# Craigslist Listing Monitor (`brick_joey_yto/craigslist-monitor`) Actor

Monitor Craigslist for new listings — search any city, category & keyword, get posting detail, and run scheduled new-listing alerts across multiple cities. No login needed.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/brick_joey_yto/craigslist-monitor.md
- **Developed by:** [William Billings](https://apify.com/brick_joey_yto) (community)
- **Categories:** E-commerce, Lead generation, Automation
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

$1.00 / 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.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

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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.
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Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.

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You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).

# README

## Craigslist Monitor — Search, Detail & New-Listing Alerts

Scrape Craigslist listings from **any city, any category** — cars, housing, jobs, for-sale, free stuff, gigs, services — sorted newest-first, plus full posting detail and a **watch mode built for scheduled alerts**. No account, no login, no API key.

### What you can do

| Mode | What it does | Best for |
|---|---|---|
| `search` | Listings in one city/category with optional keyword + price filters — title, price, neighborhood, URL | Lead research, market scans |
| `detail` | Full posting page — body text, posted date, attributes (beds, sqft, condition…), images, address | Record enrichment |
| `watch` | Sweeps a **list of cities × keywords** each run, emitting `posting` rows sorted newest-first | Scheduled new-listing alerts |

`watch` is the money feature: schedule it every 15–60 min and diff rows client-side by `url` to fire alerts the moment a new matching listing posts — flippers, used-car dealers, recruiters and landlords live on this loop.

### Category cheat-sheet

`sss` for-sale · `cta` cars+trucks · `apa` apartments/housing · `jjj` jobs · `ggg` gigs · `bbb` services · `zip` free stuff · `mcy` motorcycles · `bpa` boats · `fua` furniture · `egr` electronics · `pet` pets

City = the Craigslist subdomain: `austin`, `dallas`, `newyork`, `losangeles`, `sfbay`, `chicago`, `seattle`, `denver`, `miami`, `atlanta`, `portland`, `phoenix`…

### Example inputs

```json
{ "mode": "search", "city": "austin", "category": "cta", "query": "tacoma", "maxPrice": 30000 }
```

```json
{ "mode": "watch", "cities": ["austin", "dallas", "houston"], "category": "sss", "queries": ["iphone", "ps5", "peloton"] }
```

```json
{ "mode": "watch", "cities": ["newyork", "losangeles", "chicago"], "category": "zip" }
```

### Example output

```json
{
  "recordType": "posting",
  "title": "2019 Toyota Tacoma 4WD TRD Off-Road pickup Cement Gray",
  "price": 34500,
  "priceLabel": "$34,500",
  "neighborhood": "Round Rock",
  "url": "https://www.craigslist.org/view/d/austin-2019-toyota-tacoma-4wd-trd/pmtdvSjXUn67YcMhyug",
  "city": "austin",
  "category": "cta",
  "query": "tacoma",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-10-14T21:10:03Z"
}
```

Detail rows add `postedAt`, `body`, `address`, `attributes` (beds, sqft, condition, etc.) and `images`.

### Pricing

Flat pay-per-event: **$0.001 per row** — a 3-city × 5-keyword watch every 30 min ≈ 100k rows/mo ≈ **$100/mo for always-on coverage**; light use costs pennies. No subscription.

### FAQ

**Do I need a Craigslist account?** No. Everything comes from public search and posting pages.

**How many results per search?** Up to ~300–500 per city/category depending on section; `maxResults` caps output (default 120).

**How do I get only *new* listings?** Results come sorted newest-first. In `watch` mode, store seen `url`s in your pipeline and alert on first-seen — or use Apify's dataset dedupe.

**Does it get blocked?** Craigslist is lenient with reasonable request rates. For heavy multi-city schedules, enable an Apify proxy.

**Is it legal?** We collect only publicly accessible classified pages. Respect Craigslist's Terms of Service and applicable data-protection rules in your jurisdiction.

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***

*Not affiliated with Craigslist, Inc. Uses publicly accessible pages — respect Craigslist's Terms of Service.*

# Actor input Schema

## `mode` (type: `string`):

'search' listings in one city, 'detail' full posting pages, or 'watch' multi-city/query sweeps for scheduled new-listing alerts.

## `city` (type: `string`):

Craigslist subdomain — e.g. 'austin', 'newyork', 'losangeles', 'chicago', 'seattle', 'sfbay'.

## `cities` (type: `array`):

List of Craigslist city subdomains to sweep each run (watch mode only).

## `category` (type: `string`):

Craigslist section code: sss=for-sale, cta=cars+trucks, apa=housing, jjj=jobs, ggg=gigs, bbb=services, zip=free stuff, mcy=motorcycles, bpa=boats, fua=furniture.

## `query` (type: `string`):

Search keyword — e.g. 'tacoma', '2br', 'iphone', 'moving sale'. Empty returns everything in the category.

## `queries` (type: `array`):

List of keywords to sweep per city in watch mode. Empty = whole category.

## `minPrice` (type: `integer`):

Optional minimum price filter (search mode).

## `maxPrice` (type: `integer`):

Optional maximum price filter (search mode).

## `urls` (type: `array`):

Craigslist posting URLs to fetch in detail mode. Leave empty to demo on a live posting.

## `maxResults` (type: `integer`):

Maximum postings per search/city/query.

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

Optional Apify proxy — recommended for heavy multi-city schedules.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "mode": "search",
  "city": "austin",
  "cities": [
    "austin",
    "dallas"
  ],
  "category": "sss",
  "query": "",
  "queries": [],
  "urls": [],
  "maxResults": 120
}
```

# Actor output Schema

# 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 = {};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("brick_joey_yto/craigslist-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 = {}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("brick_joey_yto/craigslist-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 '{}' |
apify call brick_joey_yto/craigslist-monitor --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,brick_joey_yto/craigslist-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/E1Bt56th8g6c19gtf/builds/Wn8oUWTig975L26RK/openapi.json