Autovit Scraper - Romanian Car Marketplace Data

Autovit Scraper

Scrape car listings from Autovit.ro, Romania's largest and most popular dedicated car marketplace with millions of monthly visitors. Part of the OLX Auto group.

Why use this scraper?

• Market research -- Analyze the Romanian used car market: prices, demand patterns, and inventory levels across makes and models.
• Price monitoring -- Track price changes for specific vehicles over time to spot deals or understand depreciation curves.
• Dealer intelligence -- Identify active dealers, their inventory size, pricing strategies, and geographic coverage across Romania.
• Competitive analysis -- Compare pricing between private sellers (Privat) and professional dealers (Profesionist) across Romanian regions.
• Import/export analysis -- Understand price gaps between Romania and other EU markets for arbitrage opportunities. Romanian car prices in EUR make cross-border comparison straightforward.
• Fleet management -- Source vehicles for fleet purchases by monitoring bulk availability and price drops.
• Data journalism -- Build datasets on Romanian automotive market trends, popular models, fuel type transitions, and regional price differences.
• Academic research -- Study consumer behavior, pricing dynamics, and market efficiency in Romania's car market.

How to scrape Autovit data

1. Create an Apify account -- Sign up at apify.com (free tier available).
2. Open the Autovit Scraper -- Navigate to this actor's page in the Apify Store.
3. Configure your search -- Enter a search query (e.g., "volkswagen golf"), or use the Make and Model fields for precise filtering. Set year range, price range, and fuel type as needed.
4. Set result limits -- Choose how many listings you want (default: 100). More results take longer but give a more complete picture.
5. Run the actor -- Click "Start" and wait for the run to complete. Most searches finish within 1-5 minutes.
6. Download your data -- Export results as JSON, CSV, or Excel from the Dataset tab. Integrate via API for automated workflows.

Input parameters

Parameter	Type	Description	Default
searchQuery	string	Free text search (e.g., "volkswagen golf", "dacia logan", "bmw 320d")	volkswagen
make	string	Car manufacturer (e.g., volkswagen, bmw, dacia, audi, mercedes-benz)	--
model	string	Car model (e.g., golf, logan, 320, a4, octavia). Use with Make.	--
yearFrom	integer	Minimum year of manufacture	--
yearTo	integer	Maximum year of manufacture	--
priceFrom	integer	Minimum price in EUR	--
priceTo	integer	Maximum price in EUR	--
fuelType	string	Fuel type: benzina, diesel, electric, hibrid, gpl	All
maxResults	integer	Maximum listings to return (1-2000)	100
proxyConfiguration	object	Proxy settings (RO residential recommended)	Apify Residential RO

Output example

Each listing produces a JSON object like this:

{
    "listingTitle": "Volkswagen Golf VII 1.6 TDI Comfortline",
    "make": "Volkswagen",
    "model": "Golf VII 1.6 TDI Comfortline",
    "year": 2018,
    "price": 14900,
    "currency": "EUR",
    "mileage": 142000,
    "fuelType": "Diesel",
    "transmission": "Manuala",
    "engineSize": "1598 cm3",
    "power": "115 CP",
    "location": "Bucuresti",
    "sellerType": "Profesionist",
    "imageUrl": "https://ireland.apollo.olxcdn.com/...",
    "url": "https://www.autovit.ro/autoturisme/anunt/volkswagen-golf-...",
    "scrapedAt": "2026-06-09T14:30:00.000Z"
}

Data fields

Field	Type	Description
listingTitle	string	Full title as shown on the listing
make	string	Car manufacturer
model	string	Car model name and variant
year	integer	Year of manufacture
price	number	Price in EUR (Romanian car marketplace uses EUR)
currency	string	Always "EUR"
mileage	integer	Odometer reading in kilometers
fuelType	string	Benzina, Diesel, Electric, Hibrid, or GPL
transmission	string	Automata (automatic) or Manuala (manual)
engineSize	string	Engine displacement (e.g., "1968 cm3")
power	string	Engine power (e.g., "150 CP" or "110 kW")
location	string	Seller location in Romania (city or county)
sellerType	string	"Privat" (private) or "Profesionist" (dealer)
imageUrl	string	Main listing photo URL
url	string	Direct link to the listing on Autovit.ro
scrapedAt	string	ISO 8601 timestamp of when the data was collected

Cost estimate

The scraper uses Playwright to render pages. Typical costs on the Apify platform:

• 50 listings -- ~$0.10-0.15 (under 1 minute)
• 200 listings -- ~$0.30-0.50 (2-4 minutes)
• 1000 listings -- ~$1.00-2.00 (10-20 minutes)

Costs depend on proxy usage and the number of pages loaded. Romanian residential proxies are recommended for reliable access.

