# StorageTreasures Storage Unit Auction Scraper (`lulzasaur/storagetreasures-scraper`) Actor

Scrape live StorageTreasures storage-unit auctions nationwide. Per-unit data: facility, city/state/zip, unit size, contents, current bid, start/close times, countdown, image, and listing URL. Filter by state, ZIP, or category.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/lulzasaur/storagetreasures-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?

Actors are web data automations that power AI and operations. They run on the Apify platform to scrape websites, process data, connect APIs, and automate workflows.
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.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.
Actors are written with capital "A".

## How to integrate an Actor?

If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects.
You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.
The best way to integrate Actors is as follows.

- **AI agents and MCP clients** — the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/integrations/mcp.md) at `https://mcp.apify.com` (remote, streamable HTTP, OAuth on first use).
- **Agentic workflows and local Actor development** — [Agent Skills](https://apify.com/.well-known/agent-skills/index.json) with the [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): `npm install -g apify-cli`, then `apify login`.
- **JavaScript/TypeScript projects** — the official [JS/TS client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md): `npm install apify-client`.
- **Python projects** — the official [Python client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md): `pip install apify-client`.
- **Any other language** — the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md).

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

For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt).

# README

## StorageTreasures Storage Unit Auction Scraper

Scrape live **storage-unit auctions** from [StorageTreasures.com](https://www.storagetreasures.com) — the largest online storage-auction marketplace in the US. Get structured, per-unit data on tens of thousands of active lien and storage auctions nationwide.

Great for **resellers, treasure hunters, storage investors, and market researchers** who want to find auctions to bid on, track closing times, or analyze storage-auction pricing trends.

### What you get (per auction)

| Field | Description |
|-------|-------------|
| `auctionId` | StorageTreasures auction ID |
| `facilityName` | Storage facility name |
| `address`, `city`, `state`, `zipcode` | Facility location |
| `latitude`, `longitude` | Facility coordinates |
| `unitSize` / `unitWidth` / `unitLength` / `unitVolume` | Unit dimensions |
| `unitContents` | Seller's description of what's in the unit |
| `currentBid` / `minimumBid` / `initialBid` / `reservePrice` | Bidding info ($) |
| `totalBids` / `totalViews` | Engagement stats |
| `cleaningDeposit` / `cleanoutTime` / `salesTax` | Auction terms |
| `startDate` / `endDate` / `countdown` | Auction timing (UTC) |
| `imageUrl` | Photo of the unit contents |
| `listingUrl` | Direct link to the auction page |
| `scrapedAt` | Timestamp of the scrape |

### Input

| Field | Type | Description |
|-------|------|-------------|
| `state` | string | 2-letter US state code (e.g. `CA`, `TX`). Optional. |
| `zipcode` | string | 5-digit ZIP to search near. Takes precedence over `state`. Optional. |
| `category` | string | Category ID(s), e.g. `3` or `3,15`. Optional. |
| `maxResults` | integer | Max records (default `100`). Use `0` for ALL matching auctions. |
| `proxyConfiguration` | object | Proxy settings. Default: Apify datacenter proxy. |

#### Example input

```json
{
  "state": "CA",
  "maxResults": 100,
  "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true }
}
```

To scrape **every active auction nationwide** (tens of thousands), set `maxResults` to `0` and leave the location filters blank.

### How it works

The actor calls StorageTreasures' public JSON auctions API directly (no headless browser), paginating with `page_num` / `page_count`. There is no anti-bot protection, so the lightweight datacenter proxy is sufficient and runs are fast and cheap.

### Notes

- Data reflects **active** auctions at scrape time; bids and countdowns change constantly.
- The full nationwide inventory is ~38,000+ active auctions and grows/shrinks as auctions open and close.

# Actor input Schema

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

Filter auctions to a single US state by 2-letter code, e.g. 'CA', 'TX', 'FL'. Leave blank to scrape auctions from all states.

## `zipcode` (type: `string`):

Filter auctions near a 5-digit US ZIP code, e.g. '90001'. Takes precedence over State if both are provided.

## `category` (type: `string`):

Filter by StorageTreasures category ID(s). Accepts a single ID or comma-separated list, e.g. '3' or '3,15'. Categories are numeric on StorageTreasures (e.g. 3 = household/furniture). Leave blank for all categories.

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

Maximum number of auction records to return. Use 0 to fetch ALL matching auctions via pagination (can be tens of thousands nationwide). Default 100.

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

Proxy settings. The StorageTreasures public API has no anti-bot protection, so Apify datacenter proxy is sufficient.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "maxResults": 100,
  "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 = {
    "proxyConfiguration": {
        "useApifyProxy": true
    }
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("lulzasaur/storagetreasures-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 = { "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": True } }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("lulzasaur/storagetreasures-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 '{
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true
  }
}' |
apify call lulzasaur/storagetreasures-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

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

```

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/uHqQRhzWryRVZhU8r/builds/0GRs6LW733bzbD8ds/openapi.json