Hertz Car Sales Automotive Scraper: Search & Extract Used Car Data

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About Hertz Car Sales

Hertz Car Sales is a major used vehicle marketplace operated by Hertz Global Holdings, offering thousands of quality pre-owned vehicles nationwide. With flexible search filters and detailed inventory listings, it's a primary resource for buyers and market researchers tracking used car availability and pricing trends. Manually scraping this data is impractical at scale — the Hertz Car Sales Automotive Scraper automates the process, collecting comprehensive vehicle records directly into structured formats.

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Overview

The Hertz Car Sales Automotive Scraper extracts detailed vehicle inventory data from Hertz's search pages and individual listings. It supports two modes:

• URL-based scraping — Paste specific search result URLs
• Filter-based search — Build dynamic queries using keywords, make, model, body style, price, mileage, year, and location

Ideal users include:

• Market analysts tracking used car pricing and inventory trends
• Automotive resellers monitoring competitor stock and pricing strategies
• Researchers studying used vehicle markets by region or segment
• Aggregators building multi-source car databases
• Price comparison platforms collecting Hertz inventory alongside other dealers

The scraper handles pagination automatically and supports up to 200 items per query, with flexible sorting options (price, year, mileage, inventory date).

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Input Configuration

The scraper supports two distinct input modes:

Mode 1: URL-Based Scraping

{
  "urls": [
    "https://www.hertzcarsales.com/used-cars-for-sale.htm?geoRadius=100&normalBodyStyle=Coupe&odometer=10-90000&sortBy=year%20asc"
  ],
  "max_items_per_url": 200,
  "ignore_url_failures": true
}

Parameter	Purpose
urls	Array of Hertz Car Sales search result URLs (e.g., filtered by location, body style, price)
max_items_per_url	Limit results per URL (default: 20, max: 200)
ignore_url_failures	If true, skips failed URLs instead of halting the run

Mode 2: Filter-Based Search

{
  "search_type": "used_cars",
  "keyword": "suv",
  "sort_by": "year desc",
  "zip_code": "90210",
  "distance": "100",
  "make": "Toyota",
  "model": "RAV4",
  "body": "SUV",
  "year": "2018-2024",
  "mileage": "10000-80000",
  "price": "15000-35000",
  "page": 0,
  "max_items_per_url": 200
}

Parameter	Description	Example
search_type	Vehicle category	"used_cars" or "rent2buy"
keyword	Freetext search term	"suv", "hybrid"
sort_by	Result ordering	"price asc", "year desc", "odometer asc"
zip_code	Search origin location	"33928"
distance	Search radius in miles	"100"
make	Vehicle manufacturer	Toyota, Honda, Ford, BMW, etc.
model	Specific model	RAV4, Civic, F-150, etc.
body	Vehicle body type	SUV, Sedan, Truck, Coupe, Hatchback, etc.
year	Model year range	"2018-2024"
mileage	Odometer range	"10000-80000"
price	Price range in USD	"15000-35000"
page	Pagination start (0-indexed)	0 or 2

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Output Fields

Example output snippet:

