# Copart Auction Scraper (`moving_beacon-owner1/copart-auction-scraper`) Actor

Scrape Copart auction listings and lot details from its official JSON APIs—no browser required. Search by keyword, lot number, or URL to retrieve vehicle, auction, bidding, damage, and pricing data.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/moving\_beacon-owner1/copart-auction-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Jamshaid Arif](https://apify.com/moving_beacon-owner1) (community)
- **Categories:** Developer tools, Automation, Other
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $9.99 / 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

## Copart Auction Scraper

Apify actor that scrapes Copart salvage-auction lots via the JSON
endpoints copart.com's own frontend calls — no browser.

### Queries are auto-routed

| Input | Treated as | Endpoint |
|---|---|---|
| `tesla model 3` | Keyword search | `POST /public/lots/search-results` |
| `74620725` | Lot detail | `GET /public/data/lotdetails/solr/74620725` |
| `https://www.copart.com/lot/74620725` | Lot detail | same |

Mix them freely in one run. Set `fetchDetailsForSearchResults: true` to
automatically pull the full detail record for every search hit.

### Example input

```json
{
  "queries": ["tesla model 3", "https://www.copart.com/lot/74620725"],
  "maxResultsPerSearch": 25,
  "fetchDetailsForSearchResults": false,
  "requestDelaySecs": 1,
  "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true, "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"] }
}
```

### Output

**Search result item:** lot number, year/make/model, damage, odometer,
current bid / buy-it-now + currency, sale date (both epoch-ms and ISO),
location, title state, VIN (partially masked by Copart), lot URL.

**Lot detail item:** everything above plus model group, secondary damage,
engine, cylinders, drive, fuel type, color, body style, title description,
estimated retail value, live bid status (`dynamic`), and a `raw_extra`
object with any un-mapped fields Copart sent (so schema changes don't
lose data).

A run summary (counts + per-query errors) is stored under key `SUMMARY`.

# Actor input Schema

## `queries` (type: `array`):

Mixed list, auto-routed: pure digits (`58415273`) or lot URLs (`https://www.copart.com/lot/74620725`) fetch full lot details; anything else (`tesla model 3`) runs a keyword search.

## `maxResultsPerSearch` (type: `integer`):

How many lots to return per keyword search (1-100).

## `fetchDetailsForSearchResults` (type: `boolean`):

After each search, fetch the full lot-detail record (VIN, engine, title, est. retail value…) for every result. Doubles the request count.

## `requestDelaySecs` (type: `integer`):

Polite throttle. Copart's Incapsula is aggressive — keep at 1+ (2-3 for large runs).

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

Copart uses Incapsula bot protection. TLS impersonation usually clears it for light use; for heavier runs enable Apify RESIDENTIAL proxy.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "queries": [
    "tesla model 3"
  ],
  "maxResultsPerSearch": 10,
  "fetchDetailsForSearchResults": false,
  "requestDelaySecs": 1,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": false
  }
}
```

# 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 = {
    "queries": [
        "tesla model 3"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("moving_beacon-owner1/copart-auction-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 = { "queries": ["tesla model 3"] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("moving_beacon-owner1/copart-auction-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 '{
  "queries": [
    "tesla model 3"
  ]
}' |
apify call moving_beacon-owner1/copart-auction-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "mcp-remote",
                "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=moving_beacon-owner1/copart-auction-scraper",
                "--header",
                "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_TOKEN>"
            ]
        }
    }
}

```

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/ChqEcG9McV8xeho0O/builds/sSldkQ2gIpsdjewHu/openapi.json