# Auction.com Property Scraper (`gio21/auction-com-scraper`) Actor

Scrape Auction.com foreclosure and bank-owned property auctions: address, starting bid, beds, baths, square footage, year built, valuation, auction dates, asset type and occupancy. Search by state and listing type.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/gio21/auction-com-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Gio](https://apify.com/gio21) (community)
- **Categories:** Real estate, Lead generation
- **Features:** Limited permissions
- **Stats:** 3 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
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## Pricing

from $0.005 / actor start

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.
Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

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For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## Auction.com Property Scraper

Extract foreclosure and bank-owned property auctions from [Auction.com](https://www.auction.com), the largest online real estate auction marketplace in the US. Get the address, starting bid, beds, baths, square footage, valuation, auction dates, asset type and occupancy status.

Built for real estate investors, foreclosure research, wholesaling and property lead generation.

### Features

- Search any US **state** for active, sold or cancelled auctions
- Rich per-property data: address, starting bid, estimated value, beds/baths/sqft, year built, lot size, coordinates
- Asset type (bank-owned, foreclosure), occupancy status, product type
- Auction start and end dates, online vs in-person
- Fast: pulls up to 500 listings per request via the Auction.com API

### Input

| Field | Type | Description |
|-------|------|-------------|
| `state` | string | 2-letter US state code (e.g. "CA", "TX"). |
| `listingType` | select | `active`, `sold`, or `cancelled`. |
| `startUrl` | string | An Auction.com search URL. State is read from it and overrides `state`. |
| `maxItems` | integer | Max properties. `0` = no limit. Default `100`. |

#### Example input

```json
{
  "state": "CA",
  "listingType": "active",
  "maxItems": 100
}
```

### Output

```json
{
  "listingId": "2039642",
  "address": "10811 South San Pedro Street",
  "city": "Los Angeles",
  "state": "CA",
  "zip": "90061",
  "startingBid": 175000,
  "estimatedValue": 645364,
  "bedrooms": 2,
  "bathrooms": 2,
  "squareFootage": 896,
  "yearBuilt": 1953,
  "propertyType": "SINGLE_FAMILY_HOME",
  "assetType": "BANK_OWNED",
  "occupancyStatus": "OCCUPIED",
  "auctionStartDate": "2026-07-04T12:00:00Z",
  "url": "https://www.auction.com/details/10811-s-san-pedro-st-los-angeles-ca-2039642"
}
```

### Common use cases

- Source foreclosure and bank-owned deals by state and budget
- Real estate investor and wholesaler lead generation
- Auction-market analysis: starting bids vs estimated value
- Build distressed-property datasets

### Pricing

Pay per result: a small fee to start the run plus a per-property fee. Errors and duplicates are never charged.

### FAQ

**What is the difference between starting bid and estimated value?** The starting bid is the auction opening price; the estimated value is Auction.com's valuation of the property. The gap is where investor margin often lives.

**Are these all foreclosures?** Listings include bank-owned (REO) and foreclosure auctions. The `assetType` field tells you which.

**Is this affiliated with Auction.com?** No. This is an independent tool for extracting publicly available data. Please respect Auction.com's terms of service.

# Actor input Schema

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

US state to search, 2-letter code (e.g. "CA", "TX", "FL").

## `listingType` (type: `string`):

Which auctions to include.

## `startUrl` (type: `string`):

An Auction.com search URL (e.g. https://www.auction.com/residential/ca/). The state is read from the URL and overrides the field above.

## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of properties to return. Set 0 for no limit.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "state": "CA",
  "listingType": "active",
  "maxItems": 100
}
```

# 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 = {
    "state": "CA",
    "listingType": "active"
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("gio21/auction-com-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 = {
    "state": "CA",
    "listingType": "active",
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("gio21/auction-com-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 '{
  "state": "CA",
  "listingType": "active"
}' |
apify call gio21/auction-com-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,gio21/auction-com-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/mSDaawbPBGhwBPfpV/builds/zdym2SDqMDFegkgaJ/openapi.json