Yad2 Cars Search Scraper: Extract Israeli Car Listings at Scale

What Is Yad2.co.il?

Yad2.co.il is Israel's most popular online classifieds marketplace, with vehicles being one of its largest categories. The platform hosts tens of thousands of private and dealer car listings, making it a valuable source for market research, price benchmarking, and inventory tracking. Manually collecting this data is impractical at scale — the Yad2 Cars Search Scraper automates extraction from any search results page.

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Overview

The Yad2 Cars Scraper targets vehicle search listing pages on Yad2 and returns structured records for each car ad. It is built for:

• Car dealers monitoring market prices and competitor inventory
• Price comparison platforms aggregating Israeli automotive listings
• Market researchers studying used car trends by manufacturer, model, or region
• Data engineers building automotive datasets for ML or analytics pipelines

The scraper handles pagination via URL parameters, supports bulk URL input, and continues gracefully through any failed pages when configured to do so.

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Input Format

{
  "urls": ["https://www.yad2.co.il/vehicles/cars?page=3"],
  "ignore_url_failures": true,
  "max_items_per_url": 50
}

Field	Type	Default	Description
urls	array	["https://www.yad2.co.il/vehicles/cars"]	One or more Yad2 car search page URLs. Supports pagination via ?page=N. Add URLs one by one or use bulk edit.
ignore_url_failures	boolean	true	If true, the scraper skips failed URLs and continues the run instead of stopping.
max_items_per_url	integer	20	Maximum number of listings to collect per URL. Increase for wider coverage per page.

Tip: To scrape multiple pages, add each paginated URL separately (e.g., ?page=1, ?page=2, ?page=3) or adjust max_items_per_url to match the listings per page.

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Output Format

Sample output

{
  "token": "zxho7i9d",
  "order_id": 56903603,
  "ad_type": "commercial",
  "category_id": 1,
  "subcategory_id": 21,
  "priority": 4,
  "price": 57900,
  "address": {
    "area": {
      "id": 17,
      "text": "אזור נתניה והסביבה"
    }
  },
  "meta_data": {
    "cover_image": "https://img.yad2.co.il/Pic/202605/06/1_3/o/y2_1pa_010783_20260506124334.jpeg",
    "images": [
      "https://img.yad2.co.il/Pic/202605/06/1_3/o/y2_1pa_010783_20260506124334.jpeg",
      "https://img.yad2.co.il/Pic/202605/06/1_3/o/y2_1pa_010066_20260506124341.jpeg",
      "https://img.yad2.co.il/Pic/202605/06/1_3/o/y2_1pa_010463_20260506124346.jpeg",
      "https://img.yad2.co.il/Pic/202605/06/1_3/o/y2_1pa_010660_20260506124353.jpeg",
      "https://img.yad2.co.il/Pic/202605/06/1_3/o/y2_1pa_010931_20260506124402.jpeg",
      "https://img.yad2.co.il/Pic/202605/06/1_3/o/y2_1pa_010053_20260506124413.jpeg",
      "https://img.yad2.co.il/Pic/202605/06/1_3/o/y2_1pa_010011_20260506124417.jpeg"
    ]
  },
  "tags": [
    {
      "name": "תא מטען גדול",
      "id": 206,
      "priority": 1
    },
    {
      "name": "גלגלי מגנזיום",
      "id": 208,
      "priority": 1
    },
    {
      "name": "נסיעת מבחן",
      "id": 216,
      "priority": 1
    }
  ],
  "packages": {
    "is_trade_in_button": true
  },
  "customer": {
    "id": 4130846,
    "agency_name": "auto perfect",
    "agency_logo": "//images.yad2.co.il/Pic/TradeMiniSite/e1b703c3-2d77-4b7f-8932-997cb16cc596.jpeg?t=1778313295150"
  },
  "manufacturer": {
    "id": 21,
    "text": "יונדאי"
  },
  "model": {
    "id": 10291,
    "text": "טוסון"
  },
  "sub_model": {
    "id": 104994,
    "text": "4X2 Premium אוט׳ 2.0 (155 כ״ס)"
  },
  "vehicle_dates": {
    "year_of_production": 2016
  },
  "engine_type": {
    "id": 1101,
    "text": "בנזין"
  },
  "engine_volume": 1999,
  "hand": {
    "id": 2,
    "text": "יד שניה"
  },
  "agent": {
    "id": 4130846,
    "name": "בן",
    "phone": "055-4538743",
    "second_name": "משרד",
    "second_phone": "055-4538749",
    "is_virtual_phone_number": true,
    "agency_name": "auto perfect",
    "agency_logo": "//images.yad2.co.il/Pic/TradeMiniSite/e1b703c3-2d77-4b7f-8932-997cb16cc596.jpeg?t=1778313295150"
  },
  "from_url": "https://www.yad2.co.il/vehicles/cars"
}

Each listing returns up to 20 structured fields:

Ad Identification

Field	Meaning
Token	Unique internal identifier for the listing on Yad2
Order ID	Ordering/sequence reference used by the platform
Ad Type	Type of advertisement (e.g., private seller, dealer, promoted)
Priority	Listing priority tier — higher values typically indicate paid promotion

Classification

Field	Meaning
Category ID	Top-level category code (vehicles)
Subcategory ID	Subcategory code (e.g., private cars, SUVs, commercial)
Tags	Labels attached to the listing (e.g., "price reduced", "new listing")
Packages	Promotion packages applied to the ad

Pricing & Location

Field	Meaning
Price	Listed sale price in ILS (Israeli Shekel)
Address	Geographic location of the vehicle or seller

Vehicle Specifications

Field	Meaning
Manufacturer	Car brand (e.g., Toyota, Hyundai, Kia)
Model	Model name (e.g., Corolla, Tucson)
Sub Model	Trim level or variant (e.g., Sport, Elite, Executive)
Vehicle Dates	Year of manufacture and/or registration dates
Engine Type	Fuel type — petrol, diesel, hybrid, electric, etc.
Engine Volume	Engine displacement in cc (e.g., 1600, 2000)
Hand	Ownership history — number of previous owners (1st hand = new/near-new)

Seller & Meta

Field	Meaning
Customer	Seller information — private individual or dealer profile
Agent	Listing agent or dealership contact details, if applicable
Meta Data	Additional structured metadata attached to the listing by Yad2

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How to Use

1. Find your search URL — Go to yad2.co.il/vehicles/cars, apply filters (brand, region, price range), and copy the URL.
2. Add to input — Paste into the urls array. For multi-page scraping, add each ?page=N variant separately.
3. Set item limit — Adjust max_items_per_url based on how many listings per page you need (typically 20–40 per Yad2 page).
4. Run and export — Start the actor and download results as JSON, CSV, or Excel.

Common issues:

• Ensure the URL points to a search/listing page, not an individual car detail page.
• If listings appear incomplete, check whether Yad2 requires a regional filter in the URL.
• Set ignore_url_failures: true for bulk multi-page runs to avoid stopping on transient errors.

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Use Cases & Business Value

• Price benchmarking: Compare prices across manufacturers, models, and ownership history hands
• Inventory monitoring: Track new listings matching specific criteria daily
• Market trend analysis: Identify which car models are most frequently listed in specific regions
• Lead generation: Dealers can identify private sellers for potential trade-in outreach

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Conclusion

The Yad2 Cars Search Scraper turns Israel's largest vehicle marketplace into a structured data source — no manual browsing, no copy-pasting. With flexible URL input, item limits, and fault-tolerant crawling, it is a practical tool for anyone needing reliable, up-to-date Israeli automotive market data.