# Trade Me Motors Scraper (`parseforge/trade-me-motors-scraper`) Actor

Scrape Trade Me Motors for used and new vehicle listings across New Zealand. Extract prices, specs, dealer info, photos, VIN, odometer, and 60+ fields per listing. Filter by make, model, body style, fuel, transmission, price, year, and region. Export JSON/CSV/Excel.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/parseforge/trade-me-motors-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [ParseForge](https://apify.com/parseforge) (community)
- **Categories:** E-commerce, Marketing, Lead generation
- **Stats:** 3 total users, 0 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

Pay per event

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.
Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have.

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

## What's an Apify Actor?

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

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# README

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## 🚗 Trade Me Motors Scraper

Collect vehicle listings from Trade Me Motors, New Zealand's largest automotive marketplace. Get detailed specs, prices, dealer information, and contact details in minutes with no coding required. Perfect for dealers, buyers, researchers, and anyone who needs Trade Me car data export without manual scraping or broken download tools.

> **The Trade Me Motors Scraper collects used and new vehicle listings with up to 60+ data fields per listing, including prices, specifications, dealer info, and full photo galleries.**

### ✨ What Does It Do

- 🚗 Vehicle Listings - Collect comprehensive data from thousands of used and new cars listed on Trade Me Motors
- 💰 Price Data - Extract sale prices, starting bid prices, buy-now prices, and historical price information for competitive analysis
- 📊 Vehicle Specifications - Get full technical details including engine size, cylinders, transmission, fuel type, odometer readings, and more
- 👤 Dealer Information - Capture dealer names, showroom URLs, logos, and seller details for B2B lead generation
- 🖼️ Photos and Media - Download all listing photos and gallery images directly in your dataset
- 📍 Location Data - Filter and collect by region and suburb across New Zealand for localized market analysis

### 📋 How to Use

No technical skills required. Follow these simple steps:

1. Sign Up: [Create a free account with $5 credit](https://console.apify.com/sign-up?fpr=vmoqkp)
2. Find the Tool: Search for "Trade Me Motors Scraper" in the Apify Store and configure your input
3. Run It: Click "Start" and watch your results appear

That's it. No coding, no setup, no complicated configuration. Now you can export your data in CSV, Excel, or JSON format.

### 📊 Data fields

Each record includes: `bidCount`, `bodyStyle`, `buyNowPrice`, `categoryPath`, `cylinders`, `dealerName`, `doors`, `endDate`, `engineSize`, `exteriorColour`, `fuel`, `hasGallery`, `hasMotorWebBasicReport`, `hasReserve`, `importHistory`, `is4WD`, `isBold`, `isClassified`, `isDealer`, `isFeatured`, `isHighlighted`, `listingId`, `make`, `maxBidAmount`, `memberId`, `model`, `modelDetail`, `numberPlate`, `odometer`, `onRoadCostsIncluded`, `owners`, `photoUrls`, `pictureHref`, `priceDisplay`, `region`, `results`, `scrapedAt`, `seats`, `showroomId`, `showroomLogo`, `showroomUrl`. These field names come straight from the actor's dataset schema, so what you see here is what lands in your dataset.

### 🚀 How to use

1. 📝 **Sign up.** [Create a free account with $5 credit](https://console.apify.com/sign-up?fpr=vmoqkp) (takes 2 minutes).
2. 🌐 **Open the Actor.** Go to the Trade Me Motors Scraper page on the Apify Store.
3. 🎯 **Set input.** Configure the input fields in the form (or paste a JSON), then set maxItems.
4. 🚀 **Run it.** Click **Start** and let the Actor collect your data.
5. 📥 **Download.** Grab your results in the **Dataset** tab as CSV, Excel, JSON, or XML.

> ⏱️ Total time from signup to downloaded dataset: **3-5 minutes.** No coding required.

### ⚠️ Disclaimer

> This Actor is an independent tool and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Trade Me Group Limited or any of its subsidiaries. All trademarks mentioned are the property of their respective owners.

### 🔗 Recommended Actors

- [**🔍 Google Search Scraper**](https://apify.com/parseforge/google-search-scraper) - Multi-engine SERP results with country and language targeting
- [**🗺️ Nominatim OSM Scraper**](https://apify.com/parseforge/nominatim-osm-scraper) - Geocode addresses via OpenStreetMap
- [**📊 Indexmundi Scraper**](https://apify.com/parseforge/indexmundi-scraper) - Global demographic and economic indicators
- [**📰 RAG Web Browser**](https://apify.com/parseforge/rag-web-browser) - Crawl and extract clean text from any URL for AI retrieval
- [**🌐 Website Content Crawler**](https://apify.com/parseforge/website-content-crawler) - Crawl entire sites and export structured content

> 💡 **Pro Tip:** browse the complete [ParseForge collection](https://apify.com/parseforge) for more reference-data scrapers.

### 🆘 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

## `listingType` (type: `string`):

Type of vehicles to search: used cars, new cars, or both.

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

How many vehicles to collect per run.

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

Filter by vehicle make (brand). E.g. Toyota, Honda, Ford.

## `model` (type: `string`):

Filter by vehicle model. E.g. Corolla, Civic, Ranger.

## `bodyStyle` (type: `string`):

Filter by body style. E.g. Hatchback, Sedan, SUV, Ute, Van.

## `transmission` (type: `string`):

Filter by transmission type.

## `fuel` (type: `string`):

Filter by fuel type.

## `priceMin` (type: `integer`):

Minimum price in NZD.

## `priceMax` (type: `integer`):

Maximum price in NZD.

## `yearMin` (type: `integer`):

Minimum year of manufacture.

## `yearMax` (type: `integer`):

Maximum year of manufacture.

## `odometerMax` (type: `integer`):

Maximum odometer reading in kilometres.

## `region` (type: `string`):

Filter by NZ region. E.g. Auckland, Wellington, Canterbury.

## `isDealer` (type: `boolean`):

When enabled, only show dealer listings. Leave off to show all (dealer + private).

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "listingType": "used",
  "maxItems": 10
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

Dataset with all scraped items

# 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 = {
    "listingType": "used",
    "maxItems": 10
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("parseforge/trade-me-motors-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 = {
    "listingType": "used",
    "maxItems": 10,
}

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

```

## MCP server setup

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

```

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/2u4EMpMmMgY0fiovJ/builds/0INTXjK4yHfcVS2EN/openapi.json