Bring a Trailer Scraper

Pull collector-car auction data from Bring a Trailer at scale — live bids and final hammer prices, reserve status, vehicle specs, seller location, and full photo galleries across cars, motorcycles, trucks, boats, and more. Built for classic-car dealers, collectors, market analysts, and appraisers who need structured Bring a Trailer auction results without tracking listings by hand or hand-building filtered URLs.

Why This Scraper?

• Live auctions and sold results in one actor — flip a single Auction Status dropdown between running auctions (current high bid) and completed results (final sale price). No separate runs, no URL editing.
• Final hammer price plus reserve outcome on every sold lot — each completed auction returns the exact sale amount and a reserveStatus of sold, reserve-not-met, or no-reserve — the gold standard for comps and valuations.
• Search by make and model in plain text — type "Porsche 911" or "Toyota Land Cruiser" and the right Bring a Trailer page is matched automatically. No hand-crafted search links.
• 25 vehicle and equipment categories — from Motorcycles, Convertibles, and Truck & 4x4 to Aircraft, Boats, Race Cars, RVs & Campers, and Tractors.
• 14 decade filters and 14 country-of-origin filters — narrow to 1990s German cars, Pre-1900 machines, or Japanese imports in a single field.
• No-Reserve-only toggle and maximum-bid cap — isolate auctions guaranteed to sell to the highest bidder, or cap results to lots at or below your target price in USD.
• Bid and comment engagement counts — exact bid count and comment count per listing surface with Include Full Listing Details, alongside view and watcher numbers.
• Decoded vehicle specifications — chassis number / VIN, mileage, engine, and transmission pulled straight from each listing's BaT Essentials, plus the full bullet-by-bullet spec list, when detail enrichment is on.
• Seller type and username — Private Party vs. Dealer, the seller's BaT handle, and the lot number on every enriched listing.
• Full photo galleries and complete descriptions — every high-resolution listing image plus the seller's full write-up when detail enrichment is on.
• Seller location with coordinates — country, ISO country code, latitude, and longitude on every auction for mapping and regional analysis.

Use Cases

Dealer Sourcing

• Find live no-reserve lots in target categories before they close
• Track Convertibles, Truck & 4x4, or Motorcycles by decade and origin
• Monitor low-bid opportunities with a maximum-bid cap
• Build daily watchlists of ending-soonest auctions

Market & Price Research

• Track final sale prices across makes, models, and eras
• Compare current bids against historical sold results
• Measure demand with bid and comment engagement counts
• Map regional pricing using seller country and coordinates

Collector Watchlists

• Follow a specific model (e.g. Porsche 911, Land Cruiser) across live and sold listings
• Filter to a single decade or country of origin
• Catch rare Aircraft, Race Cars, or Military Vehicles as they list
• Alert on new no-reserve examples of a target model

Appraisal & Valuation

• Pull sold comps with final hammer price and reserve outcome
• Build condition-and-era valuation tables from completed results
• Document recent sales for insurance and estate appraisals
• Cross-reference sale prices against bid activity

Investment Analysis

• Identify undervalued segments by era and origin
• Track sell-through and reserve-met rates over time
• Spot appreciating models from repeat (BaT Alumni) sales
• Feed auction outcomes into pricing and trend dashboards

Getting Started

Scrape Live Auctions

The simplest way to start — leave the inputs empty (or just set a cap) to browse the current live auctions:

{
    "maxResults": 50
}

Search a Model's Sold Results

{
    "searchQueries": ["Porsche 911"],
    "listingType": "sold",
    "maxResults": 100
}

Filtered Live No-Reserve Search

{
    "searchQueries": ["Land Rover Defender"],
    "listingType": "live",
    "category": ["trucks-4x4"],
    "era": ["1990s", "1980s"],
    "origin": ["british"],
    "noReserveOnly": true,
    "maxBid": 50000,
    "sortBy": "ending_soonest",
    "maxResults": 200,
    "includeDetails": true
}

Input Reference

What to Scrape

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
startUrls	array	[]	Paste Bring a Trailer links — an auctions page, a make or model page, a category page, or a single listing. Filters built into the URL are kept as-is. Leave empty to see current live auctions.
searchQueries	array	[]	Search by make and/or model in plain text (e.g. "Porsche 911", "Ferrari"). Each query is matched to the right Bring a Trailer page automatically.

