⛽ Fuel Prices API: Live US Gas Station Prices in Clean JSON

The most efficient, reliable, and developer-friendly way to use the Fuel Prices API.

Actor page: apify.com/johnvc/fuelprices Input schema: apify.com/johnvc/fuelprices/input-schema

The Fuel Prices API returns live, crowd-reported gas station prices and station metadata for any US location (with some Canadian coverage) as clean, structured JSON. Search by ZIP code, city name, or GPS coordinates and get one record per station: name, full address, distance from your search point, cash and credit prices with posting timestamps, price unit, and ratings. Choose the fuel type (regular, midgrade, premium, diesel, E85, or unleaded 88) and filter by data freshness.

Video Walkthrough

Quick Start

Prerequisites

• Python 3.11 or higher
• An Apify account and API key (get a free key here)

1. Clone the repository

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   git clone https://github.com/johnisanerd/Apify-Fuel-Prices-Scraper.git
   cd Apify-Fuel-Prices-Scraper
   

2. Install dependencies with UV

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   # Install UV if you do not have it:
   curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh
   
   # Install project dependencies:
   uv sync
   

3. Configure your API key

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   cp .env.example .env
   # Edit .env and add your Apify API key
   # Get your free API key at: https://apify.com?fpr=9n7kx3
   

4. Run the example

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   uv run python fuel-prices-scraper.py
   

Alternative: set the API key directly

export APIFY_API_TOKEN="your_api_key_here"
uv run python fuel-prices-scraper.py

Why Use This Fuel Prices API?

Station-level detail. Each result is one gas station with its name, full address, distance from your search point, cash and credit prices, price unit, and ratings, so you can compare stations directly.

Search any way you like. Query by ZIP code, city name, or GPS coordinates pasted straight from a map. Coordinates resolve to the nearest area.

Fuel-type and freshness controls. Pick regular, midgrade, premium, diesel, E85, or unleaded 88, and use the freshness filter to keep only recently reported prices.

Pay only for results. Billing is per station returned, with no setup fee, no subscription, and no charge for runs that return nothing. A typical city or ZIP search costs a couple of cents.

Easy to automate. Call it from Python in a few lines, or load it as an MCP tool so assistants like Claude and Cursor can pull live fuel prices for you on demand.

Features

Core Capabilities

• Search by ZIP, city, or coordinates across US locations (some Canadian coverage)
• Fuel-type selection: regular, midgrade, premium, diesel, E85, unleaded 88
• Freshness filtering by maximum data age in days
• Cash and credit prices with per-price posting timestamps
• Station metadata: name, address, distance, ratings

Data Quality

• One record per station with a stable structure
• Cash and credit prices reported separately, each with a posted time
• Full address components (line 1/2, city, region, postal code)
• Distance and ratings for ranking and comparison
• Consistent JSON shape across every query

Usage Examples

Basic Example

The cheapest way to try the API: one ZIP code, regular fuel.

{
  "search": "11507"
}

Advanced Example

A city search for diesel, freshest data only.

{
  "search": "New York, NY",
  "fuel": 4,
  "lang": "en",
  "maxAge": 3
}

By coordinates

Paste GPS coordinates straight from a map.

{
  "search": "36.0816642, -115.0534345",
  "fuel": 1
}

Input Parameters

Output Format

One station per dataset item. A real result for ZIP 11507:

{
  "id": "56437",
  "name": "Sunoco",
  "distance": null,
  "priceUnit": "dollars_per_gallon",
  "ratingsCount": 45,
  "starRating": 4.4,
  "address_line1": "993 Willis Ave",
  "address_line2": "",
  "address_locality": "Albertson",
  "address_region": "NY",
  "address_postalCode": "11507",
  "price_credit": 4.47,
  "price_credit_postedTime": "2026-05-28T10:04:12.551Z",
  "price_cash": 4.25,
  "price_cash_postedTime": "2026-05-28T10:04:12.536Z"
}

Use as an MCP tool

You can load the Fuel Prices API as an MCP tool so assistants call it for you. The MCP server URL preloads just this one Actor:

https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=actors,docs,johnvc/fuelprices

Authenticate with OAuth in the browser when offered, or with your Apify API token (the same APIFY_API_TOKEN used by the Python example). Get a token at https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations and a free Apify account at https://apify.com?fpr=9n7kx3 .

Install in Claude Cowork Desktop

Cowork is the desktop app's automation mode. To give it the Fuel Prices API as a tool, add the Apify MCP server as a connector.

1. Open the Claude desktop app and go to Settings → Connectors (or Settings → Developer → Edit Config to edit claude_desktop_config.json directly).
   • macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
   • Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json
2. Add the Apify MCP server, preloaded with only this Actor:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "apify": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-remote",
        "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=actors,docs,johnvc/fuelprices"
      ]
    }
  }
}

3. Restart the app. When Cowork first calls the tool, complete the OAuth prompt in your browser, or add your Apify API token in the connector settings to skip OAuth.
4. In a Cowork chat, confirm the tool is available and ask it to run the Fuel Prices API.

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Install in Claude Code

Claude Code is the command-line tool. Add the Actor's MCP server with one command:

claude mcp add --transport http apify \
  "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=actors,docs,johnvc/fuelprices"

To use a token instead of browser OAuth:

claude mcp add --transport http apify \
  "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=actors,docs,johnvc/fuelprices" \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN"

Then verify with claude mcp list, or run /mcp inside a session. Ask Claude Code to call the Fuel Prices API.

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Install in Claude (website)

On claude.ai you add Apify as a connector, then enable just this Actor's tool.

1. Go to Settings → Connectors → Browse connectors and search for Apify MCP server. Install it (enable or update if prompted).
2. When connecting, authenticate with your Apify API token, and enable the tool johnvc/fuelprices.
3. In any chat, open + → Connectors and turn on Apify.
4. Alternatively, choose Add custom connector and paste the full MCP URL https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=actors,docs,johnvc/fuelprices, using OAuth when prompted.
5. Ask Claude to run the Fuel Prices API.

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Install in Cursor

Cursor reads MCP servers from a project file at .cursor/mcp.json.

1. In your project, create .cursor/mcp.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "apify": {
      "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=actors,docs,johnvc/fuelprices"
    }
  }
}

2. If you prefer token auth over browser OAuth, add a header:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "apify": {
      "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=actors,docs,johnvc/fuelprices",
      "headers": { "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN" }
    }
  }
}

3. Open Cursor → Settings → MCP and confirm the apify server is connected (green dot).
4. In Composer or Chat, ask Cursor to call the Fuel Prices API.

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Install in ChatGPT

ChatGPT connects to the Apify MCP server through Developer mode (available on ChatGPT Pro, Plus, Business, Enterprise, and Education plans).