HiBid Scraper

Pull auction-lot data from HiBid at scale — live bids, estimate ranges, full descriptions, image galleries, and the parent auction behind every lot, delivered as one clean row per item. Search by keyword across every HiBid auction, or paste the exact catalogs and lots you care about. Built for resellers, estate buyers, and market researchers who need HiBid lot data in a spreadsheet without copying catalog after catalog by hand.

Why This Scraper?

• Live bid economics on every lot — current high bid, total bid count, opening bid, and the auctioneer's low–high estimate range, so you can read demand and value at a glance.
• 15 top-level categories, drawn from a 359-category tree — from Coins & Currency and Jewelry, Watches & Gemstones to Cars & Vehicles and Construction & Farm.
• Proximity search with a 10–500 mile radius — center on any city, state, or ZIP and keep only the auctions within the distance you set.
• Five auction-status filters — Open for bidding, Closing soon, Upcoming, Closed / past, or All auctions.
• Full lot detail on demand — one toggle adds the complete image gallery, the full item description, and the category breadcrumb to every lot.
• Two ways in — keyword search across all HiBid auctions (up to about 10,000 matches per keyword), or paste specific catalog and single-lot URLs, which have no result ceiling.
• ~24 ready-to-use fields per lot — auction title, auctioneer, location, close date, lot number, thumbnail, and more, flattened onto every row so there are no parent-child joins to untangle.
• Per-auction sampling cap — skim huge estate and liquidation catalogs with Max Lots per Auction, then bound the whole run with a single Max Results total.
• Nationwide US coverage — every HiBid auctioneer and catalog, with no per-seller setup.

Use Cases

Reseller & Flip Sourcing

• Find undervalued lots by keyword across every open auction
• Compare current bids to estimate ranges to spot bargains before close
• Track Closing soon lots for last-minute buy opportunities
• Pull whole catalogs to build a sourcing shortlist

Price & Market Research

• Benchmark realized bids by category and region
• Measure bid counts to gauge demand for a product type
• Compare estimate ranges against final high bids over time
• Build datasets of comparable lots for valuation models

Estate & Liquidation Monitoring

• Watch new estate and liquidation catalogs in a target metro
• Sample the first lots of a mega-catalog before committing
• Track closing dates across auctions you follow
• Capture full descriptions and galleries for record-keeping

Auctioneer & Lead Intelligence

• Map active auctioneers and their catalogs by location
• Monitor competitor catalogs for category mix and lot volume
• Identify high-activity auction houses by bid counts
• Feed auction calendars into your own alerts

Collectors & Specialists

• Follow specific categories like coins, art, or jewelry nationwide
• Set a location radius to collect within driving distance
• Archive lot images and descriptions for a personal catalog
• Watch Upcoming auctions to plan bidding ahead of time

Getting Started

Simple Keyword Search

The fastest way to start — one keyword and a result cap:

{
    "searchKeywords": ["coins"],
    "maxResults": 100
}

Category + Location + Status

Narrow a keyword search to a category, a metro area, and open auctions only:

{
    "searchKeywords": ["antique furniture"],
    "category": "furniture",
    "location": "Dallas, TX",
    "distanceMiles": 100,
    "auctionStatus": "open",
    "maxResults": 500
}

Full-Featured Example

Mix keywords with pasted catalog and lot URLs, sample each catalog, and pull complete lot detail:

{
    "searchKeywords": ["1889-cc morgan dollar"],
    "auctionUrls": [
        "https://hibid.com/catalog/592418",
        "https://hibid.com/lot/48210773"
    ],
    "category": "coins_currency",
    "auctionStatus": "closing_soon",
    "maxResults": 1000,
    "maxLotsPerAuction": 50,
    "fetchLotDetails": true
}

Input Reference

What to Collect

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
searchKeywords	array	["coins"]	Keyword searches run across all HiBid auctions — for example "coins", "antique furniture", or "John Deere tractor". Add one keyword per line; each produces its own set of lots.
auctionUrls	array	[]	Paste HiBid auction (catalog) URLs or individual lot URLs to pull their lots directly. Use this when you already know which auctions you want.

Filters

Filters apply to keyword searches only. They are ignored when Auction URLs are provided, since a pasted URL already scopes its own auction.

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
category	select	Any category	Restrict keyword searches to a single HiBid category. Leave as "Any category" to search everything.
location	string	(empty)	City, state, or ZIP code to center a nearby search on (for example "Dallas, TX" or "75201"). Leave empty to search nationwide.
distanceMiles	integer	100	How far from the Location to include auctions, in miles (10–500). Only used when a Location is set.
auctionStatus	select	Open for bidding	Only include lots from auctions in this state: All auctions, Open for bidding, Closing soon, Upcoming, or Closed / past.

Limits & Options

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
maxResults	integer	100	Maximum total number of lots to return across everything. Set to 0 for unlimited, capped at 100,000 lots as a safety limit. A single keyword search reaches up to about 10,000 lots — to go beyond that, split into more specific keywords or use Auction URLs, which have no such limit.
maxLotsPerAuction	integer	0	Cap how many lots are pulled from each individual auction or catalog URL you paste. Set to 0 for no per-auction cap. Useful for sampling large catalogs.
fetchLotDetails	boolean	false	When enabled, each lot's own page is opened to collect the full description, the complete image gallery, and the category breadcrumb. Slower, but far richer data.

