# Autolist Scraper - Used Car Listings & Prices (`lulzasaur/autolist-scraper`) Actor

Scrape used car listings from Autolist.com. Get prices, mileage, VIN, deal ratings, dealer info, drivetrain, and photos. Filter by make, model, city, and price range.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/lulzasaur/autolist-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 $10.00 / 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?

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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

## Autolist Scraper - Used Car Listings & Prices

Scrape used car listings from [Autolist.com](https://www.autolist.com), one of the largest used car search engines in the US. Get detailed vehicle data including prices, mileage, VIN numbers, deal ratings, dealer information, and photos.

### Features

- **Rich vehicle data** — year, make, model, trim, price, mileage, VIN, body type, drivetrain, transmission, fuel type, MPG, colors
- **Deal ratings** — Great Deal, Good Deal, Fair Deal, or Overpriced based on market analysis
- **Market intelligence** — expected price, price difference %, days on market, recent price drops
- **Dealer info** — dealer name, phone number, location, CarMax flag
- **Multi-make scraping** — scrape across 30 popular car makes in a single run
- **Client-side filtering** — filter by max price, min year, and max mileage

### Input Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Default | Description |
|-----------|------|---------|-------------|
| `make` | string | `toyota` | Car manufacturer (e.g. toyota, honda, ford, bmw) |
| `model` | string | | Specific model (e.g. camry, civic, f-150). Leave empty for all models |
| `city` | string | | City for local search (e.g. denver, los-angeles) |
| `state` | string | | Two-letter state code (e.g. co, ca, ny). Required with city |
| `zipCode` | string | `80202` | ZIP code for search area |
| `maxPrice` | integer | | Maximum listing price filter |
| `minYear` | integer | | Minimum model year filter |
| `maxMileage` | integer | | Maximum mileage filter |
| `maxResults` | integer | `100` | Max listings to return (up to 1000) |
| `multipleMakes` | boolean | `false` | Scrape across 30 popular makes for maximum volume |
| `proxyConfiguration` | object | | Optional proxy settings |

### Example Input

#### Specific make + model in a city

```json
{
    "make": "toyota",
    "model": "camry",
    "city": "denver",
    "state": "co",
    "maxResults": 50
}
```

#### All Honda models nationwide

```json
{
    "make": "honda",
    "zipCode": "90210",
    "maxResults": 200
}
```

#### Budget cars under $15,000

```json
{
    "make": "toyota",
    "maxPrice": 15000,
    "minYear": 2018,
    "maxResults": 100
}
```

#### Maximum volume — all popular makes

```json
{
    "multipleMakes": true,
    "make": "",
    "zipCode": "80202",
    "maxResults": 500
}
```

### Output Example

```json
{
    "vin": "4T1BF1FK2GU582896",
    "listingId": 446010693,
    "title": "2016 Toyota Camry Base",
    "year": 2016,
    "make": "Toyota",
    "model": "Camry",
    "trim": "Base",
    "price": 5900,
    "mileage": 291115,
    "condition": "used",
    "bodyType": "sedan",
    "drivetrain": "FWD",
    "transmission": "automatic",
    "fuelType": "gasoline",
    "doorCount": 4,
    "combinedMpg": 28,
    "exteriorColor": "White",
    "interiorColor": "Black",
    "dealRating": "Great Deal",
    "dealRatingCode": "GREAT_PRICE",
    "expectedPrice": 8500,
    "priceDiffPercent": -31,
    "totalPriceChange": -500,
    "daysOnMarket": 14,
    "hasRecentPriceDrop": true,
    "justListed": false,
    "dealerName": "Denver Auto Sales",
    "dealerPhone": "3035551234",
    "city": "Denver",
    "state": "CO",
    "location": "Denver, CO",
    "isCarmax": false,
    "imageUrl": "https://static.cargurus.com/images/...",
    "imageCount": 12,
    "listingUrl": "https://www.autolist.com/toyota-camry#vin=4T1BF1FK2GU582896",
    "scrapedAt": "2026-04-25T12:00:00.000Z"
}
```

### Use Cases

- **Car buyers** — find deals across makes and models, compare prices and deal ratings
- **Dealers** — monitor competitor pricing and inventory
- **Market researchers** — analyze used car market trends, pricing patterns, days-on-market metrics
- **Price comparison tools** — aggregate listings across locations
- **Data analysts** — build datasets for vehicle depreciation, market demand, and pricing models

### Notes

- Each page returns ~20 listings via server-side rendering
- When scraping a single make without a model, the scraper also fetches popular models for that make to maximize results
- Deal ratings (Great/Good/Fair/Overpriced) are based on Autolist's Instant Market Value analysis
- VIN-based deduplication ensures no duplicate listings
- Rate limiting is built in to avoid overloading the site

# Actor input Schema

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

Car manufacturer (e.g. toyota, honda, ford, bmw). Required.

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

Specific model (e.g. camry, civic, f-150). Leave empty for all models of the make.

## `city` (type: `string`):

City name for local search (e.g. denver, los angeles, new york). Leave empty for nationwide results.

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

Two-letter state code (e.g. co, ca, ny). Required if city is specified.

## `zipCode` (type: `string`):

ZIP code for search area. Used as fallback when city/state are not specified.

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

Maximum listing price filter.

## `minYear` (type: `integer`):

Minimum model year filter.

## `maxMileage` (type: `integer`):

Maximum mileage filter.

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

Maximum number of listings to return. Each page yields ~20 listings. Use multiple makes to get more results.

## `multipleMakes` (type: `boolean`):

When enabled and no specific make is set, scrapes listings across popular car makes for maximum volume.

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

Optional proxy to use for requests.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "make": "toyota",
  "model": "",
  "city": "",
  "state": "",
  "zipCode": "80202",
  "maxResults": 100,
  "multipleMakes": 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 = {};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("lulzasaur/autolist-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 = {}

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

```

## MCP server setup

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

```

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/X1vw9EQ7q8MIeJVS2/builds/aB7wBsV5BpHiTQrhJ/openapi.json