# Cheapest Carsensor Scraper (`serp.cheap.ofc/carsensor-scraper`) Actor

Scrape CarSensor (Japan's biggest used-car marketplace). Search by maker, model, area or keyword and pull full vehicle details: price breakdown, year, mileage, inspection, repair history, specs, equipment, warranty and dealer. Pay per result, no start fee, no subscription.

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

## Pricing

Pay per event

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#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?

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.

- **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`.
- **JavaScript/TypeScript projects** — the official [JS/TS client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md): `npm install apify-client`.
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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.

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

## CarSensor Scraper — Japanese Used Cars

Scrape **CarSensor** (カーセンサー), Japan's biggest used-car marketplace, on Apify. Search by maker,
model, area or free-text keyword and pull **complete vehicle details** — full price breakdown, year,
mileage, inspection, repair history, specs, equipment, warranty, financing and dealer info.

**Fast and cheap. Pay per result, no start fee, no subscription.**

### Why this one

- **The full detail surface.** Each vehicle returns everything CarSensor holds: total payment vs
  vehicle price (exact yen), model year, mileage, inspection expiry, repair history, one-owner flag,
  CarSensor certified quality score, displacement, transmission, drivetrain, fuel, engine type,
  doors/seats, color, fuel economy (JC08/WLTC), the full equipment list (safety / comfort / interior /
  exterior), warranty terms, financing plan, dealer name/location/phone and every photo.
- **Flexible search.** By maker name (`toyota`, `honda`, `suzuki`…), CarSensor codes, or just a
  keyword — or paste any CarSensor search URL. Pagination is automatic.
- **Self-monitored.** Every run checks upstream health, catching site changes early.

### Modes

Set `mode` in the input:

#### `search` — list used cars

`{ "mode": "search", "maker": "toyota", "keyword": "アクア", "priceMaxYen": 800000 }`
or paste URLs: `{ "mode": "search", "searchUrls": ["https://www.carsensor.net/usedcar/bTO/index.html"] }`
Returns listing cards (id, title, price, year, mileage, inspection, repair history, color, dealer,
location, review score). Set `detailFollow: true` to also fetch each car's full detail page.

#### `detail` — full vehicle detail

`{ "mode": "detail", "detailUrls": ["AU7129577638"] }`
Accepts CarSensor detail URLs or bare vehicle ids. Returns the complete vehicle object.

#### `selftest` — free health check

Probes search + detail and reports which are healthy. No charge.

### Search filters

`maker` (name or code), `model`, `prefecture`, `city`, `bodyType` (CarSensor codes), `keyword`,
`priceMinYen`/`priceMaxYen`, `yearMin`/`yearMax`, `mileageMaxKm`, `sort`. Maker accepts plain names
(toyota, nissan, honda, suzuki, daihatsu, mazda, subaru, mitsubishi, lexus, bmw, mercedes, audi, vw…).

### Pricing

Pay per result — no monthly fee. See the Store pricing panel.

#### Free-call limit

Requests that return nothing you are charged for — a blocked page, a search that matches nothing,
a vehicle listing that has been sold, and the whole free `selftest` mode — are capped at
**300 per run**. Requests that do return billable results never count against it, so a normal run
of any size does not come close to the limit. If a run does reach it, it stops there, keeps and
charges everything it had already collected, and says so in the log.

### Notes

- **Proxy:** the default Apify proxy works. Japan-geo IPs can help at high volume.
- Prices are in **JPY**. Booleans like `repairHistory` are normalized (CarSensor's なし/無/－ → `false`).
- See [PRICING.md](./PRICING.md).

# Actor input Schema

## `mode` (type: `string`):

'search' = list used-car results (by filters or a pasted CarSensor URL). 'detail' = full detail for specific vehicles. 'selftest' = free upstream health check.

## `searchUrls` (type: `array`):

Paste one or more CarSensor search/listing URLs (e.g. https://www.carsensor.net/usedcar/bTO/index.html). If set, the filters below are ignored. Pagination is automatic.

## `maker` (type: `string`):

Maker name (toyota, honda, nissan, suzuki, daihatsu, mazda, subaru, mitsubishi, lexus, bmw, mercedes, audi, vw…) or a raw CarSensor code (bTO).

## `model` (type: `string`):

CarSensor model code (e.g. s049). Optional. Requires a maker.

## `prefecture` (type: `string`):

CarSensor prefecture code (e.g. a13 Tokyo, a47 Shizuoka). Optional.

## `city` (type: `string`):

CarSensor city code (e.g. c4714). Optional. Requires a prefecture.

## `bodyType` (type: `string`):

CarSensor body-type family code (e.g. spP). Optional.

## `keyword` (type: `string`):

Free-text keyword search (KW). Matches model names / grades / features.

## `priceMinYen` (type: `integer`):

Minimum total payment price in yen.

## `priceMaxYen` (type: `integer`):

Maximum total payment price in yen.

## `yearMin` (type: `integer`):

Minimum model year (e.g. 2018).

## `yearMax` (type: `integer`):

Maximum model year.

## `mileageMaxKm` (type: `integer`):

Maximum mileage in km.

## `sort` (type: `string`):

CarSensor sort id (e.g. 19 newest, 22 cheapest total, 6 lowest mileage). Optional.

## `detailUrls` (type: `array`):

For 'detail' mode: CarSensor detail URLs or bare vehicle ids (e.g. AU7129577638).

## `detailFollow` (type: `boolean`):

In 'search' mode, also fetch each car's detail page for the full spec/equipment surface. Costs one detail charge per car (slower).

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

Cap on cars returned (search) or detail pages (detail).

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

The default Apify proxy works. Japan-geo IPs can help at high volume.

## `debug` (type: `boolean`):

Verbose per-request logging for troubleshooting.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "mode": "search",
  "searchUrls": [],
  "detailFollow": false,
  "maxItems": 100,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true
  },
  "debug": false
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `cars` (type: `string`):

No description

## `detail` (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 = {
    "searchUrls": []
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("serp.cheap.ofc/carsensor-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 = { "searchUrls": [] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("serp.cheap.ofc/carsensor-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 '{
  "searchUrls": []
}' |
apify call serp.cheap.ofc/carsensor-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,serp.cheap.ofc/carsensor-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/UCyYRmhoCTemZ7zf3/builds/3JoLN5tRCix4khsQ4/openapi.json