# European Car Search - Search 12 EU Car Sites at Once (`studio-amba/european-car-search`) Actor Search 12 European car-classifieds sites in a single run. Unified feed with make, model, year, mileage and EUR-normalized prices. No login required. - **URL**: https://apify.com/studio-amba/european-car-search.md - **Developed by:** [Studio Amba](https://apify.com/studio-amba) (community) - **Categories:** E-commerce - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 66.7% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing Pay per usage This Actor is paid per platform usage. The Actor is free to use, and you only pay for the Apify platform usage, which gets cheaper the higher subscription plan you have. Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-usage ## What's an Apify Actor? Actors are a software tools running on the Apify platform, for all kinds of web data extraction and automation use cases. In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours, and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store. In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server. Actors are written with capital "A". ## How to integrate an Actor? If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects. You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready. The best way to integrate Actors is as follows. In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js.md): ```bash npm install apify-client ``` In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python.md): ```bash pip install apify-client ``` In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): ````bash # MacOS / Linux curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash # Windows irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex ```bash In AI frameworks, you might use the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/mcp.md). If your project is in a different language, use the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md). For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below. For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt). # README ## European Car Search Search twelve European car-classifieds sites in a single run. This actor queries each site in parallel, normalizes every listing to a common schema, converts prices to EUR using live ECB rates, and removes duplicates. One search across a dozen national markets. No login. No cookies. No account. ### What it does - Searches 12 European car sites at once: Auto24 (EE), Autoplius (LT), Autovit (RO), Avto.net (SI), Car.gr (GR), DoneDeal (IE), Használtautó (HU), Mobile.bg (BG), Nettiauto (FI), Otomoto (PL), Polovni Automobili (RS), Sauto (CZ). - Normalizes every listing to a common schema (title, make, model, year, mileage, fuel type, location). - Converts prices to EUR with live European Central Bank rates, so a listing in złoty and one in forint are directly comparable. - Deduplicates by listing URL and sorts results by EUR price, cheapest first. ### How to scrape European car listing data 1. Enter a make and model in the **Search Query** field, for example `bmw 3 series`, `volkswagen golf`, or `toyota corolla`. 2. Optionally restrict to certain countries with the **Countries** field (for example `["PL", "CZ"]`). Leave it empty to query every site. 3. Set **Max Items Per Site** to control how many listings are pulled from each site. 4. Run the actor. Each site is queried in parallel, listings are normalized, priced in EUR, and deduplicated. 5. Open the dataset. Each row is one unique car listing with the site it came from. ### Input | Field | Type | Description | |-------|------|-------------| | `searchQuery` | string | Make and model to search for. Defaults to `bmw 3 series`. | | `countries` | array | Optional country filter. Empty means all sites. | | `maxItemsPerSite` | integer | Max listings per site (1–200, default 20). | | `timeoutPerSiteSecs` | integer | Max seconds to wait per site (30–600, default 120). | | `proxyConfiguration` | object | Proxy settings passed to the underlying scrapers. Residential recommended. | #### Example input ```json { "searchQuery": "volkswagen golf", "countries": ["PL", "CZ", "HU"], "maxItemsPerSite": 25, "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true, "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"] } } ```` ### Output Each item in the dataset is one unique car listing: ```json { "title": "BMW 320d Touring 2019", "make": "BMW", "model": "320d", "year": 2019, "mileage": 98000, "price": 89000, "currency": "PLN", "priceEur": 20470, "fuelType": "Diesel", "transmission": "Automatic", "location": "Warszawa", "country": "PL", "url": "https://...", "source": "Otomoto", "imageUrl": "https://...", "scrapedAt": "2026-06-15T18:00:00.000Z" } ``` | Field | Description | |-------|-------------| | `title` | Listing title. | | `make` / `model` | Vehicle make and model, if available. | | `year` | Registration or build year, if available. | | `mileage` | Mileage in km, if available. | | `price` / `currency` | Price in the site's native currency. | | `priceEur` | Price converted to EUR with live ECB rates. | | `fuelType` / `transmission` | If available. | | `location` | City or region, if available. | | `country` | ISO country code of the source site. | | `url` | Link to the original listing. | | `source` | Name of the site the listing came from. | | `scrapedAt` | ISO 8601 timestamp. | A final `__SUMMARY__` item lists which sites answered, which failed, the total unique listings, and how many duplicates were removed. ### Currency conversion Prices arrive in each site's local currency. The actor fetches live EUR reference rates from the European Central Bank at the start of every run and converts each price to EUR for comparison. If the rate service is unreachable, it falls back to a built-in rate table so the run still completes. Native price and currency are always preserved. ### Use cases - Cross-border car-price research before importing a vehicle. - Spotting arbitrage where the same model sells far cheaper in one country. - Feeding a vehicle-pricing dashboard with EUR-normalized listings. - Market analysis of a model's availability and pricing across Europe. ### Notes - This is a meta-actor. It orchestrates our individual national car-site scrapers and runs them in parallel, so a single run can cover many markets at once. - Field coverage depends on each site exposing make, model, mileage and the rest; not every site provides every field. - Coverage for a query depends on each underlying site returning results. A common make and model matches more sites than a rare trim. - Use residential proxies for the most reliable results. # Actor input Schema ## `searchQuery` (type: `string`): What to search for across all sources (e.g. 