🚗 Cars.com Vehicle Scraper

Scrape new, used, and certified pre-owned vehicle listings from Cars.com by ZIP code, with rich filtering by make, model, price, year, mileage, body style, fuel, transmission, drivetrain, colour, features, and seller type. Export clean car data to JSON, CSV, Excel, or HTML — or send it straight to your own tools.

🔍 What does Cars.com Vehicle Scraper do?

Cars.com Vehicle Scraper extracts public vehicle listings from Cars.com and turns them into clean, structured data. Every listing — VIN, price, MSRP, mileage, specs, and thumbnail — comes back organised and ready to use, so you can analyse inventory in seconds instead of scrolling through pages. Run it on the Apify platform for API access, scheduling, integrations, proxy rotation, and monitoring.

• Track inventory — monitor what's for sale across any metro and price band
• Analyse pricing — compare asking prices and MSRP by make, model, year, and deal rating
• Source deals — find well-priced vehicles worth buying or reselling
• Generate dealer leads — build lists of dealers and their inventory for permitted outreach
• Feed your tools — export to spreadsheets, dashboards, CRMs, or analytics pipelines

📊 What data can you extract from Cars.com?

Every listing returns clean, structured fields:

🚗 Title	🏭 Make / model / trim	📅 Year
🔖 VIN	💰 Price & MSRP	🛣️ Mileage
🚙 Body style	🎨 Exterior colour	⛽ Fuel type
🛞 Drivetrain	🏷️ Condition	✅ Certified pre-owned flag
📍 Seller ZIP	📸 Thumbnail	🔗 Listing URL

🚀 How to scrape Cars.com vehicles

No coding required.

1. Create a free Apify account using your email.
2. Open Cars.com Vehicle Scraper.
3. Enter a ZIP code and a search radius in miles.
4. Add filters (optional) — makes, models, condition, price, year, mileage, body style, size, fuel, transmission, drivetrain, colours, deal rating, features, keywords, or seller type.
5. Set Maximum Results and a sort order, then click Start.
6. Download your data in JSON, CSV, Excel, or HTML — or pull it via API.

⬇️ Input

Set everything visually in the input form, or paste JSON directly:

{
    "zipCode": "77002",
    "radius": 50,
    "makes": ["hyundai", "toyota"],
    "models": ["hyundai-elantra", "toyota-camry"],
    "stockType": "used",
    "minPrice": 10000,
    "maxPrice": 30000,
    "minYear": 2019,
    "maxYear": 2023,
    "maxMileage": 60000,
    "bodyStyles": ["sedan"],
    "fuelTypes": ["gasoline", "hybrid"],
    "transmissions": ["automatic"],
    "drivetrains": ["front_wheel_drive"],
    "sellerTypes": ["dealership"],
    "dealRatings": ["great", "good"],
    "features": ["heated_seats", "apple_carplay", "backup_camera"],
    "sort": "best-match",
    "maxItems": 100
}

Available filters: ZIP code, radius, makes, models, condition (new / used / CPO), price range, year range, maximum mileage, body style, size, fuel type, transmission, drivetrain, exterior/interior colour, seller type, deal rating, features, keywords, "only with photos", "include shippable", and sort order. Leave any field empty to include everything.

⬆️ Output

Each vehicle is saved as a structured record, ready to download in JSON, CSV, Excel, or HTML:

{
    "id": "1724db21-4144-4309-a812-2c1ab4fb6f94",
    "vin": "KMHLM4AGXNU332978",
    "url": "https://www.cars.com/vehicledetail/1724db21-4144-4309-a812-2c1ab4fb6f94/",
    "title": "Used 2022 Hyundai Elantra SEL",
    "year": 2022,
    "make": "Hyundai",
    "model": "Elantra",
    "trim": "SEL",
    "condition": "Used",
    "price": 20922,
    "msrp": 23781,
    "mileage": 37233,
    "bodyStyle": "Sedan",
    "exteriorColor": "Metal",
    "fuelType": "Gasoline",
    "drivetrain": "Front-wheel Drive",
    "cpo": false,
    "sellerZip": "77450",
    "thumbnailUrl": "https://platform.cstatic-images.com/in/v2/…/…jpg",
    "scrapedAt": "2026-07-05T00:00:00.000Z"
}

💰 How much does it cost to scrape Cars.com?

Cars.com Vehicle Scraper runs on Apify's pay-per-use model — you only pay for the resources a run consumes. Runs are inexpensive and cost scales with how many listings you collect. Use Maximum Results and filters to keep each run bounded.

Free tier: New Apify users get monthly free credits — enough to scrape thousands of listings at no cost.

✨ Tips for best results

• Use residential proxies in production (selected by default) for reliable, uninterrupted access.
• Start small. Run with a low result cap first to confirm your filters, then scale up.
• Combine filters to zero in on exactly the inventory you want (e.g. make + price + deal rating).
• Results are de-duplicated automatically, so every vehicle in your dataset is unique.

🔗 Integrations

Connect Cars.com Vehicle Scraper to your favorite tools:

• Google Sheets — auto-export new listings to a spreadsheet
• Zapier & Make — trigger workflows when new vehicles are found
• Slack — get results in your team channels
• Webhooks — send data to any URL when a run finishes
• API — integrate directly with your own applications

🛠️ Using the API

Run the scraper and pull results programmatically with the Apify API:

from apify_client import ApifyClient

client = ApifyClient("YOUR_API_TOKEN")

run_input = {
    "zipCode": "77002",
    "makes": ["hyundai"],
    "maxPrice": 30000,
    "maxItems": 100
}

run = client.actor("your-username/cars-com-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(item["title"], item["price"])

❓ FAQ

How does Cars.com Vehicle Scraper work?

It works just like searching Cars.com yourself — it opens the results for your ZIP code and filters, then collects the publicly visible details from each listing, only far faster and at scale.

Can I scrape multiple locations?

Each run centers on one ZIP code and radius. To cover several areas, run the scraper multiple times with different ZIP codes, or schedule automated runs for each.

Why should I use residential proxies?

Residential proxies (on by default) give the most reliable access to Cars.com. No extra setup is needed.

Why are some fields missing?

Listings vary by seller. Core fields are always captured; optional details appear only when the seller provided them.

Is it legal to scrape Cars.com?

Scraping publicly available data is generally legal. This scraper only collects publicly visible listing information — no private user data or content behind access controls. Always use scraped data responsibly and in line with applicable laws and Cars.com's Terms of Service.

📞 Support and feedback

• Questions or a bug? Open an issue on the Actor's Issues tab.
• Need a field added or a custom solution? Let us know — we'd love to help.

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Cars.com Vehicle Scraper is not affiliated with or endorsed by Cars.com. Use responsibly and in accordance with Cars.com's Terms of Service.