Autochek.africa Car Search Scraper: Extract Used Car Listings in Africa

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What Is Autochek.africa?

Autochek.africa is one of Africa's leading automotive marketplaces, operating across multiple countries including Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, Uganda, and more. The platform lists thousands of inspected, graded used vehicles available for purchase — often with financing options and warranty coverage. For automotive dealers, market researchers, or price comparison platforms, manually collecting this data is impractical at scale.

The Autochek.africa Car Search Scraper solves this by automatically extracting structured vehicle listings from search result pages, delivering clean, ready-to-analyze records across 25+ data fields per car.

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Overview

This scraper targets Autochek.africa's car search and listing pages, collecting rich vehicle metadata from each result. It is built for:

• Auto dealers monitoring competitor pricing and inventory
• Market analysts studying used car trends across African markets
• Fintech platforms assessing vehicle loan values and installment data
• Aggregator sites feeding multi-source automotive inventory
• Researchers tracking vehicle supply, condition grades, and demand signals

Key capabilities include configurable result limits per URL, resilient error handling for failed pages, and support for paginated search URLs — making large-scale collection straightforward.

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Input Format

The scraper accepts a JSON configuration object with the following fields:

{
  "urls": [
    "https://autochek.africa/ng/cars-for-sale?page_number=2"
  ],
  "ignore_url_failures": true,
  "max_items_per_url": 50
}

Field Descriptions

Field	Type	Description
urls	array	One or more Autochek.africa car search/listing page URLs to scrape. Supports paginated URLs (e.g., ?page_number=3). Add URLs one by one or paste a prepared list in bulk.
ignore_url_failures	boolean	If true, the scraper continues running even when individual URLs fail — recommended for bulk runs. Default: true.
max_items_per_url	integer	Maximum number of car listings to collect per URL. Adjust based on how many results per page you need. Default: 20.

Input Tips

• Use paginated search URLs to scrape across multiple result pages (e.g., change page_number=1, page_number=2, etc.).
• Filter URLs by country, body type, or price range using Autochek's search filters before copying the URL.
• Set ignore_url_failures: true for uninterrupted bulk runs across many pages.

Example multi-page input:

{
  "urls": [
    "https://autochek.africa/ng/cars-for-sale?page_number=1",
    "https://autochek.africa/ng/cars-for-sale?page_number=2",
    "https://autochek.africa/ng/cars-for-sale?page_number=3"
  ],
  "ignore_url_failures": true,
  "max_items_per_url": 50
}

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Output Format

Sample Output Record

{
  "medias": [
    {
      "id": 5752668,
      "name": "back",
      "url": "https://media.autochek.africa/file/w_695,q_100/lvDMzMqX.webp",
      "car_id": "36PMrzdzG",
      "created_at": "2026-05-12T10:51:54.988Z",
      "type": "image/webp"
    },
    {
      "id": 5752670,
      "name": "interiorFront",
      "url": "https://media.autochek.africa/file/w_732,q_100/7Nw27T7b.webp",
      "car_id": "36PMrzdzG",
      "created_at": "2026-05-12T10:51:55.015Z",
      "type": "image/webp"
    },
    {
      "id": 5752672,
      "name": "interiorBack",
      "url": "https://media.autochek.africa/file/w_732,q_100/rk9rQgxz.webp",
      "car_id": "36PMrzdzG",
      "created_at": "2026-05-12T10:51:55.032Z",
      "type": "image/webp"
    },
    {
      "id": 5752664,
      "name": "leftFront",
      "url": "https://media.autochek.africa/file/w_695,q_100/kvX5z1LT.webp",
      "car_id": "36PMrzdzG",
      "created_at": "2026-05-12T10:51:54.987Z",
      "type": "image/webp"
    },
    {
      "id": 5752665,
      "name": "rightFront",
      "url": "https://media.autochek.africa/file/w_695,q_100/uB9jn098.webp",
      "car_id": "36PMrzdzG",
      "created_at": "2026-05-12T10:51:54.987Z",
      "type": "image/webp"
    },
    {
      "id": 5752667,
      "name": "leftBack",
      "url": "https://media.autochek.africa/file/w_732,q_100/X5ktLuya.webp",
      "car_id": "36PMrzdzG",
      "created_at": "2026-05-12T10:51:54.988Z",
      "type": "image/webp"
    },
    {
      "id": 5752666,
      "name": "front",
      "url": "https://media.autochek.africa/file/w_695,q_100/8MHTp0Bk.webp",
      "car_id": "36PMrzdzG",
      "created_at": "2026-05-12T10:51:54.987Z",
      "type": "image/webp"
    },
    {
      "id": 5752671,
      "name": "rightBack",
      "url": "https://media.autochek.africa/file/w_732,q_100/ZB6get02.webp",
      "car_id": "36PMrzdzG",
      "created_at": "2026-05-12T10:51:55.023Z",
      "type": "image/webp"
    },
    {
      "id": 5752669,
      "name": "Car Image",
      "url": "https://media.autochek.africa/file/w_695,q_100/Rnbwi9Ge.webp",
      "car_id": "36PMrzdzG",
      "created_at": "2026-05-12T10:51:54.988Z",
      "type": "image/webp",
      "description": "thumbnail"
    }
  ],
  "media": [],
  "id": "36PMrzdzG",
  "title": "Toyota Highlander",
  "year": 2010,
  "city": "Apapa",
  "state": "Lagos",
  "grade_score": 3,
  "selling_condition": "local",
  "has_warranty": false,
  "marketplace_price": 14000000,
  "marketplace_old_price": 14000000,
  "has_financing": true,
  "mileage": 112299,
  "mileage_unit": "miles",
  "installment": 563230,
  "loan_value": 9250934,
  "body_type_id": "3",
  "sold": false,
  "transmission": "automatic",
  "fuel_type": "petrol",
  "marketplace_visible_date": "2026-05-12T13:56:06.000Z",
  "engine_type": "6-cylinder",
  "inspected": null,
  "car_manager_id": "Abk8MpJy8",
  "body_type": {
    "id": 3,
    "name": "SUV"
  },
  "trade_in": false,
  "auction": false
}

