🚗 Craigslist Cars, Trucks & Vehicles Scraper: By Owner, VIN, Mileage, RVs & Boats [From $0.50💰]

Supercharge your dealership inventory acquisition, private-party (cto) vehicle sourcing, wholesale arbitrage, fleet tracking, and powersports/heavy-equipment intelligence with the fastest, most complete Worldwide Craigslist Cars & Vehicles Scraper. Extract 100% structured vehicle & powertrain specs (vehicleYear, vehicleMake, separated vehicleModel, vehicleMiles, 17-digit ISO 3779 vehicleVin, vehicleTitleStatus, vehicleTransmission, vehicleFuelType, vehicleDrive, vehicleCylinders, vehicleType, vehiclePaintColor), live listingStatus (active, deleted, expired, flagged), exact map coordinates, full-resolution photo galleries, and direct seller phoneNumbers & emails (when included in descriptions) across 700+ metropolitan areas worldwide in seconds.

Simply paste any Craigslist vehicle search or direct listing URL, select a multi-metro regional cluster (socal, florida, texas, norcal_bayarea, pacific_northwest), or filter by make/model, year range, max odometer mileage, clean title, and seller type—with built-in duplicate listing filtering (hideDuplicates) so you never pay for dealer repost spam!

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🌍 Supported Worldwide Coverage (No Geographic Limits)

• 🇺🇸 United States: All 50 states, 400+ cities & subareas (New York, Los Angeles, SF Bay Area, Chicago, Miami, Dallas, Seattle, Atlanta, Phoenix, Boston...)
• 🇨🇦 Canada: Toronto, Vancouver, Montreal, Calgary, Ottawa, Edmonton, Quebec City, Victoria, Winnipeg...
• 🇬🇧 United Kingdom & Ireland: London, Manchester, Edinburgh, Birmingham, Glasgow, Dublin, Belfast...
• 🇦🇺 Australia & New Zealand: Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide, Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch...
• 🇪🇺 Europe: Paris, Berlin, Amsterdam, Rome, Madrid, Vienna, Brussels, Zurich, Stockholm, Copenhagen...
• 🌏 Asia & Americas: Tokyo, Singapore, Hong Kong, Dubai, Seoul, Mexico City, Puerto Rico, Buenos Aires...

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💡 How to Target Any Neighborhood, Borough, or Town Worldwide

The Easiest Method (Zero Configuration):

1. Open craigslist.org in your browser.
2. Pick your city, click your desired neighborhood or borough (e.g., East Bay, Manhattan, Westside, Brooklyn, North Shore), and apply any filters.
3. Copy the URL from your browser address bar (e.g., https://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/cta or https://newyork.craigslist.org/mnh/apa).
4. Paste it into Search or Listing URL (searchUrl) or Start URLs (startUrls) and hit Start!

The scraper automatically decomposes the city, subarea, category, keywords, price bounds, and dealer/owner filters with 100% precision.

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⚡ UnitBytes · Local Marketplaces, Vehicles, Real Estate & Classifieds Ecosystem
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🚗 Craigslist Cars & Vehicles 📍 You are here By owner (CTO), 17-digit VIN, miles, RVs & boats	🚙 OfferUp Used Cars & VIN Dealer Specs & History Issues VIN, MPG, drivetrain & Carfax/AutoCheck issue counts	🏎️ FB Marketplace Vehicles Cars, Trucks & Motorcycles Filter by make, model, year, odometer mileage & VIN
🏠 Craigslist Real Estate (FSBO) Apartments, Rentals & Homes Beds, baths, sqft, pets, parking, sublets & FSBO leads	🏢 FB Marketplace Property Rentals & Homes for Sale Beds, baths, sqft, pet policy, walk scores & landlords	🏪 OfferUp Seller & Dealer Leads Storefronts & B2B Contacts Full /p/<userId> catalog, dealer phones, address & reviews
⚡ OfferUp Deal & Price Monitor Price Drops & Status Tracker Fresh bargains, % price drops & batch LISTED/SOLD check	🔍 FB Marketplace Status Checker Sold, Pending & Price Audit Bulk check ACTIVE/SOLD/PENDING status & seller catalogs	💼 Craigslist Jobs & Gigs 35+ Job Sectors & Services Compensation, remote/telecommute, paid gigs & contractors
🌐 UnitBytes · Jobs, Local Business Reviews, Community & Sourcing Intelligence
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🌟 Why This Craigslist Scraper Outperforms the Rest

