Municibid Scraper

What does Municibid Scraper do?

Municibid Scraper reads Municibid.com listing pages and returns the title, description, current bid, category, images, selling government agency, location and auction end date for each listing. Give it exact listing URLs, or leave them empty to automatically discover active listings from Municibid's own sitemap.

Why use Municibid Scraper?

• Covers Municibid, a marketplace specifically for US city, county and state government surplus - vehicles, equipment, furniture and more.
• Returns the selling agency's name and location directly, useful for sourcing by region or agency type.
• Works without needing to find listing URLs yourself - discovers active listings automatically from the live sitemap.
• Supports a keyword filter so you can narrow discovery to a specific kind of surplus item.
• No account or API key.

What makes this different

Unlike general auction aggregators, every seller on Municibid is a government agency. This Actor surfaces that seller identity and location directly alongside the bid, making it easy to filter or route results by jurisdiction.

Who can use the Municibid Scraper and how?

• Fleet and surplus buyers: Track government vehicle and equipment listings for resale or fleet use.
• Resellers and flippers: Discover underpriced government surplus across categories.
• Procurement researchers: Study how different municipalities price and sell surplus assets.
• Market aggregators: Pull Municibid's catalog into a multi-auction-house comparison feed.

How it works

1. Your input — add exact listing URLs, or leave them empty to discover active listings from the sitemap
2. The Actor collects it — optionally filter discovered listings by keyword
3. Your output — the Actor reads each listing page's own structured bid and seller data directly

What data can you extract?

The dataset has 14 fields per row:

Field	Type	Description
sku	string	Municibid's internal listing ID.
title	string	Listing title.
url	string	Listing page URL.
description	string	Listing description.
category	string	Category path.
imageUrls	array	Listing image URLs.
currentBid	number	Current bid amount.
currency	string	Currency (USD).
availability	string	Stock availability, e.g. "InStock".
sellerName	string	Name of the selling government agency.
city	string	Agency's city.
state	string	Agency's state.
postalCode	string	Agency's postal code.
auctionEndsAt	string	Auction end date.

How to use Municibid Scraper

1. Open the Actor and go to the Input tab.
2. Add one or more exact Listing URLs, or leave them empty to automatically discover active listings.
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
listingUrls	array	No	[]	One or more exact municibid.com listing URLs. Leave empty to discover active listings instead.
keyword	string	No	—	Only keep discovered listings whose URL contains this text (e.g. "ford" for Ford vehicles). Ignored when Listing URLs are given.
maxItems	integer	No	20	Maximum number of listings to return.
proxyConfiguration	object	No	{"useApifyProxy":false}	Municibid's listing pages work without a proxy for moderate volumes. Enable Apify Proxy for larger runs.

Output Data

Each row is one listing: title, description, current bid, category, images, selling agency, location and auction end date.

A real dataset item:

{
  "sku": "75143514",
  "title": "Fluke Networks TN2100 Enhanced Terminator Far End Device",
  "url": "https://municibid.com/listing/75143514/fluke-networks-tn2100-enhanced-terminator-far-end-device",
  "description": "Government surplus auction by Township Of East Brunswick - Department of Information Technology on Municibid.",
  "category": "Computers & IT > Networking",
  "imageUrls": [
    "https://storagemunicibidpro.blob.core.windows.net/assets/media/3f27c943-5356-44e3-a629-a57ad59a68b4_largesize.jpg",
    "https://storagemunicibidpro.blob.core.windows.net/assets/media/8d1f701c-4383-4a38-9c82-9382e8f993e0_largesize.jpg",
    "https://storagemunicibidpro.blob.core.windows.net/assets/media/3081f46b-e6b2-45c3-acf9-dd2aa4fd9bbd_largesize.jpg"
  ],
  "currentBid": 150,
  "currency": "USD",
  "availability": "InStock",
  "sellerName": "Township Of East Brunswick - Department of Information Technology",
  "city": "East Brunswick",
  "state": "NJ",
  "postalCode": "08816",
  "auctionEndsAt": "2027-02-16"
}

Usage Examples

Discover active listings

{
  "maxItems": 20
}

Discover vehicles only

{
  "maxItems": 20,
  "keyword": "ford"
}

Scrape an exact listing

{
  "listingUrls": [
    {
      "url": "https://www.municibid.com/listing/86233903/padded-folding-chairs"
    }
  ]
}

Tips for Best Results

• Provide exact listing URLs directly when you already know which items you want.
• Use the keyword filter to narrow discovery to a specific item type, e.g. "ford" or "tractor".
• Default is 5 results for a fast test. Set the max to 0 to return everything available.

Known Limitations

• Automatic discovery pulls from the active-listings sitemap; closed listings aren't covered.
• auctionEndsAt is the date only, not a precise time.

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 Municibid account?

No. The Actor reads Municibid's public listing pages and needs no account or key.

How does automatic discovery work?

It reads Municibid's own active-listings sitemap and scrapes each listing found, optionally filtered by keyword.

Who are the sellers?

Every seller on Municibid is a US government agency - a city, county, state, school district or similar public entity.

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.