Exchange and Mart Cars Scraper

What does Exchange and Mart Scraper do?

Exchange and Mart Scraper extracts used car listings from exchangeandmart.co.uk — one of the UK's longest-running marketplaces for second-hand cars from dealers and private sellers. Provide a search URL such as https://www.exchangeandmart.co.uk/used-cars-for-sale and collect structured vehicle data without writing code.

Why scrape Exchange and Mart?

• Market research — Track asking prices, mileage and model years across the UK.
• Inventory monitoring — Watch new listings from dealers in your target area.
• Lead generation — Build datasets of cars with price, location and mileage for analysis.
• Competitive intelligence — Compare stock levels and pricing trends over time.
• Apify platform — Schedule runs, export JSON/CSV/Excel, and integrate via API or webhooks.

What data can you extract from Exchange and Mart?

Field	Description
id	Unique advert ID
title	Car headline (make, model and variant)
url	Public listing URL on exchangeandmart.co.uk
price	Numeric asking price in GBP
priceText	Formatted price as shown on the site
year	Registration or model year
mileage	Odometer reading in miles
location	Town or county where the vehicle is listed
searchUrl	Source search URL when found via search

How to scrape Exchange and Mart

1. Open Exchange and Mart Scraper in Apify Console.
2. Add one or more exchangeandmart.co.uk search URLs under Start URLs. Example: https://www.exchangeandmart.co.uk/used-cars-for-sale
3. Set Maximum items to control how many listings are extracted per start URL.
4. Leave Proxy configuration disabled unless you hit IP blocks.
5. Click Start and download results from the Dataset tab in JSON, CSV, or Excel.

Supported start URL formats

• Used car search pages: https://www.exchangeandmart.co.uk/used-cars-for-sale
• Make-specific searches: https://www.exchangeandmart.co.uk/used-cars-for-sale/ford
• Individual car listings: https://www.exchangeandmart.co.uk/ad/{id}

Pagination is handled automatically — the scraper follows /page/2, /page/3, etc. until maxItems is reached.

Is it legal to scrape Exchange and Mart?

This scraper only collects publicly visible listing data — the same information any visitor sees without logging in. It does not bypass authentication or access private account data. Always ensure your use of scraped data complies with applicable laws and exchangeandmart.co.uk's Terms of Service.

Output example

{
  "id": "33083457",
  "title": "Hyundai i10 1.0 [63] Advance 5dr [Nav]",
  "url": "https://www.exchangeandmart.co.uk/ad/33083457",
  "price": 14995,
  "priceText": "£14,995",
  "year": 2025,
  "mileage": "1",
  "location": "Bury St Edmunds",
  "searchUrl": "https://www.exchangeandmart.co.uk/used-cars-for-sale"
}

Integrations

Connect Exchange and Mart Scraper to Zapier, Make, Google Sheets, or any tool that accepts Apify dataset exports. Use the Apify API to trigger runs on a schedule and pull fresh UK car listings into your workflow.

FAQ

How many listings can I scrape?
Set maxItems per start URL — up to 1,000 per search URL in a single run.

Does it work without a proxy?
Yes. Exchange and Mart is accessible without Apify Proxy by default.

Can I scrape a single car listing?
Yes. Paste a direct /ad/{id} URL as a start URL.

Image Credit

Image credit: exchangeandmart.co.uk