Feature / Metric	⚡ UnitBytes Craigslist Scraper	Other Scrapers on Apify
Search Discovery Price	$0.50 / 1,000 results 💰	$1.80 – $6.00 / 1,000 results
Full Detail Price	$1.50 / 1,000 results	$1.80 – $6.00 / 1,000 results
Global Geographic Coverage	700+ Metros Worldwide (US, CA, UK, AU, NZ, EU, Asia) 🌍	US only or crashes on international cities
Multi-Metro Regional Clusters	YES (SoCal, NorCal, FL, TX, Tri-State NY, PNW, etc.) 🗺️	❌ No (Single city only, must run 10 separate scrapers)
Custom Multi-City Lists	YES (subdomains: ["miami", "orlando", "tampa"]) 🏙️	❌ No (Requires multiple actor runs)
Neighborhood & Subarea Targeting	Yes (Manhattan, East Bay, Brooklyn, Westside, etc.) 🏙️	Scrapes whole metro with heavy city leakage
Multi-Currency Support	USD ($), CAD (C$), GBP (£), EUR (€), AUD (A$), JPY (¥) 💱	Hardcoded to USD or missing currency symbols
Phone & Email Extraction	FREE (Included) ✅	Surcharged (up to +$0.05/email) or not parsed
Dealer Repost Suppression	YES (Built-in Duplicate Listing Filtering) ✅	❌ No (Charged repeatedly for duplicate dealer spam)
Filtered Duplicate Costs	$0.00 (Completely Free)	Pay full price for duplicates
Anti-Blocking Shield	Enterprise Proxy Rotation & Retries ✅	Basic / Static
Category Coverage	All 15+ Categories (Jobs, Gigs, Housing, Services, Cars, For Sale)	Limited to 1-2 categories
Speed (200 items discovery)	4.16 seconds ⚡	15 – 30+ seconds

