🚗 CRautos Scraper - Costa Rica Used Cars & Seller Phones

Extract every car, SUV, pickup, van and truck from CRautos.com, the biggest vehicle marketplace of Costa Rica, with about 11,000 listings from dealers and private sellers. For each vehicle you get the brand, model, year, price in the seller's currency plus colones and US$, body type, fuel, transmission, engine size, seats, colors, last plate digit, province, the seller's comment, and the featured and financing flags. Turn on vehicle details to also get the km, condition, doors, taxes paid, negotiable price, trade-in, date listed, views and favorites, plus the seller's name and type, every phone and WhatsApp number, address, dealer page, every photo and the equipment list. It collects 1,000 vehicles in about 25 seconds and can run on a schedule to send you only new listings.

🎯 Who uses it?

🏪 Car dealers and importers

See what every dealer and private seller in Costa Rica asks for each brand, model and year, in colones and dollars, to price your stock and find cars to buy.

📞 Sales and lead generation teams

Get the phones, WhatsApp and address of every seller: insurers, banks, car loan companies, detailers, parts shops and inspection services use them as leads.

📊 Market and pricing analysts

Build price models by brand, model, year, km, fuel and body type, compare colón and dollar listings at the site's own exchange rate, and track supply by province.

🔔 Car buyers and resellers

Get a daily list of new listings for the cars you want, with the seller's WhatsApp ready.

✨ What it does

• The whole site. Every listing the search shows, used and new, with no page cap.
• Many filters. Brands, models, body type, fuel, transmission, provinces, doors, year, price in colones or US dollars, only used, only with financing and only if the seller takes a trade-in. Pick several values per filter: each combination becomes its own search.
• Sort like on the site. Lowest price, oldest year, brand or model.
• Vehicle details add-on: opens each vehicle page for the seller's contacts, km, condition, equipment and every photo.
• Or paste links. Vehicle pages, or a dealer's page with all its vehicles. Filters are not used with links.
• Monitoring: run it on a schedule with Only new vehicles, and each run saves only the listings you haven't received yet.

🏆 Why this scraper

• Fast. 1,000 vehicles in about 25 seconds without details, about 90 seconds with them.
• Complete. Every listing of a search, not a fixed maximum per run.
• Both currencies. Every price in colones and US$ at the site's own rate, so dollar and colón listings sort together. Price filters work in either currency.
• Clean, typed data. Prices, km, years, cc, seats, doors, views and favorites are numbers. Yes/no fields are true or false. Phones and WhatsApp are in +506 format. Dates are YYYY-MM-DD.
• Nothing to set up. No proxy, no login.

⚖️ How it compares

Based on each Actor's public input options and output fields (October 2026).

Capability	This actor	dadhalfdev
Vehicles per run	no limit (the whole site)	up to 2,000
Seller name, phones, WhatsApp and address	yes	no
Km, condition, doors, taxes paid, negotiable, trade-in	yes	km only
Price in colones and US$ for every vehicle	yes	colones
Engine size, seats, colors, plate digit, comment, featured, financing	yes	no
Equipment list, every photo, views, favorites, date listed	yes	no
Several values per filter (like 3 brands or 2 provinces)	yes	one value each
Doors, only used, only with financing, only with trade-in filters	yes	no
Price filter in US dollars	yes	no
Vehicle page and dealer page links	yes	no (search link)
Only new listings on a schedule	yes	no

