Update Settings

curl --request POST \
  --url https://api.lobstr.io/v1/squids/{squid_hash} \
  --header 'Authorization: <authorization>' \
  --header 'Content-Type: <content-type>'

import requests

url = "https://api.lobstr.io/v1/squids/{squid_hash}"

headers = {
    "Authorization": "<authorization>",
    "Content-Type": "<content-type>"
}

response = requests.post(url, headers=headers)

print(response.text)

const options = {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {Authorization: '<authorization>', 'Content-Type': '<content-type>'}
};

fetch('https://api.lobstr.io/v1/squids/{squid_hash}', options)
  .then(res => res.json())
  .then(res => console.log(res))
  .catch(err => console.error(err));

<?php

$curl = curl_init();

curl_setopt_array($curl, [
  CURLOPT_URL => "https://api.lobstr.io/v1/squids/{squid_hash}",
  CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
  CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
  CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
  CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
  CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
  CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "POST",
  CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
    "Authorization: <authorization>",
    "Content-Type: <content-type>"
  ],
]);

$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);

curl_close($curl);

if ($err) {
  echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
  echo $response;
}

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"net/http"
	"io"
)

func main() {

	url := "https://api.lobstr.io/v1/squids/{squid_hash}"

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, nil)

	req.Header.Add("Authorization", "<authorization>")
	req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "<content-type>")

	res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)

	fmt.Println(string(body))

}

HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://api.lobstr.io/v1/squids/{squid_hash}")
  .header("Authorization", "<authorization>")
  .header("Content-Type", "<content-type>")
  .asString();

require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://api.lobstr.io/v1/squids/{squid_hash}")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["Authorization"] = '<authorization>'
request["Content-Type"] = '<content-type>'

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body

POST

squids

{squid_hash}

Update Settings

curl --request POST \
  --url https://api.lobstr.io/v1/squids/{squid_hash} \
  --header 'Authorization: <authorization>' \
  --header 'Content-Type: <content-type>'

import requests

url = "https://api.lobstr.io/v1/squids/{squid_hash}"

headers = {
    "Authorization": "<authorization>",
    "Content-Type": "<content-type>"
}

response = requests.post(url, headers=headers)

print(response.text)

const options = {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {Authorization: '<authorization>', 'Content-Type': '<content-type>'}
};

fetch('https://api.lobstr.io/v1/squids/{squid_hash}', options)
  .then(res => res.json())
  .then(res => console.log(res))
  .catch(err => console.error(err));

<?php

$curl = curl_init();

curl_setopt_array($curl, [
  CURLOPT_URL => "https://api.lobstr.io/v1/squids/{squid_hash}",
  CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
  CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
  CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
  CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
  CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
  CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "POST",
  CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
    "Authorization: <authorization>",
    "Content-Type: <content-type>"
  ],
]);

$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);

curl_close($curl);

if ($err) {
  echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
  echo $response;
}

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"net/http"
	"io"
)

func main() {

	url := "https://api.lobstr.io/v1/squids/{squid_hash}"

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, nil)

	req.Header.Add("Authorization", "<authorization>")
	req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "<content-type>")

	res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)

	fmt.Println(string(body))

}

HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://api.lobstr.io/v1/squids/{squid_hash}")
  .header("Authorization", "<authorization>")
  .header("Content-Type", "<content-type>")
  .asString();

require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://api.lobstr.io/v1/squids/{squid_hash}")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["Authorization"] = '<authorization>'
request["Content-Type"] = '<content-type>'

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body

Configure your LaCentrale Cars Scraper squid settings. Control pagination, result limits, time filters, and whether to fetch detailed listing information.

Headers

string

required

Your API authentication token. Value: Token YOUR_API_KEY

string

required

Request body format. Value: application/json

Scraper Parameters

Set these parameters in the params object:

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
max_pages	integer	347	Maximum pages to scrape per task (max: 347)
max_results	integer	unlimited	Maximum results per task
max_unique_results_per_run	integer	unlimited	Maximum unique results across all tasks
fetch_since	string	null	Stop scraping when items older than this threshold are reached (based on `first_online_date`). Use a relative duration (24h, 7d, 2w) or an absolute date (YYYY-MM-DD)
fetch_since_timezone	string	null	Timezone for interpreting an absolute `fetch_since` date (e.g. `Europe/Paris`). Only applies when `fetch_since` is an absolute date — ignored for relative values like `24h` or `7d`. See supported timezones.
get_listing_details	boolean	true	Fetch detailed listing info (equipment, seller details)

Squid Settings

Configure general squid settings:

Setting	Type	Description
name	string	Display name for your squid configuration
concurrency	integer	Number of parallel scraping threads (default: 1)
export_unique_results	boolean	Export only unique results (deduplicated)
to_complete	boolean	Run until all tasks complete
no_line_breaks	boolean	Remove line breaks from results

Listing Details Option

When get_listing_details is enabled, the scraper visits each listing page to extract:

Full equipment list and options
Seller details (address, company info)
Technical specifications (CO2, power, fuel consumption)
Vehicle history links

Pricing: 4 credits per listing when details are enabled.

Fetch Since Filter

Use fetch_since to monitor new inventory. For example, setting fetch_since: 24h will stop scraping when it reaches listings older than 24 hours (based on first_online_date). Perfect for daily monitoring of new car listings.

Set get_listing_details: false if you only need basic listing data to reduce costs.

Enabling get_listing_details costs 4 additional credits per listing. Plan accordingly for large scrapes.

Use fetch_since: 12 for twice-daily monitoring to catch new listings without duplicates.

Backward compatibility: The old parameter name annonce_details is still accepted but deprecated. Migrate to get_listing_details.

Code Examples

curl -X POST "https://api.lobstr.io/v1/squids/YOUR_SQUID_HASH" \
  -H "Authorization: Token YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "name": "LaCentrale Cars Scraper (1)",
    "concurrency": 5,
    "export_unique_results": true,
    "to_complete": false,
    "no_line_breaks": true,
    "params": {
      "max_pages": 50,
      "fetch_since": "7d",
      "get_listing_details": true
    }
  }'

import requests

API_KEY = "YOUR_API_KEY"
BASE_URL = "https://api.lobstr.io/v1"
headers = {"Authorization": f"Token {API_KEY}"}

squid_id = "YOUR_SQUID_HASH"

# Update squid settings
payload = {
    "name": "LaCentrale Cars Scraper (1)",
    "concurrency": 5,
    "export_unique_results": True,
    "to_complete": False,
    "no_line_breaks": True,
    "params": {
        "max_pages": 50,           # Limit pages to scrape
        "fetch_since": "7d",          # Only listings from last 24 hours
        "get_listing_details": True    # Fetch detailed listing info
    }
}

response = requests.post(f"{BASE_URL}/squids/{squid_id}",
    headers=headers,
    json=payload
)

print(f"Settings updated: {response.json()['name']}")

Response

201

{
  "name": "LaCentrale Cars Scraper (1)",
  "concurrency": 5,
  "export_unique_results": true,
  "to_complete": false,
  "no_line_breaks": true,
  "params": {
    "max_pages": 50,
    "fetch_since": "7d",
    "get_listing_details": true
  }
}

Add Tasks Get Results

​Headers

​Scraper Parameters

​Squid Settings

​Listing Details Option

​Fetch Since Filter

​Code Examples

​Response

Headers

Scraper Parameters

Squid Settings

Listing Details Option

Fetch Since Filter

Code Examples

Response