Output

Each lot becomes one row, with its parent auction's details flattened onto the same row. Here is a representative lot with full detail enabled:

{
    "auctionId": 592418,
    "auctionTitle": "Estate Coin & Currency Auction",
    "auctioneerName": "Heartland Auction Group",
    "auctionType": "Online-Only",
    "auctionStartDate": "2026-07-18T13:00:00Z",
    "auctionEndDate": "2026-07-25T18:00:00Z",
    "auctionLocation": "Dallas, TX",
    "auctionUrl": "https://hibid.com/catalog/592418",
    "lotId": 48210773,
    "lotNumber": "104",
    "lotTitle": "1889-CC Morgan Silver Dollar",
    "lotDescription": "1889-CC Morgan Silver Dollar, key date, strong reverse detail, light obverse toning.",
    "category": "Coins & Currency > US Coins > Morgan Dollars",
    "currentBid": 1250.00,
    "estimateLow": 750.00,
    "estimateHigh": 1250.00,
    "currency": "USD",
    "bidCount": 17,
    "lotStatus": "OPEN",
    "lotClosingDate": "2026-07-25T18:00:00Z",
    "images": [
        "https://media.hibid.com/lot/592418/48210773/full-1.jpg",
        "https://media.hibid.com/lot/592418/48210773/full-2.jpg"
    ],
    "thumbnailUrl": "https://media.hibid.com/lot/592418/48210773/thumb-1.jpg",
    "lotUrl": "https://hibid.com/lot/48210773/1889-cc-morgan-silver-dollar"
}

Empty fields are omitted from each row rather than returned as blanks.

Auction Fields

Denormalized onto every lot row — no separate parent record to join.

Field	Type	Description
auctionId	integer	HiBid auction (event) ID
auctionTitle	string	Auction / catalog title
auctioneerName	string	Auction house or seller name
auctionType	string	Auction format (e.g. Online-Only, Live)
auctionStartDate	string	Auction start datetime (ISO)
auctionEndDate	string	Auction end / close datetime (ISO)
auctionLocation	string	Auction city and state
auctionUrl	string	Catalog URL

Lot Fields

Field	Type	Description
lotId	integer	HiBid lot ID
lotNumber	string	Lot number within the auction
lotTitle	string	Lot title / headline
lotDescription	string	Full description (fuller when Fetch Full Lot Details is on)
category	string	Category breadcrumb (added when Fetch Full Lot Details is on)
lotStatus	string	Lot state (e.g. OPEN, CLOSED)
lotClosingDate	string	When the auction closes (ISO) — shared by every lot in that auction, since HiBid auctions close as a whole rather than lot-by-lot
lotUrl	string	Direct lot page URL

Bid & Estimate Fields

Field	Type	Description
currentBid	number	Current high bid
startingBid	number	Opening bid — shown on lots that have not yet received a bid
estimateLow	number	Low end of the auctioneer's estimate
estimateHigh	number	High end of the auctioneer's estimate
currency	string	ISO currency code (usually USD)
bidCount	integer	Number of bids placed

Media Fields

Field	Type	Description
images	array	Image URLs — full gallery when Fetch Full Lot Details is on, otherwise the primary image
thumbnailUrl	string	Primary thumbnail image URL

Tips for Best Results

• Start small — set Max Results to 50–100 on your first run to confirm the lots match what you want, then scale up.
• Turn on lot details only when you need them — Fetch Full Lot Details adds the complete gallery, full description, and category breadcrumb, but opens each lot individually. Leave it off for a fast overview.
• A single keyword tops out around 10,000 lots — that is HiBid's own search ceiling. To pull deeper, split into more specific keywords, add a category, or narrow by location. A pasted catalog URL under Auction URLs has no such ceiling.
• Sample huge catalogs with Max Lots per Auction — pull the first 25–50 lots from each estate or liquidation catalog without draining your total budget on one mega-catalog.
• Filters apply to keyword searches only — a pasted catalog URL already scopes its own auction, so category, location, and status are ignored for URLs.
• Use "Closing soon" for timing — set Auction Status to Closing soon to catch lots about to end, ideal for last-minute bidding and closing-price snapshots.
• Combine keywords and URLs in one run — cast a wide keyword net and pin specific catalogs at the same time.

Pricing

From $1.00 per 1,000 results — one of the most affordable ways to collect HiBid auction lots at scale. 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	$0.12	$0.115	$0.11	$0.10
1,000	$1.20	$1.15	$1.10	$1.00
10,000	$12.00	$11.50	$11.00	$10.00
100,000	$120.00	$115.00	$110.00	$100.00

A "result" is one auction lot in your dataset. No compute or time-based charges — you pay per result, plus a small fixed per-run start fee.

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 is designed for legitimate auction research, market analysis, and sourcing. You are responsible for complying with applicable laws and HiBid's Terms of Service. Do not use collected data for spam, harassment, or any illegal purpose, and respect the rights of auctioneers and sellers whose listings you collect.