# Propertyfinder UAE Scraper (`abotapi/propertyfinder-ae-scraper`) Actor Extract property listings from propertyfinder.ae at scale. Get comprehensive data including prices, property details, images, agent contacts, broker info, RERA numbers, coordinates, amenities, and more. Perfect for UAE real estate analytics, market research, and investment analysis. - **URL**: https://apify.com/abotapi/propertyfinder-ae-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [AbotAPI](https://apify.com/abotapi) (community) - **Categories:** Real estate, Developer tools, Automation - **Stats:** 1 total users, 0 monthly users, 0.0% runs succeeded, NaN bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing from $2.00 / 1,000 results 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/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event ## What's an Apify Actor? Actors are a software tools running on the Apify platform, for all kinds of web data extraction and automation use cases. In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours, and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store. In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server. Actors are written with capital "A". ## How to integrate an Actor? If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects. You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready. The best way to integrate Actors is as follows. In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js.md): ```bash npm install apify-client ``` In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python.md): ```bash pip install apify-client ``` In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): ````bash # MacOS / Linux curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash # Windows irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex ```bash In AI frameworks, you might use the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/mcp.md). If your project is in a different language, use the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md). For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below. For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt). # README ## PropertyFinder AE Scraper Extract property listings from **propertyfinder.ae** at scale. Get comprehensive data including prices, property details, images, agent contacts, broker info, RERA numbers, coordinates, amenities, and more. Perfect for UAE real estate analytics, market research, and investment analysis. ### What does PropertyFinder AE Scraper do? This Apify Actor scrapes property listings from propertyfinder.ae — the largest real estate portal in the UAE. It extracts full listing data from search result pages with built-in anti-detection and automatic pagination. #### Key Features | Feature | Description | |---------|-------------| | **All Listing Types** | For Sale and For Rent properties across all UAE emirates | | **Property Type Filters** | Apartments, Villas, Townhouses, Penthouses, Land, and more | | **Price & Bedroom Filters** | Narrow results by price range (AED) and bedrooms | | **Location Filters** | Filter by city, community, subcommunity | | **Exact Coordinates** | Lat/lng for every listing | | **Multiple Dataset Views** | Listings Overview, Agent & Broker Info | | **Checkpoint/Resume** | Automatic state saving for long scraping runs | | **URL Mode** | Paste any search URL directly | ### What data can you extract? The scraper extracts 40+ fields per listing:
**Property Details** - Listing ID & URL - Title & full description - Property type (Apartment, Villa, Townhouse, etc.) - Bedrooms & bathrooms - Size in sqft - Furnished status - Completion status (completed / off-plan) - Amenities list **Pricing** - Price (AED numeric value) - Price per sqft - Price period (sale / yearly / monthly) - Price hidden flag
**Location** - Full location path - City, community, subcommunity, building - Latitude & longitude (GPS) **Agent & Broker** - Agent name, email, phone, WhatsApp - SuperAgent flag - Broker name & phone - RERA permit number - Reference number
**Media** - Property images (medium quality URLs) - Image count - Video tour URL - 360-degree view flag **Dates & Metadata** - Listed date - Last refreshed date - Verified / Premium / Featured / Exclusive flags - Listing level (premium, featured, standard)
### Quick Start Search for apartments for sale in Dubai: ```json { "category": "buy", "locations": ["dubai"], "propertyTypes": ["apartments"], "maxListings": 50 } ```` ### How to Use #### Step 1: Basic search by location ```json { "category": "buy", "locations": ["dubai"], "maxListings": 100, "maxPages": 5 } ``` #### Step 2: Filter by property type and price ```json { "category": "rent", "locations": ["dubai"], "propertyTypes": ["apartments"], "minPrice": 50000, "maxPrice": 150000, "minBedrooms": 1, "maxBedrooms": 2, "furnishing": "furnished", "maxListings": 200 } ``` #### Step 3: Scrape specific URLs ```json { "urls": [ "https://www.propertyfinder.ae/en/buy/dubai/apartments-for-sale-downtown-dubai.html", "https://www.propertyfinder.ae/en/rent/abu-dhabi/villas-for-rent.html" ], "maxListings": 500, "maxPages": 20 } ``` #### Step 4: Large-scale scrape across multiple locations ```json { "category": "buy", "locations": ["dubai", "abu-dhabi", "sharjah"], "propertyTypes": ["apartments", "villas", "townhouses"], "sort": "nd", "maxListings": 0, "maxPages": 100 } ``` ### Input Parameters | Parameter | Type | Default | Description | |-----------|------|---------|-------------| | `urls` | array | `[]` | PropertyFinder search URLs (overrides category/location/type) | | `category` | string | `buy` | `buy` or `rent` | | `locations` | array | `[]` | Location