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230,000+ completed vehicle auctions with sold prices, specs, and VINs. Search by make, model, or year. Get structured data from the largest enthusiast car auction platform in seconds.

How it works

👁 How Bring a Trailer Scraper works, from search to structured auction data

✨ Why teams use this scraper

Building a car valuation model but can't get historical auction data? Copy-pasting sold prices from BaT listings one by one? Trying to track what a specific model sells for over time?

• 🚗 230,000+ completed auctions. Every sold vehicle on Bring a Trailer with final prices, bid counts, and auction dates. The largest structured dataset of enthusiast car sales available.
• 💰 Sold prices you can't get anywhere else. BaT doesn't have a public API. This scraper gives you structured access to every completed auction result.
• 📋 Full vehicle specs per listing. VIN, mileage, engine, transmission, exterior color, interior color, and all listed essentials. No manual data entry.
• 📸 Gallery photos included. Every listing comes with all gallery image URLs, typically 30-60 photos per vehicle.
• 🔍 Search by anything. "Porsche 911", "BMW E30 M3", "1967 Mustang", or browse by model page URL. Get exactly the vehicles you're looking for.
• 👤 Seller and location data. Know who sold it and where the vehicle is located.

🎯 What you can do with BaT auction data

📥 Input parameters

📊 Output data

{
"title":"1989 Porsche 911 Carrera 4 Coupe",
"price":72500,
"priceFormatted":"USD $72,500",
"currency":"USD",
"status":"sold",
"auctionEndDate":"2026-03-15T22:00:00Z",
"totalBids":38,
"noReserve":true,
"vin":"WP0AB0969KS450123",
"mileage":"64,200",
"engine":"3.6L Flat-6",
"transmission":"5-Speed Manual",
"exteriorColor":"Guards Red",
"interiorColor":"Black Leather",
"essentials":["Clean Title","Service Records","Recent Service"],
"seller":"bringthetrailer",
"location":"San Francisco, CA",
"imageUrl":"https://bringatrailer.com/wp-content/uploads/...",
"imageUrls":["https://...","https://...","... 45 photos"],
"excerpt":"This 1989 Porsche 911 Carrera 4 is finished in Guards Red...",
"url":"https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1989-porsche-911-carrera-4-38/"
}

🗂️ Data fields

🚀 Examples

Search for Porsche 911 auctions

{
"searches":["Porsche 911"],
"maxItems":100
}

Get data from a specific listing

{
"startUrls":[
{"url":"https://bringatrailer.com/listing/2007-porsche-boxster-s-24/"}
]
}

Browse all BMW E30 M3 results

{
"startUrls":[
{"url":"https://bringatrailer.com/bmw/e30-m3/"}
],
"maxItems":50
}

Fast mode without detail pages

{
"searches":["Ferrari"],
"maxItems":200,
"includeDetails":false
}

💻 Integrations

Python

from apify_client import ApifyClient
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")
run = client.actor("silentflow/bringatrailer-scraper").call(run_input={
"searches":["Porsche 911"],
"maxItems":100,
})
for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
print(f"{item['title']}: {item['priceFormatted']} ({item['totalBids']} bids)")
print(f" VIN: {item.get('vin','N/A')} | {item.get('mileage','N/A')} miles")

JavaScript

import{ ApifyClient }from'apify-client';
const client =newApifyClient({token:'<YOUR_API_TOKEN>'});
const run =await client.actor('silentflow/bringatrailer-scraper').call({
searches:['Porsche 911'],
maxItems:100,
});
const{ items }=await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach(item=>{
 console.log(`${item.title}: ${item.priceFormatted} (${item.totalBids} bids)`);
});

📈 Performance

💡 Tips for best results

1. Be specific with keywords. "BMW E30 M3" returns exactly what you want. "BMW" returns everything.
2. Browse page URLs for model tracking. /porsche/911/ gives you the most recent completed auctions for that model, perfect for price tracking.
3. Disable detail enrichment for speed. Set includeDetails: false to skip VIN/specs and get just prices and titles. 10x faster for large searches.
4. Direct listing URLs for full data. Paste a specific BaT listing URL to get complete specs, all photos, and the full description.

❓ FAQ

Q: Can I get active/ongoing auctions? A: Active auctions require a BaT account. This scraper focuses on completed auctions, which are publicly accessible and include final sold prices.

Q: How far back does the data go? A: BaT has auction results going back to their early years. Browse pages show the most recent results first.

Q: Why are some fields missing (VIN, mileage)? A: Not all listings include every field. VIN and mileage depend on what the seller provided. The scraper returns everything available.

Q: Is the price the final sold price? A: Yes. price is the hammer price (final bid). For reserve-not-met auctions, status will indicate that.

📬 Support

Need something this scraper doesn't do yet? We ship features fast.

• 💡 Feature requests go straight to our backlog
• ⚙️ Enterprise needs? We do custom integrations and high-volume setups

Response time: usually under 24 hours.

Check out our other scrapers: SilentFlow on Apify