# Copart Auctions Scraper: Salvage & Used Cars, Bids, Damage (`tacps126/copart-auctions`) Actor

Copart US salvage and used vehicle lots from any search: year, make, model, VIN, damage, title, odometer, estimated value, repair cost, current bid, Buy It Now, auction date, yard and photo. Filters, deal sorting, alerts and AI deal reads.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/tacps126/copart-auctions.md
- **Developed by:** [Tapaswai Choudhary](https://apify.com/tacps126) (community)
- **Categories:** E-commerce, Business, Automation
- **Security:** Limited permissions
- **Stats:** 1 total users, 0 monthly users, 0.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $12.00 / 1,000 lots

This Actor is paid per event and usage. You are charged both the fixed price for specific events and for Apify platform usage.
Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

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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.
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Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.

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For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## Copart Auctions Scraper: Salvage & Used Cars, Bids, Damage

Vehicle lots from **Copart US** for any search: year, make, model and trim, VIN, damage, title, odometer, estimated retail value, repair cost, **current bid**, Buy It Now price, auction date, yard and photo. Filter like the site does, sort by the best bid for the value, and get only new arrivals for your buy box.

**Built for** car dealers and rebuilders, exporters and importers, auction brokers, insurance and pricing analysts, and AI agents.

### What you get

| Field | Meaning |
|---|---|
| `lotNumber`, `url`, `title`, `image` | The lot, its page and its main photo |
| `year`, `make`, `model`, `trim`, `vin` | The vehicle (VIN as Copart shows it) |
| `vehicleType`, `bodyStyle`, `color`, `engine`, `cylinders`, `fuel`, `transmission`, `drive`, `keys` | Specs |
| `odometer`, `odometerStatus` | Miles and whether they are actual |
| `primaryDamage`, `secondaryDamage` | Damage |
| `titleType`, `titleDocument`, `titleState` | Clean, salvage or non-repairable, and the document |
| `estimatedRetailValue`, `repairCost`, `currentBid`, `buyItNowPrice` | The money, in USD |
| `bidToValue`, `repairToValue` | Bid and repair cost as a share of the value |
| `saleStatus`, `auctionDate` | Pure sale, on approval or minimum bid; when it sells |
| `yard`, `city`, `state`, `zip`, `latitude`, `longitude` | Where it is |
| `highlights` | Copart's tags (Run and Drive, Hot Items...) |

### Why this Actor

- **Every filter you need.** Make, model, years, odometer, damage, title, vehicle type, Buy It Now, Run and Drive, pure sale, recovered theft, fleet, EV and hybrid, yard state, auction in the next N days, new in the last N days, repair cost.
- **Deal finding.** Minimum value, maximum bid, maximum bid / value; sort by the best bid for the value, highest value, newest year or lowest miles.
- **New-arrival alerts.** Turn on *Only new* and schedule it: each run returns only lots earlier runs did not deliver. Send them to Slack, email, Google Sheets or a webhook.
- **AI deal reads (optional).** A deal rating at the current bid, risks to check and a note on a sensible maximum bid; with your buy box, a fit score.
- **Fast.** 500 lots in a few seconds.
- **For AI agents.** Callable as an MCP tool.

### How to use it

Clean or salvage 2018+ Camrys, best bid for the value first:

```json
{
  "makes": ["TOYOTA"],
  "models": ["CAMRY"],
  "yearFrom": 2018,
  "titleTypes": ["clean", "salvage"],
  "sortBy": "bidToValue",
  "maxItems": 100
}
```

Run-and-drive pickups in Texas auctioning this week, as an hourly alert:

```json
{
  "vehicleTypes": ["pickup"],
  "features": ["runAndDrive"],
  "states": ["TX"],
  "auctionWithinDays": 7,
  "onlyNew": true
}
```

### Pricing

**$15 per 1,000 lots** plus a small start fee per run. AI insights, when you turn them on, are $0.01 each. On the Apify free plan a run returns up to 100 lots.

### Good to know

- Bids change until the auction ends; `currentBid` is the bid when the run read the lot. Run again (or schedule it) for fresh bids.
- Estimated values and repair costs are Copart's figures. This Actor reads public lot listings only; it does not bid or sign in.
- Need another field or Copart's other countries? **Contact tacps126@gmail.com**.

# Actor input Schema

## `query` (type: `string`):

Free text as typed in Copart's search box (matches loosely, e.g. "tesla"). For exact vehicles use Makes and Models.

