# BoatTrader Scraper (`parseforge/boattrader-scraper`) Actor

Scrape boat listings from BoatTrader.com. Extract prices, make, model, year, length, engine specs, fuel type, hull material, dealer info, and images. Filter by boat type, condition, price, and length. Optional detail page enrichment with full specifications and descriptions.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/parseforge/boattrader-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [ParseForge](https://apify.com/parseforge) (community)
- **Categories:** Business, Real estate, Automation
- **Stats:** 17 total users, 4 monthly users, 88.9% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
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## Pricing

Pay per usage

This Actor is paid per platform usage. The Actor is free to use, and you only pay for the Apify platform usage, which gets cheaper the higher subscription plan you have.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-usage

## What's an Apify Actor?

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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

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## 📈 BoatTrader Scraper

> 🚀 **Scrape boat listings from BoatTrader.com including pricing, specifications, engine details, seller info, and images.**

Filter by make, type, condition, price range, and length. Every record is mapped to a consistent schema - image url, title, price, price formatted, url, listing id and more, so you can filter, join and export without any glue code. No account or API key required to try it.

| 🎯 Target Audience | 💡 Primary Use Cases |
|---|---|
| Analysts, developers, researchers and operators who need this data as clean rows | Data collection, enrichment, monitoring, and feeding apps, sheets or models |

### 📋 What the BoatTrader Scraper does

- Collects the records you ask for as clean, structured rows
- Returns 31 fields per record including image url, title, price, price formatted, url, listing id
- Consistent, flat schema - ready for a spreadsheet, database or app
- Exports to CSV, Excel, JSON, or XML

> 💡 **Why it matters:** the raw source returns nested, paged responses. This Actor flattens them into one clean row per record, so the data drops straight into your workflow.

### 📊 Data fields

Each record includes: `imageUrl`, `listingId`, `location`, `make`, `model`, `monthlyPayment`, `price`, `priceFormatted`, `scrapedAt`, `sellerName`, `sellerType`, `title`, `url`, `year`. All 14 field names come from a real production run, so what you see here is what lands in your dataset.

> ⚠️ **Good to Know**: Free users are limited to 10 items per run. Enabling "Include Full Details" adds engine specs, descriptions, and full image galleries but takes longer (about 0.5-1 second per listing). A Start URL overrides all filter fields.

### 🚀 How to use

1. [Create a free account w/ $5 credit](https://console.apify.com/sign-up?fpr=vmoqkp)
2. Open the Actor on Apify Console
3. Fill in the input fields
4. Click Start
5. Download the results as CSV, Excel, JSON, or XML

### 🆘 Need Help?

If you hit a bug, have questions about setup, or need a scraper we haven't built yet, open our [contact form](https://tally.so/r/BzdKgA) or write to parseforge@protonmail.com. We also take on paid custom data projects.

For faster answers, join our [Discord](https://parseforge.co/discord). It's the best place to get support and suggest new actors.

# Actor input Schema

## `startUrl` (type: `string`):

Direct BoatTrader search URL (e.g. https://www.boattrader.com/boats/type-power/make-bayliner/). If provided, filter fields below are ignored.

## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

How many boat listings to collect per run.

## `make` (type: `string`):

Boat manufacturer (e.g. Bayliner, Boston Whaler, Sea Ray)

## `boatType` (type: `string`):

Filter by boat type

## `condition` (type: `string`):

Filter by boat condition

## `minPrice` (type: `integer`):

Minimum price in USD

## `maxPrice` (type: `integer`):

Maximum price in USD

## `minLength` (type: `integer`):

Minimum boat length in feet

## `maxLength` (type: `integer`):

Maximum boat length in feet

## `location` (type: `string`):

City or state to search near

## `includeDetails` (type: `boolean`):

Fetch each listing's detail page for full specs, description, engine info, and all images. Slower but much more data.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "maxItems": 10,
  "includeDetails": false
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `boats` (type: `string`):

Complete dataset with all scraped boat listings

## `overview` (type: `string`):

Overview of boat listings with key fields

# 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 = {
    "maxItems": 10
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("parseforge/boattrader-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 = { "maxItems": 10 }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("parseforge/boattrader-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 '{
  "maxItems": 10
}' |
apify call parseforge/boattrader-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

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

```

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/xWvPl6L7bXitbodtD/builds/ljDgJv5EVHqS1AOvk/openapi.json