Automobile Catalog Scraper — Car Specs Database
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Automobile Catalog Scraper — Car Specs Database
DeprecatedScrape the complete automobile-catalog.com database: car specifications, dimensions, performance data, engine details, and production years for every car model ever made. Build your own vehicle taxonomy with makes, models, generations, and variants.
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Rastriq — Structured data from the world
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What data can you scrape from Automobile — Car Specs Database?
- Walks the catalog hierarchy in phases: generations → variants → specifications.
- Extracts a clean, normalized record at each level, ready to join into a full taxonomy.
- Lets you scope the run to specific brands and cap volume for quick tests.
- Supports resuming from a checkpoint to continue a large run.
Output: Automobile — Car Specs Database data structure
The Actor returns structured records with all available fields from Automobile — Car Specs Database listings.
🚀 Quick start
- Click Start with the default input to test with a small sample.
- Open the Output tab to preview results.
- Export as CSV / Excel / JSON, or connect via API.
How to scrape Automobile — Car Specs Database — input options
| Field | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|
| Phase to run | Which scraping phase to execute. Run in order: generations -> variants -> specs. Use 'all' to run everything in o... | generations |
| Brands to scrape | List of make slugs (e.g. porsche, ferrari, mercedes-benz). Leave empty to use the default luxury list (65 brands). | [] |
| Resume from checkpoint | If enabled, reads progress from the Key-Value store of the PREVIOUS run and skips already-scraped items. | false |
| Max items per phase | Stop after processing this many items. 0 = no limit. Useful for testing. | 0 |
| Min delay between requests (seconds) | Minimum wait between requests. Increase if you see errors. | 2 |
| Max delay between requests (seconds) | Maximum wait between requests. | 4 |
| cf_clearance cookie | Cloudflare cf_clearance cookie value. Obtain from your browser DevTools (F12 -> Application -> Cookies -> automob... | — |
| PHPSESSID cookie | Optional PHP session cookie. Get from DevTools alongside cf_clearance. Helps maintain session state. | — |
| Decodo proxy URL | Full Decodo (Smartproxy) residential proxy URL. Format: http://USER:PASS@gate.decodo.com:7000. When set, it overr... | — |
| Proxy configuration | Optional. Residential proxies recommended for best results. | Apify auto |
🔍 How it works
This Actor uses Playwright (headless browser), HTTPX async to extract data from Automobile — Car Specs Database. It navigates search results or catalog pages, extracts structured data from each listing, and normalizes the output into a consistent schema.
How much does it cost to scrape Automobile — Car Specs Database?
This Actor uses Pay-Per-Event pricing — you pay only for results delivered, not for compute time.
| Plan | What you get |
|---|---|
| Free tier | $5/month of platform credits — enough for thousands of results |
| Paid plans | Scale to tens of thousands of results per run |
🔄 Integrations & scheduling
- Schedule daily/weekly runs from the Apify Console for automated data collection.
- Push results to Google Sheets, Slack, Zapier, Make, webhooks or any database.
- Fetch datasets via the Apify REST API or the official JavaScript/Python clients.
Is it legal to scrape Automobile — Car Specs Database?
This Actor collects only publicly available data. It does not log in, bypass paywalls, or access private information. You are responsible for using the extracted data in compliance with the site's Terms of Service and applicable data protection laws (including GDPR where relevant).
❓ FAQ
Can I access the data via API? Yes. Every run stores its dataset on Apify. Fetch it via REST API or use the official JavaScript/Python clients.
What export formats are supported? JSON, CSV, Excel (XLSX), XML, and HTML table. You can also push data directly to Google Sheets or any webhook endpoint.
Do I need proxies? Residential proxies are recommended for best results. The default proxy configuration is pre-set.