Key Technical Capabilities

• 🗺️ Multi-Metro Regional Clustering: Run a single job across entire economic corridors using built-in presets (socal, norcal_bayarea, florida, texas, tri_state_ny, pacific_northwest, midwest_chicago) or specify arbitrary cities (subdomains: ["miami", "orlando", "tampa"]) with automatic quota balancing and cross-city deduplication.
• 🌍 Worldwide Metros & Subarea Routing: Target over 700+ metropolitan regions across the United States, Canada, UK, Australia, New Zealand, Europe, and Asia. Drill down into specific boroughs or neighborhoods (e.g. mnh, eby, wst) with zero city leakage.
• 🎯 Precise Postal / ZIP & Radius Targeting: Filter by specific ZIP or postal code (postal) and search radius in miles (radius) to hone in on local deals.
• ⚡ Advanced Sorting Controls: Sort listings by Newest First (date), Price: Low to High (priceasc), Price: High to Low (pricedsc), or Relevance (rel).
• ✨ 6-Tier Item Condition Filtering: Target specific item quality tiers: New (10), Like New (20), Excellent (30), Good (40), Fair (50), or Salvage (60).
• 📞 Public Contact & Listing Attribute Extraction: Automatically extracts publicly listed contact details (phone numbers and email addresses when included in the listing description) and structured listing attributes for market analysis and inventory verification—at no extra fee.
• ⚡ High-Speed Direct Search Engine: Fast architecture retrieving thousands of matching postings in seconds with zero setup or unnecessary loading delays.
• 🛡️ Native Repost & Duplicate Suppression (hideDuplicates): Uses built-in duplicate listing filtering and in-run content deduplication to eliminate repetitive dealer reposts before detail fetching.
• 🚗 Deep Automotive Intelligence: Extract vehicle year, make, model, trim, odometer mileage, full 17-character VIN, transmission, fuel type, and clean/salvage title status directly from car and truck postings.
• 🏠 Comprehensive Real Estate & Housing Data: Scrape apartments, homes for rent, commercial listings, and vacation rentals with bedrooms, bathrooms, square footage (sqft), laundry, and parking details.
• 💱 Multi-Currency Architecture: Fully supports international commerce with automatic currency identification (USD, CAD, GBP, EUR, AUD, JPY, BRL, SEK).
• 🔗 Direct Search & Listing URL Support: Simply copy and paste any Craigslist search URL, category page, or direct listing URL from your browser. Subareas (e.g. /wst/apa), filters, keywords, metros, and price bounds are automatically parsed and applied.
• 👤 Owner vs. Dealer Classification: Instantly distinguish between private party sellers (for sale by owner) and commercial dealerships before reaching out.
• 📸 Full-Resolution Photo Galleries: Extract up to 24 high-resolution photo URLs (1200x900) per post for visual inspection, computer vision training, or catalog syndication.
• 🛡️ Enterprise Anti-Blocking & High Availability: Automated proxy management, smart session rotation, and automatic retry handling ensure maximum reliability across high-volume runs.
• 💰 100% Free Server Compute: Backed by Pay-Per-Event (PPE) monetization—you pay $0 for server compute and RAM, and are only billed for verified listings saved to your dataset.
• ⚙️ Multi-Format Data Export: Download clean, structured data directly to Excel, CSV, JSON, or integrate seamlessly with Python, Node.js, Webhooks, Google Sheets, or Zapier.

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🚘 Built for Auto Dealers, Wholesale Buyers & Vehicle Acquisition Teams

Whether you run an independent dealership, a multi-state wholesale acquisition desk, or an automotive pricing intelligence pipeline, this Actor is purpose-built for high-margin vehicle sourcing:

• 🔢 Dual-Source 17-Digit ISO 3779 VIN Recovery: Automatically extracts 17-character VINs (vehicleVin) from both Craigslist's structured vehicle attribute badges and unstructured seller description text (validating ISO 3779 character rules to reject phone numbers and stock IDs)—ready for instant Carfax, AutoCheck, Manheim MMR, Black Book, or J.D. Power valuation lookups.
• ⚙️ 100% Structured Make, Model & Powertrain Specs: Automatically separates Craigslist's combined make/model tag into distinct vehicleMake and vehicleModel fields alongside vehicleYear, vehicleMiles, vehicleTitleStatus (clean, salvage, rebuilt, lien), vehicleTransmission (automatic, manual), vehicleFuelType (gas, diesel, hybrid, electric), vehicleDrive (fwd, rwd, 4wd), vehicleCylinders, vehicleType (sedan, SUV, truck, pickup, minivan, coupe), and vehiclePaintColor.
• 👤 Private-Party (cto) vs. Dealer (ctd) Isolation: Target high-margin For Sale By Owner (cto / purveyor: "owner") listings before competing buyers call, or benchmark competing Dealer (ctd / purveyor: "dealer") pricing across your market.
• 📞 Direct Seller Phone Numbers at $0 Extra: Extracts seller phone numbers (phoneNumbers), email addresses (emails), and physical streetAddress directly from listing descriptions and map blocks with zero lead surcharges.
• 🛡️ Zero-Cost Dealer Repost Deduplication (hideDuplicates: true): Collapses repetitive multi-post dealer spam both server-side and in-run before fetching detail pages—you pay $0.00 for filtered duplicates.
• 🗺️ Multi-Metro Acquisition Clusters & Fair Quota Balancing: Scan an entire state or regional corridor in a single run (regionPreset: "socal", "florida", "texas", or custom subdomains: ["seattle", "portland", "spokane"]) with automatic per-city quota balancing so one large metro never starves smaller high-margin markets.