Filters

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
listingType	string	"live"	Which auctions to collect: Live auctions (current high bid) or Sold (completed results) with final sale price. Applies to searches and filters.
category	array	[]	Limit to one or more of 25 categories (Motorcycles, Convertibles, Truck & 4x4, Aircraft, Boats, …). Empty means all.
era	array	[]	Limit to one or more decades, from 2020s back to Pre-1900. Empty means all.
origin	array	[]	Limit to country of origin (American, British, German, Italian, Japanese, …). Empty means all.
noReserveOnly	boolean	false	Only return No Reserve auctions — guaranteed to sell to the highest bidder.
maxBid	integer	null	Only include auctions whose current bid is at or below this amount, in US dollars. Empty means no price cap.
sortBy	string	"ending_soonest"	Order results: Ending soonest, Ending latest, Bid: highest first, or Bid: lowest first.

Options

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
maxResults	integer	100	Maximum number of auctions to return across all URLs and searches. Set to 0 for unlimited. Start with 10–50 to test.
includeDetails	boolean	false	Open each listing's page for the full description, all photos, and exact bid, comment, view, and watcher counts. Richer but slower — leave off for fast list-level data.

Output

Each auction is returned as one flat record. Below is an example, followed by field tables grouped by purpose.

{
    "id": 123456,
    "title": "1995 Porsche 911 Carrera Coupe",
    "url": "https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1995-porsche-911-carrera-12/",
    "year": 1995,
    "make": "Porsche",
    "model": "911 Carrera Coupe",
    "categories": ["Convertibles"],
    "era": "1990s",
    "origin": "German",
    "listingType": "sold",
    "currentBid": 88888,
    "currentBidFormatted": "USD $88,888",
    "soldPrice": 88888,
    "soldStatus": "sold",
    "reserveStatus": "sold",
    "currency": "USD",
    "noReserve": false,
    "premium": false,
    "batAlumni": true,
    "bidCount": 34,
    "commentCount": 112,
    "viewCount": 18540,
    "watcherCount": 762,
    "endDate": "2024-09-18T20:30:00+00:00",
    "country": "United States",
    "countryCode": "US",
    "latitude": 34.0522,
    "longitude": -118.2437,
    "excerpt": "This 1995 Porsche 911 Carrera coupe...",
    "thumbnailUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/thumb.jpg",
    "imageUrls": ["https://bringatrailer.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/01.jpg"],
    "description": "Full listing description...",
    "vin": "WP0ZZZ99ZTS300001",
    "mileage": "42k Miles Shown",
    "engine": "3.6-Liter Flat-Six",
    "transmission": "Six-Speed Manual Transaxle",
    "sellerType": "Private Party",
    "sellerUsername": "examplecollector",
    "lotNumber": "123456",
    "specs": ["Chassis: WP0ZZZ99ZTS300001", "42k Miles Shown", "3.6-Liter Flat-Six"],
    "scrapedAt": "2024-09-18T12:00:00+00:00"
}

Core Fields

Field	Type	Description
id	integer	Bring a Trailer listing ID.
title	string	Listing title (e.g. "1995 Porsche 911 Carrera Coupe").
url	string	Canonical listing URL.
year	integer	Vehicle or model year.
make	string	Manufacturer parsed from the listing title.
model	string	Model name parsed from the listing title.
categories	array	Human-readable category names.
era	string	Decade label (e.g. "1990s").
origin	string	Country-of-origin label(s), e.g. "German" or "American, British".
listingType	string	"live" or "sold".
scrapedAt	string	ISO 8601 timestamp the record was collected.

