# IronPlanet Scraper — Heavy Equipment Auctions & Marketplace-E (`crawloop/ironplanet-scraper`) Actor Scrape IronPlanet and Marketplace-E heavy equipment listings: prices, make/model/year, hours, serials, GPS, IronClad Assurance, auction dates, and images. Filter by manufacturer, category, or keywords; monitor new inventory and price changes. - **URL**: https://apify.com/crawloop/ironplanet-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [Andrej Kiva](https://apify.com/crawloop) (community) - **Categories:** E-commerce, Other - **Features:** Limited permissions - **Stats:** 3 total users, 2 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing from $1.50 / 1,000 scraped ironplanet listings 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? An Actor is a serverless cloud program that runs on the Apify platform. It has two run modes. In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours, and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store. In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server. Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md. ## How to integrate an Actor? If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects. You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready. Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run. For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below. Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`). # README ## IronPlanet Scraper — Heavy Equipment Auctions & Marketplace-E > **Crawloop Used Machinery Suite** — US online auction inventory (IronPlanet + Marketplace-E) with prices, hours, serials, GPS, and IronClad flags. Pair with GovPlanet and Ritchie Bros on the same network, or MachineryTrader / TractorHouse for US asking prices. | IronPlanet | GovPlanet | Ritchie Bros | BidSpotter | NetBid | AuctionTime | Purple Wave | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | IronPlanet Scraper ◄── you are here | [GovPlanet Scraper](https://apify.com/crawloop/govplanet-scraper) | [Ritchie Bros Auction Scraper](https://apify.com/crawloop/rbauction-scraper) | [BidSpotter Scraper](https://apify.com/crawloop/bidspotter-scraper) | [NetBid Scraper](https://apify.com/crawloop/netbid-scraper) | [AuctionTime Scraper](https://apify.com/crawloop/auctiontime-scraper) | [Purple Wave Auctions Scraper](https://apify.com/crawloop/purplewave-scraper) | | MachineryTrader | TractorHouse | Machineryline | Troostwijk | Surplex | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | [MachineryTrader Scraper](https://apify.com/crawloop/machinerytrader-scraper) | [TractorHouse Scraper](https://apify.com/crawloop/tractorhouse-scraper) | [Machineryline Scraper](https://apify.com/crawloop/machineryline-scraper) | [Troostwijk Scraper](https://apify.com/crawloop/troostwijk-scraper) | [Surplex Scraper](https://apify.com/crawloop/surplex-scraper) | > **Disclaimer:** Unofficial tool — not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by IronPlanet, Ritchie Bros., RB Global, Marketplace-E, or their brands. Data is read from publicly accessible pages only. No login. You are responsible for complying with applicable law (including GDPR where personal data appears) and the site’s terms. No warranty on accuracy or availability. Provided for informational and research use. ### What this IronPlanet scraper does This **IronPlanet scraper** extracts heavy equipment auction and Marketplace-E listings into clean JSON on Apify — an IronPlanet API alternative for dealers, appraisers, fleet buyers, and data teams. Pull start / buy-now price, make, model, year, hours, serial number, GPS coordinates, IronClad Assurance, auction end time, location, and images. Run from **Python**, **Node.js**, **cURL**, or **MCP** / AI assistants and export the dataset to CSV / Excel without manual browsing. Use `listings` for fast catalog pulls or `details` for PDP enrichment. Enable **`monitorMode`** with an Apify Schedule to track **new inventory** and **price changes**. ### When to use - Scrape IronPlanet weekly online auctions for