# HiBid Auction Scraper — Lots, Bids & Prices (USA & Canada) (`scrapersdelight/hibid-scraper`) Actor

Scrape HiBid auctions and lots by country (USA or Canada), state/province, ZIP + radius, category, or keyword — current bids, estimates, close times, images, auctioneer and location. Via HiBid's own API. No login.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/scrapersdelight/hibid-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Scrapers Delight](https://apify.com/scrapersdelight) (community)
- **Categories:** Automation, Lead generation, E-commerce
- **Stats:** 3 total users, 2 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $5.00 / 1,000 per record returneds

This Actor is paid per event and usage. You are charged both the fixed price for specific events and for Apify platform usage.

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

## 🔨 HiBid Auction Scraper — Lots, Bids & Prices (USA & Canada)

**Scrape live HiBid auctions and lots — current bid, estimate, close time, lot number, images, auctioneer and location — filtered by country (USA or Canada), state/province, ZIP + radius, category, or keyword. 40+ structured fields, no login, via HiBid's own API.**

> 🕒 Last updated: 2026-07-07 · 📊 40+ fields per record · 🌎 USA + Canada · 🚫 No login or API key · ⚡ Via HiBid's own API

Turn HiBid.com into a clean dataset in minutes — **live bids, estimates, and sold/close data** across **40+ structured fields** per auction and lot. No browser automation, no copy-paste. Export to JSON, CSV, Excel, or Google Sheets, or pull straight into your app via API. A drop-in **HiBid API** for resellers, comps, and auction aggregators.

***

### What it does

- 🌎 **Country filter, done right** — pull **USA-only**, **Canada-only**, or both. Filtered server-side, so a country search only pulls that country's auctions (not the whole feed).
- 📅 **Auctions or lots** — scrape whole auction events, or drill into individual lots (items) with live bids.
- 💰 **The numbers that matter** — current bid, estimate, reserve, quantity, lot number, bid count.
- 📍 **Location-aware** — state/province, city, ZIP, and a ZIP + radius search.
- 🖼️ **Rich detail** — auctioneer, description, close time, images, shipping, online-bidding flags.
- 🔎 **Search any way** — by keyword (`coins`, `tractor`, `estate`, `equipment`, `liquidation`), by state/province, by ZIP radius, or by specific auction IDs.

### 📊 Output — 40+ fields per record

Every lot comes back as a flat, ready-to-use JSON record. The key fields:

| Field | Type | Example |
|---|---|---|
| 🔢 `lot_number` | text | `1` |
| 🏷️ `title` | text | `John F Kennedy Commemorative Coin 1917-1963` |
| 💵 `current_bid` | number | `123.45` |
| 📈 `estimate` | text | `100 - 200` |
| 🔒 `reserve` | number | `null` |
| ⏰ `ends` | date | `2026-07-31T19:00:00` |
| 🧑‍💼 `auctioneer` | text | `Berger Coins & Collectibles` |
| 🏙️ `city` / `state` | text | `Loveland` / `CO` |
| 🖼️ `image` | link | `https://cdn.hibid.com/…` |
| 🔗 `url` | link | `https://hibid.com/lot/194700130` |

Auctions add `event_name`, `lot_count`, `open_lot_count`, `bid_type`, `starts`, `ends`, `address`, `shipping`, `has_online_bidding`, and more — **~40 fields across auctions + lots.**

<details><summary>🔨 Sample lot record</summary>

```json
{
  "type": "lot", "lot_number": "1",
  "title": "John F Kennedy Commemorative Coin 1917-1963",
  "current_bid": 123.45, "estimate": "100 - 200", "quantity": 1,
  "auctioneer": "Berger Coins & Collectibles", "city": "Loveland", "state": "CO",
  "ends": "2026-07-31T19:00:00", "country": "United States",
  "image": "https://cdn.hibid.com/img.axd?id=8385930011",
  "url": "https://hibid.com/lot/194700130"
}
```

</details>

> 💡 Building this yourself means reverse-engineering HiBid's internal API, its per-country feeds, ZIP-radius geocoding, and pagination. This Actor hands you a flat JSON record per lot — ready in minutes.

