Carzone.ie Scraper

Extract structured used car listing data from Carzone.ie, Ireland's #2 car classifieds site with 57,000+ live listings from dealers and private sellers across all 32 counties. No login or cookies required.

Why use this scraper?

• Get real-time Irish used car pricing data for any make, model, or budget range
• Filter by year, price, fuel type, and county to narrow results precisely
• Extract dealer vs. private seller data, including dealer names, for competitive analysis
• Pull registration (VRM), colour, owner count, and mileage alongside price for full listing detail
• Monitor price trends across Irish counties (Dublin, Cork, Galway, and more)
• Build datasets for automotive market research, price comparison tools, or inventory feeds
• No API keys, no login, no cookies needed
• Clean, flat JSON output ready for spreadsheets, databases, or downstream processing
• Handles pagination automatically across thousands of listings

How to scrape Carzone.ie data

1. Create an Apify account at apify.com (free tier available).
2. Open this actor in the Apify Console and click "Start".
3. Set your search parameters — enter a make like "Toyota" or "BMW", optionally add a model (e.g. "Corolla" or "3 Series"), county, fuel type, or a year/price range.
4. Configure max results — set how many listings you want (default: 100). Higher numbers take longer but give more complete market coverage.
5. Run the actor — click "Start" and wait for results. A typical run of 50 listings completes in under a minute.
6. Download your data — export results as JSON, CSV, or Excel from the Dataset tab. Use the Apify API to integrate directly into your workflow.

Input parameters

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
make	string	-	Car manufacturer, exact Carzone display name (e.g. Toyota, BMW, Audi)
model	string	-	Car model, exact Carzone display name (e.g. Corolla, 3 Series, A4)
county	string	-	Irish county where the seller is located (e.g. Dublin, Cork, Galway)
fuelType	string	All	Petrol, Diesel, Electric, Hybrid, or Plugin Hybrid
minYear	integer	-	Minimum first registration year
maxYear	integer	-	Maximum first registration year
minPrice	integer	-	Minimum price in EUR
maxPrice	integer	-	Maximum price in EUR
maxResults	integer	100	Maximum listings to return (1-5000)
proxyConfiguration	object	Automatic	Optional. Carzone.ie has no anti-bot protection, so the default Apify proxy works fine.

Leave every field empty to pull from the full unfiltered catalogue (57,000+ listings).

Output example

Each listing is returned as a flat JSON object:

{
    "listingTitle": "Toyota Corolla HYBRID LUNA AUTO SALOON",
    "make": "Toyota",
    "model": "Corolla",
    "variant": "HYBRID LUNA AUTO SALOON",
    "year": 2026,
    "price": 32945,
    "currency": "EUR",
    "priceOnApplication": false,
    "mileage": 4000,
    "fuelType": "Hybrid",
    "transmission": "Automatic",
    "colour": "Silver",
    "owners": 1,
    "registration": "262D9045",
    "county": "Dublin",
    "sellerType": "Dealer",
    "dealerName": "Toyota Sandyford",
    "imageUrl": "https://c0.carsie.ie/...",
    "imageUrls": ["https://c0.carsie.ie/...", "..."],
    "description": "EXCEPTIONAL VALUE DEMO CAR ...",
    "url": "https://www.carzone.ie/used-cars/toyota/corolla/fpa/4543097",
    "scrapedAt": "2026-09-13T09:13:58.741Z"
}

Data fields

Field	Type	Description
listingTitle	string	Full listing title as shown on Carzone.ie
make	string	Car manufacturer
model	string	Car model name
variant	string	Trim/derivative (e.g. "2.0 TDI SE ULTRA S/S 150PS 4DR")
year	integer	First registration year
price	number	Listing price in EUR, null when price on application
currency	string	Always EUR
priceOnApplication	boolean	True when the seller withholds the price
mileage	integer	Odometer reading in kilometres
fuelType	string	Petrol, Diesel, Electric, Hybrid, or Plugin Hybrid
transmission	string	Automatic or Manual
colour	string	Vehicle colour
owners	integer	Number of previous owners
registration	string	Irish vehicle registration mark (VRM)
county	string	Irish county where the car is listed
sellerType	string	"Dealer" or "Private"
dealerName	string	Dealer/garage name, when sold by a trade seller
imageUrl	string	URL of the primary listing photo
imageUrls	array	URLs of every listing photo
description	string	Seller's free-text listing description
url	string	Direct link to the listing on Carzone.ie
scrapedAt	string	ISO 8601 timestamp of when the data was collected

Cost estimate

Running this actor on the Apify platform costs approximately:

• 50 listings: under $0.05 (under 1 minute)
• 500 listings: ~$0.15 (1-3 minutes)
• 2,000 listings: ~$0.50 (5-10 minutes)

Carzone.ie has no anti-bot protection, so this actor calls the site's JSON search API directly — no unblocking infrastructure, no browser rendering, and no per-listing detail-page fetches, which keeps run costs low.

Tips and advanced usage

Search by make and model: Set make to "Toyota" and model to "Corolla" for precise results. Use the exact display name shown on Carzone.ie (e.g. "3 Series", not "3-series").

Price monitoring: Run the actor on a schedule (daily or weekly) with the same filters to track price changes over time. Use the Apify scheduling feature to automate this.

County coverage: Combine county with make/model to build region-specific market datasets, or leave it empty to cover all 32 counties in one run.

Large exports: For market-wide analysis, set maxResults to 5000. The actor handles pagination automatically and deduplicates listings by URL.

Integration: Use the Apify API or webhooks to pipe results directly into Google Sheets, Airtable, or your own database. The flat JSON structure maps cleanly to tabular formats.

Frequently asked questions

Is scraping Carzone.ie legal? This actor scrapes publicly available data that anyone can see by visiting carzone.ie. It does not bypass any login, paywall, or access control. Always review Carzone's Terms of Service and comply with applicable data protection regulations (GDPR) when using scraped data.

Do I need a Carzone account? No. This actor scrapes publicly visible listings without any login or authentication.

How does the actor handle anti-bot protection? Carzone.ie has none. Its search results are served through an unauthenticated JSON API, so this actor fetches that API directly with the default Apify proxy — no residential proxy or unblocking service needed.

How often is the data updated? Each run fetches live data from Carzone.ie in real time. Schedule recurring runs to maintain an up-to-date dataset. Note that a run's usage cost only settles once the run finishes successfully.

Can I scrape vans or commercial vehicles? This actor is optimised for the used cars section of Carzone.ie. Vans, commercials, and bikes are separate sections with a different catalogue and would need a dedicated actor.

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About Carzone

Carzone.ie, founded in 1998 and based in Dublin, is Ireland's #2 car classifieds site behind DoneDeal. It lists new and used cars from both franchised dealers and private sellers across all 32 counties, with over 57,000 live listings at any given time.