'bmw 3 series'). ## `countries` (type: `array`): Filter which countries to include. Leave empty for all (EE, LT, RO, SI, GR, IE, HU, BG, FI, PL, RS, CZ). ## `maxItemsPerSite` (type: `integer`): Maximum items to fetch from each site. ## `timeoutPerSiteSecs` (type: `integer`): Maximum seconds to wait for each site scraper. ## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`): Proxy settings passed to the underlying scrapers. Residential recommended. ## Actor input object example ```json { "searchQuery": "bmw 3 series", "maxItemsPerSite": 20, "timeoutPerSiteSecs": 120, "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true, "apifyProxyGroups": [ "RESIDENTIAL" ] } } ``` # API You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup. ## JavaScript example ```javascript import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client'; // Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token // Replace the '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = { "searchQuery": "bmw 3 series", "maxItemsPerSite": 20, "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true, "apifyProxyGroups": [ "RESIDENTIAL" ] } }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("studio-amba/european-car-search").call(input); // Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any) console.log('Results from dataset'); console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`); const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems(); items.forEach((item) => { console.dir(item); }); // 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs ``` ## Python example ```python from apify_client import ApifyClient # Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token # Replace '' with your token. client = ApifyClient("") # Prepare the Actor input run_input = { "searchQuery": "bmw 3 series", "maxItemsPerSite": 20, "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": True, "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"], }, } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("studio-amba/european-car-search").call(run_input=run_input) # Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any) print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"]) for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items(): print(item) # 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start ``` ## CLI example ```bash echo '{ "searchQuery": "bmw 3 series", "maxItemsPerSite": 20, "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true, "apifyProxyGroups": [ "RESIDENTIAL" ] } }' | apify call studio-amba/european-car-search --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=studio-amba/european-car-search", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "European Car Search - Search 12 EU Car Sites at Once", "description": "Search 12 European car-classifieds sites in a single run. Unified feed with make, model, year, mileage and EUR-normalized prices. 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Leave empty for all (EE, LT, RO, SI, GR, IE, HU, BG, FI, PL, RS, CZ).", "items": { "type": "string" } }, "maxItemsPerSite": { "title": "Max Items Per Site", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 200, "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum items to fetch from each site.", "default": 20 }, "timeoutPerSiteSecs": { "title": "Timeout Per Site (seconds)", "minimum": 30, "maximum": 600, "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum seconds to wait for each site scraper.", "default": 120 }, "proxyConfiguration": { "title": "Proxy Configuration", "type": "object", "description": "Proxy settings passed to the underlying scrapers. Residential recommended." } } }, "runsResponseSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "data": { "type": "object", "properties": { "id": { "type": "string" }, "actId": { "type": "string" }, "userId": { "type": "string" }, "startedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "finishedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "status": { "type": "string", "example": "READY" }, "meta": { "type": "object", "properties": { "origin": { "type": "string", "example": "API" }, "userAgent": { "type": "string" } } }, "stats": { "type": "object", "properties": { "inputBodyLen": { "type": "integer", "example": 2000 }, "rebootCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "restartCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "resurrectCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "computeUnits": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "options": { "type": "object", "properties": { "build": { "type": "string", "example": "latest" }, "timeoutSecs": { "type": "integer", "example": 300 }, "memoryMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 1024 }, "diskMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 2048 } } }, "buildId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultKeyValueStoreId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultDatasetId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultRequestQueueId": { "type": "string" }, "buildNumber": { "type": "string", "example": "1.0.0" }, "containerUrl": { "type": "string" }, "usage": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 1 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "usageTotalUsd": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "usageUsd": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } } } } } } } } } ```