# Rock & Dirt Scraper — US Heavy Construction (`scrappinglatam/rockanddirt-scraper`) Actor Scrape heavy construction equipment listings from RockAndDirt.com (USA). Filter by category, make and year. Covers crushers, screeners, excavators, and earthmoving equipment. - **URL**: https://apify.com/scrappinglatam/rockanddirt-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [ScrappingLatam](https://apify.com/scrappinglatam) (community) - **Categories:** E-commerce, Automation - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, NaN bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing Pay per usage This Actor is paid per platform usage. The Actor is free to use, and you only pay for the Apify platform usage, which gets cheaper the higher subscription plan you have. Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-usage ## What's an Apify Actor? Actors are a software tools running on the Apify platform, for all kinds of web data extraction and automation use cases. 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? If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects. You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready. The best way to integrate Actors is as follows. In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js.md): ```bash npm install apify-client ``` In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python.md): ```bash pip install apify-client ``` In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): ````bash # MacOS / Linux curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash # Windows irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex ```bash In AI frameworks, you might use the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/mcp.md). If your project is in a different language, use the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md). For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below. For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt). # README ## Rock & Dirt Scraper — US Heavy Equipment Collect equipment, truck, attachment, and parts listings from RockAndDirt.com, a well-established US classifieds site serving the construction and heavy equipment industry. **Publisher:** Rastriq · [apify.com/rastriq](https://apify.com/rastriq) ### What you can do with it - Track asking prices for construction equipment, trucks, and attachments across the US - Monitor parts availability and pricing for specific makes and models - Identify active dealers and sellers in a given equipment segment - Build a pricing benchmark for resale or auction valuation - Research the used equipment market for a category before making a purchase or investment ### Filters | Filter | What it does | |---|---| | Listing Type | Choose what to collect: Equipment, Trucks, Attachments, or Parts | | Make | Filter by brand name | | Category | Focus on a specific equipment type within the listing type | | Sort | Control the order of results (e.g. by relevance, price, or date) | | Max Items | Set a cap on the total number of listings to collect | ### What you get | Field | What it contains | |---|---| | ad_id | Unique listing identifier | | title | Full listing headline | | make | Brand name | | model | Model name | | year | Year of manufacture | | price_clean | Asking price as a number | | currency | Currency of the price | | hours_int | Operating hours recorded on the machine | | location | Seller location | | country_iso | Country code of the seller | | seller | Seller name | | seller_type | Whether the seller is a dealer or private party | | category | Equipment category | | image_url | Link to the main listing photo | | url | Direct link to the listing on Rock & Dirt | | scraped_at | Date and time the data was collected | ### Pricing **$4.00 per 1,000 results. First 500 results free.** ### Legal This scraper collects publicly available listing data only. Seller contact details are included only when already displayed publicly by the site. Use responsibly and for market research purposes. Not affiliated with Rock & Dirt. **contact@rastriq.com** # Actor input Schema ## `listingType` (type: `string`): Type of listings to collect: heavy equipment, trucks, attachments, trailers, etc. ## `make` (type: `string`): Filter by brand — e.g. Caterpillar, John Deere, Komatsu. Leave blank for all brands. ## `category` (type: `string`): Filter by equipment category — e.g. Excavators, Dozers, Loaders. Leave blank for all categories. ## `sort` (type: `string`): How to sort the results. ## `maxItems` (type: `integer`): Maximum number of listings to collect. ## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`): Proxy settings. Rock & Dirt uses Algolia API which is generally accessible without proxy. ## Actor input object example ```json { "listingType": "Equipment", "make": "", "category": "", "sort": "relevance", "maxItems": 100, "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true } } ```` # Actor output Schema ## `results` (type: `string`): Dataset containing all scraped listings # 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 '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = { "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true } }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("scrappinglatam/rockanddirt-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 '' with your token. client = ApifyClient("") # Prepare the Actor input run_input = { "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": True } } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("scrappinglatam/rockanddirt-scraper").call(run_input=run_input) # Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any) print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"]) for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items(): print(item) # 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start ``` ## CLI example ```bash echo '{ "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true } }' | apify call scrappinglatam/rockanddirt-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=scrappinglatam/rockanddirt-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "Rock & Dirt Scraper — US Heavy Construction", "description": "Scrape heavy construction equipment listings from RockAndDirt.com (USA). Filter by category, make and year. Covers crushers, screeners, excavators, and earthmoving equipment.", "version": "0.1", "x-build-id": "g1g7KMkgUqnNlN0Uj" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/scrappinglatam~rockanddirt-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-scrappinglatam-rockanddirt-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/scrappinglatam~rockanddirt-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-scrappinglatam-rockanddirt-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK", "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/scrappinglatam~rockanddirt-scraper/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-scrappinglatam-rockanddirt-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } } }, "components": { "schemas": { "inputSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "listingType": { "title": "Listing Type", "enum": [ "Equipment", "Trucks", "Attachments", "Trailers", "Dismantled", "Parts", "Buildings" ], "type": "string", "description": "Type of listings to collect: heavy equipment, trucks, attachments, trailers, etc.", "default": "Equipment" }, "make": { "title": "Make", "type": "string", "description": "Filter by brand — e.g. Caterpillar, John Deere, Komatsu. Leave blank for all brands.", "default": "" }, "category": { "title": "Category", "type": "string", "description": "Filter by equipment category — e.g. Excavators, Dozers, Loaders. Leave blank for all categories.", "default": "" }, "sort": { "title": "Sort Order", "enum": [ "relevance", "nearby", "price_asc", "price_desc" ], "type": "string", "description": "How to sort the results.", "default": "relevance" }, "maxItems": { "title": "Max Items", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 50000, "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum number of listings to collect.", "default": 100 }, "proxyConfiguration": { "title": "Proxy", "type": "object", "description": "Proxy settings. Rock & Dirt uses Algolia API which is generally accessible without proxy." } } }, "runsResponseSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "data": { "type": "object", "properties": { "id": { "type": "string" }, "actId": { "type": "string" }, "userId": { "type": "string" }, "startedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "finishedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "status": { "type": "string", "example": "READY" }, "meta": { "type": "object", "properties": { "origin": { "type": "string", "example": "API" }, "userAgent": { "type": "string" } } }, "stats": { "type": "object", "properties": { "inputBodyLen": { "type": "integer", "example": 2000 }, "rebootCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "restartCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "resurrectCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "computeUnits": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "options": { "type": "object", "properties": { "build": { "type": "string", "example": "latest" }, "timeoutSecs": { "type": "integer", "example": 300 }, "memoryMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 1024 }, "diskMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 2048 } } }, "buildId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultKeyValueStoreId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultDatasetId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultRequestQueueId": { "type": "string" }, "buildNumber": { "type": "string", "example": "1.0.0" }, "containerUrl": { "type": "string" }, "usage": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 1 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "usageTotalUsd": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "usageUsd": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } } } } } } } } } ```