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Auto Trader UK Listings Scraper
parseforge/auto-trader-uk-scraper
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Scrapes used car listings from Auto Trader UK search pages. Returns each vehicle as a flat row with price, year, mileage, fuel type, transmission, dealer name, and finance details.
- Total users
- 2
- Monthly active
- 1
- Total runs
- 55
- Bookmarked
- 0
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- Last modified
- 12 days ago
Overview
Auto Trader UK Listings Scraper
Scrape used car listings from Auto Trader UK with prices, specs, dealer details, and finance quotes. Feed it any search URL and collect up to the maximum results you set. Export to CSV, JSON, Excel, or XML.
Auto Trader UK lists hundreds of thousands of used cars, but manually copying prices, mileage, and dealer info is slow and error-prone. This actor reads the public search results directly from a URL you provide, so you get structured data without building a scraper yourself. It works on any Auto Trader UK search page, from a broad postcode radius to a filtered make and model query.
| Who uses it | What they scrape Auto Trader UK for |
|---|---|
| Car dealers | Monitor competitor pricing and stock levels across the UK. |
| Market analysts | Track used car price trends by make, model, and region. |
| Lead generation teams | Build lists of private sellers and dealerships with contact details. |
| Car buyers | Compare listings against market value before negotiating. |
What it does
This Actor collects used car listings from an Auto Trader UK search URL and returns each vehicle as a flat row with its price, specs, dealer, and finance details.
- 🔗 URL-driven input: Paste any Auto Trader UK search URL, including postcode, radius, make, model, price range, and fuel type filters.
- 📊 Structured output: Each listing returns as one row with price, year, mileage, fuel type, transmission, and dealer name.
- 💰 Finance data: Captures representative APR, monthly payment, and total finance amount when displayed on the listing.
- 🏢 Dealer details: Includes dealer name, location, rating, and contact information from the search results page.
Results export to CSV, JSON, Excel, or XML, or straight from the API.
What you can do with Auto Trader UK data
📈 Monitor competitor stock.
A car dealer runs the actor daily on a rival's postcode and make filter to see new stock, price drops, and which models are sitting unsold.
🔍 Find undervalued cars.
A private buyer scrapes a specific model with a tight price range and sorts by newest listings to spot a bargain before it sells.
📋 Build a dealer contact list.
A lead generation team scrapes a broad radius search and exports dealer names, phone numbers, and ratings for a CRM campaign.
📊 Analyse market trends.
A market analyst collects monthly snapshots of a popular model to track average price and mileage shifts over time.
Why choose this scraper
| What you get | |
|---|---|
| Source | Auto Trader UK public search listings |
| Input | Any Auto Trader UK search URL |
| Output | Flat rows of car listings with specs, price, dealer, and finance |
| Limits | You set the max results per run |
How it compares
This actor focuses on scraping a single Auto Trader UK search URL with a simple max-results cap, while the competitors below offer broader feature sets or different marketplaces.
| Feature | ParseForge | Autotrader.co.uk [$0.85💰] | Unlimited | Richest output | AutoTrader UK Scraper With Contacts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scrapes from a user-provided search URL | Yes | Not listed | Not listed |
| Finance quotes (APR, monthly payment) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Dealer contact details | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| High-res image URLs | Not listed | Yes | Yes |
| Vehicle history checks | Not listed | Yes | Yes |
| Unlimited results per run | Not listed | Yes | Not listed |
Configure the run
Drive the Actor from a single Auto Trader UK search URL, and set a maximum number of results to cap the run. The Input tab lists every parameter.
A first run with the defaults:
{
"searchUrl": "https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-search?postcode=SW1A1AA&radius=1500&sort=relevance"
}
Pricing
Pay-per-result: $0.00554 per result collected. You pay only for the results written to your dataset.
| Results collected | Approximate cost |
|---|---|
| 100 results | $0.55 |
| 1,000 results | $5.54 |
| 10,000 results | $55.40 |
New Apify accounts start with $5 in free credit.
Free users
Free-plan runs return up to 10 results as a preview. Upgrade your Apify plan to collect up to 1,000,000 results per run.
Run it
- Create a free Apify account with $5 in credit.
- Open the Auto Trader UK Listings Scraper.