{
  "tracking_attributes": [
    {
      "name": "engine",
      "value": "I-4 cyl"
    },
    {
      "name": "doors",
      "value": "4 door"
    },
    {
      "name": "interiorColor",
      "value": "Black",
      "normalized_value": "Black"
    },
    {
      "name": "odometer",
      "value": "57381"
    },
    {
      "name": "engineSize",
      "value": "2.0L"
    },
    {
      "name": "fuelType",
      "value": "Regular gasoline"
    },
    {
      "name": "highwayFuelEconomy",
      "value": "32.0"
    },
    {
      "name": "exteriorColor",
      "value": "Bright White",
      "normalized_value": "White"
    },
    {
      "name": "autodataCaId",
      "value": "CAD50JES151E0"
    },
    {
      "name": "driveLine",
      "value": "4x4"
    },
    {
      "name": "cityFuelEconomy",
      "value": "24.0"
    },
    {
      "name": "normalFuelType",
      "value": "Gasoline"
    },
    {
      "name": "transmission",
      "value": "Automatic"
    }
  ],
  "tracking_pricing": {
    "internet_price": "17399",
    "sale_price": "0",
    "retail_value": "0",
    "msrp": "17314",
    "asking_price": "$17,399"
  },
  "new_car_boost": false,
  "certified": false,
  "condition": "Used",
  "year": 2025,
  "attributes": [
    {
      "name": "locationDistance",
      "label": "Location and Distance",
      "value": "Stockton, CA :::",
      "labeled_value": "Stockton, CA ::: away"
    }
  ],
  "highlighted_attributes": [
    {
      "name": "odometer",
      "label": "Odometer (SRP only) ",
      "value": "57,381 miles",
      "labeled_value": "57,381 miles "
    },
    {
      "name": "onSiteVehicle",
      "label": "On-Site Inventory",
      "value": "In-Store",
      "labeled_value": "In-Store"
    },
    {
      "name": "normalFuelType",
      "label": "Fuel Type",
      "value": "Gasoline",
      "labeled_value": "Gasoline "
    }
  ],
  "callout": [
    {
      "badge_classes": [
        "autocheck",
        "dialog"
      ],
      "data_attributes": {
        "width": "990",
        "height": "450"
      },
      "href": "/iframe.htm?src=https%3A%2F%2Fautocheck.web.dealer.com%2F%3Fdata%3DU2FsdGVkX1-1QjzX2r_Voax4XSDrHuNsK4jDU_h8ciFVqDjllSUjt1VIgxw95pFH&width=990&height=450&scrolling=true",
      "image_alt": "AutoCheck",
      "image_src": "/static/v8/global/images/franchise/white/logo-certified-autocheck.png",
      "image_title": "Get the AutoCheck Report"
    }
  ],
  "images": [
    {
      "alt": "2025 Jeep Compass Limited SUV",
      "id": "0",
      "title": "2025 Jeep Compass Limited SUV",
      "uri": "https://pictures.dealer.com/h/hertzcarsalesstockton/0493/e0c3268322afa3a0ecb2fd8668df0f1ex.jpg",
      "provider": "ACTUAL_PHOTO"
    },
    {
      "alt": "2025 Jeep Compass Limited SUV",
      "id": "1",
      "title": "2025 Jeep Compass Limited SUV",
      "uri": "https://pictures.dealer.com/h/hertzcarsalesstockton/0238/850a546ebe092844cbf038c9c238b8a1x.jpg",
      "provider": "ACTUAL_PHOTO"
    },
    {
      "alt": "2025 Jeep Compass Limited SUV",
      "id": "2",
      "title": "2025 Jeep Compass Limited SUV",
      "uri": "https://pictures.dealer.com/h/hertzcarsalesstockton/0736/59ce013590c2a24bac2d10ceb14b7158x.jpg",
      "provider": "ACTUAL_PHOTO"
    },
    {
      "alt": "2025 Jeep Compass Limited SUV",
      "id": "3",
      "title": "2025 Jeep Compass Limited SUV",
      "uri": "https://pictures.dealer.com/h/hertzcarsalesstockton/1515/d8adc3f530715a5fa3174487200caeacx.jpg",
      "provider": "ACTUAL_PHOTO"
    },
    {
      "alt": "2025 Jeep Compass Limited SUV",
      "id": "4",
      "title": "2025 Jeep Compass Limited SUV",
      "uri": "https://pictures.dealer.com/h/hertzcarsalesstockton/1994/09eb21ecf6bed16a7ae16a0f7ad3655bx.jpg",
      "provider": "ACTUAL_PHOTO"
    },
    {
      "alt": "2025 Jeep Compass Limited SUV",
      "id": "5",
      "title": "2025 Jeep Compass Limited SUV",
      "uri": "https://pictures.dealer.com/h/hertzcarsalesstockton/1078/d25270b1d840bb2a4306685b847c16cbx.jpg",
      "provider": "ACTUAL_PHOTO"
    },
    {
      "alt": "2025 Jeep Compass Limited SUV",
      "id": "6",
      "title": "2025 Jeep Compass Limited SUV",
      "uri": "https://pictures.dealer.com/h/hertzcarsalesstockton/1311/7409a7f01f6fd17d70e671069ec0d2f6x.jpg",
      "provider": "ACTUAL_PHOTO"
    },
    {
      "alt": "2025 Jeep Compass Limited SUV",
      "id": "7",
      "title": "2025 Jeep Compass Limited SUV",
      "uri": "https://pictures.dealer.com/h/hertzcarsalesstockton/0206/e9783c6bbe9917568d0c5a88c2d4ce56x.jpg",
      "provider": "ACTUAL_PHOTO"
    },
    {
      "alt": "2025 Jeep Compass Limited SUV",
      "id": "8",
      "title": "2025 Jeep Compass Limited SUV",
      "uri": "https://pictures.dealer.com/h/hertzcarsalesstockton/0205/d25270b1d840bb2a4306685b847c16cbx.jpg",