Each scraped vehicle listing returns a structured record with 25+ fields:

Media & Identification

Field	Meaning
ID	Unique internal Autochek identifier for the vehicle listing
Title	Full listing title (e.g., "2018 Toyota Camry")
Media	Primary image object for the vehicle
Medias	Array of all listing images (gallery)

Vehicle Specifications

Field	Meaning
Year	Model year of the vehicle
Body Type	Vehicle category (e.g., Sedan, SUV, Pickup)
Body Type ID	Internal ID corresponding to the body type
Transmission	Gearbox type — Automatic or Manual
Fuel Type	Engine fuel type (e.g., Petrol, Diesel)
Engine Type	Engine specification or displacement
Mileage	Distance the vehicle has traveled
Mileage Unit	Unit of mileage measurement (km or miles)

Condition & Quality

Field	Meaning
Grade Score	Autochek's proprietary inspection grade score — higher is better
Selling Condition	Vehicle condition descriptor (e.g., Foreign Used, Locally Used)
Inspected	Boolean flag — whether the car has passed Autochek's inspection process

Pricing & Financing

Field	Meaning
Marketplace Price	Current listed selling price
Marketplace Old Price	Previous price, useful for tracking discounts
Has Financing	Whether the vehicle is eligible for financing
Installment	Estimated monthly installment amount
Loan Value	Total loan amount available for the vehicle
Has Warranty	Whether a warranty is included with the purchase

Location

Field	Meaning
City	City where the vehicle is located
State	State or region of the listing

Listing Flags & Status

Field	Meaning
Sold	Whether the vehicle has already been sold
Marketplace Visible Date	Date the listing became publicly visible
Trade In	Whether the vehicle is eligible for a trade-in deal
Auction	Whether the listing is part of an auction
Car Manager ID	Internal ID of the Autochek account managing the listing

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How to Use

1. Build your search URL — Go to Autochek.africa, apply filters (country, body type, price range, etc.), and copy the resulting search page URL.
2. Configure the input — Paste your URLs into the urls array. Add multiple paginated URLs for larger datasets.
3. Set limits — Adjust max_items_per_url based on how many listings you need per page (up to the page's natural result count).
4. Enable fault tolerance — Keep ignore_url_failures: true to prevent a single broken URL from stopping the run.
5. Run and export — Start the scraper, then download results as JSON, CSV, or Excel for analysis.

Common issues:

• If a URL returns no results, verify it is a search results page, not a single vehicle detail page.
• For country-specific data, use the correct country prefix in the URL (e.g., /ng/ for Nigeria, /gh/ for Ghana, /ke/ for Kenya).

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Use Cases & Business Value

• Price benchmarking: Compare current market prices across vehicle makes, models, and regions in Africa
• Inventory monitoring: Track available stock and spot when listings are marked as sold
• Financing analysis: Aggregate installment and loan data to assess affordability trends
• Market research: Study supply patterns by body type, fuel type, or condition grade across African cities
• Lead generation: Identify high-grade, well-priced vehicles for resale or fleet acquisition

The Autochek.africa Car Search Scraper replaces hours of manual browsing with a single automated run, producing consistent, machine-readable data that integrates directly into spreadsheets, dashboards, or custom applications.

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Conclusion

The Autochek.africa Car Search Scraper is an essential tool for anyone working with African automotive market data. With 25+ structured fields per listing — spanning pricing, condition grading, financing eligibility, and location — it delivers the depth needed for serious market intelligence. Configure your search URLs, run the scraper, and turn Autochek listings into actionable data within minutes.