excavators, loaders, dozers, trucks, cranes, and agricultural equipment - Pull Marketplace-E Buy Now / Make Offer inventory alongside IronPlanet lots - Filter by manufacturer (`Cat`, `John Deere`, `Komatsu`), category slug, IronClad-only, or free-text keywords - Build appraisal / remarketing comps with hours, serials, and location - Monitor a category or brand daily for new listings and price moves **When not to use:** for sold hammer prices across the wider Ritchie Bros network, use [Ritchie Bros Auction Scraper](https://apify.com/crawloop/rbauction-scraper). For government and military surplus, use [GovPlanet Scraper](https://apify.com/crawloop/govplanet-scraper). For US dealer asking prices, use [MachineryTrader Scraper](https://apify.com/crawloop/machinerytrader-scraper) or [TractorHouse Scraper](https://apify.com/crawloop/tractorhouse-scraper). For EU industrial auction lots, use [Troostwijk Scraper](https://apify.com/crawloop/troostwijk-scraper) or [Surplex Scraper](https://apify.com/crawloop/surplex-scraper). ### Used machinery auction pipeline ``` US online auctions EU enrichment ───────────────── ───────────── IronPlanet Scraper ◄── you are here │ IronPlanet + Marketplace-E lots, GPS, IronClad ▼ Machineryline / Truck1 ───────────────► EU asking prices & contacts Troostwijk / Surplex ─────────────────► EU auction lots & bids Join by make + model + year ──► comps, sourcing, residual checks ``` ### Key features - **IronPlanet + Marketplace-E** — one Actor for weekly online auctions and 24/7 marketplace formats - **Heavy equipment auction data** — price, make/model/year, hours/miles, serial, GPS, IronClad, auction dates, features, images - **Filters** — manufacturer, category slug, country or state (`USA-TX`), year, price, hours, buying format, IronClad-only, keywords - **Full pages, not deep offsets** — the site reshuffles offset pages, so the crawl splits a search into one-page groups (category, type, location) and pins a sort when the URL does not set one - **Price basis** — each row says whether `price` is an opening bid, a live bid, or a buy-now - **Two run modes** — `listings` (search cards) and `details` (lot page: bid increment, inspection rating, photos) - **Monitor mode** — first run emits the current rows and saves fingerprints; later runs emit only `new` / `price_change` - **HTTP-first** — `curl_cffi` Chrome TLS (no headless browser overhead); Apify Residential (US) recommended ### Input | Field | Type | Default | Description | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | `startUrls` | Array | IronPlanet heavy-equipment sample | Search or PDP URLs | | `searchQuery` | String | — | Server-side `freeText` keywords | | `platforms` | Array | `["IronPlanet"]` | `IronPlanet` and/or `Marketplace-E` | | `listingMode` | String | `active` | Active inventory. Sold hammer prices belong on the Ritchie Bros Actor | | `manufacturer` | String | — | e.g. `Cat`, `Komatsu` | | `categorySlug` | String | — | e.g. `excavators`, `mini-excavator-6-6t` | | `location` | String | — | `USA` or state code `USA-TX` | | `yearMin` / `yearMax` | Integer | — | Model-year range, applied on the search | | `priceMin` / `priceMax` | Integer | — | Published price range | | `sort` | String | `ending_soon` | `ending_soon`, `price_asc`, `price_desc`, `year_desc` | | `ironCladOnly` | Boolean | `false` | Keep IronClad Assurance only | | `runMode` | String | `listings` | `listings` or `details` | | `maxItems` | Integer | `100` | Emit budget | | `maxPages` | Integer | `40` | Budget of ~60 listings per page. A full catalog needs a few hundred | | `monitorMode` | Boolean | `false` | Delta tracking via named KV store | | `proxyConfiguration` | Object | US Residential prefill | Apify proxy settings | ```json { "platforms": ["IronPlanet", "Marketplace-E"], "listingMode": "active", "manufacturer": "Cat", "categorySlug": "excavators", "searchQuery": "320", "ironCladOnly": true, "runMode": "listings", "maxItems": 200, "maxPages": 10, "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true, "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"], "apifyProxyCountry": "US" } } ``` With `monitorMode: true`, the first run emits the rows it sees and saves fingerprints. Later scheduled runs emit only `changeType: "new"` or `"price_change"`. Leave `startUrls` empty when you use filters. A pasted search URL is crawled with the filters in that URL. A sort is added when the URL does not already have one. ### Output | Field | Description | | :--- | :--- | | `id` / `itemNumber` | Equipment item id | | `title` / `make` / `model` / `year` | Equipment identity | | `price` / `priceBasis` / `startPrice` / `currentBid` | Price and what that number is (`opening_bid`, `current_bid`, `buy_now`) | | `bidIncrement` / `inspectionRating` / `photoCount` | Lot-page fields in `details` mode | | `hours` / `serialNumber` | Usage + serial when published | | `buyingPlatform` / `buyingFormat` / `listingStatus` | Channel metadata | | `ironCladAssurance` | IronClad inspection flag | | `latitude` / `longitude` / `location` | GPS + place | | `auctionName` / `auctionEndAt` | Sale event timing | | `url` / `images` | Links and photos | | `changeType` | Present in monitor mode (`new` / `price_change`) | ```json { "id": "15608209", "itemNumber": "15608209", "title": "2020 Hitachi EX1200-7B Front Shovel", "make": "Hitachi", "model": "EX1200-7B", "year": 2020, "price": 214000, "priceBasis": "opening_bid", "currency": "USD", "startPrice": 214000, "currentBid": null, "hours": 12536, "serialNumber": "CAT0627KKWTC00176", "buyingPlatform": "IronPlanet", "buyingFormat": "Online Auction", "listingStatus": "Preview", "ironCladAssurance": true, "location": "Wilmington, OH, USA", "latitude": 39.4453, "longitude": -83.8283, "auctionName": "Weekly Online Auction", "url": "https://www.ironplanet.com/jsp/s/item.ips?id=15608209", "imageUrl": "https://cdn.ironpla.net/i/example.jpg", "scrapedAt": "2026-08-05T12:00:00Z" } ``` ### Use cases 1. **Dealer sourcing** — daily IronPlanet excavator / loader pulls by brand and region 2. **Appraisal comps** — hours + year + model snapshots for residual checks 3. **Fleet remarketing** — compare Marketplace-E Buy Now asks to auction start prices 4. **Inventory monitors** — schedule the Actor and emit only new / price-change rows 5. **Cross-market joins** — match make/model/year against Machineryline or Troostwijk exports ### Integration examples #### Node.js ```javascript import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client'; const client = new ApifyClient({ token: process.env.APIFY_TOKEN }); const run = await client.actor('crawloop/ironplanet-scraper').call({ platforms: ['IronPlanet'], manufacturer: 'Cat', categorySlug: 'excavators', maxItems: 100, runMode: 'listings', }); const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems(); console.log(items.slice(0, 5)); ``` #### Python ```python from apify_client import ApifyClient client = ApifyClient(token) run = client.actor("crawloop/ironplanet-scraper").call( run_input={ "platforms": ["IronPlanet", "Marketplace-E"], "ironCladOnly": True, "maxItems": 100, "runMode": "listings", } ) for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items(): print(item["title"], item.get("price"), item.get("buyingPlatform")) ``` #### cURL ```bash curl "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/crawloop~ironplanet-scraper/runs?token=$APIFY_TOKEN" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{"platforms":["IronPlanet"],"manufacturer":"Cat","maxItems":50}' ``` ### MCP and AI assistants Use this Actor from AI tools via [Apify MCP](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/mcp). Connect your Apify account, then call this Actor by its Store ID / name (`crawloop/ironplanet-scraper`). Example prompts: - "Run the IronPlanet scraper for Cat excavators with IronClad only and return the top 25 rows as JSON" - "Scrape Marketplace-E and IronPlanet wheel loaders in the USA and summarize median start price by year" - "Chain IronPlanet Scraper then Ritchie Bros Auction Scraper for Cat 320 comps across weekly online auctions and sold hammer prices" ### Suite