Trade-A-Plane Scraper API

The Piloterr Trade-A-Plane Scraper API lets you extract public data from Trade-A-Plane as clean, structured JSON — no proxies, headless browsers or HTML parsing to maintain. Endpoints available in production:

Trade-A-Plane Listing API — Read one Trade-A-Plane aircraft listing from its URL.
Trade-A-Plane Search API — Search Trade-A-Plane aircraft listings by keyword and page the results.

Use it for listing monitoring, price benchmarks, stock sourcing or market analytics on second-hand and vehicle marketplaces.

Endpoint	Path	Credits	What you get
Trade-A-Plane Listing API	`/v2/tradeaplane/listing`	2	Read one Trade-A-Plane aircraft listing from its URL. You get the asking price, the airframe details, and the seller.
Trade-A-Plane Search API	`/v2/tradeaplane/search`	2	Search Trade-A-Plane aircraft listings by keyword and page the results. Cards include title, price, and the listing link.

How it works

Create a free Piloterr account and copy your API key from the dashboard.
Send a GET (or POST) request to https://api.piloterr.com/v2/... with the header x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY.
Receive structured JSON — Piloterr handles rendering, proxies, retries and parsing.

export PILOTERR_API_KEY="your-api-key"
pip install requests        # Python
# TypeScript: Node.js 18+ (native fetch), run with `npx tsx file.ts`

Every endpoint accepts both GET (query string) and POST (JSON body with the same fields).

Trade-A-Plane Listing API

Read one Trade-A-Plane aircraft listing from its URL. You get the asking price, the airframe details, and the seller.

GET | POST https://api.piloterr.com/v2/tradeaplane/listing · 2 credits per request · Full reference

Request parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`query`	string	✅	Listing URL that includes listing_id.

Python example

import json
import os
import requests

response = requests.get(
    "https://api.piloterr.com/v2/tradeaplane/listing",
    headers={"x-api-key": os.environ["PILOTERR_API_KEY"]},
    params={
        "query": "https://www.trade-a-plane.com/search?category_level1=Piston+Engine&make=ROLLS+ROYCE&model=PACKARD+V-1650&listing_id=2419556&s-type=engine",
    },
    timeout=120,
)
response.raise_for_status()
data = response.json()

print(json.dumps(data, indent=2, ensure_ascii=False)[:2000])

TypeScript example

type TradeAPlaneListing = {
  url?: string;
  city?: string;
  make?: string;
  year?: unknown;
  model?: string;
  phone?: string;
  price?: number;
  title?: string;
  images?: string[];
  region?: string;
  seller?: string;
  country?: string;
  category?: string;
  currency?: string;
  warranty?: unknown;
  condition?: string;
  listing_id?: string;
  price_note?: string;
  description?: string;
  postal_code?: string;
  sale_status?: string;
  listing_type?: string;
  price_display?: string;
  specifications?: {
    name?: string;
    value?: string;
  }[];
};

const params = new URLSearchParams({
  "query": "https://www.trade-a-plane.com/search?category_level1=Piston+Engine&make=ROLLS+ROYCE&model=PACKARD+V-1650&listing_id=2419556&s-type=engine",
});

const response = await fetch(`https://api.piloterr.com/v2/tradeaplane/listing?${params}`, {
  headers: { "x-api-key": process.env.PILOTERR_API_KEY! },
});
if (!response.ok) throw new Error(`Piloterr error ${response.status}: ${await response.text()}`);

const data = (await response.json()) as TradeAPlaneListing;

console.log(JSON.stringify(data, null, 2).slice(0, 2000));

POST variant

POST https://api.piloterr.com/v2/tradeaplane/listing
x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY
Content-Type: application/json

{"query": "https://www.trade-a-plane.com/search?category_level1=Piston+Engine&make=ROLLS+ROYCE&model=PACKARD+V-1650&listing_id=2419556&s-type=engine"}

Output example

Example response from the API reference, abridged — real values depend on the page you scrape.

{
  "url": "https://www.trade-a-plane.com/search?category_level1=Piston+Engine&make=ROLLS+ROYCE&model=PACKARD+V-1650&listing_id=2419556&s-type=engine",
  "city": "Spring",
  "make": "ROLLS ROYCE",
  "year": null,
  "model": "PACKARD V-1650",
  "phone": "example",
  "price": 61750,
  "title": "ROLLS ROYCE PACKARD V-1650",
  "images": [
    "https://dsgiipnwy1jd8.cloudfront.net/eyJrZXkiOiIxMTAyNjQ4LmpwZyIsImVkaXRzIjp7InJlc2l6ZSI6eyJmaXQiOiJjb250YWluIiwiYmFja2dyb3VuZCI6eyJyIjoy…",
    "https://dsgiipnwy1jd8.cloudfront.net/eyJlZGl0cyI6eyJzbWFydE92ZXJsYXkiOnsia2V5Ijoid2F0ZXJtYXJrLnBuZyIsImJ1Y2tldCI6InRhcC1hc3NldHMxIn0sInJl…"
  ],
  "region": "TX",
  "seller": "example",
  "country": "USA",
  "category": "Piston Engine",
  "currency": "USD",
  "warranty": null,
  "condition": "Overhauled",
  "listing_id": "2419556",
  "price_note": "OBO Will Consider All Trades",
  "description": "Set of -9 heads and banks on transport plates, Going to be having them refreshed at a maintenance shop of your choice, $61,750. These als…",
  "postal_code": "77379",
  "sale_status": "For Sale",
  "listing_type": "engine",
  "price_display": "$61,750",
  "specifications": [
    {
      "name": "Sale Status",
      "value": "For Sale"
    },
    {
      "name": "Category",
      "value": "Piston Engine"
    }
  ]
}

