Hibid Auction Listings Scraper

Overview

This Apify actor scrapes auction listing data from Hibid.com, a major online auction platform for items like electronics, collectibles, vehicles, and real estate. It extracts structured data—including current bids, descriptions, timelines, and seller info—from category or search result pages. It's built for automation, market analysis, and pricing research.

Key Features

• Multi-category scraping: Works across Hibid's categories (electronics, vehicles, real estate, etc.).
• Scalable processing: Handles multiple URLs concurrently with configurable item limits per URL.
• Built-in proxy support: Uses Apify Proxy with residential IPs to avoid blocking.
• Structured JSON output: Provides clean, consistent data for easy integration.
• Error handling: Includes retry logic for network issues and an option to ignore URL failures.

How to Use

Configure the actor via a JSON input object. The core parameter is urls, a list of Hibid.com lot listing pages to scrape (e.g., https://hibid.com/lots/40213/.../speakers?apage=2). You can set limits and proxy settings.

Input/Output

Input Configuration (JSON):

{
  "max_retries_per_url": 2,
  "proxy": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"],
    "apifyProxyCountry": "US"
  },
  "max_items_per_url": 20,
  "urls": [
    "https://hibid.com/lots/40213/computers-and-electronics/consumer-electronics/home-audio/speakers?apage=2"
  ],
  "ignore_url_failures": true
}

Output Dataset:
The actor outputs a dataset where each item is a JSON object representing an auction lot. Typical fields include:
* url: Link to the lot detail page.
* title: Auction item title.
* currentBid: Current highest bid.
* nextBidMinimum: Minimum required for the next bid.
* timeLeft: Time remaining in the auction.
* description: Item description.
* imageUrl: Link to the primary item image.
* auctionHouse: Name of the seller/auction house.
* location: Item location.

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