next step After IronPlanet pulls, stay on the same network with [GovPlanet Scraper](https://apify.com/crawloop/govplanet-scraper) for surplus lots or [Ritchie Bros Auction Scraper](https://apify.com/crawloop/rbauction-scraper) for sold hammer prices. For US asking prices, run [MachineryTrader Scraper](https://apify.com/crawloop/machinerytrader-scraper) or [TractorHouse Scraper](https://apify.com/crawloop/tractorhouse-scraper). For EU auction lots, use [Surplex Scraper](https://apify.com/crawloop/surplex-scraper) or [Troostwijk Scraper](https://apify.com/crawloop/troostwijk-scraper). ### FAQ **Is this an official IronPlanet API?**\ No. It is an unofficial IronPlanet API alternative that reads publicly available listing pages and returns structured JSON for your own analysis workflows. **What can I scrape with this IronPlanet scraper?**\ Active IronPlanet and Marketplace-E heavy equipment listings: prices with a price basis, specs, hours, serials, GPS, IronClad flags, auction metadata, and images. `details` adds the bid increment, inspection rating, and lot photos. **IronPlanet vs Marketplace-E?**\ IronPlanet is the weekly online auction channel; Marketplace-E is the 24/7 Buy Now / Make Offer marketplace. Select either or both under `platforms`. **Do I need a headless browser?**\ No. The Actor uses HTTP with Chrome TLS impersonation (`curl_cffi`). Residential proxies improve reliability. **Can I get sold hammer prices?**\ No. IronPlanet does not publish hammer prices on the public search this Actor reads. For sold results on the Ritchie Bros network, use [Ritchie Bros Auction Scraper](https://apify.com/crawloop/rbauction-scraper). `listingMode` only accepts `active`. **How do I export results?**\ Download the Apify dataset as JSON, CSV, or Excel, or pull items via the Apify API / client in Python or Node.js. ### Related Actors - [GovPlanet Scraper](https://apify.com/crawloop/govplanet-scraper) — US government and military surplus auctions - [Ritchie Bros Auction Scraper](https://apify.com/crawloop/rbauction-scraper) — sold hammer prices and regional auctions - [BidSpotter Scraper](https://apify.com/crawloop/bidspotter-scraper) — US/UK industrial auction catalogues - [NetBid Scraper](https://apify.com/crawloop/netbid-scraper) — European insolvency auctions - [MachineryTrader Scraper](https://apify.com/crawloop/machinerytrader-scraper) — US heavy-equipment asking prices - [TractorHouse Scraper](https://apify.com/crawloop/tractorhouse-scraper) — US and EU farm equipment - [Machinio Scraper](https://apify.com/crawloop/machinio-scraper) — global used-equipment aggregator - [Machineryline Scraper](https://apify.com/crawloop/machineryline-scraper) — EU heavy equipment classifieds - [Troostwijk Scraper](https://apify.com/crawloop/troostwijk-scraper) — industrial auction lots - [Surplex Scraper](https://apify.com/crawloop/surplex-scraper) — used machinery auctions - [Truck1 Scraper](https://apify.com/crawloop/truck1-scraper) — commercial trucks # Actor input Schema ## `startUrls` (type: `array`): Optional RB / IronPlanet search or PDP URLs (e.g. https://www.rbauction.com/heavy-equipment?buyingPlatforms=IronPlanet or https://www.rbauction.com/pdp/14047362). Leave empty to build a search from filters. ## `searchQuery` (type: `string`): Server-side free-text filter (e.g. Cat 320, excavator, skid steer). ## `platforms` (type: `array`): IronPlanet weekly auctions and/or Marketplace-E (Buy Now / Make Offer). ## `listingMode` (type: `string`): Active IronPlanet and Marketplace-E inventory only. Sold hammer prices are not on the public search — use the Ritchie Bros Auction Scraper for those. ## `manufacturer` (type: `string`): Brand filter as shown on the marketplace (e.g. Cat, John Deere, Komatsu, Kubota, Volvo). ## `categorySlug` (type: `string`): RB category path slug (e.g. excavator, excavators, wheel-loaders, mini-excavator-6-6t). ## `country` (type: `string`): Broad location facet: USA, CAN, EUR, ASI. Ignored when Location is a state code. ## `location` (type: `string`): Country (USA) or