# AutoTrader.ca Scraper — Canada Car Prices, Dealers & Deals (`yugenox/autotrader-ca-scraper`) Actor

Scrape AutoTrader.ca car listings across Canada: price, deal rating, km, year, make/model, trim, transmission, fuel, photos, dealer name, phone and address. Optional full details (body, colour, features, market price, CARFAX) and a dealer leads mode. No login.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/yugenox/autotrader-ca-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Yugenox Corp](https://apify.com/yugenox) (community)
- **Categories:** Automation, E-commerce, Lead generation
- **Features:** Limited permissions
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $0.80 / 1,000 listings

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

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

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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

## AutoTrader.ca Scraper: Canada car prices, dealers and deals

Scrape **AutoTrader.ca**, Canada's biggest car marketplace. Get every car listing for a city, a province or all of Canada with the **price, deal rating (Great / Good / Fair price), price drops, kilometres, year, make, model, trim, transmission, fuel, photos, dealer name, dealer phone and street address**. Turn on **full details** for body type, colours, drivetrain, doors, seats, fuel economy, the features list, stock number, posted date, AutoTrader.ca's market price and the free CARFAX link. Or switch to **Dealers mode** for one row per dealership: a ready-made dealer lead list. No login, no cookies, no account.

### What you get

| | |
|---|---|
| **Car** | Title, make, model, trim / variant, the seller's subtitle, year, new / used / demo, kilometres, transmission, fuel, engine size |
| **Price** | Asking price (CAD), deal rating (Great / Good / Fair / Above average / High price), previous price and price-drop flag, MSRP on new cars, "price on request" |
| **Seller** | Dealer or private seller, dealer name, office phone, street, city, province, postal code, dealer logo and page |
| **Listing** | AutoTrader.ca URL and id, photos (full size), photo count, video flag, certifications, new-listing flag, sponsored / delivery-only flags, distance from your search location, buyer interest level, description |
| **Full details** (optional) | Body type, exterior / interior colour, doors, seats, cylinders, drivetrain, horsepower, fuel economy (L/100 km city / highway), features, stock number, posted date, AutoTrader.ca market median price, CARFAX link, accident flag, dealer Google rating, dealer coordinates |
| **Dealers mode** | Dealer name, phone, address, logo and page, how many of its cars were seen (new / used), its top makes, its lowest / average / highest price |

### How to use it

1. Enter one or more **Locations**: a city with its province (`Toronto, ON`, `Calgary, AB`, `Montréal, QC`), a whole province (`Ontario`, `BC`) or `Canada`.
2. Optionally pick a **Make** and **Model** (`Honda` + `Civic`, `Ford` + `F-150`, `Mercedes-Benz`), and filters: condition, dealer / private seller, price, year, kilometres, body type, fuel, transmission, search radius.
3. Set **Max results** and run. Results come newest first by default.

You can also paste **AutoTrader.ca URLs**: set up any search on autotrader.ca, copy the URL (all its filters are kept), or paste single listing URLs.

#### AutoTrader.ca's 4,000-listing limit

AutoTrader.ca shows at most 4,000 listings per search (200 pages). When you ask for more, the scraper splits the search into price ranges automatically, so you can collect tens of thousands of listings from one search. Listings without a price can be missed in very large splits; the status message says when that happened.

#### Input examples

The 20 newest Honda Civics around Toronto:

```json
{
  "locations": ["Toronto, ON"],
  "make": "Honda",
  "model": "Civic",
  "maxItems": 20
}
```

Used pickup trucks under $40,000 with less than 100,000 km in Alberta, with full details:

```json
{
  "locations": ["Alberta"],
  "condition": "used",
  "bodyTypes": ["PICKUP"],
  "priceMax": 40000,
  "mileageMax": 100000,
  "includeDetails": true,
  "maxItems": 500
}
```

Every new listing in Vancouver since yesterday (schedule it daily):

```json
{
  "locations": ["Vancouver, BC"],
  "sort": "newest",
  "onlyNew": true,
  "maxItems": 0
}
```

Dealer leads: every dealership selling cars around Ottawa and Kingston:

```json
{
  "mode": "dealers",
  "locations": ["Ottawa, ON", "Kingston, ON"],
  "sellerType": "dealer",
  "maxItems": 0
}
```