      "provider": "ACTUAL_PHOTO"
    },
    {
      "alt": "2025 Jeep Compass Limited SUV",
      "id": "9",
      "title": "2025 Jeep Compass Limited SUV",
      "uri": "https://pictures.dealer.com/h/hertzcarsalesstockton/1440/29c577dfc5a60777a79604c8f5bb42f1x.jpg",
      "provider": "ACTUAL_PHOTO"
    },
    {
      "alt": "2025 Jeep Compass Limited SUV",
      "id": "10",
      "title": "2025 Jeep Compass Limited SUV",
      "uri": "https://pictures.dealer.com/h/hertzcarsalesstockton/1661/35b6de4e59f6e9e0442ede456d54e80cx.jpg",
      "provider": "ACTUAL_PHOTO"
    },
    {
      "alt": "2025 Jeep Compass Limited SUV",
      "id": "11",
      "title": "2025 Jeep Compass Limited SUV",
      "uri": "https://pictures.dealer.com/h/hertzcarsalesstockton/1311/7409a7f01f6fd17d70e671069ec0d2f6x.jpg",
      "provider": "ACTUAL_PHOTO"
    },
    {
      "alt": "2025 Jeep Compass Limited SUV",
      "id": "12",
      "title": "2025 Jeep Compass Limited SUV",
      "uri": "https://pictures.dealer.com/h/hertzcarsalesstockton/0679/96cf87b2ab0a194f88c2af08d6079a22x.jpg",
      "provider": "ACTUAL_PHOTO"
    },
    {
      "alt": "2025 Jeep Compass Limited SUV",
      "id": "13",
      "title": "2025 Jeep Compass Limited SUV",
      "uri": "https://pictures.dealer.com/h/hertzcarsalesstockton/0951/2124391bafcba1a74ca242e856b1d83bx.jpg",
      "provider": "ACTUAL_PHOTO"
    },
    {
      "alt": "2025 Jeep Compass Limited SUV",
      "id": "14",
      "title": "2025 Jeep Compass Limited SUV",
      "uri": "https://pictures.dealer.com/h/hertzcarsalesstockton/0211/d6ecb6a26b8635c078f502ef5c97c274x.jpg",
      "provider": "ACTUAL_PHOTO"
    },
    {
      "alt": "2025 Jeep Compass Limited SUV",
      "id": "15",
      "title": "2025 Jeep Compass Limited SUV",
      "uri": "https://pictures.dealer.com/h/hertzcarsalesstockton/0377/f6f7ea8d773fb6c405c3461c610a379cx.jpg",
      "provider": "ACTUAL_PHOTO"
    },
    {
      "alt": "2025 Jeep Compass Limited SUV",
      "id": "16",
      "title": "2025 Jeep Compass Limited SUV",
      "uri": "https://pictures.dealer.com/h/hertzcarsalesstockton/0399/7c11f608d1c605cfe223563ce58ea814x.jpg",
      "provider": "ACTUAL_PHOTO"
    },
    {
      "alt": "2025 Jeep Compass Limited SUV",
      "id": "17",
      "title": "2025 Jeep Compass Limited SUV",
      "uri": "https://pictures.dealer.com/h/hertzcarsalesstockton/0474/ca7402e9b71605b5259cb86dd504e023x.jpg",
      "provider": "ACTUAL_PHOTO"
    },
    {
      "alt": "2025 Jeep Compass Limited SUV",
      "id": "18",
      "title": "2025 Jeep Compass Limited SUV",
      "uri": "https://pictures.dealer.com/h/hertzcarsalesstockton/0206/e9783c6bbe9917568d0c5a88c2d4ce56x.jpg",
      "provider": "ACTUAL_PHOTO"
    },
    {
      "alt": "2025 Jeep Compass Limited SUV",
      "id": "19",
      "title": "2025 Jeep Compass Limited SUV",
      "uri": "https://pictures.dealer.com/h/hertzcarsalesstockton/1582/f445d6de77c33e09213691de2cfaac9fx.jpg",
      "provider": "ACTUAL_PHOTO"
    },
    {
      "alt": "2025 Jeep Compass Limited SUV",
      "id": "20",
      "title": "2025 Jeep Compass Limited SUV",
      "uri": "https://pictures.dealer.com/h/hertzcarsalesstockton/0745/9aba039c21500fbdc704f0b7d370e407x.jpg",
      "provider": "ACTUAL_PHOTO"
    }
  ],
  "title": [
    "2025 Jeep Compass Limited SUV"
  ],
  "videos": [
    {
      "provider": "CARFLIX",
      "uri": "//videos2.dealer.com/clients/h/hertzcarsalesstockton/carflix2/a7af0714ac180edf8db7c8176ba83901/a7af086bac18520a5964af5db32e936a.xml"
    }
  ],
  "pricing": {
    "retail_price": "$17,314",
    "dprice": [
      {
        "label": "Hertz Price",
        "type": "TOTAL",
        "type_class": "askingPrice",
        "value": "$17,399",
        "is_final_price": true
      }
    ],
    "vehicle": {
      "category": "AUTO"
    },
    "e_price_status": "NON_APPLICABLE"
  },
  "account_id": "hertzcarsalesstockton",
  "body_style": "SUV",
  "chrome_id": "459722",
  "link": "/used/Jeep/2025-Jeep-Compass-a7af0714ac180edf8db7c8176ba83901.htm",
  "make": "Jeep",
  "model": "Compass",
  "model_code": "MPJP74",
  "stock_number": "90208",
  "trim": "Limited",
  "uuid": "a7af0714ac180edf8db7c8176ba83901",
  "vin": "3C4NJDCN8ST509230",
  "inventory_date": "09/16/2026",
  "off_site": false,
  "fuel_type": "Gasoline",
  "option_codes": [
    "DGD",
    "29G",
    "QX8",
    "APP",
    "PW7",
    "EC1",
    "TWL",
    "A6X9",
    "MDA",
    "WAG"
  ],
  "classification": "primary",
  "featured_promotion": false,
  "spotlighted_vehicle": false,
  "status": "live",
  "status_int": 1,
  "type": "used",
  "type_int": 1,
  "is_new_car_boost": false,
  "from_url": "https://www.hertzcarsales.com/used-cars-for-sale.htm?search=suv&geoRadius=100&start=24"
}

