🚗 Bring a Trailer Auctions Scraper

🚀 Comprehensive Bring a Trailer auction scraper that automatically collects detailed auction data! This tool extracts complete vehicle information, current bids, time remaining, condition details, and seller information from the official Bring a Trailer auction platform. Uses dynamic scrolling to load all available auctions. Perfect for car enthusiasts, collectors, dealers, and researchers who need accurate, up-to-date auction intelligence without manual work.

Target Audience: Car enthusiasts, collectors, dealers, researchers, and automotive professionals
Primary Use Cases: Market research, competitive analysis, investment tracking, collection management

What Does Bring a Trailer Scraper Do?

This tool collects comprehensive auction data from Bring a Trailer, supporting both live and ended auctions. It delivers:

• Vehicle Details - Make, model, year, condition, mileage, specifications, origin, era
• Auction Information - Current bid, time remaining, reserve status, bid count, current bidder
• Seller Data - Seller name, location, private party or dealer status, lot number
• Vehicle Specifications - Engine, transmission, drivetrain, colors, VIN, listing details
• Media Content - Images, gallery images, documentation, service history
• Bidding Data - Bid history, watchers, auction timeline, auction results
• BaT History - Previous auction history with messages and links
• Comments - User comments with timestamps and clean text
• Location Data - Country, coordinates, detailed location information
• And more

Business Value: This data helps you make informed decisions about vehicle investments, track market trends, identify opportunities, and stay competitive in the classic car market.

How to use the Bring a Trailer Scraper - Full Demo

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Watch this 3-minute demo to see how easy it is to get started!

Input

To start Bring a Trailer web scraping, simply fill in the input form. The scraper works with:

• startUrl - The Bring a Trailer URL to start scraping from (defaults to main auctions page)
  • Main auctions page: https://bringatrailer.com/auctions/ (scrapes all live auctions)
  • Search results: https://bringatrailer.com/search/?s=ferrari (scrapes search results)
  • Individual listing: https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1953-jaguar-mk-vii-cabriolet-prototype-by-beutler/ (scrapes single vehicle)
• maxItems - Maximum number of auctions to collect (free users limited to 100)

Note: Bring a Trailer uses JavaScript-heavy dynamic loading. For individual listing URLs, the scraper automatically converts them to search URLs and filters results to return only the specific vehicle you're interested in.

Here's what the filled-out input schema looks like:

And here it is written in JSON:

{
    "startUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/auctions/",
    "maxItems": 50
}

Output

After the Actor finishes its run, you'll get a dataset with the output. The length of the dataset depends on the amount of results you've set. You can download those results as an Excel, HTML, XML, JSON, and CSV document.

Here's an example of scraped Bring a Trailer auction data you'll get:

{
    "id": "102738455",
    "title": "2,800-Mile 2005 Ferrari 575 Superamerica",
    "make": "Ferrari",
    "model": "Ferrari 575M",
    "year": 2005,
    "currentBid": 265000,
    "currentBidFormatted": "USD $265,000",
    "currentBidLabel": "Bid:",
    "currency": "USD",
    "auctionStatus": "live",
    "reserveMet": true,
    "noReserve": false,
    "premium": true,
    "timeRemaining": "October 17, 2025 at 10:05AM PT",
    "currentBidder": "mr-m",
    "location": "United States",
    "country": "United States",
    "countryCode": "US",
    "origin": "Italian",
    "detailLocation": "Located in United States",
    "era": "2000",
    "mileage": 2800,
    "description": "This 2005 Ferrari 575 is one of 559 Superamerica hardtop convertibles...",
    "images": ["https://bringatrailer.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/2005_ferrari_575-superamerica_dsc08976-49826.jpg"],
    "galleryImages": ["https://bringatrailer.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/DSC09120-26157-scaled.jpg"],
    "listingDetails": ["Chassis: 124679N676375", "1,600 Miles Shown, TMU", "6.0-Liter LS2 V8"],
    "history": [{"message": "This ListingListed by buybid22", "link": "https://bringatrailer.com/listing/2005-ferrari-575-superamerica-35/"}],
    "privatePartyOrDealer": "Dealer",
    "lotNumber": "#214930",
    "comments": [{"content": "USD $265,000 bid placed by mr-m", "timestamp": 1760635677}],
    "sellerName": "buybid22",
    "sellerLocation": "United States",
    "auctionUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/listing/2005-ferrari-575-superamerica-35/",
    "bidCount": 12,
    "watchers": 1049,
    "views": "6589",
    "condition": "Excellent",
    "transmission": "Six-Speed F1 Automated Manual",
    "engine": "5.75-Liter F133 V12",
    "drivetrain": "RWD",
    "exteriorColor": "Rosso Corsa",
    "interiorColor": "Tan",
    "vin": "ZFFGT61A250142598",
    "reservePrice": null,
    "auctionResultHighBid": null,
    "auctionResultReserveMet": null,
    "auctionResultAuctionEnded": null,
    "auctionResultBids": null,
    "auctionResultViews": null,
    "auctionResultWatchers": null,
    "scrapedTimestamp": "2025-10-16T22:39:17.325Z"
}