📋 Ready-to-Use Dealer & Wholesale Input Recipes

1. Private-Party Truck & SUV Acquisition Watchlist (Multi-Metro)

Scan Southern California metros for clean-title, private-party pickup trucks with under 110,000 miles:

{
  "subdomains": ["losangeles", "sandiego", "inlandempire", "orangecounty"],
  "category": "cto",
  "autoMakeModel": "ford f-150",
  "minAutoYear": 2016,
  "maxAutoYear": 2022,
  "maxAutoMiles": 110000,
  "maxPrice": 26000,
  "autoTitleStatus": "1",
  "hideDuplicates": true,
  "scrapeDetails": true,
  "maxItems": 40
}

2. Batch Direct-URL VIN, Phone & Sold/Expired Status Audit

Enrich a list of saved Craigslist vehicle URLs to pull 17-digit VINs, seller phone numbers, and verify whether each vehicle is still active or expired/deleted:

{
  "startUrls": [
    { "url": "https://seattle.craigslist.org/see/cto/d/seattle-2019-subaru-outback-limited-awd/7988123456.html" },
    { "url": "https://portland.craigslist.org/mlt/ctd/d/portland-2018-toyota-tacoma-trd-off/7988654321.html" }
  ],
  "scrapeDetails": true,
  "maxItems": 20
}

3. Multi-Brand Heavy Equipment & Commercial Fleet Sourcing

Use pipe-delimited Boolean OR search queries across multiple cities to source commercial trucks, trailers, or heavy equipment (hva):

{
  "regionPreset": "texas",
  "category": "hva",
  "searchQuery": "bobcat|kubota|\"john deere\"|caterpillar",
  "minPrice": 5000,
  "maxPrice": 45000,
  "hideDuplicates": true,
  "scrapeDetails": true,
  "maxItems": 50
}

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🎯 Popular Use Cases

• 🚙 Dealership Inventory Acquisition & Street Buying: Automatically alert your buying desk whenever a private seller lists a clean-title vehicle matching your target year, make, model, mileage, and price box.
• 📊 Wholesale Arbitrage & MMR Valuation Pipelines: Feed extracted 17-digit vehicleVin, vehicleMiles, and price directly into valuation APIs to spot under-market vehicles in real time.
• 🚜 Heavy Equipment, RVs, Boats & Powersports Sourcing: Track commercial machinery (hva), RVs (rvs/rvo), boats (boa), motorcycles (mcy/mco), trailers (tro/trb), and OEM auto parts (pta/pts) across regional corridors.
• 🔍 Competitor Lot & Price Drop Auditing: Monitor regional dealer inventory (ctd), track turn rates via listingStatus (active vs. expired), and benchmark local retail pricing.

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🔗 Supported URL Formats & Examples

You can paste URLs directly into the searchUrl or startUrls input fields:

URL Type	Example URL	What Gets Extracted
Search with Filters	https://losangeles.craigslist.org/search/cta?query=tacoma&min_price=5000&max_price=20000	Keyword, category, price bounds, and metro are auto-applied
Filtered by Owner	https://sfbay.craigslist.org/search/cto?query=civic	Auto-detects Cars & Trucks by Owner (cto)
Category Browsing	https://chicago.craigslist.org/search/sss	Automatically scrapes all items in the For Sale category
Apartments / Housing	https://newyork.craigslist.org/search/apa?min_price=2000&max_price=3500	Rental housing with beds, baths, sqft, and location details
Paginated Search URL	https://miami.craigslist.org/search/cta?s=120	Starts scraping from result offset 120
Modern Direct Listing	https://www.craigslist.org/view/d/santa-monica-2015-nissan-nv2500/7782194820	Deep detail extraction for that exact listing
Legacy Direct Listing	https://losangeles.craigslist.org/wst/cto/d/culver-city-2018-toyota-camry/7782194820.html	Resolves canonical listing and extracts all attributes

