# Multi-Platform STR Monitor — Airbnb + Booking (`bovi/multi-stl-rental-monitor`) Actor

Monitor short-term-rental supply across Airbnb and Booking.com in one run, in one unified schema: name, price, rating, reviews, geo and URL per listing. Compare cross-platform supply and pricing for a market. Pay per listing.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/bovi/multi-stl-rental-monitor.md
- **Developed by:** [Vitalii Bondarev](https://apify.com/bovi) (community)
- **Categories:** Travel, Real estate
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $2.86 / 1,000 rental-listings

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/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

Actors are web data automations that power AI and operations. They run on the Apify platform to scrape websites, process data, connect APIs, and automate workflows.
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.

- **AI agents and MCP clients** — the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/integrations/mcp.md) at `https://mcp.apify.com` (remote, streamable HTTP, OAuth on first use).
- **Agentic workflows and local Actor development** — [Agent Skills](https://apify.com/.well-known/agent-skills/index.json) with the [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): `npm install -g apify-cli`, then `apify login`.
- **JavaScript/TypeScript projects** — the official [JS/TS client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md): `npm install apify-client`.
- **Python projects** — the official [Python client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md): `pip install apify-client`.
- **Any other language** — 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

### Multi-Platform STR Monitor — Airbnb + Booking

Monitor short-term-rental supply across **Airbnb and Booking.com in a single run**,
returned in **one unified schema**. Point it at a market (and dates) and get every
listing — name, price, rating, reviews, geo and URL — from both platforms side by
side, ready to compare.

| Field | Meaning |
|---|---|
| `platform` | `airbnb` or `booking` |
| `name`, `url` | Listing name and link |
| `price`, `currency`, `price_basis` | Price + whether it's `per_night` (Airbnb) or `total_stay` (Booking) |
| `rating`, `review_count` | Guest rating and review volume |
| `latitude`, `longitude` | Geo (Airbnb) |
| `location`, `search_query` | Area and the monitored market |

#### Why one unified feed

Comparing supply across platforms normally means running two different scrapers
and reconciling two incompatible schemas. This actor does it in one pass: the same
columns for Airbnb and Booking, so you can rank a market's inventory, spot price
gaps, or track how supply shifts between platforms over time (schedule it and diff).

#### Input

```json
{
  "locations": ["Paris, France"],
  "checkIn": "2026-07-15",
  "checkOut": "2026-07-18",
  "adults": 2,
  "platforms": ["airbnb", "booking"],
  "maxItemsPerPlatform": 40,
  "currency": "USD"
}
```

Dates are required for Booking prices (it quotes the total for the stay). Airbnb
prices are per night.

#### Access & cost

- **Airbnb** — read via Airbnb's own search API through Apify proxy ($0 extra).
- **Booking** — Booking blocks direct scraping, so a managed-access service reaches
  it reliably (a tiny cost baked into the per-result price).

VRBO is not yet included — the managed-access provider blocks it by robots.txt
policy; it will be added once full access is approved.

Runs on your Apify account; pay per listing returned.

# Actor input Schema

## `locations` (type: `array`):

Markets to monitor (e.g. "Paris, France", "Lisbon"). One unified feed per location.

## `checkIn` (type: `string`):

YYYY-MM-DD. Required for Booking prices (total for the stay).

## `checkOut` (type: `string`):

YYYY-MM-DD.

## `adults` (type: `integer`):

Number of adult guests.

## `platforms` (type: `array`):

Which platforms to include: airbnb, booking.

## `maxItemsPerPlatform` (type: `integer`):

Cap on listings per platform per location.

## `currency` (type: `string`):

Currency for prices.

## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`):

Apify proxy for the Airbnb leg. Residential recommended; billed to your account.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "locations": [
    "Paris, France"
  ],
  "adults": 2,
  "platforms": [
    "airbnb",
    "booking"
  ],
  "maxItemsPerPlatform": 40,
  "currency": "USD",
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": [
      "RESIDENTIAL"
    ]
  }
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

Dataset of rental listings (platform, name, price, currency, price\_basis, rating, review\_count, location, url).

# 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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "locations": [
        "Paris, France"
    ],
    "platforms": [
        "airbnb",
        "booking"
    ],
    "proxyConfiguration": {
        "useApifyProxy": true,
        "apifyProxyGroups": [
            "RESIDENTIAL"
        ]
    }
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("bovi/multi-stl-rental-monitor").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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {
    "locations": ["Paris, France"],
    "platforms": [
        "airbnb",
        "booking",
    ],
    "proxyConfiguration": {
        "useApifyProxy": True,
        "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"],
    },
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("bovi/multi-stl-rental-monitor").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).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": [
    "Paris, France"
  ],
  "platforms": [
    "airbnb",
    "booking"
  ],
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": [
      "RESIDENTIAL"
    ]
  }
}' |
apify call bovi/multi-stl-rental-monitor --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,bovi/multi-stl-rental-monitor"
        }
    }
}

```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/tlux21S9fXhtocbl8/builds/JqHThbm8bh3dN8ujh/openapi.json