Bid.cars Vehicle Auction Scraper

This Apify actor allows you to scrape vehicle auction data from bid.cars, a leading online vehicle auction platform. Extract comprehensive vehicle information including specifications, pricing, damage details, images, and auction status — perfect for automotive market research and vehicle valuation analysis.

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🚀 Key Features

• 🔎 Scrape listings from bid.cars search pages or individual vehicle pages
• 🚗 Extract detailed vehicle information (VIN, specs, damage, pricing)
• 📍 Location-based filtering across auction sites
• 💰 Comprehensive pricing data (prebid, estimates, final bids)
• 📄 Structured vehicle data extraction with 40+ fields
• 🌐 Proxy support for stable, anonymous scraping
• ⚙️ Anti-bot protection bypass
• 🖼️ Vehicle image and media URLs extraction
• 📊 Pagination support for large result sets

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❓ Why Use This Actor

• ✅ Automate vehicle auction data collection
• ✅ Save hours of manual browsing and copying from bid.cars
• ✅ Build datasets for automotive market analysis and price tracking
• ✅ Monitor vehicle availability and pricing trends
• ✅ Integrate data into automotive platforms and tools
• ✅ Research vehicle values and auction performance

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👥 Who Is This Actor Suitable For?

• 🚗 Auto dealers and auction buyers
• 📈 Automotive market researchers and analysts
• 🧠 Data scientists studying vehicle markets
• 🧰 Developers building automotive platforms
• 📚 Academic researchers studying auction markets
• 💼 Insurance companies and vehicle appraisers

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📥 Input Schema

The actor accepts the following input parameters:

{
  "startUrls": [
    {
      "url": "https://bid.cars/en/search/results?status=All&type=Automobile&make=All&model=All&year-from=1900&year-to=2026&auction-type=All&exterior-color=All&search-type=filters"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://bid.cars/en/lot/0-43058842/2018-Mazda-CX-5-JM3KFBCM2J0358047"
    }
  ],
  "maxItems": 100,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true
  }
}

Input Parameters

• startUrls (required): Array of bid.cars search or detail URLs to scrape
• maxItems (optional): Maximum number of vehicles to scrape (default: 100)
• proxyConfiguration (optional): Proxy settings for anonymous scraping

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📤 Output Schema

Each scraped vehicle returns the following structured data:

{
  "lot": "0-42695247",
  "vin": "JTEBU5JR2H5453392",
  "name": "2017 Toyota 4runner, Trd Pro",
  "nameShort": "2017 Toyota 4runner, Trd Pro",
  "year": "2017",
  "make": "Toyota",
  "model": "4runner, Trd Pro",
  "tag": "2017-Toyota-4runner-JTEBU5JR2H5453392",
  "location": "Orlando (FL)",
  "odometer": 999999,
  "odometerUnit": "miles",
  "lossType": "Collision",
  "primaryDamage": "All over",
  "startCode": "Stationary",
  "seller": "Non-insurance C...",
  "sellerLong": "Non-insurance Company",
  "prebidPrice": "$425",
  "finalBid": null,
  "estimatedMin": 9880,
  "estimatedMax": 15990,
  "timeLeft": "0",
  "timeLeftFormatted": "0",
  "prebidCloseTime": "Wed 10 Sep, 15:30 GMT+2",
  "status": 2,
  "searchStatus": "live",
  "saleDocument": "Rebuildable",
  "saleDocumentExternal": "REBUILDABLE (Florida) - SALVAGE",
  "titleHasLien": false,
  "transmission": "Manual",
  "fuelType": "0",
  "driveType": "AWD",
  "engine": "4.0L, V6, 270HP",
  "keyInfo": "Missing",
  "hasVideo": false,
  "has360View": false,
  "videoUrl": null,
  "view360Url": null,
  "images": [
    "https://images.bid.cars/042695247_68c14101e5c52/2017-Toyota-4runner-JTEBU5JR2H5453392-1.jpg?ver=1527"
  ],
  "imagesLarge": [
    "https://pluto.bid.car/0-42695247/2017-Toyota-4runner-JTEBU5JR2H5453392-1.jpg?ver=1527"
  ],
  "detailUrl": "https://bid.cars/en/lot/2017-Toyota-4runner-JTEBU5JR2H5453392",
  "scrapedAt": "2025-09-10T13:27:18.513Z"
}

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