HiBid.com Auction Lots Scraper

What does HiBid.com Auction Lots Scraper do?

HiBid.com Auction Lots Scraper extracts online auction lots from HiBid.com — one of North America's largest online auction aggregators, covering estate sales, coins & currency, jewelry, collectibles, farm & heavy equipment, vehicles, firearms, antiques, and more. Paste an auction (catalog) URL, a single lot URL, or a category/keyword search URL and export clean, structured lot data — current bids, estimates, images, end times, and status — without writing any code.

Run it on the Apify platform to schedule recurring scrapes, monitor live bidding, and export results via API to JSON, CSV, or Excel.

What can this Actor do?

• Scrape all lots in an auction/event from a single catalog URL
• Scrape category browse pages and keyword searches across thousands of live auctions
• Scrape individual lot pages for targeted monitoring
• Extract current bid, bid count, estimate, minimum bid, and realized price per lot
• Capture auction name, end time, location, currency, images, and lot status (upcoming, live, sold)
• Limit results per start URL with maxItems for fast, cheap runs
• Run without a proxy — the Actor talks to HiBid's own data API

Why scrape HiBid.com?

• Price research & comps — Track realized prices and current bids to value inventory
• Deal sourcing — Monitor coins, jewelry, equipment, or collectibles across many auctioneers
• Market intelligence — Analyze bidding activity, estimates, and demand by category or region
• Resale & arbitrage — Find underpriced lots before they close
• Apify platform — Schedule recurring runs and export to JSON, CSV, Excel, or webhooks

How to use HiBid.com Auction Lots Scraper

1. Open the Actor in Apify Console.
2. Add one or more HiBid URLs under Start URLs (auction, lot, category, or search).
3. Set Maximum items (lots per start URL).
4. Leave proxy disabled unless your runs get blocked.
5. Run the Actor and download results from the Dataset tab.

Supported URL patterns

• Auction / event (catalog): https://hibid.com/catalog/{auctionId}/{slug}
• Single lot: https://hibid.com/lot/{lotId}/{slug}
• Category browse: https://hibid.com/lots/{categoryId}/{slug}
• Keyword search: https://hibid.com/lots?q=coins

When you provide an auction-only URL, the Actor emits every lot that belongs to that auction.

Input

HiBid.com Auction Lots Scraper accepts Start URLs, maxItems (per start URL), and an optional proxy configuration (default: no proxy).

{
  "startUrls": [{ "url": "https://hibid.com/lots?q=coins" }],
  "maxItems": 5,
  "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": false }
}

Output example

You can download the dataset in various formats such as JSON, HTML, CSV, or Excel.

{
  "id": "312990882",
  "lotNumber": "64101",
  "title": "1909-O Silver Barber Dime CLOSELY UNCIRCULATED",
  "description": "1909-O Silver Barber Dime CLOSELY UNCIRCULATED",
  "currentBid": 65,
  "minBid": 70,
  "estimate": "",
  "buyNowPrice": null,
  "priceRealized": null,
  "currency": "USD",
  "bidCount": 6,
  "auctionId": 742169,
  "auctionName": "July 23rd - 26th Portland Professional Coin Auction",
  "endTime": "2026-07-26T00:00:00",
  "location": "Dallas, TX",
  "category": "Dimes",
  "images": ["https://cdn.hibid.com/img.axd?id=8393614366&sz=MAX"],
  "status": "upcoming",
  "url": "https://hibid.com/lot/312990882/1909-o-silver-barber-dime-closely-uncirculated"
}

Data fields

Field	Description
id	Unique lot identifier
lotNumber	Lot number within the auction
title	Lot title / lead
description	Lot description
currentBid	Current high bid
minBid	Minimum next bid
estimate	Auctioneer estimate range (when provided)
buyNowPrice	Buy-now price (when offered)
priceRealized	Final sold price (closed lots)
currency	Currency abbreviation (e.g. USD)
bidCount	Number of bids placed
auctionId	Parent auction identifier
auctionName	Auction / event name
endTime	Auction / event end time
location	Auction city and state
category	Primary lot category
images	Full-size lot image URLs
status	Lot status: upcoming, live, open, sold, or closed
url	Public lot URL

How much does it cost to scrape HiBid?

The Actor uses lightweight HTTP requests to HiBid's data API — no headless browser — so runs are fast and cheap. Keep maxItems low for test runs and increase it for full auction exports. Costs scale with the number of lots you collect.

Tips and advanced options

• To export an entire auction, use its catalog URL and raise maxItems.
• Popular keywords (e.g. coins) match tens of thousands of lots — set maxItems accordingly.
• Use category browse URLs to scope results to a single product type.
• Enable a US residential proxy only if you observe blocking.

FAQ, disclaimers, and support

• Is scraping HiBid legal? Scrape only publicly available data and comply with HiBid's Terms of Service and applicable laws. Do not collect personal or sensitive data without a lawful basis.
• Bids change constantly. Current bids, bid counts, and time left reflect the moment of scraping.
• Feedback & issues — Report problems or request features via the Issues tab. Custom scraping solutions are available on request.

Image Credit

Image credit: hibid.com