slugs (empty = all UAE) | | `propertyTypes` | array | `["properties"]` | Property type filters (see table below) | | `maxListings` | integer | `100` | Max listings to scrape (0 = unlimited) | | `maxPages` | integer | `20` | Max pages per search URL | | `sort` | string | `nd` | Sort order (see table below) | | `minPrice` | integer | - | Minimum price in AED | | `maxPrice` | integer | - | Maximum price in AED | | `minBedrooms` | integer | - | Minimum bedrooms | | `maxBedrooms` | integer | - | Maximum bedrooms | | `furnishing` | string | `any` | `any`, `furnished`, `unfurnished`, `partly-furnished` | | `completionStatus` | string | `any` | `any`, `completed`, `off_plan` | | `proxy` | object | - | Proxy configuration (optional) | ### Locations Any location slug from propertyfinder.ae: | Location | Slug | Location | Slug | |----------|------|----------|------| | Dubai | `dubai` | Sharjah | `sharjah` | | Abu Dhabi | `abu-dhabi` | Ajman | `ajman` | | Ras Al Khaimah | `ras-al-khaimah` | Fujairah | `fujairah` | | Downtown Dubai | `dubai/downtown-dubai` | Dubai Marina | `dubai/dubai-marina` | | JVC | `dubai/jumeirah-village-circle` | Al Reem Island | `abu-dhabi/al-reem-island` | ### Property Types | Type | Slug | Type | Slug | |------|------|------|------| | All Properties | `properties` | Hotel Apartments | `hotel-apartments` | | Apartments | `apartments` | Compounds | `compounds` | | Studio Apartments | `studio-apartments` | Land | `land` | | Villas | `villas` | Whole Buildings | `whole-buildings` | | Townhouses | `townhouses` | Bulk Sale Units | `bulk-sale-units` | | Penthouses | `penthouses` | Full Floors | `full-floors` | | Duplexes | `duplexes` | Half Floors | `half-floors` | ### Sort Options | Code | Description | |------|-------------| | `nd` | Newest first | | `mr` | Featured / recommended | | `pa` | Price: low to high | | `pd` | Price: high to low | | `ba` | Bedrooms: least first | | `bd` | Bedrooms: most first | # Actor input Schema ## `mode` (type: `string`): How to find properties to scrape ## `locations` (type: `array`): Location slugs (Search mode only). Example: 'dubai', 'abu-dhabi', 'dubai/downtown-dubai'. Leave empty for all UAE. ## `urls` (type: `array`): PropertyFinder search page URLs to scrape (URL mode only). Supports pagination — the scraper will follow pages from where the URL starts. ## `category` (type: `string`): Buy or Rent (Search mode only) ## `propertyTypes` (type: `array`): Property types (Search mode only): properties, apartments, studio-apartments, villas, townhouses, penthouses, hotel-apartments, compounds, land, duplexes, whole-buildings, bulk-sale-units, bungalows, full-floors, half-floors. ## `sort` (type: `string`): Sort order for results (Search mode only) ## `maxListings` (type: `integer`): Maximum number of listings to scrape. Set 0 for unlimited. ## `maxPages` (type: `integer`): Maximum pages to paginate per search URL (~20 listings/page). ## `minPrice` (type: `integer`): Minimum price filter. Leave empty for no minimum. ## `maxPrice` (type: `integer`): Maximum price filter. Leave empty for no maximum. ## `minBedrooms` (type: `integer`): Minimum bedrooms filter. ## `maxBedrooms` (type: `integer`): Maximum bedrooms filter. ## `furnishing` (type: `string`): Furnishing filter ## `completionStatus` (type: `string`): Property completion status. 'off\_plan' includes both off-plan and off-plan primary. ## `proxy` (type: `object`): Proxy settings. Datacenter proxies usually work. Use residential if you get blocked. ## Actor input object example ```json { "mode": "search", "locations": [ "dubai" ], "urls": [ "https://www.propertyfinder.ae/en/buy/dubai/apartments-for-sale.html" ], "category": "buy", "propertyTypes": [ "properties" ], "sort": "nd", "maxListings": 100, "maxPages": 20, "furnishing": "any", "completionStatus": "any", "proxy": { "useApifyProxy": false } } ``` # Actor output Schema ## `listings` (type: `string`): Individual property listing records with 40+ fields including price, location hierarchy, agent/broker contacts, RERA numbers, amenities, and GPS coordinates. ## `output` (type: `string`): Scraping run summary with total listings, pages fetched, duration, and rate. # 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 '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = { "locations": [ "dubai" ], "urls": [ "https://www.propertyfinder.ae/en/buy/dubai/apartments-for-sale.html" ], "propertyTypes": [ "properties" ], "proxy": { "useApifyProxy": false } }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("abotapi/propertyfinder-ae-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 '' with your token. client = ApifyClient("") # Prepare the Actor input run_input = { "locations": ["dubai"], "urls": ["https://www.propertyfinder.ae/en/buy/dubai/apartments-for-sale.html"], "propertyTypes": ["properties"], "proxy": { "useApifyProxy": False }, } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("abotapi/propertyfinder-ae-scraper").call(run_input=run_input) # Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any) print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"]) for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items(): print(item) # 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start ``` ## CLI example ```bash echo '{ "locations": [ "dubai" ], "urls": [ "https://www.propertyfinder.ae/en/buy/dubai/apartments-for-sale.html" ], "propertyTypes": [ "properties" ], "proxy": { "useApifyProxy": false } }' | apify call abotapi/propertyfinder-ae-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=abotapi/propertyfinder-ae-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "Propertyfinder UAE Scraper", "description": "Extract