# Trade-A-Plane Scraper (`piotrv1001/trade-a-plane-scraper`) Actor The Trade-A-Plane Scraper extracts aircraft listings from Trade-A-Plane, capturing year, make, model, price, financing, N-number registration, total/engine time, avionics and equipment, photos, and seller contact details — ideal for aircraft brokers, market analysis, and aviation lead generation. - **URL**: https://apify.com/piotrv1001/trade-a-plane-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [FalconScrape](https://apify.com/piotrv1001) (community) - **Categories:** Lead generation, Automation, Developer tools - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 1 bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing from $5.00 / 1,000 listings This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events. Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event ## What's an Apify Actor? Actors are a software tools running on the Apify platform, for all kinds of web data extraction and automation use cases. 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. In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js.md): ```bash npm install apify-client ``` In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python.md): ```bash pip install apify-client ``` In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): ````bash # MacOS / Linux curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash # Windows irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex ```bash In AI frameworks, you might use the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/mcp.md). If your project is in a different language, use 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 ## ✈️ Trade-A-Plane Scraper Extract **aircraft listings from [Trade-A-Plane](https://www.trade-a-plane.com)** — the largest aviation marketplace — into clean, structured data. The **Trade-A-Plane Scraper** collects prices, full specifications, avionics, registration numbers, photos, and seller contact details from any search you build on the site. Run it on demand, [schedule](https://docs.apify.com/platform/schedules) recurring exports, or pull results straight into your own systems through the [Apify API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2) and [integrations](https://apify.com/integrations) (Zapier, Make, Google Sheets, Slack, and more). ### ✨ What does Trade-A-Plane Scraper do? This Actor turns Trade-A-Plane search and category pages into a downloadable dataset. Just paste one or more search URLs and it does the rest: - 🛩️ **Full aircraft data** — year, make, model, price, financing estimate, N-number registration, serial number, total time, engine time, number of seats, and condition. - 🧰 **Rich detail pages** (optional) — complete description, avionics & equipment lists, engines/mods/prop, remarks, annual-due date, and **all listing photos**. - 📞 **Seller contact** — seller/dealer name, contact person, location, and phone number. - 🔍 **Any search you can build** — filter by category (Single Engine Piston, Jets, Turboprop, Helicopters, Parts, Real Estate, and more), make, model, or keyword on the site, then paste the URL. - ⚡ **Automatic pagination** — walks through every results page up to your `maxItems` limit. ### 💡 Why use Trade-A-Plane Scraper? - **Aircraft brokers & dealers** — monitor competitor inventory, pricing, and days-on-market. - **Market & investment analysts** — track pricing trends across makes, models, and categories. - **Financiers & insurers** — pull structured specs and valuations at scale. - **Lead generation** — build targeted lists of sellers and dealers with contact details. - **Aviation researchers** — assemble datasets on fleet composition, avionics adoption, and more. Instead of copy-pasting listings by hand, get every field in JSON, CSV, or Excel in minutes. ### 🛠️ How to use Trade-A-Plane Scraper 1. **Build your search on Trade-A-Plane.** Go to [trade-a-plane.com](https://www.trade-a-plane.com), pick a category and any filters (make, model, etc.), and run the search. 2. **Copy the URL** from your browser's address bar. 3. **Paste it** into the **Search URLs** field of this Actor (you can add several). 4. **Set `Max items`** to control how many listings to collect. 5. _(Optional)_ Toggle **Scrape full listing details** on to also open every listing page for complete specs, photos, and contact info. 6. Click **Save & Start**, then download your data from the **Output** tab in JSON, CSV, Excel, or HTML. ### 📥 Input | Field | Type | Description | | -------------------- | ------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | `startUrls` | array | One or more Trade-A-Plane search/results URLs to scrape. | | `maxItems` | integer | Maximum number of listings to collect (default `50`). | | `scrapeDetails` | boolean | Open each listing's detail page for full specs, photos, and contact info (default `false`). | | `proxyConfiguration` | object | Optional proxy settings. | Example input: ```json { "startUrls": [ { "url": "https://www.trade-a-plane.com/search?category_level1=Single+Engine+Piston&make=CESSNA&s-type=aircraft" } ], "maxItems": 50, "scrapeDetails": true } ```` ### 📤 Output Each listing is saved as a structured record. You can download the dataset in various formats such as **JSON, HTML, CSV, or Excel**. Example output item (with `scrapeDetails` enabled): ```json { "listingId": "2454126", "url": "https://www.trade-a-plane.com/search?make=CESSNA&model=182T+SKYLANE&listing_id=2454126&s-type=aircraft", "title": "2025 