Response fields

Field	Type	Description
`url`	string
`city`	string
`make`	string
`year`	object
`model`	string
`phone`	string
`price`	integer
`title`	string
`images`	string[]
`region`	string
`seller`	string
`country`	string
`category`	string
`currency`	string
`warranty`	object
`condition`	string
`listing_id`	string
`price_note`	string
`description`	string
`postal_code`	string
`sale_status`	string
`listing_type`	string
`price_display`	string
`specifications[]`	object[]
`specifications[].name`	string

Trade-A-Plane Search API

Search Trade-A-Plane aircraft listings by keyword and page the results. Cards include title, price, and the listing link.

GET | POST https://api.piloterr.com/v2/tradeaplane/search · 2 credits per request · Full reference

Request parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`query`	string	✅	Keyword, or a Trade-A-Plane search URL without listing_id.
`listing_type`	string	—	aircraft or engine when query is a keyword. Ignored when query is a URL.
`page`	number	—	Page from 1. Sent as s-page.

Python example

import json
import os
import requests

response = requests.get(
    "https://api.piloterr.com/v2/tradeaplane/search",
    headers={"x-api-key": os.environ["PILOTERR_API_KEY"]},
    params={
        "query": "rol",
    },
    timeout=120,
)
response.raise_for_status()
data = response.json()

print(json.dumps(data, indent=2, ensure_ascii=False)[:2000])

TypeScript example

type TradeAPlaneSearch = {
  results?: {
    url?: string;
    city?: string;
    make?: string;
    year?: unknown;
    image?: string;
    model?: string;
    phone?: string;
    price?: number;
    title?: string;
    region?: string;
    seller?: string;
    country?: string;
    summary?: string;
    category?: string;
    currency?: string;
    position?: number;
    condition?: string;
    listing_id?: string;
    total_time?: unknown;
    updated_at?: string;
    listing_type?: string;
    registration?: unknown;
    price_display?: string;
  }[];
  pagination?: {
    next?: unknown;
    page?: number;
    per_page?: number;
    total_pages?: number;
    total_results?: number;
  };
};

const params = new URLSearchParams({
  "query": "rol",
});

const response = await fetch(`https://api.piloterr.com/v2/tradeaplane/search?${params}`, {
  headers: { "x-api-key": process.env.PILOTERR_API_KEY! },
});
if (!response.ok) throw new Error(`Piloterr error ${response.status}: ${await response.text()}`);

const data = (await response.json()) as TradeAPlaneSearch;

console.log(JSON.stringify(data, null, 2).slice(0, 2000));

POST variant

POST https://api.piloterr.com/v2/tradeaplane/search
x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY
Content-Type: application/json

{"query": "rol"}

Output example

Example response from the API reference, abridged — real values depend on the page you scrape.

{
  "results": [
    {
      "url": "https://www.trade-a-plane.com/search?category_level1=Piston+Engine&make=ROLLS+ROYCE&model=PACKARD+V-1650&listing_id=2419556&s-type=engine",
      "city": "Spring",
      "make": "ROLLS ROYCE",
      "year": null,
      "image": "https://dsgiipnwy1jd8.cloudfront.net/eyJlZGl0cyI6eyJzbWFydE92ZXJsYXkiOnsiYnVja2V0IjoidGFwLWFzc2V0czEiLCJrZXkiOiJ3YXRlcm1hcmsucG5nIn0sInJl…",
      "model": "PACKARD V-1650",
      "phone": "example",
      "price": 61750,
      "title": "ROLLS ROYCE PACKARD V-1650 (For Sale)",
      "region": "TX",
      "seller": "example",
      "country": "USA",
      "summary": "Set of -9 heads and banks on transport plates, Going to be having them refreshed at a maintenance shop of your choice, $61,750. These als…",
      "category": "Piston Engine",
      "currency": "USD",
      "position": 1,
      "condition": "Overhauled",
      "listing_id": "2419556",
      "total_time": null,
      "updated_at": "08/25/2023",
      "listing_type": "engine",
      "registration": null,
      "price_display": "$61,750"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.trade-a-plane.com/search?category_level1=Turbine+Engine&make=ALLISON&model=250-B17F&listing_id=2456631&s-type=engine",
      "city": "Moodus",
      "make": "ALLISON",
      "year": null,
      "image": "/display-asset?asset_id=1&width=300",
      "model": "250-B17F",
      "phone": null,
      "price": 500000,
      "title": "ALLISON 250-B17F (For Sale)",
      "region": "CT",
      "seller": "example",
      "country": "USA",
      "summary": "The Rolls-Royce (Allison) 250-B17F/2 is a lightweight, highly reliable turboprop engine delivering 450 shaft-horsepower (shp). Part of th…",
      "category": "Turbine Engine",
      "currency": "USD",
      "position": 2,
      "condition": "New",
      "listing_id": "2456631",
      "total_time": null,
      "updated_at": "10/17/2026",
      "listing_type": "engine",
      "registration": null,
      "price_display": "$500,000"
    }
  ],
  "pagination": {
    "next": null,
    "page": 1,
    "per_page": 5,
    "total_pages": 1,
    "total_results": 5
  }
}