property listings from propertyfinder.ae at scale. Get comprehensive data including prices, property details, images, agent contacts, broker info, RERA numbers, coordinates, amenities, and more. Perfect for UAE real estate analytics, market research, and investment analysis.", "version": "1.0", "x-build-id": "dn8Bdg0jcDdZF5BO5" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/abotapi~propertyfinder-ae-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-abotapi-propertyfinder-ae-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/abotapi~propertyfinder-ae-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-abotapi-propertyfinder-ae-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK", "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/abotapi~propertyfinder-ae-scraper/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-abotapi-propertyfinder-ae-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } } }, "components": { "schemas": { "inputSchema": { "type": "object", "required": [ "mode" ], "properties": { "mode": { "title": "Search Mode", "enum": [ "search", "url" ], "type": "string", "description": "How to find properties to scrape", "default": "search" }, "locations": { "title": "Locations", "type": "array", "description": "Location slugs (Search mode only). Example: 'dubai', 'abu-dhabi', 'dubai/downtown-dubai'. Leave empty for all UAE.", "items": { "type": "string" } }, "urls": { "title": "Search URLs", "type": "array", "description": "PropertyFinder search page URLs to scrape (URL mode only). Supports pagination — the scraper will follow pages from where the URL starts.", "items": { "type": "string" } }, "category": { "title": "Category", "enum": [ "buy", "rent" ], "type": "string", "description": "Buy or Rent (Search mode only)", "default": "buy" }, "propertyTypes": { "title": "Property Types", "type": "array", "description": "Property types (Search mode only): properties, apartments, studio-apartments, villas, townhouses, penthouses, hotel-apartments, compounds, land, duplexes, whole-buildings, bulk-sale-units, bungalows, full-floors, half-floors.", "items": { "type": "string" } }, "sort": { "title": "Sort By", "enum": [ "nd", "mr", "pa", "pd", "ba", "bd" ], "type": "string", "description": "Sort order for results (Search mode only)", "default": "nd" }, "maxListings": { "title": "Max Listings", "minimum": 0, "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum number of listings to scrape. Set 0 for unlimited.", "default": 100 }, "maxPages": { "title": "Max Pages Per Search", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 500, "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum pages to paginate per search URL (~20 listings/page).", "default": 20 }, "minPrice": { "title": "Min Price (AED)", "minimum": 0, "type": "integer", "description": "Minimum price filter. Leave empty for no minimum." }, "maxPrice": { "title": "Max Price (AED)", "minimum": 0, "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum price filter. Leave empty for no maximum." }, "minBedrooms": { "title": "Min Bedrooms", "minimum": 0, "maximum": 20, "type": "integer", "description": "Minimum bedrooms filter." }, "maxBedrooms": { "title": "Max Bedrooms", "minimum": 0, "maximum": 20, "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum bedrooms filter." }, "furnishing": { "title": "Furnishing", "enum": [ "any", "furnished", "unfurnished", "partly-furnished" ], "type": "string", "description": "Furnishing filter", "default": "any" }, "completionStatus": { "title": "Completion Status", "enum": [ "any", "completed", "off_plan" ], "type": "string", "description": "Property completion status. 'off_plan' includes both off-plan and off-plan primary.", "default": "any" }, "proxy": { "title": "Proxy Configuration", "type": "object", "description": "Proxy settings. Datacenter proxies usually work. Use residential if you get blocked." } } }, "runsResponseSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "data": { "type": "object", "properties": { "id": { "type": "string" }, "actId": { "type": "string" }, "userId": { "type": "string" }, "startedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "finishedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "status": { "type": "string", "example": "READY" }, "meta": { "type": "object", "properties": { "origin": { "type": "string", "example": "API" }, "userAgent": { "type": "string" } } }, "stats": { "type": "object", "properties": { "inputBodyLen": { "type": "integer", "example": 2000 }, "rebootCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "restartCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "resurrectCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "computeUnits": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "options": { "type": "object", "properties": { "build": { "type": "string", "example": "latest" }, "timeoutSecs": { "type": "integer", "example": 300 }, "memoryMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 1024 }, "diskMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 2048 } } }, "buildId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultKeyValueStoreId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultDatasetId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultRequestQueueId": { "type": "string" }, "buildNumber": { "type": "string", "example": "1.0.0" }, "containerUrl": { "type": "string" }, "usage": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 1 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "usageTotalUsd": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "usageUsd": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } } } } } } } } } ```