Blocket.se Cars Scraper: Extract Swedish Car Listings at Scale

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What Is Blocket.se?

Blocket.se is Sweden's most popular classifieds platform, with its automotive section hosting tens of thousands of used and new car listings from both private sellers and dealerships. Manually collecting pricing, mileage, or vehicle specs across hundreds of listings is impractical. The Blocket.se Cars Scraper automates this, turning search result pages into clean, structured datasets ready for analysis.

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Overview

The Blocket Cars Scraper targets Blocket's car search pages and extracts comprehensive listing data for each vehicle. It suits:

• Car dealers monitoring competitor pricing and inventory
• Automotive analysts tracking market trends by make, model, or region
• Data aggregators building used-car price indices
• Researchers studying the Swedish automotive resale market

The scraper supports multiple search URLs simultaneously, respects configurable item limits, and continues gracefully past failed URLs.

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Input Format

{
  "urls": [
    "https://www.blocket.se/mobility/search/car?sort=MILEAGE_ASC&variant=1.757.2530"
  ],
  "ignore_url_failures": true,
  "max_items_per_url": 50
}

Field	Type	Default	Description
urls	array	—	One or more Blocket car search page URLs to scrape. Supports bulk entry. Example: filter by brand, region, price, or sort order using Blocket's native search filters before copying the URL.
ignore_url_failures	boolean	true	If true, the scraper continues running when a URL fails instead of stopping the entire run. Recommended for bulk jobs.
max_items_per_url	integer	20	Maximum number of listings to collect per URL. Increase for broader market coverage, decrease for quick sampling.

Tip: Build your target search on Blocket.se first — apply filters for make, year range, region, or fuel type — then paste the resulting URL. The scraper will honour those filters.

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Output Format

Sample output

{
  "type": "motor",
  "id": "20811148",
  "main_search_key": "SEARCH_ID_CAR_USED",
  "heading": "Citroen C3",
  "location": "Visby",
  "image": {
    "url": "https://images.blocketcdn.se/dynamic/default/item/20811148/0aa0ff0d-b4ff-4328-b0ed-51769384e067",
    "path": "item/20811148/0aa0ff0d-b4ff-4328-b0ed-51769384e067",
    "height": 3000,
    "width": 4000,
    "aspect_ratio": 1.3333333333333333
  },
  "flags": [],
  "timestamp": 1776254289000,
  "coordinates": {
    "lat": 57.59437,
    "lon": 18.52973,
    "accuracy": 5
  },
  "ad_type": 20,
  "labels": [],
  "canonical_url": "https://www.blocket.se/mobility/item/20811148",
  "extras": [],
  "price": {
    "amount": 11000,
    "currency_code": "SEK",
    "price_unit": "kr"
  },
  "year": 2006,
  "mileage": 312300,
  "mileage_unit": "SCANDINAVIAN_MILE",
  "dealer_segment": "Privat",
  "service_documents": [],
  "regno": "XWN111",
  "make": "Citroen",
  "series": "C3-Serie",
  "model": "C3",
  "model_specification": "1.6 HDi FAP Manuell",
  "transmission": "Manuell",
  "fuel": "Diesel",
  "registration_class": {
    "id": 1,
    "value": "Personbil"
  },
  "facade_title": "Citroen C3",
  "chassis_number": "VF7FC9HZC28682867",
  "sales_form": 1,
  "used_car_of_the_year": [],
  "ad_id": 20811148
}

Each listing returns a record with 30+ fields:

Identification

Field	Meaning
ID	Internal Blocket listing identifier
Ad ID	Public-facing ad number
Main Search Key	Primary search index key used by Blocket
Canonical URL	Permanent URL to the individual listing
Registration Number	Swedish vehicle registration plate
Chassis Number	VIN / chassis identifier

Listing Metadata

Field	Meaning
Type	Record type (e.g., car)
Ad Type	Listing category (e.g., private sale, dealer)
Heading	Full listing title as displayed
Facade Title	Short display title used in search results
Timestamp	Date and time the listing was published or last updated
Flags	Special markers on the listing (e.g., price drop, new arrival)
Labels	Badges shown on the listing card
Extras	Additional listing metadata not covered by standard fields

Location

Field	Meaning
Location	City or region of the seller
Coordinates	Latitude/longitude of the listing location

Pricing & Sale

Field	Meaning
Price	Listed asking price (in SEK)
Sales Form	How the car is sold (e.g., fixed price, bidding)
Dealer Segment	Whether the seller is a private individual or a dealership

Vehicle Specifications

Field	Meaning
Make	Manufacturer (e.g., Volvo, BMW, Toyota)
Series	Model series or line (e.g., 3-Series, V-Series)
Model	Specific model name (e.g., V60, 320i)
Model Specification	Trim or variant detail (e.g., R-Design, xDrive)
Year	Model year of the vehicle
Mileage	Distance driven by the vehicle
Mileage Unit	Unit of mileage measurement (typically km)
Transmission	Gearbox type (e.g., Manual, Automatic)
Fuel	Fuel type (e.g., Petrol, Diesel, Electric, Hybrid)
Registration Class	Swedish vehicle registration category

Quality & Trust Signals

Field	Meaning
Service Documents	Whether full service history documentation is available
Used Car Of The Year	Whether the vehicle carries this award designation
Image	URL of the primary listing photo

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How to Use

1. Build your search — Go to Blocket.se cars, apply your filters (brand, region, price, fuel, etc.), then copy the full URL from your browser.
2. Configure input — Paste one or more URLs into the urls array. Set max_items_per_url based on how many listings you need.
3. Run the scraper — Start the actor. For large runs, keep ignore_url_failures: true to avoid interruptions.
4. Export — Download results as JSON, CSV, or Excel for use in spreadsheets, databases, or BI tools.

Common issues:

• Ensure URLs point to search result pages, not individual listing pages.
• Blocket search URLs include filter state — verify filters are correct before running.
• For nationwide data, run multiple regional URLs in one job.

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Use Cases & Business Value

• Pricing intelligence: Track average market prices by make/model/year across Sweden
• Inventory monitoring: Watch how long specific vehicles stay listed
• Dealer benchmarking: Compare dealer vs. private seller pricing for the same model
• Mileage analysis: Identify low-mileage vehicles matching specific criteria at scale

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Conclusion

The Blocket.se Cars Scraper gives automotive professionals and researchers direct access to one of Scandinavia's richest used-car datasets. With detailed vehicle specs, pricing, location, and trust signals across 30+ fields, it removes hours of manual work and delivers market-ready data on demand.