# SS.LV Latvia Classifieds Scraper (`rainminer/ss-lv-scraper`) Actor

Extract public car and transport classifieds from SS.LV — Latvia's largest classifieds marketplace. Export titles, prices, years, locations, and listing URLs to JSON or CSV for Baltic automotive market monitoring and used-car research.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/rainminer/ss-lv-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [rainminer](https://apify.com/rainminer) (community)
- **Categories:** E-commerce, Other
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $3.74 / 1,000 results

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.
Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

Actors are web data automations that power AI and operations. They run on the Apify platform to scrape websites, process data, connect APIs, and automate workflows.
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?

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You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.
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- **AI agents and MCP clients** — the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/integrations/mcp.md) at `https://mcp.apify.com` (remote, streamable HTTP, OAuth on first use).
- **Agentic workflows and local Actor development** — [Agent Skills](https://apify.com/.well-known/agent-skills/index.json) with the [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): `npm install -g apify-cli`, then `apify login`.
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- **Any other language** — the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md).

For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

### What does SS.lv Latvian Car Scraper do?

SS.lv Latvian Car Scraper extracts public vehicle classifieds from [SS.lv](https://www.ss.lv/), focused on transport car listings. Add a category URL such as BMW cars and get structured data with ad title, price, year, engine, mileage, location, and URL.

Use it to monitor Latvia's used car market, collect public vehicle leads, compare prices by model, or feed classifieds data into spreadsheets, dashboards, and CRM workflows. Results can be exported as JSON, CSV, Excel, HTML, or accessed through the Apify API.

### What SS.lv car data can you extract?

| Field      | Description                           |
| ---------- | ------------------------------------- |
| `title`    | Public ad title and short description |
| `price`    | Listed price as a number              |
| `currency` | Currency, usually EUR                 |
| `year`     | Vehicle year                          |
| `engine`   | Engine value shown by SS.lv           |
| `mileage`  | Mileage in kilometers                 |
| `location` | Location from the ad detail page      |
| `url`      | Public SS.lv ad URL                   |

### How to scrape SS.lv car listings

1. Open the Actor input tab.
2. Add one or more SS.lv car category URLs, for example `https://www.ss.lv/lv/transport/cars/bmw/`.
3. Set `maxItems` to control how many ads are returned per category.
4. Run the Actor and download the dataset.

The Actor only extracts public ad pages. It does not require SS.lv account credentials.

### How much does scraping SS.lv cost?

This Actor uses pay-per-result pricing when monetization is enabled. You pay for each listing saved to the dataset, which makes small tests cheap and larger monitoring runs predictable.

Apify adds scheduling, API access, dataset storage, webhooks, and integrations, so you can keep SS.lv market data updated automatically.

### Input example

```json
{
  "startUrls": [{ "url": "https://www.ss.lv/lv/transport/cars/bmw/" }],
  "maxItems": 25,
  "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true }
}
```

### Output example

```json
{
  "title": "Jauna tehniskā apskate. Nodoklis nomaksāts, sēdies un brauc.",
  "price": 4200,
  "currency": "EUR",
  "year": 2005,
  "engine": "3.0D",
  "mileage": 381000,
  "location": "Valmiera un raj.",
  "url": "https://www.ss.lv/msg/lv/transport/cars/bmw/x5/ccdmhn.html",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-07-30T00:00:00.000Z"
}
```

### FAQ

#### Is it legal to scrape SS.lv?

This Actor extracts public web data only. Make sure your use case has a lawful basis and respects applicable regulations.

#### Can I scrape other SS.lv car makes?

Yes. Any public SS.lv car category URL under `/transport/cars/` can be used as a start URL.

#### Why is Apify Proxy enabled by default?

SS.lv may time out from Apify cloud direct routing. Datacenter proxy routing is enabled by default for more reliable runs, and you can override proxy settings in the input.

#### Does the Actor scrape contact details?

No. It focuses on public vehicle listing fields such as title, price, year, engine, mileage, location, and URL.

### Image Credit

Image credit: [ss.lv](https://www.ss.lv/)

# Actor input Schema

## `startUrls` (type: `array`):

SS.lv car category URLs, such as BMW transport listings, or individual ad URLs.

## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of car listings to return per start URL.

## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`):

Proxy settings. Apify Proxy is enabled by default because SS.lv can time out from Apify cloud direct routing.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "startUrls": [
    {
      "url": "https://www.ss.lv/lv/transport/cars/bmw/"
    }
  ],
  "maxItems": 5,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true
  }
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `overview` (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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "startUrls": [
        {
            "url": "https://www.ss.lv/lv/transport/cars/bmw/"
        }
    ],
    "proxyConfiguration": {
        "useApifyProxy": true
    }
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("rainminer/ss-lv-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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {
    "startUrls": [{ "url": "https://www.ss.lv/lv/transport/cars/bmw/" }],
    "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": True },
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("rainminer/ss-lv-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).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.ss.lv/lv/transport/cars/bmw/"
    }
  ],
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true
  }
}' |
apify call rainminer/ss-lv-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,rainminer/ss-lv-scraper"
        }
    }
}

```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/bL0BsFPUIRIG9pg1J/builds/eccmFCdGvhkxXzdJH/openapi.json