Bring a Trailer Scraper

230,000+ completed vehicle auctions with sold prices, specs, and VINs. Search by make, model, or year. Get structured data from the largest enthusiast car auction platform in seconds.

How it works

✨ Why teams use this scraper

Building a car valuation model but can't get historical auction data? Copy-pasting sold prices from BaT listings one by one? Trying to track what a specific model sells for over time?

• 🚗 230,000+ completed auctions. Every sold vehicle on Bring a Trailer with final prices, bid counts, and auction dates. The largest structured dataset of enthusiast car sales available.
• 💰 Sold prices you can't get anywhere else. BaT doesn't have a public API. This scraper gives you structured access to every completed auction result.
• 📋 Full vehicle specs per listing. VIN, mileage, engine, transmission, exterior color, interior color, and all listed essentials. No manual data entry.
• 📸 Gallery photos included. Every listing comes with all gallery image URLs, typically 30-60 photos per vehicle.
• 🔍 Search by anything. "Porsche 911", "BMW E30 M3", "1967 Mustang", or browse by model page URL. Get exactly the vehicles you're looking for.
• 👤 Seller and location data. Know who sold it and where the vehicle is located.

🎯 What you can do with BaT auction data

Team	What they build
Car Dealers	Price inventory accurately using real auction comps for any make and model
Investors	Track which models are appreciating and identify undervalued vehicles
Insurance	Get accurate market values for specialty and collector vehicles
Appraisers	Support valuations with actual transaction data, not estimates
Data Journalists	Analyze collector car market trends with structured, exportable data
Enthusiasts	Track dream car prices and set alerts when deals appear

📥 Input parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
searches	string[]	Keywords to search (e.g., "Porsche 911", "BMW M3 E30")
startUrls	URL[]	Direct BaT listing or browse page URLs
maxItems	integer	Maximum results to return (default: 50)
includeDetails	boolean	Fetch full specs, VIN, and photos from each listing (default: true)

📊 Output data

{
  "title": "1989 Porsche 911 Carrera 4 Coupe",
  "price": 72500,
  "priceFormatted": "USD $72,500",
  "currency": "USD",
  "status": "sold",
  "auctionEndDate": "2026-03-15T22:00:00Z",
  "totalBids": 38,
  "noReserve": true,
  "vin": "WP0AB0969KS450123",
  "mileage": "64,200",
  "engine": "3.6L Flat-6",
  "transmission": "5-Speed Manual",
  "exteriorColor": "Guards Red",
  "interiorColor": "Black Leather",
  "essentials": ["Clean Title", "Service Records", "Recent Service"],
  "seller": "bringthetrailer",
  "location": "San Francisco, CA",
  "imageUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/wp-content/uploads/...",
  "imageUrls": ["https://...", "https://...", "... 45 photos"],
  "excerpt": "This 1989 Porsche 911 Carrera 4 is finished in Guards Red...",
  "url": "https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1989-porsche-911-carrera-4-38/"
}

🗂️ Data fields

Category	Fields
Vehicle	title, vin, mileage, engine, transmission, exteriorColor, interiorColor, essentials
Auction	price, priceFormatted, currency, status, auctionEndDate, totalBids, noReserve
Seller	seller, location
Media	imageUrl, imageUrls, excerpt
Link	url

🚀 Examples

Search for Porsche 911 auctions

{
  "searches": ["Porsche 911"],
  "maxItems": 100
}

Get data from a specific listing

{
  "startUrls": [
    {"url": "https://bringatrailer.com/listing/2007-porsche-boxster-s-24/"}
  ]
}

Browse all BMW E30 M3 results

{
  "startUrls": [
    {"url": "https://bringatrailer.com/bmw/e30-m3/"}
  ],
  "maxItems": 50
}

Fast mode without detail pages

{
  "searches": ["Ferrari"],
  "maxItems": 200,
  "includeDetails": false
}

💻 Integrations

Python

from apify_client import ApifyClient

client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

run = client.actor("silentflow/bringatrailer-scraper").call(run_input={
    "searches": ["Porsche 911"],
    "maxItems": 100,
})

for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(f"{item['title']}: {item['priceFormatted']} ({item['totalBids']} bids)")
    print(f"  VIN: {item.get('vin', 'N/A')} | {item.get('mileage', 'N/A')} miles")

JavaScript

import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' });

const run = await client.actor('silentflow/bringatrailer-scraper').call({
    searches: ['Porsche 911'],
    maxItems: 100,
});

const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach(item => {
    console.log(`${item.title}: ${item.priceFormatted} (${item.totalBids} bids)`);
});

📈 Performance

Metric	Value
Search results	~24 per page from BaT browse
Detail enrichment	~2-3 seconds per listing
Fast mode (no details)	Instant for search results
Data freshness	Real-time from BaT

💡 Tips for best results

1. Be specific with keywords. "BMW E30 M3" returns exactly what you want. "BMW" returns everything.
2. Browse page URLs for model tracking. /porsche/911/ gives you the most recent completed auctions for that model, perfect for price tracking.
3. Disable detail enrichment for speed. Set includeDetails: false to skip VIN/specs and get just prices and titles. 10x faster for large searches.
4. Direct listing URLs for full data. Paste a specific BaT listing URL to get complete specs, all photos, and the full description.

❓ FAQ

Q: Can I get active/ongoing auctions? A: Active auctions require a BaT account. This scraper focuses on completed auctions, which are publicly accessible and include final sold prices.

Q: How far back does the data go? A: BaT has auction results going back to their early years. Browse pages show the most recent results first.

Q: Why are some fields missing (VIN, mileage)? A: Not all listings include every field. VIN and mileage depend on what the seller provided. The scraper returns everything available.

Q: Is the price the final sold price? A: Yes. price is the hammer price (final bid). For reserve-not-met auctions, status will indicate that.

📬 Support

Need something this scraper doesn't do yet? We ship features fast.

• 💡 Feature requests go straight to our backlog
• ⚙️ Enterprise needs? We do custom integrations and high-volume setups

Response time: usually under 24 hours.

Check out our other scrapers: SilentFlow on Apify