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🔄 Pagination & High-Volume Sourcing

Unlike traditional scrapers that slowly click through paginated HTML pages, this Actor utilizes a high-efficiency two-step query engine:

1. Query Initialization: Analyzes your search filters, resolves the target metro area, and determines total matching results.
2. Batch Ingestion: Streams matching results directly from Craigslist server-side cache in batches of hundreds or thousands of postings in seconds.
3. Offset & Depth Control: Use the maxItems parameter to specify exactly how many results you need (from 1 up to 10,000+). Use offset (or paste a URL with ?s=120) to skip already-scraped listings or resume previous jobs.

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🛡️ Failure Handling & Anti-Blocking Architecture

This Actor is engineered for mission-critical reliability:

• Intelligent Anti-Blocking: Built-in automatic proxy rotation and exponential backoff retry handling ensure your runs complete smoothly without manual intervention.
• Deleted & Expired Listing Fallback: If a listing is removed or returns HTTP 404/410 between search discovery and detail fetch, the Actor gracefully falls back to the discovery summary. Every listing with a valid ID is preserved in your dataset and never dropped.
• Incremental Dataset Flushing: Data is pushed to your Apify dataset and billed in real-time batches of 10 items. Even if an Actor run is interrupted or aborted, all scraped data up to that second is securely saved in your dataset.

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📥 Input Configuration

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
startUrls	Array	[]	List of Craigslist vehicle search, category, borough, or direct listing URLs.
searchUrl	String	""	Single Craigslist vehicle search, borough, or listing URL (all filters auto-extracted).
searchQuery	String	""	Keyword to search for (e.g. toyota tacoma, honda civic, ford f150, sprinter).
category	Select	"cta"	Vehicle category code (cta All Cars & Trucks, cto By Owner, ctd By Dealer, mcy Motorcycles, rvs RVs, boa Boats, pts Auto Parts, hva Heavy Equipment).
subdomain	Select	"losangeles"	Select from top 75+ global metros (US, Canada, UK, Australia, Europe, Asia) or paste custom URLs for any region worldwide.
regionPreset	Select	"none"	Multi-metro regional cluster preset (socal, norcal_bayarea, florida, texas, tri_state_ny, pacific_northwest, midwest_chicago, arizona, canada_major, uk_ireland, australia_nz).
subdomains	Array	[]	Custom list of Craigslist city subdomains to scrape in a single run (e.g., ["phoenix", "tucson", "prescott"]).
subarea	String	""	Optional sub-region or borough code (e.g., mnh for Manhattan, eby for East Bay, wst for Westside).
postal	String	""	Optional ZIP or postal code for location-based filtering (e.g., 90210).
radius	Integer	null	Search distance in miles from postal (e.g., 25).
sort	Select	"date"	Sort order: date (Newest First), priceasc (Price: Low to High), pricedsc (Price: High to Low), or rel (Best Match).
minPrice	Integer	null	Minimum vehicle price.
maxPrice	Integer	null	Maximum vehicle price.
purveyor	Select	"all"	Seller type: all (All Sellers), owner (By Owner), or dealer (By Dealer).
condition	Select	"all"	Vehicle condition (10 New, 20 Like New, 30 Excellent, 40 Good, 50 Fair, 60 Salvage).
autoMakeModel	String	""	Vehicle make and/or model filter (e.g., toyota tacoma, honda civic).
minAutoYear / maxAutoYear	Integer	null	Minimum and maximum vehicle model year (1900–2027).
minAutoMiles / maxAutoMiles	Integer	null	Minimum and maximum vehicle odometer mileage.
autoTransmission	Select	"all"	Vehicle transmission (1 Manual, 2 Automatic, 3 Other).
autoTitleStatus	Select	"all"	Vehicle title status (1 Clean, 2 Salvage, 3 Rebuilt, 4 Parts Only, 5 Lien, 6 Missing).
autoFuelType	Select	"all"	Vehicle fuel type (1 Gas, 2 Diesel, 3 Hybrid, 4 Electric, 6 Other).
hasImage	Boolean	false	When enabled, only returns listings that include photos.
postedToday	Boolean	false	When enabled, only returns listings published in the last 24 hours.
hideDuplicates	Boolean	true	Built-in duplicate listing filtering to suppress dealer reposts and spam within the run.
maxItems	Integer	50	Maximum number of listings to extract (1 to 10,000).
offset	Integer	0	Number of initial results to skip for pagination or bookmarking.
scrapeDetails	Boolean	true	When true, fetches full listing pages for complete specs, VINs, contacts, and photo galleries. When false, executes ultra-fast discovery.
maxConcurrency	Integer	5	Maximum number of parallel detail page requests.
proxyConfiguration	Object	Apify Proxy	Managed Apify Proxy configuration with automatic IP rotation.