## `makes` (type: `array`):

e.g. TOYOTA, HONDA, FORD.

## `models` (type: `array`):

Model groups, e.g. CAMRY, CIVIC, F150.

## `yearFrom` (type: `integer`):

Model year, inclusive.

## `yearTo` (type: `integer`):

Model year, inclusive.

## `maxOdometer` (type: `integer`):

Leave out lots with more miles.

## `damage` (type: `array`):

Empty = any damage.

## `titleTypes` (type: `array`):

Empty = any title.

## `vehicleTypes` (type: `array`):

Empty = any type.

## `features` (type: `array`):

Every feature you pick must apply.

## `states` (type: `array`):

Two-letter US state or Canadian province codes of the yard, e.g. TX, CA, ON.

## `auctionWithinDays` (type: `integer`):

Only lots whose auction is scheduled in the next N days.

## `addedWithinDays` (type: `integer`):

Only lots assigned to a sale in the last N days (new arrivals).

## `maxRepairCost` (type: `integer`):

Copart's estimated repair cost.

## `minEstimatedValue` (type: `number`):

Copart's estimated retail value, repaired.

## `maxCurrentBid` (type: `number`):

Leave out lots whose current bid is higher.

## `maxBidToValue` (type: `number`):

Current bid as a share of the estimated value, e.g. 0.3 for bids at 30% of value or less.

## `sortBy` (type: `string`):

Order of the results.

## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

Most lots returned.

## `onlyNew` (type: `boolean`):

Schedule the Actor (daily or hourly) and each run returns only lots that earlier runs did not deliver: new arrivals for your search.

## `monitorName` (type: `string`):

Optional name for the "only new" history, so several monitors can run side by side.

## `tenantId` (type: `string`):

Optional label used to keep separate histories for different clients or teams.

## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`):

Optional. Leave as is unless runs are refused.

## `aiInsights` (type: `boolean`):

Add an `insight` to each lot: deal rating at the current bid, risks to check and a note on a sensible maximum bid; with a profile, how well it fits you.

## `aiProfile` (type: `string`):

What you buy, e.g. "Rebuilder in Texas, buys 2016+ Toyota and Honda sedans with front or rear damage, sells retail". Adds a fit score.

## `aiLanguage` (type: `string`):

Insights are written in this language, whatever the source language.

## `maxInsights` (type: `integer`):

Insights are added to the first N lots (in the sort order).

## `aiProvider` (type: `string`):

Which AI does the analysis. Apify needs no key: the model's tokens are billed to your Apify account by Apify's AI gateway (a fraction of a cent per call with the default model). Any other provider uses your own key and bills you there.

## `aiApiKey` (type: `string`):

Your own key for the provider above (not needed for Apify). Sent only to that provider, never stored.

## `aiModel` (type: `string`):

Model name. Apify: an OpenRouter id like anthropic/claude-sonnet-... or google/gemini-... (default: the newest Claude Haiku listed, a light model since it runs once per result). Anthropic: default claude-opus-5-5. Others: required.

## `aiBaseUrl` (type: `string`):

Only for "Other OpenAI-compatible API", e.g. http://localhost:11434/v1 for Ollama.

## `debug` (type: `boolean`):

Save extra diagnostics with the run (for support requests).

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "makes": [
    "TOYOTA"
  ],
  "models": [
    "CAMRY"
  ],
  "yearFrom": 2018,
  "sortBy": "auctionDate",
  "maxItems": 100,
  "onlyNew": false,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": false
  },
  "aiInsights": false,
  "aiLanguage": "English",
  "maxInsights": 25,
  "aiProvider": "apify",
  "debug": false
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

The produced items (default dataset items).

# 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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "makes": [
        "TOYOTA"
    ],
    "models": [
        "CAMRY"
    ],
    "yearFrom": 2018,
    "proxyConfiguration": {
        "useApifyProxy": false
    }
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("tacps126/copart-auctions").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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {
    "makes": ["TOYOTA"],
    "models": ["CAMRY"],
    "yearFrom": 2018,
    "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": False },
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("tacps126/copart-auctions").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "makes": [
    "TOYOTA"
  ],
  "models": [
    "CAMRY"
  ],
  "yearFrom": 2018,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": false
  }
}' |
apify call tacps126/copart-auctions --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,tacps126/copart-auctions"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/dlOdmXXMKk3ynoVya/builds/GktviM3jauncuvup6/openapi.json