# HiBid Online Auction Lot Scraper (`lulzasaur/hibid-scraper`) Actor

Scrape live auction lots from HiBid.com — estate, equipment, collectibles, coins, vehicles and more. Per-lot data: title, current bid, bid count, auction house, location, end date, category, image and lot URL. Filter by search query, state, ZIP and status.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/lulzasaur/hibid-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [lulz bot](https://apify.com/lulzasaur) (community)
- **Categories:** E-commerce
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 2 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $5.00 / 1,000 results

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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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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For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## HiBid Online Auction Lot Scraper

Scrape live **auction lots** from [HiBid.com](https://hibid.com) — one of the largest online auction aggregators in North America, covering estate sales, farm & heavy equipment, coins & currency, collectibles, vehicles, firearms, jewelry, antiques and more.

Search by keyword across thousands of auction houses and get clean, structured per-lot data — current bids, bid counts, location, end date, category and images.

Great for **resellers, collectors, dealers, arbitrage hunters, and market researchers** who want to find lots to bid on, track closing prices, or analyze auction pricing trends.

### What you get (per lot)

| Field | Description |
|-------|-------------|
| `lotId` / `itemId` | HiBid lot identifiers |
| `title` | Lot title / lead |
| `description` | Full lot description |
| `lotNumber` / `quantity` | Lot number and quantity |
| `category` | Lot category (e.g. Coins & Currency) |
| `currentBid` / `minBid` / `buyNow` | Current high bid, minimum bid, buy-now price ($) |
| `priceRealized` | Final sale price (for closed lots) |
| `bidCount` | Number of bids placed |
| `currency` | Currency abbreviation (e.g. USD) |
| `status` / `isClosed` / `timeLeft` | Bidding status and countdown |
| `startDate` / `endDate` | Auction event timing |
| `lotUrl` / `auctionUrl` | Direct links to the lot and its auction catalog |
| `imageUrl` / `thumbnailUrl` / `pictureCount` | Lot photos |
| `auctionId` / `auctionName` | Parent auction event |
| `eventCity` / `eventState` / `location` | Auction location |
| `auctionHouse` + city/state/country/phone/email/website | The auctioneer running the lot |
| `searchQuery` | The query that produced the lot |
| `scrapedAt` | ISO timestamp of the scrape |

### Input

| Field | Type | Description |
|-------|------|-------------|
| `searchQueries` | array | Keywords to search, e.g. `["coins","rolex"]`. Required. |
| `maxResults` | integer | Max lot records across all queries (default `100`). |
| `scrapeDetails` | boolean | Reserved — LotSearch already returns full detail. |
| `status` | string | `OPEN` (biddable) or `CLOSED` (archived). Default `OPEN`. |
| `state` | string | 2-letter US state filter. Optional. |
| `zip` | string | 5-digit ZIP filter (used with `miles`). Optional. |
| `miles` | integer | Radius around `zip` (default `50`). |
| `sortOrder` | string | `TIME_LEFT`, `NO_ORDER`, `BID_AMOUNT`, `LOT_NUMBER`. |
| `proxyConfiguration` | object | Proxy settings. Default: Apify datacenter proxy. |

#### Example input

```json
{
  "searchQueries": ["coins", "rolex"],
  "maxResults": 100,
  "status": "OPEN",
  "sortOrder": "TIME_LEFT",
  "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true }
}
```

### How it works

The actor calls HiBid's public **GraphQL `LotSearch` API** directly (no headless browser), paginating 100 lots per page until `maxResults` is reached. There is no hard anti-bot wall on the API, so the lightweight datacenter proxy is sufficient and runs are fast and cheap.

### Notes

- For **OPEN** lots, the lot URL is built as `https://hibid.com/lot/{lotId}/{slug}`.
- `currentBid` reflects the live high bid; bids and countdowns change constantly.
- Use `status: "CLOSED"` to pull archived lots with `priceRealized` for sold-price / comp analysis.
- A single popular keyword (e.g. "coins") can match 100,000+ lots — set `maxResults` accordingly.

# Actor input Schema

## `searchQueries` (type: `array`):

One or more keywords to search HiBid auction lots, e.g. 'coins', 'rolex', 'john deere tractor'. The actor runs each query and merges (deduplicates) results.

## `maxResults` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of lot records to return across all queries. The actor paginates the HiBid API (100 per page) until this limit is reached.

## `scrapeDetails` (type: `boolean`):

Reserved flag. The LotSearch API already returns full per-lot detail (description, auction house, location, pricing), so enabling this currently has no extra effect.

## `status` (type: `string`):

Which lots to return. OPEN = currently biddable, CLOSED = archived/finished lots (with realized prices).

## `state` (type: `string`):

Filter lots by US state, e.g. 'CA', 'TX', 'FL'. Leave blank for all states.

## `zip` (type: `string`):

Filter lots near a 5-digit US ZIP code, used together with the Miles radius below.

## `miles` (type: `integer`):

Search radius in miles around the ZIP code. Only used when a ZIP code is set.

## `sortOrder` (type: `string`):

How the HiBid API orders lots before pagination.

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

Proxy settings. The HiBid GraphQL API has no hard anti-bot wall, so Apify datacenter proxy is sufficient. Use residential if you hit rate limits.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "searchQueries": [
    "coins"
  ],
  "maxResults": 100,
  "scrapeDetails": false,
  "status": "OPEN",
  "miles": 50,
  "sortOrder": "TIME_LEFT",
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true
  }
}
```

# Actor output Schema

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

No description

# 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 = {
    "searchQueries": [
        "coins"
    ],
    "maxResults": 100,
    "proxyConfiguration": {
        "useApifyProxy": true
    }
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("lulzasaur/hibid-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 = {
    "searchQueries": ["coins"],
    "maxResults": 100,
    "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": True },
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("lulzasaur/hibid-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 '{
  "searchQueries": [
    "coins"
  ],
  "maxResults": 100,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true
  }
}' |
apify call lulzasaur/hibid-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

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

```

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/apOj2IjC76mFOlNf1/builds/G92lSsEiF3kAJfb2v/openapi.json