Tips and advanced options

• Empty input works -- Running the actor with no input will search for "volkswagen" by default and return up to 100 listings.
• Make + Model is more precise -- Using the Make and Model fields produces more targeted results than a free text search query.
• Combine filters -- Use year range + fuel type + price range together for highly specific searches.
• EUR pricing -- Autovit.ro lists car prices in EUR, making it easy to compare with other EU car marketplaces.
• Popular makes in Romania -- Dacia, Volkswagen, BMW, Audi, Mercedes-Benz, Skoda, Opel, Ford, Toyota, and Renault are the most listed brands.
• Proxy selection -- Romanian residential proxies (RO) give the best results. The default configuration is pre-set for this.
• Large datasets -- For scraping the full market (10,000+ listings), run multiple searches by make to stay within rate limits.
• API integration -- Use the Apify API to schedule regular runs and feed data into your database, Google Sheets, or BI tools.

Whole market and listing tracking

Two inputs turn the actor from a search into a market read. Both are off by default, and both read the search pages without a browser, which is faster and cheaper than the normal search.

• Read the whole market (wholeMarket) reads every passenger-car listing on Autovit.ro, about 45,000 in October 2026. The actor reads each make as its own search, sorted by ad id so pages stay stable while it reads, and checks that the make totals add up to the site total. The result is in the run's MARKET_READ_SUMMARY record. The search fields, Max Results, Start URLs and Dealer URLs do not apply in this mode.
• Track listings between runs (trackListings) remembers every listing of the search, or of the whole market, in a key-value store in your account (autovit-tracking). Each run then marks listings as new or active, notes price changes, adds one row per listing that disappeared since the last run (status: removed, removalClass: potential_sold or reposted) and one __SEGMENT_SUMMARY__ row with market days supply (mdsDays), p25/median/p75 asking price and price bands. A whole-market summary also has a makes list with the same numbers per make.

Market days supply is active listings divided by the daily rate of potential sales over the sales window (45 days by default). Autovit.ro does not say why an ad disappeared, so a removal is a potential sale, never a confirmed one. The first complete run only records the listings; removals are counted from the second run on. Listings are only marked removed when a run read every result page. A listing missing from the results is checked on its own ad page first: an ad that is still online stays active, and only the site's "ad no longer available" answer (HTTP 410) counts as a removal.

Every row in these modes carries listingId, sellerType, sellerId and, for dealers, sellerName, dealerId and dealerUrl, so you can group one dealer's own stock and compare it with the market. The result cards do not show the gearbox, so transmission is only filled when the title or short description names it. refreshedAt is the date on the result card, which moves when a seller refreshes the ad; it is not the creation date, so listedAt stays empty and daysListed counts from the first run that saw a new listing.

Cost: each row is a dataset item, so a whole-market read is billed per listing like any other run. Schedule the same input weekly to build the history.

FAQ

Is web scraping Autovit.ro legal? This actor scrapes publicly available data that anyone can see without logging in. It respects robots.txt and does not bypass authentication. Ensure your use case complies with applicable laws and the site's terms of service.

Do I need an Autovit account? No. This scraper accesses only public listing data. No login, cookies, or account credentials are required.

How does the scraper handle anti-bot protection? The actor uses Playwright with anti-detection measures including realistic browser fingerprinting, Romanian Accept-Language headers, and residential proxies. It navigates the site like a real user.

Can I scrape specific car brands? Yes. Use the Make input field (e.g., "dacia", "bmw", "audi") optionally combined with Model for precise filtering.

What if I get zero results? Check that your search terms match cars available on Autovit.ro. Ensure proxy configuration is set to RO residential proxies. Try broader search terms or use common Romanian market makes like Dacia, Volkswagen, or BMW.

How often is the data updated? Autovit.ro listings change constantly as new cars are listed and sold ones are removed. Run the scraper as often as needed -- daily runs are common for price monitoring.

Can I export to CSV or Excel? Yes. After the run completes, go to the Dataset tab and click Export. Choose JSON, CSV, Excel, XML, or other formats.

About Autovit.ro

Autovit.ro is Romania's largest dedicated online car marketplace, part of the OLX Auto group. With millions of monthly visits, it is the go-to platform for both private sellers and professional car dealers across Romania. The site lists hundreds of thousands of vehicles at any given time, from budget daily drivers to luxury and performance cars.

The platform offers detailed filtering by make, model, year, mileage, fuel type, price range, location, and many other parameters. Listings include photos, detailed technical specifications, seller contact information, and pricing in EUR. Autovit.ro is the primary price reference for the Romanian car market and a key resource for anyone involved in buying, selling, or analyzing vehicles in Romania.

Romania's car market is notable for its use of EUR pricing (unlike most EU countries that use local currency), making Autovit data particularly useful for cross-border price comparison and import/export analysis within the European Union.