Auction & Pricing

Field	Type	Description
currentBid	integer	Current high bid in the listing currency (live auctions).
currentBidFormatted	string	Formatted bid (e.g. "USD $88,888").
soldPrice	integer	Final sale price for completed auctions.
soldStatus	string	Outcome text: "sold" or "reserve not met".
reserveStatus	string	sold, reserve-not-met, no-reserve, or reserve-met.
currency	string	ISO currency code of the bid or sale.
noReserve	boolean	True if a No Reserve auction.
premium	boolean	True if a BaT Premium listing.
batAlumni	boolean	True if the vehicle previously sold on Bring a Trailer.
endDate	string	Auction end time, ISO 8601.

Location & Media

Field	Type	Description
country	string	Seller country.
countryCode	string	ISO alpha-2 country code.
latitude	number	Seller latitude.
longitude	number	Seller longitude.
excerpt	string	Short description snippet.
thumbnailUrl	string	Primary thumbnail image URL.

Detail-Only Fields (with Include Full Listing Details)

Engagement & media

Field	Type	Description
bidCount	integer	Exact number of bids placed.
commentCount	integer	Exact number of comments.
viewCount	integer	Total listing views.
watcherCount	integer	Number of users watching the auction.
imageUrls	array	Full high-resolution gallery image URLs.
description	string	Complete listing description.

Vehicle specs & seller

Field	Type	Description
vin	string	Chassis number / VIN from the BaT Essentials.
mileage	string	Odometer reading as listed (e.g. "42k Miles Shown").
engine	string	Engine description (e.g. "3.6-Liter Flat-Six").
transmission	string	Transmission description (e.g. "Six-Speed Manual").
specs	array	Full BaT Essentials bullet list (paint, wheels, options, …).
sellerType	string	"Private Party" or "Dealer".
sellerUsername	string	Seller's Bring a Trailer handle.
lotNumber	string	Bring a Trailer lot number.

Tips for Best Results

• Use sold for comps. Completed results carry the final hammer price and reserve outcome — the most reliable basis for valuations and market analysis.
• Turn on Include Full Listing Details for specs, engagement, and photos. VIN, mileage, engine, transmission, the full spec list, seller type, and the bid/comment/view/watcher counts plus the full image gallery only appear on the listing page — the live and sold list views omit them, so these fields stay empty without it.
• Start small. Set maxResults to 10–50 on your first run to confirm filters before scaling up.
• Combine search with filters. Pair a make/model query with category, era, and origin to zero in on a precise segment (e.g. 1980s British Truck & 4x4).
• maxBid is in US dollars. Some lots settle in other currencies; those are compared against your USD cap as listed, so widen the cap when chasing non-US auctions.
• Batch many targets in one run. startUrls and searchQueries both accept lists — collect several models or categories together instead of one run each.
• No-Reserve plus ending-soonest surfaces lots guaranteed to sell that are closing first — ideal for last-minute dealer sourcing.

Pricing

From $8 per 1,000 results — undercuts comparable Bring a Trailer data tools while returning live bids and sold results in one run. No compute charges — you only pay per result returned. Bronze, Silver, and Gold subscribers pay progressively less; the table below shows total cost at each discount tier.

Results	No discount	Bronze	Silver	Gold
100	$0.96	$0.91	$0.85	$0.80
1,000	$9.60	$9.05	$8.50	$8.00
10,000	$96.00	$90.50	$85.00	$80.00
100,000	$960.00	$905.00	$850.00	$800.00

Each auction returned is one result. Platform fees are additional.

Integrations

Export data in JSON, CSV, Excel, XML, or RSS. Connect to 1,500+ apps via:

• Zapier / Make / n8n — Workflow automation
• Google Sheets — Direct spreadsheet export
• Slack / Email — Notifications on new results
• Webhooks — Trigger custom APIs on run completion
• Apify API — Full programmatic access

Legal & Ethical Use

This actor collects publicly available auction data for legitimate research, market analysis, and business purposes. Use it responsibly: respect Bring a Trailer's Terms of Service, avoid excessive request volumes, and comply with all applicable laws and regulations, including data protection rules such as GDPR and CCPA when handling any personal data. You are responsible for how you use the data you collect.