Response fields

Field	Type	Description
`results[]`	object[]
`results[].url`	string
`results[].city`	string
`results[].make`	string
`results[].year`	object
`results[].image`	string
`results[].model`	string
`results[].phone`	string
`results[].price`	integer
`results[].title`	string
`results[].region`	string
`results[].seller`	string
`results[].country`	string
`results[].summary`	string
`results[].category`	string
`results[].currency`	string
`results[].position`	integer
`results[].condition`	string
`results[].listing_id`	string
`results[].total_time`	object
`results[].updated_at`	string
`results[].listing_type`	string
`results[].registration`	object
`results[].price_display`	string
`pagination`	object

Code examples in other languages

Ready-to-run examples live in the examples/ folder. Each one reads your key from the PILOTERR_API_KEY environment variable.

Language	Listing	Search
cURL (Bash)	`listing`	`search`
PHP	`listing`	`search`
C#	`listing`	`search`
Go	`listing`	`search`
Java	`listing`	`search`
Ruby	`listing`	`search`
Node.js	`listing`	`search`

Practical use cases

Listing monitoring — Get alerted when new ads matching your criteria are published.
Price benchmarks — Compute market prices per model, category or location.
Sourcing — Find stock, vehicles, parts or equipment faster than manual browsing.
Market analytics — Measure supply, turnover and pricing trends over time.
Data products — Feed valuation models and dashboards with structured listings.

Why Piloterr?

No infrastructure — no proxies, headless browsers or CAPTCHA solving to run yourself.
Structured JSON — stable, documented fields instead of brittle HTML selectors.
Pay per request — transparent credit cost per endpoint, failed requests are retried for you.
One API key, hundreds of sources — Trade-A-Plane plus many other e-commerce, search and company data endpoints in the Piloterr library.
Any language — plain HTTPS + JSON, with examples for Python, TypeScript, cURL, PHP, C#, Go, Java, Ruby and Node.js.

FAQ

Is it legal to scrape Trade-A-Plane?

Collecting publicly available data is generally allowed in many jurisdictions, but rules depend on your country, the data you collect and how you use it. Avoid personal data unless you have a lawful basis, respect the website's terms where they apply, and get legal advice for your specific use case. This is not legal advice.

Do I need proxies or a headless browser?

No. Piloterr handles rendering, proxy rotation and retries on its side. You only send an HTTPS request with your x-api-key header and receive JSON.

How much does a request cost?

Credits per call: /v2/tradeaplane/listing 2, /v2/tradeaplane/search 2. See the Piloterr website for plans.

What data does the Trade-A-Plane API return?

Each endpoint returns structured JSON: Trade-A-Plane Listing — url, city, make, year, model, phone; Trade-A-Plane Search — results[], results[].url, results[].city, results[].make, results[].year, results[].image.

How do I paginate Trade-A-Plane results?

Use the page parameter and keep requesting while the response indicates more results.

Which languages are supported?

Any language that can make an HTTP request. This README shows Python and TypeScript; the examples/ folder contains cURL, PHP, C#, Go, Java, Ruby and Node.js.

Official SDKs

Use Piloterr from your own language with a typed client:

SDK	Package	Install
Node.js	`@piloterr/sdk`	`npm install @piloterr/sdk`
Python	`piloterr`	`pip install piloterr`
Go	`piloterr-go`	`go get github.com/piloterr/piloterr-go`
.NET	`Piloterr`	`dotnet add package Piloterr`
Ruby	`piloterr`	`gem install piloterr`
PHP	`piloterr/sdk`	`composer require piloterr/sdk`
Java	`piloterr-java`	build from source, see its README
CLI	`@piloterr/cli`	`npm install -g @piloterr/cli`
MCP server	`@piloterr/mcp`	`npx -y @piloterr/mcp`

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Python example

TypeScript example

Output example

Response fields

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Practical use cases

Why Piloterr?

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