GovDeals Government Surplus Auctions Scraper

Here is one real result, with every field the actor returns:

{
  "title": "Lot of 4 Motorola APX 7500 Radios",
  "itemId": 204,
  "currentBid": 913,
  "bidPrice": 1,
  "currencyCode": "USD",
  "numBids": 32,
  "category": "Fire & Police Equipment",
  "categoryCode": "42",
  "makeBrand": "Motorola",
  "model": "APX 7500",
  "modelYear": null,
  "sellerAgency": "Clinton County Commissioners, OH",
  "sellerAccountId": 3903,
  "buyerGroup": "General Public",
  "locationAddress": "1645 Davids Dr",
  "locationCity": "Wilmington",
  "locationState": "OH",
  "stateDescription": "Ohio",
  "locationZip": "45177-7148",
  "country": "USA",
  "latitude": 39.393157958984375,
  "longitude": -83.86640930175781,
  "auctionStartDate": "2026-07-31T08:23:46",
  "auctionEndDate": "2026-08-14T06:00:46",
  "auctionEndDateUtc": "2026-08-14T10:00:46Z",
  "auctionEndDisplay": "August 14, 2026 06:00 AM EST",
  "timeRemaining": "0:3:29:3",
  "auctionTypeId": 3,
  "hasReservePrice": false,
  "isReserveNotMet": false,
  "isSoldAuction": false,
  "quantity": null,
  "condition": null,
  "description": "<p>Lot of 4 Motorola APX 7500 Radios. All radios worked when taken out of service. Radios have been blanked out..</p>",
  "imageUrl": "https://files.lqdt1.com/photos/3903/3903_204_984ff6af-0abc-446b-95e7-08d7ac9f16b2.jpg?cb=260731084613",
  "listingUrl": "https://www.govdeals.com/asset/204/account/3903/auction/1",
  "aiSummary": "This auction features a lot of 4 Motorola APX 7500 radios, all of which were functional when removed from service. The current bid is $913 with 32 bids placed so far. The auction, hosted by the Clinton County Commissioners in Ohio, ends on August 14, 2026, at 6:00 AM EST.",
  "aiExtract": {
    "seller": "Clinton County Commissioners, OH",
    "currentBid": "913 USD",
    "auctionEnd": "August 14, 2026 06:00 AM EST",
    "category": "Fire & Police Equipment",
    "condition": "Used"
  },
  "source": "GovDeals",
  "observedAt": "2026-08-14T06:31:42.119Z"
}

The most complete GovDeals surplus auctions scraper available. It returns every field a lot exposes (current bid, bid count, seller agency, category, make and model, exact location with coordinates, and full auction timing), lets you filter by keyword, category and state, and adds an optional AI summary and AI structured extract, so you get bid-ready listings without extra parsing.

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Table of contents

• What it does
• Quickstart
• Input reference
• Output reference
• Example output record
• Run via API and CLI
• Fetch results
• Billing and limits
• FAQ and troubleshooting

What it does

The actor searches GovDeals government surplus auction listings for your keyword, applies your category and state filters, sorts by current bid if you choose, paginates through the matching lots, and writes one normalized record per lot to the run's dataset. Each record carries the current bid and bid count, seller agency, category, make, model, exact location with latitude and longitude, and the full auction timing (start, end, UTC end and time remaining). Missing source values are returned as null, never invented.

Two optional AI add-ons run only on paid Apify plans and only charge when they produce output: aiSummary writes a plain-language overview of the lot, and aiExtract returns structured fields for seller, current bid, auction end, category and condition.

Quickstart

Open the actor, paste this into the input, and press Run. It returns truck auctions with the AI summary and structured extract.

{
  "keyword": "truck",
  "maxAuctions": 10,
  "sortByPrice": "default",
  "withAiSummary": true,
  "withAiExtract": true
}

Leave keyword empty to browse all current listings. Add category (for example Vehicles) or state (for example TX) to narrow the results.

Input reference

Field	Type	Required	Default	Description
keyword	string	no	truck	What to search across GovDeals listings, for example excavator, laptop, trailer. Leave empty to browse all current listings.
maxAuctions	integer	no	10	Maximum auction lots to collect.
category	string	no	(any)	Keep only items whose category contains this text, for example Vehicles, Heavy Equipment, Computers.
state	string	no	(any)	Keep only items in this US state. Two-letter code (for example TX, CA, FL) or full state name.
sortByPrice	enum	no	default	Order by current bid. One of default (best match), highest, lowest.
withAiSummary	boolean	no	false	Paid add-on. Adds a plain-language AI summary of each lot. Charged only when a summary is produced. Requires a paid plan.
withAiExtract	boolean	no	false	Paid add-on. Adds AI-extracted structured fields (seller, current bid, auction end, category, condition). Charged only on success. Requires a paid plan.

Output reference

One dataset item per auction lot. Types: string, number, boolean, object, or null when the source value is absent.

