Auction.co.kr Lots Search Scraper: Extract Korean Auction Product Data

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What Is Auction.co.kr?

Auction.co.kr is one of South Korea's largest online auction and e-commerce platforms, featuring millions of product listings across categories like electronics, fashion, books, collectibles, and more. The platform connects individual sellers and merchants with millions of daily shoppers. Manually extracting search results is impractical for competitive analysis or data aggregation — the Auction.co.kr Lots Search Scraper automates this workflow, delivering structured, complete product datasets from search pages.

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Overview

The Auction.co.kr Lots Search Scraper extracts product listings from Auction search result pages, capturing comprehensive metadata for each item. It is ideal for:

• Price monitoring platforms tracking competitor pricing and availability
• Marketplace researchers analyzing product trends and category dynamics
• Resellers bulk-sourcing product data for arbitrage or dropshipping
• Data analysts building Korean e-commerce datasets for market intelligence

Key strengths include high item extraction per URL (up to 200 items), robust error handling via ignore_url_failures, and detailed seller and delivery information for each lot.

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Input Format

The scraper accepts a JSON configuration object:

{
  "urls": [
    "https://www.auction.co.kr/n/list?category=18540000&k=36&p=2"
  ],
  "ignore_url_failures": true,
  "max_items_per_url": 200
}

Field	Description
urls	Array of Auction.co.kr search result page URLs (including category, filter, and page parameters)
max_items_per_url	Maximum products extracted per URL (default: 20, max: 200)
ignore_url_failures	If true, skips failed URLs and continues execution; if false, stops on first failure

Tip: Build search URLs manually on Auction.co.kr, then filter by category, keyword, price range, or seller rating. Each unique URL combination yields different product sets.

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Output Format

Sample Output

{
  "item_no": "F526302551",
  "title_visible": true,
  "title": {
    "title": {
      "text": "일반등록",
      "tracking_id": "ff912c0884074d1b998678932541cc4d?e30160p37123r36462m58001d8s9009i1",
      "uts_value": "",
      "uts_impression": false
    },
    "tier_name": "General"
  },
  "item": {
    "text": "(현대Hmall)스카티카메론 퍼터커버 훌라걸 헤드커버 Hawaiian Open Honolulu Hot Lips",
    "image_url": "//image.auction.co.kr/itemimage/56/9c/24/569c24b7e7.jpg?ver=1782103221",
    "alt_text": "(현대Hmall)스카티카메론 퍼터커버 훌라걸 헤드커버 Hawaiian Open Honolulu Hot Lips",
    "link": "http://itempage3.auction.co.kr/DetailView.aspx?itemno=F526302551",
    "target": "_blank",
    "tracking_id": "ff912c0884074d1b998678932541cc4d?e30160p37123r36462m58001d8s9009i1",
    "uts_event": "click",
    "uts_code": "100004562",
    "uts_type": "item",
    "uts_value": "{\"itemno\":\"F526302551\",\"asn\":1,\"asn_tier\":1,\"tier\":\"5\",\"device_type\":100,\"keyword\":\"lips\",\"tag_value\":null,\"request_id\":\"ff912c0884074d1b998678932541cc4d\",\"tracking_id\":\"e30160p37123r36462m58001d8s9009i1\"}",
    "uts_version": "1.0",
    "uts_impression": true
  },
  "is_free_delivery": true,
  "item_no_image": "//pics.auction.co.kr/pc/single/snowwhite/common/no_image_itemcard_300x300.png",
  "item_image_hq": null,
  "brand": {
    "text": "스마트",
    "tracking_id": "ff912c0884074d1b998678932541cc4d?e30160p37123r36462m58001d8s9009i1",
    "uts_value": "",
    "uts_impression": false
  },
  "is_visible_official_tag": false,
  "price": {
    "discount_rate": "4",
    "discount_rate_unit": "%",
    "bin_price": "529,100",
    "bin_price_unit": "원",
    "coupon_discounted_bin_price": "502,650",
    "coupon_discounted_bin_price_unit": "원",
    "prefix": {
      "text": "",
      "size": 12,
      "color": "#616161",
      "is_bold": false,
      "font_type": 0
    },
    "price": {
      "text": "502,650",
      "size": 20,
      "color": "#222222",
      "is_bold": true,
      "font_type": 0
    },
    "price_unit": {
      "text": "원",
      "size": 16,
      "color": "#222222",
      "is_bold": true,
      "font_type": 0
    },
    "postfix": {
      "text": "",
      "size": 12,
      "color": "#616161",
      "is_bold": false,
      "font_type": 0
    },
    "dc_rate": {
      "text": "4%",
      "size": 18,
      "color": "#C92931",
      "is_bold": false,
      "font_type": 0
    },
    "before_price": {
      "text": "529,100",
      "size": 12,
      "color": "#A4ACBB",
      "is_bold": false,
      "font_type": 0
    },
    "before_price_unit": {
      "text": "원",
      "size": 12,
      "color": "#A4ACBB",
      "is_bold": false,
      "font_type": 0
    }
  },
  "delivery_tag": "",
  "benefit_tags": [],
  "tags": [],
  "delivery_tags": [
    {
      "image": {},
      "text": {
        "text": "무료배송",
        "size": 12,
        "color": "#616161",
        "is_bold": false,
        "font_type": 0
      }
    }
  ],
  "reward_nudging": {
    "image": {
      "image": {
        "image_url": "//pics.auction.co.kr/mobile/single/common/logo_membership.png",
        "alt_text": "꼭멤버"
      },
      "text": {
        "size": 0,
        "is_bold": false,
        "font_type": 0
      }
    },
    "content": [
      {
        "text": "최대 ",
        "size": 12,
        "color": "#01A900",
        "is_bold": false,
        "font_type": 0
      },
      {
        "text": "16,053원",
        "size": 12,
        "color": "#01A900",
        "is_bold": true,
        "font_type": 0
      },
      {
        "text": " 적립",
        "size": 12,
        "color": "#01A900",
        "is_bold": false,
        "font_type": 0
      }
    ]
  },
  "item_tags": [],
  "score": {
    "satisfaction_rate_visible": false,
    "satisfaction_rate": 0,
    "item_score_visible": false,
    "item_score": 0,
    "item_score_description": "후기평점 0점",
    "feedback_count": {
      "text": "0",
      "link": "http://member.auction.co.kr/feedback/PremiumFeedbackList.aspx?ItemNo=F526302551&SellerID=hmall01&tab=1",
      "tracking_id": "ff912c0884074d1b998678932541cc4d?e30160p37123r36462m58001d8s9009i1",
      "uts_value": "",
      "uts_impression": false
    },
    "pay_count": {
      "text": "0",
      "tracking_id": "ff912c0884074d1b998678932541cc4d?e30160p37123r36462m58001d8s9009i1",
      "uts_value": "",
      "uts_impression": false
    }
  },
  "category": {
    "l_code": "8",
    "m_code": "8320000",
    "s_code": "8320400",
    "d_code": ""
  },
  "related_group_no": "0",
  "seller": {
    "text": "현대Hmall",
    "alt_text": "현대Hmall",
    "link": "http://stores.auction.co.kr/hmall01",
    "tracking_id": "ff912c0884074d1b998678932541cc4d?e30160p37123r36462m58001d8s9009i1",
    "uts_event": "click",
    "uts_code": "100001175",
    "uts_type": "link",
    "uts_value": "{\"asn\":1,\"seller_id\":\"hmall01\",\"request_id\":\"ff912c0884074d1b998678932541cc4d\",\"tracking_id\":\"e30160p37123r36462m58001d8s9009i1\"}",
    "uts_version": "1.0",
    "uts_impression": false
  },
  "seller_grade_image": "//pics.auction.co.kr/pc/single/snowwhite/common/ico-topseller.png",
  "from_url": "https://www.auction.co.kr/n/search?keyword=lips"
}

