# AutoTrader Scraper (`gio21/autotrader-scraper`) Actor

Scrape car listings from AutoTrader US/UK by ZIP/postcode, make, and model (price, mileage, dealer, location).

- **URL**: https://apify.com/gio21/autotrader-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Gio](https://apify.com/gio21) (community)
- **Categories:** E-commerce
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 0.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

$1.50 / 1,000 item scrapeds

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/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

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and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
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For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## AutoTrader Scraper

Search **AutoTrader.com (US)** or **AutoTrader.co.uk (UK)** for vehicle listings — no login, no cookies. Returns title (year/make/model), price, currency, mileage, location, dealer name, listing URL, and image, parsed primarily from each site's embedded `__NEXT_DATA__` JSON (with an HTML-card fallback for resilience).

### Input

| Field | Type | Description |
|-------|------|-------------|
| `marketplace` | string | `us` (AutoTrader.com) or `uk` (AutoTrader.co.uk). Default `us`. |
| `searchUrl` | string | Optional full search-results URL to scrape directly. Overrides `zipOrPostcode`/`make`/`model`. |
| `zipOrPostcode` | string | US: 5-digit ZIP code, e.g. `90210`. UK: postcode, e.g. `SW1A 1AA`. Ignored if `searchUrl` is set. |
| `make` | string | Optional vehicle make, e.g. `Toyota`. |
| `model` | string | Optional vehicle model, e.g. `Camry`. |
| `maxItems` | integer | Max listings to return (paginates automatically, max 300, default 30). |

Example (US):

```json
{
    "marketplace": "us",
    "zipOrPostcode": "90210",
    "make": "Toyota",
    "model": "Camry",
    "maxItems": 30
}
```

Example (UK):

```json
{
    "marketplace": "uk",
    "zipOrPostcode": "SW1A 1AA",
    "make": "BMW",
    "maxItems": 30
}
```

### Output

```json
{
    "title": "2021 Toyota Camry SE",
    "price": 21995,
    "currency": "USD",
    "mileage": 32100,
    "location": "Beverly Hills, CA",
    "dealerName": "Westside Motors",
    "listingUrl": "https://www.autotrader.com/cars-for-sale/vehicledetails.xhtml?listingId=123456789",
    "imageUrl": "https://images.autotrader.com/car-images/123456789/1.jpg",
    "scrapedAt": "2026-07-17T00:00:00.000Z"
}
```

### Common uses

- Used-car price and inventory research by make/model/area
- Dealer inventory monitoring
- Market pricing analysis (US and UK side by side)
- Lead sourcing for auto marketplaces and finance/insurance tools

### Notes

Both AutoTrader properties are separate, unrelated businesses that happen to share a brand name; this actor treats them as two distinct site integrations behind a single `marketplace` switch, each with its own URL builder and field mapping, sharing one deep-search helper (`findListingArrays`) to locate the listings array inside the embedded `__NEXT_DATA__` payload regardless of exact prop-path changes.

# Actor input Schema

## `marketplace` (type: `string`):

Which AutoTrader site to search.

## `searchUrl` (type: `string`):

A full AutoTrader search-results URL to scrape directly. Overrides zipOrPostcode/make/model if set.

## `zipOrPostcode` (type: `string`):

US: 5-digit ZIP code, e.g. "90210". UK: postcode, e.g. "SW1A 1AA". Ignored if searchUrl is set.

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

Vehicle make, e.g. "Toyota".

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

Vehicle model, e.g. "Camry".

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

Maximum number of listings to return (paginates as needed).

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "marketplace": "us",
  "zipOrPostcode": "90210",
  "maxItems": 30
}
```

# 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 = {
    "marketplace": "us",
    "zipOrPostcode": "90210",
    "maxItems": 30
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("gio21/autotrader-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 = {
    "marketplace": "us",
    "zipOrPostcode": "90210",
    "maxItems": 30,
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("gio21/autotrader-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 '{
  "marketplace": "us",
  "zipOrPostcode": "90210",
  "maxItems": 30
}' |
apify call gio21/autotrader-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "mcp-remote",
                "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=gio21/autotrader-scraper",
                "--header",
                "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_TOKEN>"
            ]
        }
    }
}

```

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/axXuoXz1puObxde6K/builds/MT544XPZjP3rda40Z/openapi.json