What You Get: Complete vehicle specifications, auction details, seller information, bidding history, BaT history, user comments, gallery images, listing details, and comprehensive market analysis data
Download Options: CSV, Excel, or JSON formats for easy analysis

Why Choose the Bring a Trailer Scraper?

• 🎯 Comprehensive Data: Get complete vehicle details, auction information, seller data, BaT history, and user comments in one place
• ⚡ Real-Time Updates: Access current bid amounts, time remaining, auction status, and live bidder information
• 💰 Market Intelligence: Track pricing trends, identify investment opportunities, and monitor competition with detailed auction results
• 🛡️ Reliable & Secure: Built with enterprise-grade reliability and data protection using robust 4-tier fallback strategies
• 📊 Business Ready: Export data in multiple formats for analysis and reporting with clean, structured data

Time Savings: Save hours of manual research by automating data collection from hundreds of auctions
Cost Efficiency: Fraction of the cost of hiring researchers or using expensive market data services

How to Use

1. 📱 Sign Up: Create a free account w/ $5 credit (takes 2 minutes)
2. 🎯 Find the Scraper: Visit the Bring a Trailer Scraper page
3. 🔧 Set Input: Add your search criteria (we'll show you exactly what to enter)
4. 🚀 Run It: Click "Start" and let it collect your data
5. 📊 Download Data: Get your results in the "Dataset" tab as CSV, Excel, or JSON

Total Time: 5 minutes from start to data download
No Technical Skills Required: Everything is point-and-click

Business Use Cases

Car Collectors:

• Track vehicles in your collection category
• Monitor market values and trends
• Identify investment opportunities

Automotive Dealers:

• Research competitive pricing
• Find inventory opportunities
• Monitor market conditions

Market Researchers:

• Analyze pricing trends by make/model/year
• Track auction performance metrics
• Study collector car market dynamics

Investment Analysts:

• Evaluate classic car investment opportunities
• Track portfolio performance
• Identify emerging market trends

Using Bring a Trailer Scraper with the Apify API

For advanced users who want to automate this process, you can control the scraper programmatically with the Apify API. This allows you to schedule regular data collection and integrate with your existing business tools.

• Node.js: Install the apify-client NPM package
• Python: Use the apify-client PyPI package
• See the Apify API reference for full details

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: How much does it cost? A: Bring a Trailer Scraper uses the Pay-per-event pricing model. You're charged a fixed price for specific events. Your costs can, therefore, be easily calculated. Here's the pricing breakdown:

✅ Actor start – $0.05

✅ Dataset item – $0.01

Q: How accurate is the data? A: Our scraper extracts data directly from Bring a Trailer's live auction pages using advanced JavaScript variable extraction and robust 4-tier fallback strategies, ensuring high accuracy and real-time information. Data is validated, cleaned, and HTML tags are stripped from comments before output.

Q: Can I schedule regular runs? A: Yes! You can schedule the scraper to run automatically using the Apify API or platform scheduling features. Perfect for daily market monitoring.

Q: What if I need help? A: Our support team is here to help you get the most out of this tool. Contact us through the Apify platform or check our documentation.

Q: Is my data secure? A: Absolutely. All data is processed securely and never shared with third parties. Your scraping activities are private and protected.

Integrate Bring a Trailer Scraper with any app and automate your workflow

Last but not least, Bring a Trailer Scraper can be connected with almost any cloud service or web app thanks to integrations on the Apify platform.

These includes:

• Make
• Zapier
• Slack
• Airbyte
• GitHub
• Google Drive
• and much more.

Alternatively, you can use webhooks to carry out an action whenever an event occurs, e.g. get a notification whenever Bring a Trailer Scraper successfully finishes a run.

Need Help? Our support team is here to help you get the most out of this tool.