Each scraped product returns a record with 21 fields covering product details, images, pricing, and seller information:

Product Identification & Visibility

Field	Meaning
Item No	Unique Auction product identifier (key field for tracking)
Title	Full product title as displayed on the listing
Title Visible	Whether the full title is visible in search results (true/false)
Item	Product summary or short description
Category	Category classification (e.g., Electronics, Fashion)
Related Group No	Internal grouping or variant set identifier

Pricing & Delivery

Field	Meaning
Price	Current asking price (in Korean Won)
Is Free Delivery	Whether the seller offers free shipping (true/false)
Delivery Tag	Shipping option label (e.g., "Free Delivery", "Pickup Available")
Delivery Tags	Array of all available shipping methods
Benefit Tags	Promotional badges (e.g., "Member Discount", "Time Sale")
Tags	Additional item labels (e.g., "New", "Open Box", "Refurbished")
Item Tags	Product-level tags for quick filtering

Visuals & Media

Field	Meaning
Item No Image	Thumbnail image URL for the product
Item Image HQ	High-quality primary product image URL

Seller & Reputation

Field	Meaning
Seller	Merchant name or seller account identifier
Seller Grade Image	Seller rating badge or grade visualization
Score	Seller reputation score or overall rating

Additional Metadata

Field	Meaning
Is Visible Official Tag	Whether the item has official seller verification badge (true/false)
Reward Nudging	Loyalty or rewards program indicator (if applicable)
Brand	Brand name extracted from the product (if available)

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How to Use

1. Create search URLs — Visit Auction.co.kr, navigate to your target category, apply filters (price, seller, condition), and copy the full URL from the browser address bar.

2. Prepare input — Paste URLs into the urls array. Adjust max_items_per_url based on your data volume (e.g., 50 for manageable runs, 200 for bulk extraction).

3. Enable failure tolerance — Set ignore_url_failures: true to skip problematic URLs and continue scraping others.

4. Run the scraper — Execute the actor and monitor progress in the logs.

5. Download & integrate — Export results as JSON, CSV, or Excel; integrate with your analytics platform, database, or monitoring dashboard.

Best practices:

• Test with a single URL first to verify expected output.
• Use multiple URLs with different filter parameters to capture diverse product types.
• Re-run periodically to track price changes and new listings.
• Respect Auction.co.kr's Terms of Service regarding data collection and reuse.

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Use Cases & Business Value

• Dynamic pricing: Monitor competitor prices across product categories in real-time
• Inventory research: Identify trending products, stock levels, and seller concentration
• Market intelligence: Analyze brand distribution, pricing strategies, and delivery trends
• Automated aggregation: Feed data into price comparison sites or shopping bots
• Supplier sourcing: Evaluate wholesale availability and bulk seller ratings

The Auction.co.kr Lots Search Scraper transforms search pages into actionable data, enabling data-driven decisions in e-commerce and marketplace operations.

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Conclusion

The Auction.co.kr Lots Search Scraper is a powerful tool for anyone needing structured product data from Korea's largest auction platform. Whether you're monitoring competitors, analyzing market trends, or building an aggregator, this scraper delivers complete, detailed product records in minutes. Start extracting today and unlock insights that manual research cannot match.