### Output example

A real row (trimmed), with full details:

```json
{
  "rowType": "listing",
  "listingId": "73a65900-e8c0-42a0-8b59-7005d3a05413",
  "url": "https://www.autotrader.ca/offers/toyota-rav4-awd-4dr-limited-gasoline-grey-cat_ma70gr201439va3714tr4994-73a65900-e8c0-42a0-8b59-7005d3a05413",
  "title": "2013 Toyota RAV4",
  "make": "Toyota",
  "model": "RAV4",
  "subtitle": "AWD 4dr Limited",
  "year": 2013,
  "condition": "Used",
  "mileageKm": 189515,
  "transmission": "Automatic",
  "fuelType": "Gasoline",
  "engineCc": 2500,
  "price": 16999,
  "priceText": "$ 16,999",
  "currency": "CAD",
  "priceRating": "Great price",
  "previousPrice": 18999,
  "isPriceReduced": true,
  "sellerType": "Dealer",
  "dealerName": "Fornest Automotive",
  "dealerPhone": "855-948-4653",
  "street": "7330 Macleod Trail SE",
  "city": "Calgary",
  "province": "AB",
  "postalCode": "T2H 0L9",
  "distanceKm": 7,
  "isSponsored": false,
  "imageUrl": "https://prod.pictures.autoscout24.net/listing-images/73a65900-e8c0-42a0-8b59-7005d3a05413_4121019e-7a61-496c-8004-3c705242d0ae.jpg/1280x960.webp",
  "imageCount": 15,
  "description": "Drive Away Today Financing Available at the Best Rates! …",
  "detailsFetched": true,
  "bodyType": "SUV",
  "exteriorColor": "Grey",
  "interiorColor": "Black",
  "doors": 4,
  "seats": 5,
  "cylinders": 4,
  "drivetrain": "All Wheel Drive",
  "fuelConsumptionCity": 10.6,
  "fuelConsumptionHighway": 8.1,
  "features": ["Cruise control", "Fog lights"],
  "stockNumber": "047337",
  "postedAt": "2026-06-03T11:10:14.416Z",
  "marketMedianPrice": 17000,
  "carfaxUrl": "https://www.carfax.ca/order?vin=2T3DFREV1DW047337&report=verified&…",
  "dealerRating": 4.7,
  "hadAccident": false,
  "searchQuery": "Toyota RAV4 in Calgary, AB",
  "page": 1,
  "position": 1,
  "scrapedAt": "2026-10-30T05:03:52.933Z"
}
```

Every row has the same columns; a value the listing doesn't show is `null`. Without full details, the detail columns are `null`.

### Pricing

Pay only for what you get:

| | Price |
|---|---|
| Listing saved | **$0.80 per 1,000** |
| Full details for a listing (optional) | $1.00 per 1,000 |
| Dealer saved (Dealers mode) | $3.00 per 1,000 |
| Empty results page | $0.10 per 1,000 pages: a page of 20 listings that was read but saved nothing because of **Only new listings**, **Only cars in the area**, a search with no results, or (Dealers mode) no new dealership on it |
| Run start | $0.001 per run |

The 20-listing example above costs about **$0.017**. Duplicates, sponsored repeats and cars this run already saw are never charged. The run never goes past your **Max results** or your maximum charge per run.

### Use cases

- **Dealers**: price your stock against the market, track competitors' inventory and price drops, and spot cars priced below AutoTrader.ca's market price.
- **Lenders, insurers and leasing companies**: used-car values by make, model, year and kilometres, province by province.
- **Lead generation**: a dealership list with phone numbers and addresses for any city or province (Dealers mode).
- **Car buyers and flippers**: daily alerts for "Great price" listings with **Only new listings** on a schedule.
- **Market research**: inventory, pricing and EV / hybrid share across Canada.

### Tips

- **Daily monitoring**: sort by newest, turn on **Only new listings** and schedule the run; each run returns only what's new.
- **Local only**: AutoTrader.ca mixes in cars from dealers outside your radius who deliver to you. Turn on **Only cars in the area** to leave them out.
- **Bigger searches**: use a province or `Canada` with filters, or several cities at once; **Max results** is shared fairly between them.
- **Spelling**: use make and model names as written on AutoTrader.ca (`Mercedes-Benz`, `F-150`, `3 Series`). Unknown places or makes are reported in the status message and never charged.

### FAQ

**Do I need an AutoTrader.ca account or cookies?** No. The scraper reads the same public pages any visitor sees, without logging in.

**How many listings can I get?** As many as you need: AutoTrader.ca shows up to 4,000 per search and the scraper splits larger searches by price automatically. **Max results** = 0 means everything (up to 50,000 per run).

**Why do some cars have no price?** Some dealers list a car as "price on request". Those rows have `price: null` and `priceText: "Price on request"`.

**Which proxy should I use?** Keep the default (Apify Proxy, datacenter). It comes with every Apify plan, including the free one.

**What happens if the site doesn't answer?** The run still ends successfully with everything saved so far and a plain message saying what happened. You are never charged for listings that weren't saved.

**Is it legal to scrape AutoTrader.ca?** This Actor only collects publicly available data: car listings that anyone can see on AutoTrader.ca without an account, such as the car, its price and kilometres, and the selling dealership's business name, phone and address. Collecting publicly available data is generally legal, but you're responsible for how you use it. For private sellers the scraper keeps only the car itself: no name, phone number, street address or exact postal code (only its first three characters), and phone numbers, e-mail addresses and names are removed from their ad text. You must follow privacy laws such as PIPEDA, GDPR and CCPA, as well as AutoTrader.ca's terms. If you're unsure, check with a lawyer. More on this: [Is web scraping legal?](https://blog.apify.com/is-web-scraping-legal/)

**Does it access any private data?** No. Everything comes from pages AutoTrader.ca shows to any visitor without logging in. It never touches accounts, saved searches or messages, and it follows the site's robots.txt.