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📤 Sample Output Data

Each result is delivered in clean, structured JSON ready for analysis:

{
  "listingId": "7987858896",
  "url": "https://www.craigslist.org/view/d/norwalk-2013-toyota-tacoma-trd-off-road/7987858896",
  "listingStatus": "active",
  "title": "2013 Toyota Tacoma TRD Off Road 4x4",
  "price": 14500.0,
  "currency": "USD",
  "subarea": "sfv",
  "condition": "excellent",
  "description": "Clean 2013 Toyota Tacoma TRD Off-Road 4x4 V6. 104,500 miles, automatic transmission, clean title in hand. Call or text (562) 555-0194.",
  "postDate": "2026-10-22T07:07:19-0700",
  "city": "Norwalk",
  "state": "CA",
  "zipCode": "90652",
  "streetAddress": "Imperial Hwy at Pioneer Blvd",
  "latitude": 33.9022,
  "longitude": -118.0817,
  "isDealer": false,
  "isVehicle": true,
  "vehicleYear": 2013,
  "vehicleMake": "toyota tacoma trd off-road",
  "vehicleModel": "tacoma trd off-road",
  "vehicleMiles": 104500,
  "vehicleVin": "5TFUX4EN4DX012345",
  "vehicleTransmission": "automatic",
  "vehicleFuelType": "gas",
  "vehicleTitleStatus": "clean",
  "vehicleDrive": "4wd",
  "vehicleCylinders": "6 cylinders",
  "vehicleType": "pickup",
  "vehiclePaintColor": "silver",
  "thumbnailUrl": "https://images.craigslist.org/00B0B_1ZBm7qXYZ_600x450.jpg",
  "imageUrls": [
    "https://images.craigslist.org/00B0B_1ZBm7qXYZ_1200x900.jpg"
  ],
  "contactObfuscated": false,
  "phoneNumbers": [
    "(562) 555-0194"
  ],
  "emails": []
}

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💰 Transparent Pay-Per-Event (PPE) Pricing

This Actor operates under Apify's Pay-Per-Event (PPE) model with zero hidden fees:

Mode	Event	Price per 1,000 Results	What's Included
Search Discovery	search-result	$0.50 / 1,000 items ($0.0005/listing) 💰	Listing ID, canonical URL, title, price, map coordinates (lat/lon), thumbnail, subarea.
Full Detail Enrichment	detail-result	$1.50 / 1,000 items ($0.0015/listing)	Everything in discovery + full description, up to 24 HD photos, vehicle VINs & specs, housing amenities, and FREE verified seller phones & emails.