Each vehicle record includes 37 data fields across multiple categories:

Vehicle Identification

Field	Meaning
VIN	Vehicle Identification Number for unique identification
Stock Number	Hertz internal inventory code
UUID	Unique system identifier
Title	Vehicle listing title
Link	Direct URL to the vehicle detail page
Chrome ID	Hertz tracking identifier
Account ID	Seller/account reference

Mechanical & Configuration

Field	Meaning
Year	Model year
Make	Manufacturer (e.g., Toyota)
Model	Model name (e.g., RAV4)
Model Code	Internal model classification
Trim	Trim level or variant
Body Style	Type (SUV, Sedan, Truck, etc.)
Fuel Type	Engine type (Gas, Hybrid, Electric, Diesel)
Option Codes	Equipment/feature codes

Condition & Status

Field	Meaning
Condition	Overall vehicle condition descriptor
Certified	Whether vehicle is Hertz Certified
Status	Listing status (Active, Sold, Reserved, etc.)
Status Int	Numeric status code
Type	Listing type or category
Type Int	Numeric type identifier
Inventory Date	When vehicle entered inventory
Off Site	Whether vehicle is at a partner location

Pricing & Promotions

Field	Meaning
Pricing	Internet/advertised price in USD
Tracking Pricing	Dynamic pricing data for monitoring
Featured Promotion	Active promotional offer
New Car Boost	Boost flag for featured visibility
Is New Car Boost	Boolean indicator for boost status
Spotlighted Vehicle	Whether vehicle is highlighted

Media & Presentation

Field	Meaning
Images	Array of vehicle photo URLs
Videos	Video URLs if available
Highlighted Attributes	Key features emphasized in listing
Attributes	Full feature/attribute list
Callout	Special messaging or alerts

Classification & Tracking

Field	Meaning
Classification	Vehicle category (e.g., Sedan, Luxury)
Tracking Attributes	Data for comparative analysis

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How to Use

Using URLs:

1. Visit Hertz Car Sales and apply filters (make, model, price, location, body style)
2. Copy the resulting search URL
3. Paste into the urls array
4. Run the scraper

Using Search Filters:

1. Specify search_type (used_cars or rent2buy)
2. Add search criteria (keyword, make, model, body, price range, mileage range, location)
3. Set sorting preference (price, year, mileage, inventory date)
4. Define pagination starting point with page
5. Run the scraper

Tips:

• Use ignore_url_failures: true for bulk runs to continue if a URL temporarily fails
• Max 200 items per URL; use pagination (page parameter) for larger datasets
• Combine narrow filters for faster, more targeted results
• Export as JSON, CSV, or connect to a database for downstream analysis

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Use Cases & Business Value

• Price intelligence: Track Hertz's pricing strategy across makes, models, and regions
• Inventory monitoring: Receive alerts when specific vehicles enter stock
• Competitive analysis: Compare inventory depth and pricing vs. other used car marketplaces
• Market research: Analyze used car trends by body type, fuel type, and geography
• Aggregator platforms: Feed Hertz data into multi-source car shopping platforms
• Investment decisions: Identify demand patterns and pricing inefficiencies

Automating Hertz data extraction eliminates hours of manual browsing and ensures data freshness for real-time decision-making.

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Conclusion

The Hertz Car Sales Automotive Scraper delivers structured, high-quality used vehicle data from one of the nation's largest used car sources. With 37 fields per vehicle, flexible search options, and reliable pagination, it's the fastest way to build used car datasets for market analysis, comparison platforms, and business intelligence. Start scraping today and unlock actionable automotive insights.