Sulekha Properties Scraper

Extract property listings from property.sulekha.com — one of India's most popular real estate platforms. Get comprehensive property data including price, location, configuration, amenities, photos, and owner/broker contact details for residential sale, rent, and PG listings across all major Indian cities.

What does this actor do?

Sulekha Properties Scraper navigates Sulekha's property listing pages using a real browser (Playwright), extracts structured data from each property card, and optionally deep-scrapes individual property detail pages for the richest possible dataset including full overview, amenities, furnishing details, and contact information.

Two scraping modes:

• Search mode — Crawl listing pages filtered by city, listing type, and property type with automatic pagination
• Property URL mode — Scrape one or more specific Sulekha property detail page URLs directly

Features

• Scrape properties by city, listing type (sale/rent/PG), and property type with automatic "View More" pagination
• Deep search option to enrich listings with full detail page data (overview, amenities, furnishing, photos, contact phones)
• Property URL mode to scrape specific property pages directly
• Anti-bot stealth — custom browser fingerprinting, random viewports, human-like delays
• Apify Proxy support for reliable large-scale scraping
• Input validation with clear error messages

Input Parameters

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
mode	string	search	search to scrape listing pages; propertyUrl to scrape specific URLs
listingType	string	sale	Type: sale, rent, or pg
city	string	chennai	City slug (e.g., chennai, bangalore, mumbai, delhi, hyderabad)
propertyType	string	""	Filter by type: apartments-flats, individual-houses-villas, plots-land, commercial, or "" for all
propertyUrls	array	[]	Direct Sulekha property URLs (required when mode is propertyUrl)
maxItems	integer	50	Maximum number of properties to extract (1–1000)
maxPages	integer	5	Maximum listing pages to load (1–100, ~10 listings per page)
deepSearch	boolean	false	Visit each property detail page for full data (slower, much more data)
headless	boolean	true	Run browser in headless mode
proxyConfiguration	object	—	Apify Proxy or custom proxy settings

Output Fields

Listing Fields (always present)

Field	Type	Description
title	string	Property title (e.g., "2 BHK Flat for Sale in Adyar")
url	string	Direct link to property detail page
location	string	Locality, City (e.g., "Adyar, Chennai")
price	string	Asking price (e.g., "22 Lakhs", "1.75 Crore", "Contact for Price")
emi	string	EMI estimate per month if shown
config	string	BHK/bedroom configuration
saleType	string	New or Resale
features	array	Key features from listing card (floors, bathrooms, parking, furnished status)
description	string	Description text from listing card
postedBy	string	Posted by name (owner or broker)
postedDate	string	Listing post date
imageCount	string	Number of photos in the listing
amenities	string	Amenities summary from listing card
detail	boolean	true if detail page was deep-scraped

Detail Fields (present when deepSearch: true)

Field	Type	Description
propertyTag	string	New / Resale
isNegotiable	boolean	Whether the price is negotiable
plotArea	string	Plot area (e.g., "600 Sq Feet")
builtUpArea	string	Built-up area
carpetArea	string	Carpet area
constructionStatus	string	Ready to occupy / Under Construction
possessionYear	string	Expected possession date
approvals	string	Approvals (RERA, Encumbrance Certificate, etc.)
postedOn	string	Date the listing was posted
lastUpdated	string	Date the listing was last updated
propertySubType	string	Independent House, Apartment, Plot, etc.
availabilityStatus	string	Immediate, Within 3 Months, etc.
ageOfConstruction	string	Age of the construction
bathrooms	string	Number of bathrooms
balconies	string	Number of balconies
carParking	string	Car parking availability
twoWheelerParking	string	Two-wheeler parking
propertyFloorNo	string	Floor number of the unit
totalFloors	string	Total floors in the building
flooringType	string	Flooring type (Granite, Marble, Tiles, etc.)
furnishingStatus	string	Furnished / Semi-Furnished / Unfurnished
cornerPlot	string	Corner plot status
propertyFacing	string	Direction the property faces
gatedCommunity	string	Gated community status
waterSource	string	Water source (Municipal, Borewell, etc.)
powerBackup	string	Power backup type
ownershipType	string	Freehold / Leasehold
amenities	array	Full list of amenities (pool, gym, park, etc.)
furnishing	array	Furnishing items included
images	array	Property photo URLs
phones	array	Contact phone numbers
breadcrumbs	array	Breadcrumb navigation {text, url}
additionalInfo	object	Raw key-value additional information from detail page
overviewRaw	object	Raw overview key-value pairs from detail page

Sample Output

{
    "title": "2 BHK Flat for Sale in Adyar",
    "url": "https://property.sulekha.com/apartments-flats-for-sale/2bhk-flat-for-sale-in-adyar-chennai-1234567-ad",
    "location": "Adyar, Chennai",
    "price": "45 Lakhs",
    "emi": "₹28,000/month",
    "config": "2 BHK",
    "saleType": "Resale",
    "features": ["3 Total Floors", "2 bath", "Semi Furnished", "1 Car Parking"],
    "postedBy": "Suresh Kumar",
    "postedDate": "Jan 15, 2025",
    "imageCount": "5",
    "detail": true,
    "builtUpArea": "950 Sq Feet",
    "carpetArea": "820 Sq Feet",
    "constructionStatus": "Ready to Occupy",
    "bathrooms": "2",
    "balconies": "1",
    "carParking": "1 Covered",
    "furnishingStatus": "Semi Furnished",
    "propertyFacing": "East",
    "gatedCommunity": "Yes",
    "waterSource": "Municipal",
    "amenities": ["Swimming Pool", "Gym", "Children Play Area", "24/7 Security"],
    "furnishing": ["Wardrobes", "AC", "Geyser"],
    "images": ["https://property.sulekha.com/photo/..."],
    "phones": ["+91 98400 XXXXX"]
}

Supported Cities

chennai, bangalore, delhi, mumbai, hyderabad, pune, kolkata, ahmedabad, noida, gurgaon, coimbatore, kochi, lucknow, jaipur, chandigarh, indore, bhopal, surat, vadodara, nagpur, and more.

Usage Examples

Apartments for sale in Chennai

{
    "mode": "search",
    "listingType": "sale",
    "city": "chennai",
    "propertyType": "apartments-flats",
    "maxItems": 50,
    "maxPages": 5,
    "deepSearch": true
}

Rental properties in Bangalore

{
    "mode": "search",
    "listingType": "rent",
    "city": "bangalore",
    "maxItems": 100,
    "maxPages": 10,
    "deepSearch": false
}

PG/Hostel listings in Delhi

{
    "mode": "search",
    "listingType": "pg",
    "city": "delhi",
    "maxItems": 30,
    "maxPages": 3
}

Property URL mode — scrape specific pages

{
    "mode": "propertyUrl",
    "propertyUrls": [
        "https://property.sulekha.com/apartments-flats-for-sale/2bhk-flat-for-sale-in-adyar-chennai-1234567-ad"
    ]
}

Run Locally

cd sulekha-properties-scraper
npm ci
npm start

Input is read from storage/key_value_stores/default/INPUT.json.

Cost & Performance

• Listing-only scrape: ~10 properties per page load
• Deep search adds 1 page load per property
• Typical run (50 properties, deep search): ~60 page loads
• Use proxyConfiguration with Apify residential proxies for best reliability at scale