# Municibid Scraper - Government Surplus Auctions (`lulzasaur/municibid-scraper`) Actor

Scrape government and municipal surplus auctions from Municibid.com. Get titles, current bids, seller agency, location, bid count, time left, end date, category, listing URL, and images. Search by keyword or browse all active auctions.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/lulzasaur/municibid-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [lulz bot](https://apify.com/lulzasaur) (community)
- **Categories:** E-commerce
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 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

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# README

## Municibid Scraper — Government Surplus Auctions

Scrape live **government and municipal surplus auctions** from [Municibid.com](https://municibid.com) — America's leading online auction marketplace where 7,000+ government agencies, schools, and municipalities sell surplus vehicles, heavy equipment, electronics, and more to the public.

Search by keyword or browse all active auctions, and export clean, structured data for arbitrage research, fleet sourcing, price tracking, or lead generation.

### What it does

- **Keyword search** — pass one or more search queries (e.g. `truck`, `tractor`, `generator`) and each is scraped separately.
- **Browse all** — leave queries empty to pull every active auction.
- **Pagination** — automatically walks all result pages up to your `maxResults`.
- **Detail enrichment** (optional) — visit each listing page for full description, item condition, category, availability, and auction end date.
- No login or API key required.

### Input

| Field | Type | Description |
|-------|------|-------------|
| `searchQueries` | array of strings | Keywords to search. Empty = browse all active auctions. |
| `maxResults` | integer | Max auctions to scrape across all queries. `0` = unlimited. Default `50`. |
| `scrapeDetails` | boolean | Visit each listing page to enrich records (description, condition, category, end date). Default `false`. |
| `sortBy` | string | `ending_soon`, `newest`, `price_asc`, `price_desc`, or `most_popular`. Default `ending_soon`. |
| `proxyConfiguration` | object | Optional Apify proxy settings. |

#### Example input

```json
{
  "searchQueries": ["truck", "tractor"],
  "maxResults": 100,
  "scrapeDetails": true,
  "sortBy": "ending_soon"
}
```

### Output

Each auction is pushed to the dataset as one record:

```json
{
  "query": "truck",
  "auctionId": "76721252",
  "title": "1999 Chevrolet C/K 2500",
  "currentBid": 1750,
  "currentBidText": "$1,750",
  "bids": 18,
  "location": "PA 18109",
  "seller": "Lehigh-Northampton Airport Authority",
  "timeLeft": "2d 14h",
  "listingUrl": "https://municibid.com/Listing/Details/76721252",
  "imageUrl": "https://storagemunicibidpro.blob.core.windows.net/assets/media/e9cf8c38..._fullsize.jpg",
  "description": "99 Chevy pickup (Airport Utility Vehicle) Condition: Sold as is...",
  "condition": "Used",
  "category": "Automotive",
  "priceCurrency": "USD",
  "endDate": "2026-07-05",
  "availability": "InStock",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-07-02T20:00:00.000Z"
}
```

`description`, `condition`, `category`, `endDate`, and `availability` are populated only when `scrapeDetails` is enabled.

### Use cases

- **Resale arbitrage** — find undervalued government surplus to flip.
- **Fleet & equipment sourcing** — track trucks, trailers, and heavy equipment auctions nationwide.
- **Price monitoring** — watch current bids and closing times over time.
- **Lead generation** — identify agencies actively liquidating assets.

### Notes

- Data comes from server-rendered HTML and embedded schema.org JSON-LD — reliable and fast.
- Be respectful: the Actor uses polite delays between requests.
- Municibid content is publicly accessible; scrape responsibly and comply with their Terms of Use.

# Actor input Schema

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

Keywords to search across Municibid government surplus auctions (e.g. 'truck', 'tractor', 'generator'). Each query is scraped separately. Leave empty to browse ALL active auctions.

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

Maximum number of auctions to scrape across all queries. Set to 0 for unlimited (all available results). Default is 50.

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

Visit each listing's detail page to enrich records with full description, item condition, category, availability, and auction end date. Slower, but richer data. When off, only search-card fields are collected.

## `sortBy` (type: `string`):

How to sort auction results.

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

Proxy settings. Not required for basic scraping but recommended for large-scale runs.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "searchQueries": [
    "truck"
  ],
  "maxResults": 50,
  "scrapeDetails": false,
  "sortBy": "ending_soon",
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": false
  }
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `dataset` (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": [
        "truck"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("lulzasaur/municibid-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": ["truck"] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("lulzasaur/municibid-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": [
    "truck"
  ]
}' |
apify call lulzasaur/municibid-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

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

```

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/FQiqLffjKrziBLxEr/builds/FWG6v4zhTzOCLtd4j/openapi.json