state code (USA-TX, US-TX, CAN-AB). State codes use the site's location facet. ## `yearMin` (type: `integer`): Oldest model year to keep, applied on the search. ## `yearMax` (type: `integer`): Newest model year to keep, applied on the search. ## `priceMin` (type: `integer`): Minimum published price (opening bid, current bid, or buy-now), applied on the search. ## `priceMax` (type: `integer`): Maximum published price, applied on the search. ## `hoursMin` (type: `integer`): Minimum machine hours, applied on the search. ## `hoursMax` (type: `integer`): Maximum machine hours, applied on the search. ## `sort` (type: `string`): Result order. Ending soon is pinned because the site's default order shuffles between requests. ## `buyingFormat` (type: `string`): Optional format filter (Online Auction, Buy Now, Make Offer, Live Auction, Timed Auction, Sealed Bid). ## `ironCladOnly` (type: `boolean`): Keep only listings with IronClad Assurance inspection certification. ## `runMode` (type: `string`): listings = fast SSR card fields. details = also open each PDP for enrichment. ## `maxItems` (type: `integer`): Maximum listings to emit (0 = unlimited within max pages). In monitor seed runs this is the fingerprint budget. ## `maxPages` (type: `integer`): Search budget in pages of about 60 listings. The crawl shards the catalog into one-page groups, so a full IronPlanet sweep needs a few hundred. ## `concurrency` (type: `integer`): Parallel PDP fetches when runMode=details. ## `monitorMode` (type: `boolean`): Track new listings and price changes via a named Key-Value store. The first run emits the current rows and saves fingerprints. ## `monitorStoreName` (type: `string`): Apify Key-Value store name for fingerprints (use a distinct name per watch target). ## `resetMonitorState` (type: `boolean`): Clear fingerprints before this run (forces a new seed). ## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`): Apify Proxy. Residential recommended for reliability. ## Actor input object example ```json { "searchQuery": "excavator", "platforms": [ "IronPlanet" ], "listingMode": "active", "manufacturer": "Cat", "categorySlug": "excavators", "country": "USA", "location": "USA-TX", "sort": "ending_soon", "buyingFormat": "Online Auction", "ironCladOnly": false, "runMode": "listings", "maxItems": 100, "maxPages": 40, "concurrency": 5, "monitorMode": false, "monitorStoreName": "ironplanet-monitor-state", "resetMonitorState": false, "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true, "apifyProxyGroups": [ "RESIDENTIAL" ], "apifyProxyCountry": "US" } } ``` # Actor output Schema ## `results` (type: `string`): Default dataset items: equipment listings with prices, hours, serials, GPS, and auction fields. ## `runSummary` (type: `string`): Declared catalogue size, pages fetched, duplicates skipped, and sibling rows excluded. # 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 '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = { "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true, "apifyProxyGroups": [ "RESIDENTIAL" ], "apifyProxyCountry": "US" } }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("crawloop/ironplanet-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 '' with your token. client = ApifyClient("") # Prepare the Actor input run_input = { "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": True, "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"], "apifyProxyCountry": "US", } } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("crawloop/ironplanet-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 '{ "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true, "apifyProxyGroups": [ "RESIDENTIAL" ], "apifyProxyCountry": "US" } }' | apify call crawloop/ironplanet-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "type": "http", "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,crawloop/ironplanet-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 ` 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/4Z1BN8FJ682hvnNhG/builds/49jFTtar0Tlax87KT/openapi.json