*This Actor is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by AutoTrader.ca or AutoScout24.*

# Actor input Schema

## `locations` (type: `array`):

Where to search: a city with its province ("Toronto, ON", "Richmond Hill, ON", "Calgary, AB", "Montréal, QC"), a whole province ("Ontario", "BC") or "Canada". Each location is a separate search. Leave empty to search all of Canada.

## `make` (type: `string`):

Optional make as written on AutoTrader.ca, e.g. "Honda", "Toyota", "Mercedes-Benz", "Land Rover". Leave empty for all makes.

## `model` (type: `string`):

Optional model of that make, e.g. "Civic", "RAV4", "F-150", "3 Series". Needs a make.

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

Maximum number of listings (or dealers in Dealers mode) for the whole run, shared fairly between your locations. 0 = everything (up to 50,000). AutoTrader.ca pages through 4,000 listings per search; bigger searches are split by price automatically.

## `mode` (type: `string`):

Listings = one row per car. Dealers = one row per dealership found in the results (name, phone, address, how many of its cars were seen, makes, price range) — for lead generation. Private sellers are never listed as dealers.

## `includeDetails` (type: `boolean`):

Also open each listing's page for body type, exterior/interior colour, doors, seats, cylinders, drivetrain, fuel economy, the full features list, stock number, posted date, AutoTrader.ca's market median price, the free CARFAX link and the dealer's rating. One extra page per listing (charged as "Listing details").

## `startUrls` (type: `array`):

Optional: search URLs copied from autotrader.ca after setting any filters there (www.autotrader.ca/cars/…, all filters in the URL are kept) and/or listing URLs (www.autotrader.ca/offers/…). Listing URLs always come with full details (charged as a listing + listing details).

## `condition` (type: `string`):

New, used or both (the site's default).

## `sellerType` (type: `string`):

Dealers, private sellers or both.

## `priceMin` (type: `integer`):

Lowest asking price.

## `priceMax` (type: `integer`):

Highest asking price.

## `yearMin` (type: `integer`):

Oldest model year, e.g. 2018.

## `yearMax` (type: `integer`):

Newest model year.

## `mileageMin` (type: `integer`):

Lowest odometer reading in kilometres.

## `mileageMax` (type: `integer`):

Highest odometer reading in kilometres, e.g. 100000.

## `bodyTypes` (type: `array`):

Only these body types. Empty = all.

## `fuelTypes` (type: `array`):

Only these fuel types. Empty = all.

## `transmission` (type: `string`):

Automatic, manual or both.

## `radiusKm` (type: `integer`):

Search radius around a city. AutoTrader.ca offers 10, 20, 50, 100, 150, 200, 250, 300 and 400 km; the nearest one is used. Empty = the site's default (100 km).

## `sort` (type: `string`):

Order of the results. Newest first is best for daily monitoring.

## `excludeDeliverable` (type: `boolean`):

AutoTrader.ca mixes in cars from dealers outside your radius who deliver to it. Turn this on to leave those out (they are not charged; a results page that held nothing else counts as one empty results page).

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

Skip listings (or dealers) that an earlier run with the same input already saved — they are not charged (a results page holding nothing new counts as one empty results page, $0.0001). Ideal for a daily schedule.

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

Apify Proxy (datacenter) is used by default and included in every plan.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "locations": [
    "Toronto, ON"
  ],
  "make": "Honda",
  "model": "Civic",
  "maxItems": 20,
  "mode": "listings",
  "includeDetails": false,
  "condition": "all",
  "sellerType": "all",
  "transmission": "all",
  "sort": "newest",
  "excludeDeliverable": false,
  "onlyNew": false,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true
  }
}
```

# Actor output Schema

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

All scraped listings (or dealers).

## `run` (type: `string`):

Status and statistics for this run.

## `report` (type: `string`):

RUN_REPORT: how the run ended, searches, counts, requests and proxy use.

# 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 = {
    "locations": [
        "Toronto, ON"
    ],
    "make": "Honda",
    "model": "Civic",
    "maxItems": 20,
    "proxyConfiguration": {
        "useApifyProxy": true
    }
};

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

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {
    "locations": ["Toronto, ON"],
    "make": "Honda",
    "model": "Civic",
    "maxItems": 20,
    "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": True },
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("yugenox/autotrader-ca-scraper").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 '{
  "locations": [
    "Toronto, ON"
  ],
  "make": "Honda",
  "model": "Civic",
  "maxItems": 20,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true
  }
}' |
apify call yugenox/autotrader-ca-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,yugenox/autotrader-ca-scraper"
        }
    }
}
```

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/gNgENVS0GfjVzXopl/builds/oXBbIHDTgZmLpcaoh/openapi.json