Craigslist API Python Client

Extract Craigslist data with our Craigslist API Python client. Get programmatic access to jobs postings, housing listings, for sale items, gigs, services, community posts, events, resumes, and more using simple Python code. Start free, no credit card required.

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The Apify API client for Python is the official library that allows you to use Craigslist API in Python, providing convenience functions and automatic retries on errors. Get started with simple pip installation and robust error handling built-in.

Python

1from apify_client import ApifyClient
2
3# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
4# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
5client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")
6
7# Prepare the Actor input
8run_input = {
9    "urls": [{ "url": "https://yuma.craigslist.org/search/ggg#search=1~list~0~0" }],
10    "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": True },
11    "maxAge": 15,
12    "maxConcurrency": 4,
13}
14
15# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
16run = client.actor("ivanvs/craigslist-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)
17
18# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
19print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"])
20for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
21    print(item)
22
23# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

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Get data with Craigslist API Python client

Use our Python API client to extract Craigslist data by providing URLs from any supported category or search page. The API returns structured data, including jobs postings, housing listings, for sale items, gigs, services, community posts, events, resumes, and more, which is perfect for pandas DataFrames, data analysis, and Python applications.

Input

{
 "urls": [
  {
   "url": "<https://newyork.craigslist.org/search/ggg>"
  }
 ],
 "maxConcurrency": 1,
 "proxyConfiguration": {
  "useApifyProxy": true
 }
}

Output

[
 {
  "_fromStrapi": true,
  "id": "7536953147",
  "url": "<https://newyork.craigslist.org/que/lbg/7536953147.html>",
  "post": "QR Code Link to This Post\\n            \\n        \\nDeli experience require, Time must be flexible know how to Prepare sandwiches,breakfast, salads.  Must know how to operating slicer and how to sanitize equipment, clean and Organize and Honesty responsible.  A good attitude and desire to learn, must speaking Spanish and fluent in English. Must work in Sunday. stops in person \\naround 8am to 2 pm or text me  6467446519 Thank you. 40 hours a week",
  "label": "post",
  "price": "$15",
  "title": "Deli grill men",
  "notices": [
   "do NOT contact me with unsolicited services or offers"
  ],
  "category": "gigs",
  "datetime": "2022-09-22T11:13:56-0400",
  "latitude": "40.759908",
  "location": "Astoria",
  "longitude": "-73.937645",
  "mapAccuracy": "5",
  "phoneNumbers": [
   "909-9909-3322"
  ]
 }
]

How to use Craigslist API

1Sign up for Apify account

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2Install Apify Python client

Install the Apify Python client using pip: pip install apify-client. This package provides a simple interface to interact with Craigslist API from your Python applications.

3Get your Apify API token

Go to settings in the Apify console and navigate to the “API & Integrations” tab. There, create a new token and save it for later.

4Integrate Craigslist API

Navigate to the Craigslist API page and click on the API dropdown menu in the top right corner. In the dropdown menu, you can see API clients, API endpoints, and more. Use the provided Python code examples to integrate Craigslist API into your Python application.

Open Craigslist Python API

5Get your Craigslist data via API

The Craigslist API returns structured JSON data that works perfectly with pandas, NumPy, and other Python data analysis libraries.

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Frequently asked questions

Craigslist does not offer an official API for public use. However, we provide our own unofficial Craigslist API that gets all the up-to-date data you need, serving as an alternative to access Craigslist information programmatically for your projects and applications.

Yes, you can try our Craigslist API for free! No credit card required, no strings attached. Just create an Apify account with free $5 monthly prepaid usage, get your API token, and start using the Craigslist API.

Craigslist API allows you to get data such as post titles and descriptions, pricing information, location details with longitude and latitude coordinates, contact phone numbers, posting dates and times, image URLs, listing categories, amenities and attributes, employment details for job postings, housing specifications, and seller information for comprehensive classified data analysis.

It is legal to scrape publicly available data from Craigslist. However, you should always review and comply with Craigslist terms of service and any applicable laws and regulations regarding web scraping. Additionally, be mindful of any rate limits or restrictions imposed by Craigslist to avoid potential issues.

Getting started with our Craigslist API is easy — simply create a free Apify account, get your API token, and start using the Craigslist API in Python, JavaScript, CLI, cURL, OpenAPI, or MCP.