CESSNA 182T SKYLANE", "year": 2025, "make": "CESSNA", "model": "182T SKYLANE", "category": "Single Engine Piston", "price": 775000, "priceCurrency": "USD", "financingPerMonth": 3559.11, "registration": "N32LP", "serial": "18283331", "totalTime": "28", "engineTime": "28 HOURS", "condition": "Used", "seats": "4", "location": { "city": "Hickory", "state": "NC", "country": "USA" }, "sellerName": "Brinkley Aviation", "contactName": "Brent Brinkley", "phone": "(828) 448-5708", "description": "This beautiful Cessna 182 features the Garmin G1000 NXi Avionics Package...", "avionics": "Garmin G1000 NXi\nGFC 700 Autopilot\nADSB In/Out...", "enginesModsProp": "Lycoming IO-540-AB1A5\nMcCauley 3 Blade", "annualDue": "1/1/2027", "images": ["https://dsgiipnwy1jd8.cloudfront.net/..."], "scrapedAt": "2026-06-08T07:12:34.387Z" } ``` #### Data fields | Field | Description | | -------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------- | | `title`, `year`, `make`, `model` | Aircraft identity | | `price`, `priceCurrency`, `financingPerMonth` | Asking price and financing estimate | | `registration`, `serial` | N-number registration and serial number | | `totalTime`, `engineTime`, `condition`, `seats` | Key specifications | | `category`, `modelGroup` | Trade-A-Plane classification | | `location` | City, state, country | | `sellerName`, `contactName`, `phone` | Seller / dealer contact | | `description`, `avionics`, `enginesModsProp`, `remarks`, `annualDue` | Full detail-page content *(detail mode)* | | `images` | All listing photo URLs *(detail mode)* | | `url`, `listingId`, `sellerId`, `scrapedAt` | References and metadata | ### 💰 Pricing This Actor uses the **pay-per-event** pricing model — you only pay for the data you actually get: | Event | What you get | Price | | ------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------- | | **Listing scraped** | One aircraft from the search results (core fields) | **$0.005** per listing | | **Detail scraped** | One full listing page (complete specs, photos, contact) | **$0.015** per listing | A shallow run of 1,000 listings costs about **$5**; a full-detail run of 1,000 listings costs about **$15**. New Apify accounts include **$5 in free monthly credits**, enough to try the Actor at no cost. Use `maxItems` and the `scrapeDetails` toggle to keep runs within budget. ### 🚀 Tips & advanced options - **Narrow your searches.** Add `make`/`model` filters on Trade-A-Plane before copying the URL to target exactly the inventory you care about. - **Start shallow.** Keep `scrapeDetails` off for a fast, cheap overview, then re-run with it on for the listings you want full data on. - **Multiple searches at once.** Paste several search URLs (e.g. different categories) to combine them into one dataset. - **Schedule it.** Use Apify [Schedules](https://docs.apify.com/platform/schedules) to track new listings or price changes over time. ### ❓ FAQ & support **Is scraping Trade-A-Plane legal?** This Actor collects only publicly available listing information. You are responsible for using the data in compliance with Trade-A-Plane's Terms of Service and applicable laws (including privacy regulations regarding contact data). Do not use scraped personal data for spam or other prohibited purposes. **Can I get all listings in a category?** Yes — set `maxItems` high enough and the Actor paginates through the entire results set. **Some fields are empty for a listing.** Not every seller fills in every field on Trade-A-Plane. Missing values are simply left out for that listing. **Found a bug or need a custom field?** Open an issue on the Actor's **Issues** tab — feedback and custom-solution requests are welcome. # Actor input Schema ## `startUrls` (type: `array`): One or more Trade-A-Plane search/results URLs to scrape. Open trade-a-plane.com, apply the filters you want (category, make, model, etc.), copy the resulting URL from your browser, and paste it here. The scraper automatically paginates through all result pages. ## `maxItems` (type: `integer`): Maximum number of aircraft listings to scrape across all search URLs. Use this to control run time and cost. ## `scrapeDetails` (type: `boolean`): When enabled, the scraper opens each listing's detail page to collect full specifications, the complete description, avionics/equipment, all photos, and seller contact details. This is slower and costs more. When disabled, only the data visible on the search-results cards is returned. ## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`): Proxy settings. Residential proxies are enabled by default and strongly recommended — they are required for reliable results. ## Actor input object example ```json { "startUrls": [ { "url": "https://www.trade-a-plane.com/search?category_level1=Single+Engine+Piston&s-type=aircraft" } ], "maxItems": 50, "scrapeDetails": false, "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true, "apifyProxyGroups": [ "RESIDENTIAL" ] } } ``` # Actor output Schema ## `results` (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 '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = { "startUrls": [ { "url": "https://www.trade-a-plane.com/search?category_level1=Single+Engine+Piston&s-type=aircraft" } ], "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true, "apifyProxyGroups": [ "RESIDENTIAL" ] } }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("piotrv1001/trade-a-plane-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 '' with your token. client = ApifyClient("") # Prepare the Actor input run_input = { "startUrls": [{ "url": "https://www.trade-a-plane.com/search?category_level1=Single+Engine+Piston&s-type=aircraft" }], "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": True, "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"], }, } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("piotrv1001/trade-a-plane-scraper").call(run_input=run_input) # Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any) print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"]) for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items(): print(item) # 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start ``` ## CLI example ```bash echo '{ "startUrls": [ { "url": "https://www.trade-a-plane.com/search?category_level1=Single+Engine+Piston&s-type=aircraft" } ], "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true, "apifyProxyGroups": [ "RESIDENTIAL" ] } }' | apify call piotrv1001/trade-a-plane-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=piotrv1001/trade-a-plane-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "Trade-A-Plane Scraper", "description": "The Trade-A-Plane Scraper extracts aircraft listings from Trade-A-Plane, capturing year, make, model, price, financing, N-number registration, total/engine time, avionics and equipment, photos, and seller contact details — ideal for aircraft brokers, market analysis, and aviation lead generation.", "version": "0.0", "x-build-id": "meMxa3vVhsFwCe55S" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/piotrv1001~trade-a-plane-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-piotrv1001-trade-a-plane-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/piotrv1001~trade-a-plane-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-piotrv1001-trade-a-plane-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK", "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/piotrv1001~trade-a-plane-scraper/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-piotrv1001-trade-a-plane-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } } }, "components": { "schemas": { "inputSchema": { "type": "object", "required": [ "startUrls" ], "properties": { "startUrls": { "title": "Search URLs", "type": "array", "description": "One or more Trade-A-Plane search/results URLs to scrape. Open trade-a-plane.com, apply the filters you want (category, make, model, etc.), copy the resulting URL from your browser, and paste it here. The scraper automatically paginates through all result pages.", "default": [ { "url": "https://www.trade-a-plane.com/search?category_level1=Single+Engine+Piston&s-type=aircraft" } ], "items": { "type": "object", "required": [ "url" ], "properties": { "url": { "type": "string", "title": "URL of a web page", "format": "uri" } } } }, "maxItems": { "title": "Max items", "minimum": 1, "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum number of aircraft listings to scrape across all search URLs. Use this to control run time and cost.", "default": 50 }, "scrapeDetails": { "title": "Scrape full listing details", "type": "boolean", "description": "When enabled, the scraper opens each listing's detail page to collect full specifications, the complete description, avionics/equipment, all photos, and seller contact details. This is slower and costs more. When disabled, only the data visible on the search-results cards is returned.", "default": false }, "proxyConfiguration": { "title": "Proxy configuration", "type": "object", "description": "Proxy settings. Residential proxies are enabled by default and strongly recommended — they are required for reliable results.", "default": { "useApifyProxy": true, "apifyProxyGroups": [ "RESIDENTIAL" ] } } } }, "runsResponseSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "data": { "type": "object", "properties": { "id": { "type": "string" }, "actId": { "type": "string" }, "userId": { "type": "string" }, "startedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "finishedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "status": { "type": "string", "example": "READY" }, "meta": { "type": "object", "properties": { "origin": { "type": "string", "example": "API" }, "userAgent": { "type": "string" } } }, "stats": { "type": "object", "properties": { "inputBodyLen": { "type": "integer", "example": 2000 }, "rebootCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "restartCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "resurrectCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "computeUnits": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "options": { "type": "object", "properties": { "build": { "type": "string", "example": "latest" }, "timeoutSecs": { "type": "integer", "example": 300 }, "memoryMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 1024 }, "diskMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 2048 } } }, "buildId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultKeyValueStoreId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultDatasetId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultRequestQueueId": { "type": "string" }, "buildNumber": { "type": "string", "example": "1.0.0" }, "containerUrl": { "type": "string" }, "usage": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 1 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "usageTotalUsd": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "usageUsd": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } } } } } } } } } ```