🚗 AutoTrader Search Scraper

This actor allows you to scrape car listings from AutoTrader.co.uk by providing a search URL. It automatically handles pagination and extracts comprehensive vehicle information including prices, specifications, dealer details, and images.

Features

• URL-based Scraping: Extract car listings by providing a complete AutoTrader search URL
• Automatic Pagination: Automatically scrolls and loads more listings until reaching the end or max items limit
• Comprehensive Vehicle Data: Extract detailed information about each listing including:
  • Vehicle title and specifications
  • Price information
  • Mileage and registration year
  • Dealer location and ratings
  • Multiple vehicle images
  • Direct links to detail pages
• Rich Media: Includes multiple vehicle images for each listing
• Dealer Information: Track dealer location and ratings for each listing

Input Parameters

Field	Type	Required	Description
searchUrl	string	Yes	Complete AutoTrader search URL to scrape
maxItems	integer	No	Maximum number of listings to fetch

Output

The output is a main list of vehicle listing objects, each containing:

• searchUrl: The original search URL used
• advertId: Unique advertisement identifier
• title: Vehicle title (e.g., "BMW X3")
• subtitle: Vehicle specifications and trim details
• attentionGrabber: Special features or highlights
• price: Vehicle price
• imageUrl: Array of vehicle image URLs
• mileage: Vehicle mileage
• registeredYear: Vehicle registration year
• location: Dealer location information
• dealerRating: Dealer rating if available
• detailPageUrl: Direct URL to the full listing page
• scrapedAt: Timestamp of when the listing was scraped

Example output:

[
  {
    "searchUrl": "https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-search?channel=cars&make=BMW&model=X3&postcode=EC3P%203DQ&sort=relevance",
    "advertId": "202507024104961",
    "title": "BMW X3",
    "subtitle": "2.0 20d BluePerformance M Sport xDrive Euro 6 (s/s) 5dr",
    "attentionGrabber": "",
    "price": "£4,999",
    "imageUrl": [
      "https://m.atcdn.co.uk/a/media/w480/83e799d6f37e40e0889077a1c0b91bc6.jpg",
      "https://m.atcdn.co.uk/a/media/w480/06028188f7754d9c9b8dc878ecb2365d.jpg"
    ],
    "mileage": "119,000 miles",
    "registeredYear": "2014 (14 reg)",
    "location": "Dealer locationThe Hyde (9 miles)",
    "dealerRating": "",
    "detailPageUrl": "https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202507024104961?sort=relevance&searchId=25bf4c80-9ad7-40a7-a94b-28c1734603b9&make=BMW&model=X3&page=1&postcode=EC3P%203DQ&advertising-location=at_cars&fromsra&backLinkQueryParams=channel%3Dcars%26make%3DBMW%26model%3DX3%26postcode%3DEC3P%25203DQ%26sort%3Drelevance%26flrfc%3D1",
    "scrapedAt": "2025-11-13T04:51:08.071Z"
  },
  ...
]

Use Cases

• Vehicle market research and price tracking
• Car inventory analysis
• Dealer performance monitoring
• Used car price comparison
• Automotive market trends analysis

Notes

• Results are automatically paginated until reaching the end or max items limit
• All vehicle specifications are extracted from the listing page
• Multiple images are collected for each vehicle listing
• Dealer information is included when available

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