# AuctionNinja Scraper - Estate Sales & Online Auctions (`lulzasaur/auctionninja-scraper`) Actor

Scrape estate sales and online auctions from AuctionNinja.com. Extract auction items, current bids, lot details, images, dates, and locations. For resellers, collectors, and estate sale enthusiasts.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/lulzasaur/auctionninja-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [lulz bot](https://apify.com/lulzasaur) (community)
- **Categories:** E-commerce
- **Stats:** 15 total users, 5 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 1 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $5.00 / 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/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#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

## AuctionNinja Estate Sale & Auction Scraper

Scrape **estate sales and online auctions** from [AuctionNinja](https://www.auctionninja.com) — a fast-growing marketplace for estate sale companies and auctioneers. Extract individual **auction lots** with current bids, item URLs, seller/auctioneer info, location, end dates, category, and images.

Perfect for **resellers, collectors, estate-sale hunters, and price-comparison tools**.

### What it does

- Browses AuctionNinja's marketplace by sale type, US state, or ZIP + radius
- Optionally opens each auction and extracts **every visible lot** (title, current bid, lot #, image)
- Filters records by one or more **search keywords**
- Returns clean, structured JSON — one record per lot (or per auction)

### Input

| Field | Type | Description |
|-------|------|-------------|
| `searchQueries` | array | Keywords to filter lots by (matches ANY). Empty = everything. |
| `scrapeDetails` | boolean | `true` = per-lot output (default). `false` = per-auction (faster). |
| `saleType` | string | `All`, `Online`, or `Estate`. |
| `state` | string | US state code (e.g. `NY`, `CA`). |
| `zipCode` | string | ZIP for location-based search. |
| `searchRadius` | integer | Miles from ZIP (5–500). |
| `maxResults` | integer | Max records to return (1–2000). |
| `proxyConfiguration` | object | Proxy settings (Apify Proxy on by default). |

#### Example input

```json
{
  "searchQueries": ["coins", "sterling silver"],
  "scrapeDetails": true,
  "saleType": "Online",
  "maxResults": 100,
  "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true }
}
```

### Output

Each lot record looks like:

```json
{
  "recordType": "lot",
  "title": "1922 Peace Silver Dollar",
  "lotNumber": 42,
  "itemUrl": "https://www.auctionninja.com/.../item/....html",
  "currentBid": "$25.00",
  "bidAmount": 25,
  "auctioneer": "Ryder's Auction",
  "sellerUrl": "https://www.auctionninja.com/ryders-auction",
  "auctionTitle": "This, That, & The Other Auction",
  "auctionUrl": "https://www.auctionninja.com/.../sales/details/....html",
  "location": "Newington, CT",
  "city": "Newington",
  "stateRegion": "CT",
  "postalCode": "06111",
  "endDate": "2026-07-03T17:00:00-04:00",
  "startDate": "2026-06-26T12:00:00-04:00",
  "category": "Online Auction",
  "image": "https://www.auctionninja.com/.../123.jpg",
  "shippingInfo": "Shipping Available",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-07-03T00:00:00.000Z"
}
```

When `scrapeDetails: false`, records are auction-level (`recordType: "auction"`) with `title`, `auctioneer`, `location`, `endDate`, and `image`.

### How it works

The scraper calls AuctionNinja's marketplace endpoint (`marketplace_ajax.php`) to list auctions, then parses each auction's detail page for lots and JSON-LD `SaleEvent` metadata (dates, address). No browser needed — fast HTTP + Cheerio.

### Notes

- Keyword filtering is applied to lot titles (and auction titles/category as fallback).
- Bids are live and change over time; `scrapedAt` marks capture time.
- Use residential proxies via `proxyConfiguration` if you hit rate limits.

### Legal

Scrapes only publicly available listing data. Respect AuctionNinja's Terms of Service and use responsibly.

# Actor input Schema

## `searchQueries` (type: `array`):

Keywords to filter auction lots by (e.g. "coins", "vintage watch", "pottery"). A record matches if it contains ANY keyword. Leave empty to return everything in the selected marketplace.

## `scrapeDetails` (type: `boolean`):

If true, visit each auction detail page and output individual LOTS (title, current bid, lot #, image, dates). If false, output one record per AUCTION (faster).

## `saleType` (type: `string`):

Type of sale to browse.

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

Filter by US state code (e.g. NY, CA, TX). Leave empty for all states.

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

ZIP code for location-based search. Combine with Search Radius.

## `searchRadius` (type: `integer`):

Search radius in miles from ZIP code.

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

Maximum number of records (lots or auctions) to scrape.

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

Proxy settings. Residential proxies recommended if you hit rate limits.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "searchQueries": [],
  "scrapeDetails": true,
  "saleType": "All",
  "state": "",
  "zipCode": "",
  "searchRadius": 50,
  "maxResults": 40,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true
  }
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `dataset` (type: `string`):

No description

# 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 = {
    "searchQueries": [],
    "scrapeDetails": false,
    "maxResults": 40
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("lulzasaur/auctionninja-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 = {
    "searchQueries": [],
    "scrapeDetails": False,
    "maxResults": 40,
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("lulzasaur/auctionninja-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "searchQueries": [],
  "scrapeDetails": false,
  "maxResults": 40
}' |
apify call lulzasaur/auctionninja-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,lulzasaur/auctionninja-scraper"
        }
    }
}

```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/n4DeBoanKpIXId5Kx/builds/gp6N6s3a8HoS84Asd/openapi.json