Homegate Scraper

Rental and sale property listings from homegate.ch — search results and full listing details as clean JSON.

Scrapes property listings from Homegate, Switzerland's largest real-estate portal. Collects rental and sale listings from search pages and full details from individual property pages: address, rooms, living space, prices, photos, and lister contact data. Point it at any Homegate search — a city, a canton, a radius, with whatever filters you set on the site — and get every matching listing back with its location, rooms, living space, price, photos, and description. Add listing URLs to pull the full detail record, including the lister's contact data and the listing's reference IDs. Built for real-estate market analysis, price monitoring, lead generation, and portfolio research across Switzerland.

⚡ Quick start

{
  "startUrls": [
    {
      "url": "https://www.homegate.ch/rent/real-estate/city-bern/matching-list"
    }
  ],
  "maxItems": 5
}

🧩 Input

Field	Type	Required	Default	Description
startUrls	array	yes	—	Homegate URLs to scrape. Search pages (/rent/real-estate/city-bern/matching-list, with any filters applied) and listing pages (/rent/4002086534) are both supported.
maxItems	integer	no	5	Maximum number of listings to return per start URL.
proxyConfiguration	object	no	{ "useApifyProxy": true, "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"], "apifyProxyCountry": "CH" }	Proxy settings. Homegate is protected by DataDome, so Swiss residential proxies are used by default.

📤 Output

Every listing is one dataset row. The itemType field tells the two shapes apart: search for a card from a results page and property for a full listing page. Both carry the listing id and its public url; the nested objects (address, characteristics, prices, localization, ...) hold the listing data exactly as Homegate publishes it, so every attribute the site shows is available.

Fields

Field	Type	Description
itemType	string	search or property.
id	string	Homegate listing ID.
url	string	Public listing URL, e.g. https://www.homegate.ch/rent/4002086534.
listingType	object	Search only. Placement tier of the card, e.g. { "type": "PREMIUM" }.
listing	object	Search only. The listing record: address, categories, characteristics, localization (title, description, photos), meta, offerType, prices.
listingCard	object	Search only. Card size on the results page.
listingScores	object	Search only. Completeness and package scores.
listerBranding	object	Search only. Agency logo and partner status.
newConstructionData	object	Search only. New-build project data, when the card belongs to one.
agencyAgent	object	Search only. The agent shown on the card, when there is one.
remoteViewing	boolean	Search only. Whether a remote viewing is offered.
offerType	string	Property only. RENT or BUY.
categories	array	Property only. Property categories, e.g. ["APARTMENT", "FLAT"].
platforms	array	Property only. Portals the listing is published on.
address	object	Property only. Street, postal code, locality, country, and geo-coordinates.
characteristics	object	Property only. Rooms, living space, floor, year built, and amenity flags.
localization	object	Property only. Title, description, and photo attachments per language.
prices	object	Property only. Rent or sale price, currency, and interval.
lister	object	Property only. Agency or private lister details, including website and phone.
meta	object	Property only. Created and updated timestamps.
externalIds	object	Property only. The lister's own reference IDs.
contactForm	object	Property only. Contact-form configuration for the listing.
valueAddedServices	object	Property only. Extra service flags such as TenantPlus.
legacy	object	Property only. Legacy identifiers used by the lister's system.
bfs	object	Property only. Swiss Federal Statistical Office municipality data.
availableFrom	string	Property only. Availability date, when the lister set one.

💡 Use cases

• Market analysis — track asking rents and sale prices by city, canton, or neighbourhood over time.
• Price monitoring — watch specific listings or searches and get notified when prices or availability change.
• Lead generation — collect agency names, websites, and contact data from active listings in a region.
• Portfolio research — compare rooms, living space, and price per square metre across comparable properties.

❓ FAQ

• Do I need a proxy? Yes. Homegate is protected by DataDome, so the Actor runs a real browser on Apify Swiss residential proxies by default; other settings are likely to be blocked.
• Can I use my own search filters? Yes — set them on homegate.ch and paste the resulting URL as a start URL. Rent and buy searches are both supported.
• How many results can I get? maxItems caps results per start URL, and the Actor pages through the search automatically. Add more start URLs to widen coverage.
• What is the difference between search and property items? A search item is a card from a results page, with the listing data nested under listing. A property item is the full record from the listing page, with lister contact data, reference IDs, and municipality data at the top level.
• Why did a run return fewer items than expected? The site may have changed its layout or tightened its protection, or a listing may have expired. Open an issue and we will update the Actor.

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🖼 Image credit

Image credit: homegate.ch