📦 What data you get

Field	Description
imageUrl	Main photo, full size.
title	Brand, model and year.
brand, model	Brand and model (with version, as the seller wrote it).
year	Model year.
price, currency	Asking price and its currency: CRC (colones) or USD, as the seller set it.
priceCrc, priceUsd	Price in colones and in US$, at the site's own exchange rate (for comparing listings).
bodyType	Body type, like Sedán, SUV 4WD/AWD, Pick Up 4WD or Hatchback.
fuel	Gasolina, Diesel, Híbrido or Eléctrico.
transmission	Manual or Automática (some sellers add more, like "Automática/Dual").
engineCc	Engine size in cc.
electricRange	Range of electric vehicles, as the seller wrote it, like "120 kms" or "100 millas".
passengers	Number of passengers.
exteriorColor, interiorColor	Exterior and interior color, as the seller wrote them (Spanish).
plateLastDigit	Last digit of the plate (it sets the driving restriction day in San José).
province	Province where the vehicle is.
comment	The seller's short comment.
id	The site's listing ID.
mileage, mileageUnit	(Vehicle details) Distance driven and its unit (km or mi).
batteryKwh	(Vehicle details) Battery size of electric and hybrid vehicles, when given.
condition	(Vehicle details) Condition, as the site says it, like "Excelente" or "Muy bueno".
doors	(Vehicle details) Number of doors.
views, favorites	(Vehicle details) How many times the listing was viewed, and how many members saved it.
sellerName, sellerType, sellerId	(Vehicle details) Seller name, type (Dealer or Private) and dealer code.
phone, whatsapp	(Vehicle details) Main phone and WhatsApp, in +506 format.
sellerAddress	(Vehicle details) Seller's address.
photoCount	(Vehicle details) Number of photos.
featured	Featured (paid) listing. Empty for vehicle links.
financing	The listing offers financing. Empty for vehicle links.
taxesPaid, negotiable, acceptsTrade	(Vehicle details) Taxes are paid, the price is negotiable, and the seller takes a trade-in.
url	Link to the vehicle page.
sellerPageUrl, whatsappUrl	(Vehicle details) Dealer's page with all its vehicles, and WhatsApp chat link.
photos	(Vehicle details) Every photo, full size.
phones	(Vehicle details) Every phone and WhatsApp number of the seller.
features	(Vehicle details) Equipment the vehicle has, like "Cámara de retroceso" or "Bolsas de aire", in Spanish.
listedAt	(Vehicle details) Date the listing went up.
scrapedAt	When this row was saved.
error	Only present when a row failed. The fields that loaded are still there.

Fields marked Vehicle details only appear when that add-on is on.

Example row (trimmed)

{
  "imageUrl": "https://crautos.com/clasificados/usados/7497522-1.jpg",
  "title": "Toyota RAV4 LE 2023",
  "brand": "Toyota",
  "model": "RAV4 LE",
  "year": 2023,
  "price": 29000,
  "currency": "USD",
  "priceCrc": 13340000,
  "priceUsd": 29000,
  "bodyType": "SUV 4WD/AWD",
  "fuel": "Gasolina",
  "transmission": "Manual",
  "engineCc": 2000,
  "passengers": 5,
  "exteriorColor": "PLATEADO",
  "interiorColor": "NEGRO CON GRIS",
  "plateLastDigit": "7",
  "province": "Heredia",
  "comment": "Disponible en Sucursal Uno, trescientos cincuenta metros Oeste de EPA Belen",
  "id": "7497522",
  "mileage": 57446,
  "mileageUnit": "km",
  "condition": "Excelente",
  "doors": 5,
  "views": 201,
  "favorites": 0,
  "sellerName": "CHITO CARS",
  "sellerType": "Dealer",
  "sellerId": "YBHF4891",
  "phone": "+50662901001",
  "whatsapp": "+50662901001",
  "sellerAddress": "300 metros Oeste de la ferreteria EPA en San Antonio de Belen. Heredia",
  "photoCount": 5,
  "featured": false,
  "financing": true,
  "taxesPaid": true,
  "negotiable": true,
  "acceptsTrade": true,
  "url": "https://crautos.com/autosusados/cardetail.cfm?c=7497522",
  "sellerPageUrl": "https://crautos.com/autosusados/ssearchresults.cfm?p=1&c=YBHF4891",
  "whatsappUrl": "https://wa.me/50662901001",
  "photos": ["https://crautos.com/clasificados/usados/7497522-1.jpg", "https://crautos.com/clasificados/usados/7497522-2.jpg", "https://crautos.com/clasificados/usados/7497522-3.jpg"],
  "phones": ["+50662901001", "+50625896565"],
  "features": ["Dirección Hidráulica/Electroasistida", "Cierre central", "Vidrios eléctricos"],
  "listedAt": "2026-10-20",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-10-25T23:49:07.646Z"
}

💡 Use cases

Every seller contact for Toyota and Hyundai SUVs in San José and Heredia:

{
  "brands": ["Toyota", "Hyundai"],
  "bodyTypes": ["SUV 4WD/AWD", "SUV 2WD"],
  "provinces": ["San José", "Heredia"],
  "includeDetails": true
}

Used diesel 4x4 pickups from 2018, between 20,000 and 35,000 US dollars:

{
  "onlyUsed": true,
  "bodyTypes": ["Pick Up 4WD"],
  "fuels": ["Diesel"],
  "minYear": 2018,
  "priceCurrency": "USD",
  "minPrice": 20000,
  "maxPrice": 35000
}

Hybrids and electric cars under ₡12,000,000, with financing:

{
  "fuels": ["Híbrido", "Eléctrico"],
  "maxPrice": 12000000,
  "onlyWithFinancing": true
}

Every Corolla Cross and Yaris Cross, with km and the seller's WhatsApp:

{
  "brands": ["Toyota"],
  "models": ["cross"],
  "includeDetails": true
}

New listings every day (schedule this run):

{
  "onlyNew": true,
  "monitorName": "daily-listings"
}

Links (filters are not used):

{
  "startUrls": [
    { "url": "https://crautos.com/autosusados/ssearchresults.cfm?c=JHL2158" },
    { "url": "https://crautos.com/autosusados/cardetail.cfm?c=9700597" }
  ],
  "includeDetails": true
}

⚙️ How the input is organised

Section	What it's for
Maximum results	Always first, caps the whole run. Empty means no limit.
What to scrape	Brands, models, sort by and vehicle details (km, seller phones, WhatsApp, address, equipment).
Filters	Body type, fuel, transmission, provinces, doors, from year, to year, price filter currency, minimum price, maximum price, only used, only with financing and only if they take a trade-in.
Monitoring	Only new vehicles and monitor name.
Links	Links instead of the fields above. Filters are ignored with links.

💰 Pricing

Pay-per-event: a one-time $0.003 when the run starts, plus a price per vehicle saved to your dataset. The price depends on your Apify plan tier:

Your Apify plan	Price per vehicle
Free	$0.009
Bronze	$0.0082
Silver	$0.0074
Gold / Platinum / Diamond	$0.0068

Vehicle details add-on: when Vehicle details is on, each vehicle saved with its page details adds one more charge:

Your Apify plan	Vehicle details, per vehicle
Free	$0.013
Bronze	$0.0118
Silver	$0.0106
Gold / Platinum / Diamond	$0.0095

Approximate total cost:

Vehicles collected	Free	Bronze	Silver	Gold+
1,000	$9.00	$8.20	$7.40	$6.80
1,000 with details	$22.00	$20.00	$18.00	$16.30
11,000 (the whole site)	$99.00	$90.20	$81.40	$74.80

Vehicle pages that could not be read pay only the base price, and vehicles left out by filters are free. New Apify accounts start with $5 in free credit. On the Free plan, a run saves up to 10 vehicles.

🚀 Run it

1. Create a free Apify account with $5 in credit.
2. Open the CRautos Scraper.
3. Add filters (or keep it empty for everything), then click Start.
4. Export the results as CSV, Excel, JSON or XML from the Dataset tab.

🤖 Use with AI agents (MCP)

Connect the Apify MCP server to Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or any MCP client, then ask in plain words, for example: "Get every used Toyota RAV4 from 2019 or newer on CRautos under 25,000 US dollars, with the seller's WhatsApp". The agent runs this Actor and reads the results.

🔧 Troubleshooting

• Few or no results. Body type, fuel and transmission use the site's Spanish names (pick them from the lists). The model box matches part of the model name, so "cross" also finds "Crossfox" and "Eclipse Cross": add a brand to narrow it. Loosen a filter if nothing matches.
• A search link was skipped. CRautos search results links do not hold their filters, so set the same filters in the input instead. Vehicle pages and dealer pages work as links.
• Prices in US dollars. The site filters in colones. With US$ prices, the range is converted at the site's own rate and each vehicle is checked again in US$, so a run reads a few more pages than it saves.
• Some fields are empty. They are empty on the site too: some sellers write "ND" for km, private sellers have no dealer page or address, electric vehicles have a range instead of an engine size, and a few listings have no photo or no price.
• A few more or fewer vehicles than the site's count. Listings are added and sold while the run reads the site, and featured listings show up again on later pages (they are saved once).

❓ FAQ

How many vehicles are there? About 11,000 as of October 2026, almost all used.

Are prices in colones or dollars? Each listing is in the seller's currency (price and currency), and every row also has priceCrc and priceUsd as the site converts them.

Do I need a proxy? No.

🛡️ Limits & responsible use

This Actor collects vehicle listings that CRautos publishes on its website, at a moderate pace. Use the data in line with the site's terms and Costa Rica's data protection law (Law 8968). Seller phones belong to dealers and private people: follow anti-spam rules and only contact them about their listing.

📧 Contact

Questions, bugs or a field you need: norm.data.scrapers@gmail.com

🧪 Local development

bun install
bun scripts/gen-schemas.mjs
sh test/run.sh first '{"maxItems":10}'