# Machineseeker Scraper — Machinery Listings (`muhammadafzal/machineseeker-scraper`) Actor

Scrape public Machineseeker machinery listings with prices, specifications, condition, location, images, and source URLs for sourcing and market research.

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

## Pricing

from $5.00 / 1,000 machineseeker listings

This Actor is paid per event and usage. You are charged both the fixed price for specific events and for Apify platform usage.

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".

## How to integrate an Actor?

If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects.
You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.
The best way to integrate Actors is as follows.

- **AI agents and MCP clients** — the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/integrations/mcp.md) at `https://mcp.apify.com` (remote, streamable HTTP, OAuth on first use).
- **Agentic workflows and local Actor development** — [Agent Skills](https://apify.com/.well-known/agent-skills/index.json) with the [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): `npm install -g apify-cli`, then `apify login`.
- **JavaScript/TypeScript projects** — the official [JS/TS client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md): `npm install apify-client`.
- **Python projects** — the official [Python client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md): `pip install apify-client`.
- **Any other language** — the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md).

For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt).

# README

## Machineseeker Scraper

Extract structured machine listings from public [Machineseeker](https://www.machineseeker.com/) search results, categories, and listing pages. Use it for used-equipment sourcing, price research, inventory monitoring, market analysis, and lead qualification.

### What you get

Each dataset row represents one unique listing and can include:

- listing ID, title, machine type, manufacturer, and model
- numeric price, currency, original price text, listing type, and condition
- year, location, and country
- full public description and machine specifications
- high-resolution image URLs, canonical listing URL, and source search page

### Input

Provide one or both of:

- `searchQueries`: machine names, manufacturers, or models such as `CNC lathe`, `Haas`, or `forklift`
- `startUrls`: public Machineseeker search, category, or individual listing URLs

Useful controls:

- `maxResults` — unique records to save (1–1,000)
- `maxPages` — total search/category pages to crawl (1–100)
- `includeDetails` — enrich every result from its detail page; enabled by default
- `maxConcurrency` — simultaneous requests (1–10)
- `proxyConfiguration` — optional Apify Proxy; direct HTTP is the default

If no query or URL is supplied, the Actor searches for `CNC lathe`. Duplicate listings across inputs are saved once.

#### Example input

```json
{
  "searchQueries": ["CNC lathe", "Haas machining center"],
  "maxResults": 100,
  "maxPages": 5,
  "includeDetails": true
}
```

#### API example

```bash
curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/YOUR_ACTOR_ID/runs?token=YOUR_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"searchQueries":["forklift"],"maxResults":20,"includeDetails":true}'
```

### Output example

```json
{
  "listingId": "22573742",
  "url": "https://www.machineseeker.com/johnford-sl+60/i-22573742",
  "title": "Johnford SL 60",
  "machineType": "CNC lathe",
  "manufacturer": "Johnford",
  "model": "SL 60",
  "price": 5500,
  "currency": "EUR",
  "condition": "fully functional",
  "year": 2003,
  "country": "Germany",
  "specifications": { "Turning length": "1,040 mm" },
  "imageUrls": ["https://cdn.machineseeker.com/data/listing/img/hdv/ms/...jpg"],
  "sourcePageUrl": "https://www.machineseeker.com/mss/cnc+lathe",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-09-05T18:00:00.000Z"
}
```

The `OUTPUT` key-value-store record reports `DATA`, `EMPTY`, `BLOCKED`, `REJECTED`, or `FAILED`, plus record/page counters and warnings. Valid no-match searches return `EMPTY`; access challenges return `BLOCKED`; no diagnostic rows are inserted into the listing dataset.

### Pricing and limits

Pay per event: one small start event and one event per listing successfully written to the default dataset. With the current source definition, 100 results cost up to **$0.50005** in events. Platform pricing shown on the Actor page is canonical.

The Actor uses public pages only. It does not submit inquiries, expose gated contact details, bypass access controls, or guarantee that seller-provided listing information is accurate. Respect Machineseeker's terms and applicable data-protection law when using the output.

# Actor input Schema

## `searchQueries` (type: `array`):

Machine names, manufacturers, or models, for example CNC lathe, Haas, or forklift. Leave this and Start URLs empty to use CNC lathe.

## `startUrls` (type: `array`):

Public Machineseeker search, category, or listing URLs. URLs on other domains are ignored.

## `maxResults` (type: `integer`):

Stop after this many unique listings have been saved.

## `maxPages` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of search or category result pages to visit across all inputs.

## `includeDetails` (type: `boolean`):

Visit each listing to collect detailed specifications, full description, manufacturer, model, and high-resolution images.

## `maxConcurrency` (type: `integer`):

Number of simultaneous requests. Keep this modest to reduce target load.

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

Optional Apify Proxy settings. Direct requests are used by default because public pages are server rendered.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "searchQueries": [
    "CNC lathe"
  ],
  "startUrls": [
    {
      "url": "https://www.machineseeker.com/Lathes/ci-43"
    }
  ],
  "maxResults": 20,
  "maxPages": 5,
  "includeDetails": true,
  "maxConcurrency": 3,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": false
  }
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `dataset` (type: `string`):

No description

## `output` (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 = {
    "searchQueries": [
        "CNC lathe"
    ],
    "startUrls": [
        {
            "url": "https://www.machineseeker.com/Lathes/ci-43"
        }
    ],
    "maxResults": 20
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("muhammadafzal/machineseeker-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 = {
    "searchQueries": ["CNC lathe"],
    "startUrls": [{ "url": "https://www.machineseeker.com/Lathes/ci-43" }],
    "maxResults": 20,
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("muhammadafzal/machineseeker-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 '{
  "searchQueries": [
    "CNC lathe"
  ],
  "startUrls": [
    {
      "url": "https://www.machineseeker.com/Lathes/ci-43"
    }
  ],
  "maxResults": 20
}' |
apify call muhammadafzal/machineseeker-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,muhammadafzal/machineseeker-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/4HaMaBqbmQPG2ulrf/builds/tali8B1csnKIpDtZL/openapi.json