# Purple Wave Scraper - Equipment Auction Lots (`lulzasaur/purplewave-scraper`) Actor

Scrape Purple Wave online auctions for ag, construction & transportation equipment. Get lot title, current bid, item URL, auction/sale name, location, end date, year/make/model and images. Search by keyword or browse all current auctions.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/lulzasaur/purplewave-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

## 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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Actors are written with capital "A".

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

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# README

## Purple Wave Scraper - Equipment Auction Lots

Scrape lot listings from [Purple Wave](https://www.purplewave.com), one of the largest online no-reserve auction marketplaces for **agricultural, construction, and transportation equipment** (tractors, dozers, excavators, trucks, trailers, and more).

This Actor pulls structured data straight from Purple Wave's public search API — fast, reliable, and rich. Search by keyword or browse every current open auction lot.

### What it does

- 🔎 **Keyword search** — pass one or more queries (`tractor`, `dump truck`, `excavator`, `Case`, etc.).
- 🌐 **Browse mode** — leave the queries empty to scrape ALL current/open auction lots.
- 💰 **Live bids** — current bid, next bid increment, and bid count for each lot.
- 🚜 **Equipment specs** — year, make, model, category, and full item description.
- 📍 **Location** — city, state, and postal code of each item.
- ⏰ **Auction timing** — lot end time, auction sale name, and sale time.
- 🖼️ **Media** — full-size image, thumbnail, and HD video URL when available.
- 🔗 **Direct links** — a clean `itemUrl` to each lot's page on Purple Wave.

### Input

| Field | Type | Description |
|-------|------|-------------|
| `searchQueries` | array | Keywords to search. Leave empty to browse all current auction lots. |
| `maxResults` | integer | Max lots to scrape across all queries. `0` = unlimited. Default `100`. |
| `sortBy` | string | `endingSoon`, `newest`, `priceLow`, or `priceHigh`. |
| `includeClosed` | boolean | Include closed/sold (past) lots. Default `false`. |
| `proxyConfiguration` | object | Proxy settings. Residential recommended (site is behind Cloudflare). |

#### Example input

```json
{
  "searchQueries": ["tractor", "skid steer"],
  "maxResults": 100,
  "sortBy": "endingSoon",
  "includeClosed": false,
  "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true, "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"] }
}
```

### Output

Each dataset item is a single auction lot:

```json
{
  "lotId": "914556",
  "itemNumber": "FC2334",
  "auctionId": "260702",
  "title": "2018 Case 1150M LT dozer",
  "auctionName": "Thursday July 02 Construction Equipment Auction",
  "description": "2018 Case 1150M LT dozer\nHours: 1,230 on meter ...",
  "year": 2018,
  "make": "Case",
  "model": "1150M LT",
  "category": "Crawler Dozer",
  "familyCategory": "Crawlers",
  "currentBid": 51000,
  "currentBidText": "$51,000",
  "nextBid": 52000,
  "bidCount": 22,
  "sold": "No",
  "closed": false,
  "city": "Odessa",
  "state": "TX",
  "stateName": "Texas",
  "postalCode": "79762",
  "location": "Odessa, TX",
  "endTime": "2026-07-02T15:00:00.000Z",
  "auctionTime": "10 a.m. CDT",
  "numImages": 89,
  "imageUrl": "https://d323w7klwy72q3.cloudfront.net/i/a/2026/20260702const/FC2334.JPG",
  "thumbnailUrl": "https://d323w7klwy72q3.cloudfront.net/i/a/2026/20260702const/T_FC2334.JPG",
  "videoUrl": "https://d323w7klwy72q3.cloudfront.net/i/a/2026/20260702const/video/HDFC2334.MP4",
  "sellerId": "366824",
  "itemUrl": "https://www.purplewave.com/auction/260702/item/914556",
  "searchQuery": "tractor",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-06-24T18:55:00.000Z"
}
```

### Use cases

- **Equipment dealers & resellers** — monitor auction inventory and pricing.
- **Price research & comps** — track what equipment sells for by make/model/year.
- **Fleet buyers** — find trucks, trailers, and machines ending soon in a region.
- **Market analysts** — build datasets of heavy-equipment auction activity.

### Notes

- Data comes from Purple Wave's public search API; no login required.
- The site sits behind Cloudflare — keep the residential proxy enabled for large runs.
- Only scrapes publicly available listing data.

# Actor input Schema

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

Keywords to search across Purple Wave auctions (e.g. 'tractor', 'dump truck', 'excavator', 'Case'). Each query is scraped separately. Leave empty to browse ALL current/open auction lots.

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

Maximum number of lots to scrape across all queries. Set to 0 for unlimited (all available results). Default is 100.

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

How to sort lot results.

## `includeClosed` (type: `boolean`):

If enabled, also include closed/sold lots (past auction results). Default is false (only current/open lots).

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

The search API already returns rich data (year/make/model, bids, location, images, and a full item description), so this is enabled by design and no extra detail-page requests are needed.

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

Proxy settings. Residential proxy is recommended (the site sits behind Cloudflare).

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "searchQueries": [
    "tractor"
  ],
  "maxResults": 100,
  "sortBy": "endingSoon",
  "includeClosed": false,
  "scrapeDetails": true,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": [
      "RESIDENTIAL"
    ]
  }
}
```

# 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": [
        "tractor"
    ]
};

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

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

```

## MCP server setup

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

```

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/Uwl007TIizH3NVak5/builds/6pEhR2v8kkY618Kd4/openapi.json