# RentalCars Scraper — Compare Car Rental Prices Worldwide (`studio-amba/rentalcars-scraper`) Actor Scrape car rental offers from RentalCars.com (Booking.com). Extract supplier names, car types, prices, ratings, and rental details. Compare prices across Hertz, Avis, Europcar, Sixt, and more. No login or cookies required. - **URL**: https://apify.com/studio-amba/rentalcars-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [Studio Amba](https://apify.com/studio-amba) (community) - **Categories:** E-commerce - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, NaN 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 ## RentalCars Scraper Scrape and compare car rental prices from RentalCars.com, the world's largest car rental comparison platform (owned by Booking.com). Extract offers from Hertz, Avis, Europcar, Sixt, Enterprise, Budget, and dozens more suppliers in one run. No login or cookies required. ### Why use this actor? Planning a trip and want the best car rental deal? This actor extracts all available offers from a RentalCars.com search, giving you structured data you can sort, filter, and analyze. Perfect for price monitoring, travel agencies comparing supplier rates, or researchers tracking rental car pricing trends across locations and seasons. ### How it works 1. Go to [rentalcars.com](https://www.rentalcars.com) in your browser 2. Enter your pickup location, dates, times, and driver age 3. Click "Search" and wait for results to load 4. Copy the URL from your browser's address bar 5. Paste it into this actor's `searchUrl` input field The actor navigates to your search results page using a real browser (Playwright) and extracts all car rental offers from the page. ### Input | Field | Type | Required | Description | |-------|------|----------|-------------| | `searchUrl` | String | Yes | Your RentalCars.com search results URL. Configure your search on the site, then copy the URL. | | `maxResults` | Integer | No | Maximum number of offers to return (default: 100, max: 500) | | `proxyConfiguration` | Object | No | Proxy settings. **Residential proxies strongly recommended** due to AWS WAF protection. | ### Output Each result contains: | Field | Type | Example | |-------|------|---------| | `supplier` | String | `"Hertz"` | | `carName` | String | `"Volkswagen Golf"` | | `carType` | String | `"Compact"` | | `transmission` | String | `"Automatic"` | | `seats` | Number | `5` | | `doors` | Number | `4` | | `bags` | Number | `2` | | `totalPrice` | Number | `287.50` | | `dailyPrice` | Number | `41.07` | | `currency` | String | `"EUR"` | | `fuelPolicy` | String | `"Full to Full"` | | `mileagePolicy` | String | `"Unlimited"` | | `rating` | Number | `8.2` | | `reviewCount` | Number | `1543` | | `imageUrl` | String | Car image URL | | `url` | String | Search results URL | | `scrapedAt` | String | `"2026-04-07T14:30:00.000Z"` | ### Example output ```json { "supplier": "Europcar", "carName": "Volkswagen Golf", "carType": "Compact", "transmission": "Manual", "seats": 5, "doors": 4, "bags": 2, "totalPrice": 287.50, "dailyPrice": 41.07, "currency": "EUR", "fuelPolicy": "Full to Full", "mileagePolicy": "Unlimited", "rating": 7.8, "reviewCount": 2341, "imageUrl": "https://cdn.rcstatic.com/images/car_images/web/europcar/golf_lrg.jpg", "url": "https://www.rentalcars.com/search-results?...", "scrapedAt": "2026-04-07T14:30:00.000Z" } ```` ### Use cases - **Price comparison** — Compare rental prices across all suppliers for a given location and date range - **Price monitoring** — Schedule daily runs to track pricing trends and find the cheapest booking window - **Travel agencies** — Aggregate rental car data across destinations for client recommendations - **Market research** — Analyze supplier pricing strategies, availability patterns, and seasonal trends - **Fleet analysis** — Track which car models are available at specific airports and cities ### Integrations This actor can be combined with Apify's built-in integrations to: - **Schedule runs** to monitor prices daily or weekly - **Export to Google Sheets** for easy analysis and sharing - **Send webhook notifications** when prices drop below a threshold - **Connect to Zapier/Make** for custom automation workflows - **Use the API** to integrate car rental data into your applications ### Cost estimate This actor uses approximately **0.5-1 compute units per run** (one search results page). At standard Apify pricing, that's roughly **$0.25-0.50 per search**. ### Proxy requirements RentalCars.com uses AWS WAF anti-bot protection. **Residential proxies are strongly recommended** for reliable results. Without proxies, requests may be blocked. ### Limitations - Results are extracted from a single search results page (the URL you provide) - The actor does not fill in the search form — you must provide a pre-configured search URL - Anti-bot protection may occasionally block requests even with residential proxies - Data is scraped from the public website and may change without notice - Some fields may not be available for all car offers depending on the page layout # Actor input Schema ## `searchUrl` (type: `string`): The full URL of your RentalCars.com search results page. Go to rentalcars.com, configure your search (location, dates, times, driver age), click Search, and copy the URL from your browser. ## `maxResults` (type: `integer`): Maximum number of car rental offers to return. ## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`): Proxy settings. Residential proxies are strongly recommended for RentalCars.com due to AWS WAF protection. ## Actor input object example ```json { "searchUrl": "https://www.rentalcars.com/search-results?location=Airport&dropLocation=Airport&driversAge=30&puDay=15&puMonth=7&puYear=2026&doDay=22&doMonth=7&doYear=2026&puHour=10&puMinute=0&doHour=10&doMinute=0&ftsType=A&ftsLocationName=Barcelona+Airport&ftsDropLocationName=Barcelona+Airport", "maxResults": 100 } ``` # 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 = { "searchUrl": "https://www.rentalcars.com/search-results?location=Airport&dropLocation=Airport&driversAge=30&puDay=15&puMonth=7&puYear=2026&doDay=22&doMonth=7&doYear=2026&puHour=10&puMinute=0&doHour=10&doMinute=0&ftsType=A&ftsLocationName=Barcelona+Airport&ftsDropLocationName=Barcelona+Airport" }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("studio-amba/rentalcars-scraper").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 = { "searchUrl": "https://www.rentalcars.com/search-results?location=Airport&dropLocation=Airport&driversAge=30&puDay=15&puMonth=7&puYear=2026&doDay=22&doMonth=7&doYear=2026&puHour=10&puMinute=0&doHour=10&doMinute=0&ftsType=A&ftsLocationName=Barcelona+Airport&ftsDropLocationName=Barcelona+Airport" } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("studio-amba/rentalcars-scraper").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 '{ "searchUrl": "https://www.rentalcars.com/search-results?location=Airport&dropLocation=Airport&driversAge=30&puDay=15&puMonth=7&puYear=2026&doDay=22&doMonth=7&doYear=2026&puHour=10&puMinute=0&doHour=10&doMinute=0&ftsType=A&ftsLocationName=Barcelona+Airport&ftsDropLocationName=Barcelona+Airport" }' | apify call studio-amba/rentalcars-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=studio-amba/rentalcars-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "RentalCars Scraper — Compare Car Rental Prices Worldwide", "description": "Scrape car rental offers from RentalCars.com (Booking.com). Extract supplier names, car types, prices, ratings, and rental details. Compare prices across Hertz, Avis, Europcar, Sixt, and more. No login or cookies required.", "version": "0.1", "x-build-id": "Ch6zH4vg346rqiSFH" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/studio-amba~rentalcars-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-studio-amba-rentalcars-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/studio-amba~rentalcars-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-studio-amba-rentalcars-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK", "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/studio-amba~rentalcars-scraper/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-studio-amba-rentalcars-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } } }, "components": { "schemas": { "inputSchema": { "type": "object", "required": [ "searchUrl" ], "properties": { "searchUrl": { "title": "Search Results URL", "type": "string", "description": "The full URL of your RentalCars.com search results page. Go to rentalcars.com, configure your search (location, dates, times, driver age), click Search, and copy the URL from your browser." }, "maxResults": { "title": "Max Results", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 500, "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum number of car rental offers to return.", "default": 100 }, "proxyConfiguration": { "title": "Proxy Configuration", "type": "object", "description": "Proxy settings. Residential proxies are strongly recommended for RentalCars.com due to AWS WAF protection." } } }, "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 } } } } } } } } } } ```