Field	Type	Description
title	string	Auction lot title.
itemId	number	GovDeals asset ID for the lot.
currentBid	number	Current highest bid amount.
bidPrice	number	Minimum next bid increment or starting bid.
currencyCode	string	Currency of the bid amounts, for example USD.
numBids	number	Number of bids placed so far.
category	string	Item category name.
categoryCode	string	GovDeals category code.
makeBrand	string	Manufacturer or brand, or null.
model	string	Model name, or null.
modelYear	number	Model year, or null.
sellerAgency	string	Government agency or entity selling the lot.
sellerAccountId	number	GovDeals seller account ID.
buyerGroup	string	Who may bid, for example General Public.
locationAddress	string	Street address of the item location.
locationCity	string	City of the item location.
locationState	string	Two-letter state code of the location.
stateDescription	string	Full state name of the location.
locationZip	string	Postal code of the location.
country	string	Country of the location.
latitude	number	Latitude of the item location.
longitude	number	Longitude of the item location.
auctionStartDate	string	Auction start timestamp (local).
auctionEndDate	string	Auction end timestamp (local).
auctionEndDateUtc	string	Auction end timestamp in UTC.
auctionEndDisplay	string	Human-readable auction end time with time zone.
timeRemaining	string	Time left until close, formatted d:h:m:s.
auctionTypeId	number	GovDeals auction type identifier.
hasReservePrice	boolean	true if the lot has a reserve price.
isReserveNotMet	boolean	true if a reserve exists and has not been met.
isSoldAuction	boolean	true if the lot has already sold.
quantity	number	Quantity in the lot, or null.
condition	string	Stated condition, or null.
description	string	Full lot description (may contain HTML).
imageUrl	string	Primary photo URL of the lot.
listingUrl	string	Direct GovDeals listing URL.
aiSummary	string	AI plain-language summary of the lot (add-on), else absent.
aiExtract	object	AI-extracted structured fields (add-on), else absent.
source	string	Always GovDeals.
observedAt	string	ISO 8601 timestamp of when the record was collected.
error	string	Present only on a failed run: a single item with a populated error field is written instead.

Example output record

Real record from a live run (input {"withAiSummary":true,"withAiExtract":true,"maxAuctions":3}):

{
  "title": "Lot of 4 Motorola APX 7500 Radios",
  "itemId": 204,
  "currentBid": 913,
  "numBids": 32,
  "category": "Fire & Police Equipment",
  "makeBrand": "Motorola",
  "model": "APX 7500",
  "sellerAgency": "Clinton County Commissioners, OH",
  "locationCity": "Wilmington",
  "locationState": "OH",
  "locationZip": "45177-7148",
  "latitude": 39.393157958984375,
  "longitude": -83.86640930175781,
  "auctionEndDisplay": "August 14, 2026 06:00 AM EST",
  "timeRemaining": "0:3:29:3",
  "isSoldAuction": false,
  "imageUrl": "https://files.lqdt1.com/photos/3903/3903_204_984ff6af-0abc-446b-95e7-08d7ac9f16b2.jpg?cb=260731084613",
  "listingUrl": "https://www.govdeals.com/asset/204/account/3903/auction/1",
  "aiSummary": "This auction features a lot of 4 Motorola APX 7500 radios ... The auction, hosted by the Clinton County Commissioners in Ohio, ends on August 14, 2026, at 6:00 AM EST.",
  "aiExtract": {"seller": "Clinton County Commissioners, OH", "currentBid": "913 USD", "auctionEnd": "August 14, 2026 06:00 AM EST", "category": "Fire & Police Equipment", "condition": "Used"},
  "source": "GovDeals",
  "observedAt": "2026-08-14T06:31:42.119Z"
}

Run via API and CLI

Start a run and wait for it to finish, then read the dataset. Replace <TOKEN> with your Apify API token.

Run synchronously and get dataset items in one call:

curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/scrapers_lat~govdeals-auctions-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items?token=<TOKEN>" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"keyword":"excavator","state":"TX","maxAuctions":25,"sortByPrice":"highest"}'

Start a run asynchronously:

curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/scrapers_lat~govdeals-auctions-scraper/runs?token=<TOKEN>" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"keyword":"laptop","category":"Computers","maxAuctions":100}'

Apify CLI:

apify call scrapers_lat/govdeals-auctions-scraper \
  --input '{"keyword":"trailer","maxAuctions":50}'

Fetch results

Every run writes to a dataset. Fetch items as JSON, CSV, or Excel by changing format:

# JSON
curl "https://api.apify.com/v2/datasets/<DATASET_ID>/items?token=<TOKEN>&clean=true&format=json"

# CSV
curl "https://api.apify.com/v2/datasets/<DATASET_ID>/items?token=<TOKEN>&clean=true&format=csv"

# Paginate large datasets
curl "https://api.apify.com/v2/datasets/<DATASET_ID>/items?token=<TOKEN>&offset=1000&limit=1000"

<DATASET_ID> is returned as defaultDatasetId in the run object. Use offset and limit to page through large result sets. clean=true drops empty and internal fields.

Billing and limits

• Pay per result. You are charged per auction lot returned (result event). See the pricing tab for the current per-result price.
• Add-ons. The AI summary and AI structured extract are priced separately and charge only when they produce output.
• No charge on failure. If a run errors, the actor writes a single item with a populated error field and does not charge for it. Empty runs cost nothing.
• Spend cap respected. Set maxTotalChargeUsd on the run; once reached, the actor stops emitting and charging further billable results.
• Free Apify plans are capped at 10 lots per run. Upgrade for higher maxAuctions.

FAQ and troubleshooting

A run returned 0 lots. Why? The keyword and filters matched nothing currently listed. Broaden the keyword, or remove the category or state filter. Zero-result runs are not charged.

How do I find the highest-value auctions? Set sortByPrice to highest. Combine with a keyword and optional state.

Why is condition or modelYear null? The seller did not provide that value on the listing. Missing source values are returned as null, never invented. The aiExtract add-on can infer a likely condition from the description.

Can I limit to one state? Yes. Set state to a two-letter code (for example TX) or the full state name.

Why did the AI fields not appear? The AI add-ons require a paid Apify plan and are off by default. Enable withAiSummary or withAiExtract on a paid plan. They charge only when output is produced.

Is this an official GovDeals tool? No. This actor is independent and not affiliated with GovDeals or Liquidity Services. It reads only publicly available auction listings.

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Independent tool, not affiliated with GovDeals or Liquidity Services. Accesses only publicly available auction listings.