🏷️ Official Apify Store Discounts (Automatic Tier Savings)

Paying Apify subscribers automatically receive tiered discounts on all runs:

Subscription Tier	Search Discovery (search-result)	Full Details (detail-result)	Tier Discount
Free Plan	$0.50 / 1k ($0.00050/item)	$1.50 / 1k ($0.00150/item)	Base Rate
Bronze (Starter Plan)	$0.45 / 1k ($0.00045/item)	$1.35 / 1k ($0.00135/item)	10% OFF
Silver (Scale Plan)	$0.40 / 1k ($0.00040/item)	$1.20 / 1k ($0.00120/item)	20% OFF
Gold / Platinum / Diamond	$0.35 / 1k ($0.00035/item)	$1.05 / 1k ($0.00105/item)	30% OFF

🛡️ Why Our Pricing is the Most Cost-Effective on Apify:

• FREE Phone & Email Leads: Unlike other actors that charge up to $0.05 PER EMAIL ($50/1,000 emails!), all phone numbers and email addresses extracted from descriptions are 100% FREE with no added charges.
• FREE Duplicate Spam Suppression: Duplicate dealer reposts collapsed via hideDuplicates: true cost $0.00.
• $0.00 Platform Compute & RAM: Server runtime, CPU, and memory are completely free.
• Fair Billing Guarantee: If a query returns 0 matching results, you pay $0.00 for result events.

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🔌 MCP Server Setup: Claude Code, Cursor & AI Agents

Connect this scraper directly to Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor, or any MCP-compatible AI agent via the hosted Apify MCP server:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "apify": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=actors,docs,unitbytes/craigslist-cars-vehicles-scraper"
    }
  }
}

No manual API token required in configuration if your client supports Apify OAuth sign-in. Alternatively, pass your Apify API Token in the authorization header.

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❓ Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

How do I scrape multiple cities or a whole region in one run?

You can target multi-metro corridors using either an array of Craigslist subdomains (e.g., ['sfbay', 'losangeles', 'seattle']) or direct search URLs:

1. Regional Presets (regionPreset): Select an economic cluster like socal (LA, Orange County, San Diego, Inland Empire, Bakersfield, Santa Barbara), norcal_bayarea, florida, texas, tri_state_ny, pacific_northwest, or midwest_chicago. The scraper automatically balances your requested quota across all metros with unified deduplication.
2. Custom Multi-City Lists (subdomains): Provide an array of your favorite cities (e.g., ["miami", "orlando", "tampa"]) to monitor custom combinations in a single run.

How do I filter for fresh listings posted today?

Enable Posted Today (postedToday: true) and sort by Newest First (sort: "date") to instruct Craigslist's search engine to return only listings published within the last 24 hours.

Can I extract phone numbers and emails?

Yes! The Actor automatically scans every listing description for phone numbers and email addresses and includes them in phoneNumbers[] and emails[]. The contactObfuscated field is set to false whenever direct contact information is detected.

Can I paste a search URL directly from my browser?

Yes! Simply copy any search URL from your browser (e.g. https://losangeles.craigslist.org/search/cta?query=tacoma&min_price=5000&max_price=20000) and paste it into searchUrl or startUrls. The Actor automatically parses the metro subdomain, keyword, category, and price range.

How many listings can I scrape in one run?

You can scrape from a single listing up to 10,000+ items per run by adjusting maxItems.

Does it support housing and real estate attributes?

Yes! For housing and apartments (apa, rea, roo), the Actor extracts bedrooms, bathrooms, sqft, housing type, laundry, and parking details whenever available.

Which US metro areas are supported?

All 400+ official Craigslist US metro areas are supported. You can select from the top 50 metros directly in the dropdown or paste any regional URL for smaller cities.

How does the Actor handle deleted or sold listings?

Craigslist listings are occasionally deleted between when a search query runs and when the detail page is fetched. This Actor detects HTTP 404/410 status codes gracefully and preserves the discovery record (listing ID, URL, title, price, location) in your dataset rather than dropping it.

