CarGurus Zipcode Search Scraper

What you get

Every result is one row in the run's dataset. Download it as JSON, CSV, Excel or HTML, or read it through the Apify API.

The main fields of each row:

• Listing ID (listingId)
• vin
• year
• make
• model
• trim
• Price USD (price)
• MSRP USD (msrp)
• mileage
• Dealer (dealerName)
• State (dealerState)
• Listing URL (url)

Run it on Apify

1. Open cargurus-zipcode-search-scraper on Apify and sign in, or make an Apify account.
2. On the Input tab, fill in the fields listed below. The form opens with example values filled in.
3. Click Start. Rows appear on the Output tab while the run works.
4. Export the rows as JSON, CSV, Excel, XML or HTML, or read them through the Apify API.
5. To run it again on a schedule, save the input as a task and add a schedule in the Apify Console.

What you can set

• CarGurus search page URLs (searchUrls, required): CarGurus vehicle listing pages such as https://www.cargurus.com/Cars/new/nl-New-Ford-Mustang-d2 or https://www.cargurus.com/Cars/used/nl-Used-Toyota-Camry-d158. Copy the URL from the CarGurus results page for your chosen make and model.
• ZIP code (zipCode): 5-digit US ZIP code to center the search on (e.g. 10001). Leave blank to use the server default location.
• Radius (miles) (radiusMiles): Search radius in miles from the ZIP code. Common values: 25, 50, 100, 200, 500. Default: 100.
• Condition filter (condition): Keep only new listings, only used listings, or all regardless of condition. Options: all, new, used. Default: all.
• Pages per URL (maxPages): How many result pages to read per search URL (around 15-25 listings per page). Default: 3.
• Maximum results (maxItems): The run stops after this many result rows. It also caps what one run can cost. Default: 100.
• Proxy configuration (proxyConfiguration): Leave as is: the run starts on the cheapest network the site accepts and switches to Apify Proxy automatically when the site blocks it. Pick proxy groups here only to force one specific network.

Example input

This is the input the actor is tested with every day.

{
  "searchUrls": [
    "https://www.cargurus.com/Cars/new/nl-New-Ford-Mustang-d2"
  ],
  "zipCode": "10001",
  "radiusMiles": 100,
  "maxPages": 1,
  "maxItems": 20
}

Run it from Python

The official apify-client package starts the run, waits for it and reads the rows. It needs your own Apify API token.

# pip install apify-client
from apify_client import ApifyClient

client = ApifyClient("YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN")  # your own API token, from the Apify Console
run_input = {
    "searchUrls": [
        "https://www.cargurus.com/Cars/new/nl-New-Ford-Mustang-d2",
    ],
    "zipCode": "10001",
    "radiusMiles": 100,
    "maxPages": 1,
    "maxItems": 20,
}
run = client.actor("v0iddo/cargurus-zipcode-search-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)
for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(item)

Limits

• Paste CarGurus vehicle search page URLs from your browser: https://www.cargurus.com/Cars/new/nl-New-Ford-Mustang-d2 for new cars or https://www.cargurus.com/Cars/used/nl-Used-... for used. Each URL covers one make and model.
• ZIP code and radius filter results by dealer proximity. CarGurus returns 15-25 listings per page; increase Pages per URL to collect more.
• Dealer phone numbers and private contact details are not included in output.
• Not affiliated with CarGurus.
• Only publicly visible data is collected. No login, no paywalled content, no personal contact details.
• The actor reads only pages that the site's robots.txt leaves open to automated access.
• Sites change their pages from time to time. The actor is checked automatically and repaired when a check fails.
• Each run sends one short usage record to the developer: the Actor and run IDs, the number of results, whether the run succeeded (and if not, the kind of error, such as "blocked" or "input problem"), whether the account is on a paid Apify plan, how the run was started (for example from the Console, the API or a schedule) and a one-way fingerprint of the account (a hash, not the account ID), so that repeat runs of one account count once. It contains nothing from your input or results.

Questions

Do I need an account on Cargurus, cookies or an API key?

No. The actor reads only what every visitor of Cargurus can see, without logging in. You only need an Apify account to start it.

How many results can one run return?

Up to 5,000 rows per run. Without a limit it stops at 100. Set Maximum results to the number you need; large jobs can also be split into several runs or scheduled.

Why did my run return no results?

The status message of the run says why: nothing matched the input, the input was not a page the actor understands, the page is closed to automated access by robots.txt, or the site refused every network the actor tried. Check the input against the example above and run it again with a small limit.

Can I run it on a schedule?

Yes. Save your input as a task and add a schedule in the Apify Console (daily, hourly or with a cron expression). Each run gets its own dataset, so you keep a history.

Which formats can I export?

JSON, CSV, Excel, XML, HTML table and RSS from the Output tab or the API. Integrations send the rows to Google Sheets, Slack, Make, Zapier, n8n or a webhook.

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