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Cinch.co.uk Scraper: UK Used Car Listings & Vehicle Data

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Extract comprehensive used car listings from Cinch.co.uk. Get vehicle specs, pricing, finance options, service history, images, and dealer details. Supports search by make, model, filters, and detail enrichment. 30+ fields per car, JSON, CSV, or Excel output.

Cinch.co.uk Scraper actor page

What is Cinch.co.uk Scraper?

Cinch is one of the UK's largest online car retailers. This scraper pulls the full live inventory: vehicle specs, pricing, finance options, service history, images, and dealer details. 30+ fields per car. Filter by make, model, year, price, body type, fuel type, or transmission. Run it once, walk away with a spreadsheet.

The actor extracts publicly visible car listings that anyone can see without logging in. Data is delivered in clean, structured JSON format immediately compatible with Excel, Google Sheets, and any data pipeline.


Features

  • 30+ fields per car: vehicleId, VRM, make, model, trim, variant, year, body type, colour, fuel type, transmission, drive type, mileage, engine capacity, MPG, doors, seats, price, admin fee, reservation status, availability, stock type, site location, images
  • Advanced filtering: Search by make, model, min/max year, min/max price, body type, fuel type, transmission type
  • Detail enrichment: Optional full detail page scraping for richer output including finance options and service history
  • UK focused: Specifically built for cinch.co.uk with GBP pricing and UK registration marks
  • No geo-blocking: Works from any IP location, tested from US and EU datacenters
  • Multi-format export: JSON, CSV, or Excel via Apify dataset

Quick Start

  1. Install the Apify CLI and set your API token:

    npm install -g apify-cli
    apify login
  2. Run the actor from your terminal:

    apify call getascraper/cinch-co-uk-scraper
  3. Get your dataset in JSON, CSV, or Excel from the Apify Console.


Usage

import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

const client = new ApifyClient({ token: process.env.APIFY_TOKEN });

const run = await client.actor('getascraper/cinch-co-uk-scraper').call({
    make: 'BMW',
    model: '3 Series',
    maxPrice: 30000,
    includeDetails: true,
    maxItems: 100
});

const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
console.log(items);

Input

Field Type Required Description
startUrls array of URLs No Direct Cinch URLs, or default to the full UK used cars listing
make enum No Vehicle manufacturer: BMW, Audi, Ford, Mercedes, Tesla, etc.
model text No Vehicle model: 3 Series, A3, Focus, etc.
minYear integer No Earliest registration year
maxYear integer No Latest registration year
minPrice integer No Lowest price in GBP
maxPrice integer No Highest price in GBP
bodyType enum No Hatchback, SUV, Estate, Saloon, Convertible, etc.
fuelType enum No Petrol, Diesel, Electric, Hybrid
transmissionType enum No Automatic or Manual
includeDetails boolean No Fetch full detail pages for richer output. Default true
maxItems integer No Maximum listings to return. Default 100
maxPages integer No Maximum search pages to fetch. Default 10
maxConcurrency integer No Parallel requests. Default 5
proxyConfiguration object No Optional proxy settings. Default: no proxy

Output

Each row is one car with 30+ fields:

{
  "vehicleId": "2eed5c7a-2d67-4ed4-848d-71aecd900ea9",
  "vrm": "WA22OLR",
  "make": "BMW",
  "model": "3 Series",
  "trim": "M Sport",
  "variant": "330e M Sport 5dr Step Auto",
  "modelYear": 2022,
  "bodyType": "Estate",
  "colour": "GREY",
  "fuelType": "Petrol plug-in hybrid",
  "transmissionType": "Automatic",
  "driveType": "Rear-wheel drive",
  "mileage": 31703,
  "engineCapacityCc": 1998,
  "milesPerGallon": 201,
  "doors": 5,
  "seats": 5,
  "price": 22900,
  "priceIncludingAdminFee": 22999,
  "isReserved": false,
  "isAvailable": true,
  "stockType": "partner_sourced",
  "site": "Thurleigh",
  "listingUrl": "https://www.cinch.co.uk/used-cars/bmw/3-series/2eed5c7a-2d67-4ed4-848d-71aecd900ea9",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-06-16T15:00:00.000Z"
}

Download the dataset in JSON, HTML, CSV, or Excel.


Pricing

Pay only for what you use. No monthly fee. See the Pricing tab for the current rate.


Use Cases

  • UK car dealers watching competitors and tracking market gaps
  • Market researchers building UK used car price trend reports
  • Finance and insurance providers getting clean vehicle data for quoting
  • Price comparison sites pulling inventory to compare against other platforms
  • Buyers and enthusiasts tracking the UK market for dream car alerts

Tips and Advanced Options

  • Turn off includeDetails if you only need listing card data. This is 5x faster for bulk market scans.
  • Combine filters for precision. "make=Tesla, fuelType=Electric, maxPrice=40000" gives you every electric Tesla under £40K.
  • Schedule daily runs via Apify Schedules to track new listings and price changes over time.

FAQ

Is scraping Cinch legal? This actor extracts publicly visible car listings that anyone can see without logging in. You are responsible for ensuring your use case complies with Cinch's Terms of Service and applicable laws.

Does it work from non-UK IPs? Yes. Cinch has no geo-fencing. Tested from US and EU datacenter IPs without issues.

What if a field is empty? Some fields are optional. If you turn off includeDetails, finance options, equipment list, and service history will be empty. The listing card always has make, model, year, price, mileage, and basic specs.

How does the free trial work? New Apify users get $5 of platform credit. That is enough to run this actor roughly 5,000 times. Run a small test to evaluate data quality before spending anything.


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Disclaimer

This actor retrieves publicly available car listings on Cinch. Make sure your usage complies with Cinch's terms of service and applicable laws.

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Extract comprehensive used car listings from Cinch.co.uk. Get vehicle specs, pricing, finance options, service history, images, and dealer details. Supports search by make, model, filters, and detail enrichment. 30+ fields per car, JSON, CSV, or Excel output.

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