Ritchie Bros Auctioneers Scraper

Ritchie Bros Auctioneers Scraper

Scrape Ritchie Bros auction listings for any equipment keyword, up to a million per run. Every lot comes with its manufacturer, model, year, location, and auction details. No login or API key. Export to CSV, JSON, Excel, or XML.

Ritchie Bros runs the world's largest heavy equipment auctions, but their site has no public API and manual browsing is slow. This Actor reads the public auction listings directly, filtered by keyword, industry, manufacturer, year, or country, and returns each match in one fixed schema.

Who uses it	What they scrape Ritchie Bros Auctioneers for
Equipment dealers	Monitor upcoming auction inventory to plan purchases.
Market analysts	Track equipment availability and pricing trends by region.
Construction companies	Find specific machinery for upcoming projects.
Auction researchers	Build datasets of heavy equipment listings for valuation models.

What it does

This Actor collects Ritchie Bros auction listings by keyword search and returns each one as a flat row with equipment details and auction information.

• 🔍 Keyword search: Enter any equipment term like 'excavator' or 'caterpillar 320', or use '*' to return all listings.
• 🏗️ Industry filter: Narrow results to Construction, Agriculture, Trucks & Trailers, Motors, and more.
• 🏭 Manufacturer filter: Target specific brands like Caterpillar, Komatsu, or John Deere.
• 📅 Year range: Set minimum and maximum manufacture years to focus on newer or older equipment.
• 🌍 Location filter: Restrict results to a country code like US, CA, or AU.
• ⚡ Concurrency control: Adjust parallel requests from 1 to 20 to balance speed and rate limits.

Results export to CSV, JSON, Excel, or XML, or straight from the API.

What you can do with Ritchie Bros Auctioneers data

📊 Track equipment market trends.

A market analyst runs the Actor weekly with a broad keyword like '*' and filters by industry to monitor how many listings appear and where they are located.

🚜 Find specific machinery for purchase.

A construction company searches for 'caterpillar 320' with a year range of 2018 to 2023 to identify available excavators in their country.

🏷️ Build a competitor inventory dataset.

An equipment dealer scrapes all listings for a manufacturer like Komatsu to see what similar machines are coming up for auction.

🌍 Analyze regional availability.

A researcher filters by country code 'AU' to study the supply of dump trucks in Australia over time.

Why choose this scraper

	What you get
No API key	Scrape public auction listings without registration or OAuth.
Up to 1M rows	Collect as many listings as you need in a single run.
Structured output	Get a consistent flat schema for every lot, ready for analysis.
Flexible filters	Target exactly the equipment you care about by keyword, brand, year, or location.

How it compares

This Actor focuses on upcoming auction listings with flexible filters, while competitors may include past results or different data points.

Feature	ParseForge	Ritchie Bros Scraper - Heavy Equipment Auctions	Ritchie Bros Auctioneers Scraper	Rbauction Categorylists Spider
Upcoming auction listings	Yes	Yes	Yes	Not listed
Past sold results	Not listed	Yes	Not listed	Not listed
Keyword search	Yes	Not listed	Not listed	Not listed
Industry filter	Yes	Not listed	Not listed	Not listed
Manufacturer filter	Yes	Not listed	Not listed	Not listed
Year range filter	Yes	Not listed	Not listed	Not listed
Location country filter	Yes	Not listed	Not listed	Not listed

Configure the run

Drive the Actor with a keyword search and optional filters for industry, manufacturer, year range, and country. Filters run as each listing is read so only matches reach your dataset. The Input tab lists every parameter.

A first run with the defaults:

{
 "searchQuery": "excavator",
 "maxItems": 10
}

A larger pull:

{
 "searchQuery": "excavator",
 "maxItems": 200
}

Pricing

Pay-per-result: $0.01599 per result collected. You pay only for the results written to your dataset.

Results collected	Approximate cost
100 results	$1.60
1,000 results	$15.99
10,000 results	$159.90

New Apify accounts start with $5 in free credit.

Free users

Free-plan runs return up to 10 results as a preview. Upgrade your Apify plan to collect up to 1,000,000 results per run.

Run it

1. Create a free Apify account with $5 in credit.
2. Open the Ritchie Bros Auctioneers Scraper.
3. Set your inputs and any filters, then click Start.
4. Export the results as CSV, Excel, JSON, or XML from the Dataset tab.

Run it programmatically through the Apify API (run-sync-get-dataset-items) or the ApifyClient for JavaScript and Python.

Use with AI agents (MCP)

Give an AI agent live access to Ritchie Bros Auctioneers through the Model Context Protocol. Add the Actor to Claude, Cursor, or any MCP client:

$claude mcp add --transport http apify "https://mcp.apify.com?tools=parseforge/ritchie-bros-auctioneers-scraper"

Then prompt it in plain language to run the scraper and read back the results.

Troubleshooting

Why am I getting no results?

Check your searchQuery and filters. If you used a very specific keyword or combination, try broadening it. Also ensure the searchType is set to 'upcomingAuction'.

The run is slow or timing out.

Reduce maxConcurrency to a lower number like 2 or 3. This decreases parallel requests and may avoid rate limiting.

I'm getting an error about invalid industry UUID.

Use the dropdown in the input to select a valid industry. If you need a custom UUID, verify it from the Ritchie Bros website.

The output is missing some fields.

Not all listings have every field populated. Check the raw data; if a field is absent, it means the listing did not provide that information.

Can I scrape sold lots?

No, the current endpoint only exposes upcoming auctions. Sold lot data is not available through this Actor.

FAQ

Question	Answer
Does this scraper get past sold auction results?	No, currently only upcoming auction listings are exposed. Past sold lots are not searchable via this endpoint.
Can I search for all equipment at once?	Yes, set the searchQuery to '*' to return all listings, then use filters like industry or country to narrow down.
What filters are available?	You can filter by industry, manufacturer, manufacture year range, and location country.
How do I find the industry UUID?	The input schema provides a dropdown with common industries like Construction and Agriculture. If you need a different one, you can find the UUID on the Ritchie Bros website.
Is there a limit on how many listings I can scrape?	You can set maxItems up to 1,000,000 per run. The actual number returned depends on available listings.
What output formats are supported?	You can export the dataset to CSV, JSON, Excel, or XML from the Apify platform.
Do I need an API key or login?	No, this Actor scrapes public data and does not require any authentication.
Can I run this on a schedule?	Yes, you can set up a recurring schedule in Apify to run the Actor daily, weekly, or at any interval.
What if I get rate-limited?	Lower the maxConcurrency setting to reduce parallel requests. The default is 5, but you can go down to 1.
Does this Actor handle pagination automatically?	Yes, it will continue fetching pages until it reaches maxItems or no more listings are available.

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🆘 Need help? Email parseforge@protonmail.com with your run ID, your input, and what you expected.

⚠️ Disclaimer. This Actor is unofficial and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Incorporated. It collects only publicly available data. You are responsible for using the collected data in compliance with the source's terms of service and applicable data-protection laws, including GDPR, CCPA, and PIPL. Do not use it to collect personal data unlawfully.