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OfferUp Used Cars, Vehicles & VIN Scraper	19+ automotive specs by make, model, year & mileage: 17-digit VIN, clean/salvage title, drivetrain (AWD/4WD), city/hwy MPG, Carfax/AutoCheck issue counts & dealer phones	From $0.80 / 1k
OfferUp Seller Inventory & Auto Dealer Leads Scraper	Scrape any /p/<userId> seller storefront: full active/sold catalog plus verified B2B dealer phone numbers, websites, physical addresses, opening hours & Google reviews	From $0.80 / 1k
OfferUp Scraper: Marketplace Listings, Cars & Deals	All-in-one OfferUp search by US ZIP code & radius: local pickup deals, nationwide shipping items, used cars, seller storefronts, price drops & Smart Scrape deduplication	From $0.80 / 1k
OfferUp Deal Monitor, Price Drop & Status Tracker	Real-time bargain hunting & electronics flipping: calculates exact $ and % price drops (priceDropPercent), filters by condition, and batch-verifies LISTED vs SOLD status	From $0.80 / 1k

🛒 Facebook Marketplace, Vehicles, Property Rentals & Status Checkers

Actor	Best For & Key Extracted Fields	Pricing
Facebook Marketplace Vehicle & Car Scraper	Used cars, trucks & motorcycles by city or ZIP code: filter by make, model, year & mileage; extracts 17-digit VIN, odometer readings, transmission & private vs. dealer sellers	Pay-Per-Event
Facebook Marketplace Scraper (All-in-One)	Deep city pagination with 50+ fields: cars, apartment rentals, local deals, seller profiles, 5-star ratings & HD photo galleries without login	Pay-Per-Event
Facebook Marketplace Property & Rentals Scraper	Apartments & houses for rent or sale: extracts bedrooms, bathrooms, square footage, pet policies, laundry, parking, walk/transit/bike scores & landlord profiles	Pay-Per-Event
Facebook Marketplace Details & Status Checker	Bulk check item URLs, listing IDs, or /marketplace/profile/<id> URLs for live availability (ACTIVE, SOLD, PENDING, REMOVED), price drops & full seller catalogs	Pay-Per-Event

💼 Jobs, Local Business Reputation, Community Leads & Wholesale Sourcing

Actor	Best For & Key Extracted Fields	Pricing
Google Maps Reviews Scraper & Deleted Review Tracker	Extract up to 500 reviews per business place URL (/maps/place/...) and track deleted, removed, or edited customer reviews for local businesses & auto dealerships	Pay-Per-Event
Google Maps Contributor & Local Guide Reviews Scraper	Reverse-lookup reviewer profiles from any business URL, audit Local Guide levels & badges, and export up to 200 historical reviews per contributor	Pay-Per-Event
Google Maps Photos Scraper	Download original master-resolution (=s0) storefront, property, menu & Local Guide photos with verified view counts and geo-coordinates	Pay-Per-Event
Google Jobs Scraper: Salaries & Direct Apply Links	Multi-board job postings aggregated from LinkedIn, Indeed, Glassdoor, ZipRecruiter, Greenhouse & Workday with parsed min/max salaries & direct ATS apply URLs	From $4.00 / 1k
Reddit Scraper & Search API	Scrape subreddits, 5-tab search (posts, communities, people, media, comments), user profiles & deep nested comment trees (Search · Subreddits · Comments)	From $1.00 / 1k
Google Trends Scraper & Google Trends API	Real-time search demand curves, breakout keywords, regional metro interest breakdowns & multi-year historical trend comparisons	Pay-Per-Event
Alibaba Wholesale Scraper & 1688 Factory Direct Scraper	B2B wholesale product sourcing, MOQ volume tiers, verified TÜV/SGS factory audits, Amazon FBA packaging specs & 1688 Reverse Image Search	From $1.50 / 1k

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