- Set your inputs and any filters, then click Start.
- Export the results as CSV, Excel, JSON, or XML from the Dataset tab.
Run it programmatically through the Apify API (run-sync-get-dataset-items) or the ApifyClient for JavaScript and Python.
Use with AI agents (MCP)
Give an AI agent live access to Auto Trader UK through the Model Context Protocol. Add the Actor to Claude, Cursor, or any MCP client:
claude mcp add --transport http apify "https://mcp.apify.com?tools=parseforge/auto-trader-uk-scraper"
Then prompt it in plain language to run the scraper and read back the results.
Troubleshooting
Why am I getting no results?
Check that your search URL is valid and returns listings when you open it in a browser. Also confirm that your max results is set to a number greater than zero.
The actor stops before reaching my max results.
This happens when the search runs out of listings. Auto Trader UK pagination is finite; the actor stops when there is no next page, even if your max is higher.
Some finance fields are empty in my output.
Finance quotes are only captured when they appear on the listing card. Not every seller displays a representative finance example, so empty fields are expected for those listings.
The run takes a long time.
Large max results values mean more pages to fetch. Reduce your max results or narrow your search URL with additional filters to speed up the run.
I see a different number of results than the website shows.
Auto Trader UK may show an estimated total count that does not match the actual paginated listings. The actor collects only what is reachable through the page links.
FAQ
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is the input for this actor? | You provide a full Auto Trader UK search URL. The default prefill is a broad used car search in central London, but you can replace it with any filtered search URL from the site. |
| Does it scrape private sellers and trade dealers? | Yes, the actor collects whatever listings appear in your search results, whether they are from private sellers or trade dealerships. |
| Can I filter by make, model, or price? | You apply filters directly on the Auto Trader UK website, copy the resulting URL, and paste it into the actor input. The actor respects all URL parameters. |
| How many listings can I scrape in one run? | You set the maximum number of results in the input. The actor stops when it reaches that number or when there are no more listings on the page. |
| Does it collect finance and monthly payment details? | Yes, when a listing displays a representative finance quote, the actor captures the APR, monthly payment, and total amount payable. |
| What dealer information is included? | The actor returns the dealer name, location, star rating, and review count as shown on the search results page. |
| Can I scrape listings from a specific postcode area? | Yes, set your postcode and radius on the Auto Trader UK site, copy the URL, and use it as the input. The actor scrapes whatever the URL returns. |
| What export formats are supported? | You can export your dataset in CSV, JSON, Excel, XML, or RSS from the Apify platform. |
| Is an Auto Trader UK account or API key required? | No, the actor reads the public search pages. You do not need to log in or register an application. |
| Does it handle pagination automatically? | Yes, the actor follows the next page links until it reaches your max results limit or the end of the listings. |
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🆘 Need help? Email parseforge@protonmail.com with your run ID, your input, and what you expected.
⚠️ Disclaimer. This Actor is unofficial and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Auto Trader Limited. It collects only publicly available data. You are responsible for using the collected data in compliance with the source's terms of service and applicable data-protection laws, including GDPR, CCPA, and PIPL. Do not use it to collect personal data unlawfully.
Input
| Field | Type | What it does | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| searchUrl required | string | URL of an Auto Trader UK car search page. Default points to a broad used car search for instant results. | https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-search? |
| maxResults required | integer | Maximum number of car listings to collect. | 100 |
Pricing
from $5.01 per 1,000 results
| Charged for | What it is | Price each |
|---|---|---|
| result | Single result in the default dataset. | $0.00501 to $0.00554 |
Tiered: the lower figure is the price on a higher Apify plan. Billing and the free credit live on Apify.
API
One POST returns the dataset directly. Same shape for every scraper in the library, so swapping the slug is the only change.
curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/parseforge~auto-trader-uk-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items?token=$APIFY_TOKEN" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"helloWorld": 123
}' Examples
Input that runs as-is.
{
"helloWorld": 123
} Reviews
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Issues
We build and maintain this scraper, so a problem with it comes to us. Report it on the Apify listing and the thread stays attached to the scraper where the next person can find it: open an issue.
Broken and urgent, or you would rather not post in public? Write to parseforge@protonmail.com and it reaches the people who wrote it.