results that are actually written to the dataset.

Can I run it on a schedule?

Yes. Create a Task with your input and add a schedule in Apify Console. With monitor mode on, each scheduled run returns only what changed since the previous one.

Enterprise and custom work

Need higher volumes, a custom output schema, dedicated scheduling or a no-breaking-changes commitment for a production pipeline? Open an issue on the Actor page and describe your use case. Bulk terms and custom builds are available.

Support

Questions or a missing field? Open an issue from the Issues tab on this Actor's page and it will be looked at.

Legal / Responsible Use

You are responsible for using the data in line with the source's terms and applicable law. The Actor collects publicly available data only and is not affiliated with the source.