***

### Who it's for

- 🛒 **Resellers & flippers** sourcing lots to win, clear, and resell across US + Canadian auctions.
- 📊 **Price & comp analysts** tracking hammer prices and estimates by category (a live comps feed).
- 🧭 **Auction aggregators** combining HiBid with other lien-sale / estate-sale feeds.
- 🤖 **Dealers & bidders** monitoring specific auctioneers, states, or categories.

### How to use it

1. Click **Try for free**.
2. Pick **Scrape** = *Auctions* or *Lots*, and a **Country** (USA / Canada / both).
3. *(Optional)* narrow by **state/province**, **keyword**, or **ZIP + radius**.
4. Set **Max results** and click **Start**. Export from the **Dataset** tab (JSON, CSV, Excel, Google Sheets) or via API.

#### Examples

Every open auction in Canada:

```json
{ "resultType": "auctions", "country": "ca", "status": "OPEN" }
```

US coin lots with live bids:

```json
{ "resultType": "lots", "country": "us", "keyword": "coins" }
```

All lots in a specific auction:

```json
{ "resultType": "lots", "auctionIds": ["757530"] }
```

***

### ❓ FAQ

**Is there a HiBid API?** Yes — this Actor is effectively a HiBid API: give it a search, get back structured JSON.

**Do I need a login or API key?** No. It reads HiBid's public data — no account, no key, no captcha.

**Can I get sold / hammer / closed prices?** Yes — set status to `CLOSED` or `ALL` to pull closed lots with their final bids.

**Does it cover Canadian auctions?** Yes — filter `country: ca` for Canada, `us` for the USA, or both.

**Can I export to Excel or Google Sheets?** Yes — the dataset exports to JSON, CSV, Excel, or Google Sheets, or pull it via API.

**How much does it cost?** Pay-per-result — you only pay for the auctions/lots returned. A targeted search stays small and cheap, and it's free to try.

### Notes & fair use

You are responsible for complying with HiBid's Terms of Service. This actor reads publicly available auction listings.

# Actor input Schema

## `resultType` (type: `string`):

Return whole auctions (events) or individual lots (items).

## `country` (type: `string`):

Filter by country — HiBid supports the USA and Canada. Filtered server-side, so a country search only pulls that country's auctions.

## `states` (type: `array`):

Optional. State (US) or province (Canada) — full name OR 2-letter code both work, e.g. "Texas" or "tx", "Ontario" or "on". Empty = the whole country above.

## `keyword` (type: `string`):

Optional free-text search across auction titles / lot descriptions (e.g. "coins", "tractor", "estate").

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

Optional. Search around a ZIP/postal code within the radius below.

## `radiusMiles` (type: `integer`):

Search radius around the ZIP/postal code above.

## `auctionIds` (type: `array`):

Optional. When scraping Lots, restrict to these specific auction IDs (get the whole catalog of one or more auctions).

## `status` (type: `string`):

Which auctions/lots to include.

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

Cap on auctions/lots returned this run (cost/speed guard). Default 100; set 0 for the whole scope.

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

Proxy settings. The default is Apify's shared proxy pool, which HiBid's API serves normally — measured identical to residential (30/30 rows and every field, 3 A/B runs, 2026-08-02). RESIDENTIAL is a one-click escalation if you ever hit soft-blocks on a large or unusual scope.

## `requestConcurrency` (type: `integer`):

Max parallel API requests. Higher = faster; keep modest to respect the site.

## `diagnose` (type: `boolean`):

Dev only. Logs one normalized auction record, then exits.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "resultType": "auctions",
  "country": "us",
  "radiusMiles": 50,
  "status": "OPEN",
  "maxItems": 100,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true
  },
  "requestConcurrency": 4,
  "diagnose": false
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `records` (type: `string`):

The dataset of scraped HiBid auctions or lots (one item per record).

# 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 = {
    "resultType": "auctions",
    "country": "us",
    "status": "OPEN",
    "proxyConfiguration": {
        "useApifyProxy": true
    }
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("scrapersdelight/hibid-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 = {
    "resultType": "auctions",
    "country": "us",
    "status": "OPEN",
    "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": True },
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("scrapersdelight/hibid-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 '{
  "resultType": "auctions",
  "country": "us",
  "status": "OPEN",
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true
  }
}' |
apify call scrapersdelight/hibid-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

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

```

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/csb8otAab26M9VTE0/builds/mfGk5ZeBGItQKtLvU/openapi.json