# Land Century Scraper (`crawlerbros/landcentury-scraper`) Actor

Scrape LandCentury.com vacant land and cheap house listings across the USA. Browse by state or category (farm land, waterfront land, ranches, distressed properties), get price, acreage, owner-financing terms, GPS, zoning, photos, or fetch specific listing URLs.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/crawlerbros/landcentury-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Crawler Bros](https://apify.com/crawlerbros) (community)
- **Categories:** Real estate, Lead generation, Automation
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $3.00 / 1,000 results

This Actor is paid per event and usage. You are charged both the fixed price for specific events and for Apify platform usage.
Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#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

## Land Century Scraper

Scrape [LandCentury.com](https://www.landcentury.com) — a nationwide marketplace for vacant land and affordable houses, often sold with owner financing. Browse by US state or by property category (agricultural land, waterfront land, ranches, distressed properties, mobile homes, and more), or pull full details for specific listing URLs. HTTP-only, no auth, no login, no cookies required.

### What this actor does

- **Two modes:** `browse` (state / category listing pages, paginated) and `byUrl` (fetch specific listing URLs directly)
- **Property types:** vacant land or houses & buildings
- **Browse axes:** all 50 US states + DC, 8 land categories (agricultural, commercial/industrial, mobile home & RV, recreational/hunting, residential buildable, resort, vacant, waterfront), 6 house categories (commercial/industrial, distressed properties, homes, mobile homes & trailers, multi-family, ranches)
- **Optional full-detail fetch** — adds the complete listing description, legal description, deed type, and full photo gallery (1 extra request per listing)
- **Owner-financing terms** — down payment, monthly payment, financed price — surfaced whenever available
- **Empty fields are omitted**

### Output per listing

- `listingId`, `listingNumber` (e.g. `LC25701`), `title`, `propertyType` (`land`/`house`), `categories[]`
- `url` — canonical LandCentury.com listing URL
- `parcelNumber`, `country`, `state`, `county`, `city`, `street`, `zip`
- `latitude`, `longitude`
- `priceUsd` — cash price
- `isOwnerFinanceAvailable`, `ownerFinancePriceUsd`, `ownerFinanceTerms`, `depositUsd` (owner-finance listings only)
- `isDealsProperty`, `dealPriceUsd` (discounted-deal listings only)
- `isAuction`, `auctionUrl`, `isSold`, `isFeatured`, `isDealOfTheDay`
- `buyNowUrl`, `videoUrl`
- `sizeAcres`, `sizeSqFt`, `zoning`, `roadAccess`, `utilities`, `annualTaxesUsd`, `deedType`
- `yearBuilt`, `bedrooms`, `bathrooms` (house listings)
- `mainImageUrl`
- `description`, `legalDescription`, `images[]` (mode=byUrl or `fetchFullDetails=true`)
- `listedAt`, `updatedAt`
- `recordType: "listing"`, `scrapedAt`

### Input

| Field | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `mode` | string | `browse` | `browse` / `byUrl` |
| `propertyType` | string | `land` | `land` / `house` (mode=browse) |
| `state` | string | `florida` | US state slug; blank = all states (mode=browse) |
| `landCategory` | string | – | Overrides `state` for land listings |
| `houseCategory` | string | – | Overrides `state` for house listings |
| `listingUrls` | array | – | Full listing URLs (mode=byUrl) |
| `fetchFullDetails` | bool | `false` | Fetch full description + gallery per listing (mode=browse) |
| `startPage` | int | `1` | First results page (25 listings/page) |
| `maxItems` | int | `40` | Hard cap (1–1000) |

#### Example: browse Florida land

```json
{
  "mode": "browse",
  "propertyType": "land",
  "state": "florida",
  "maxItems": 50
}
```

#### Example: browse waterfront land nationwide, with full details

```json
{
  "mode": "browse",
  "propertyType": "land",
  "landCategory": "waterfront-land",
  "fetchFullDetails": true,
  "maxItems": 25
}
```

#### Example: fetch specific listings

```json
{
  "mode": "byUrl",
  "listingUrls": [
    "https://www.landcentury.com/land-for-sale/florida/020-acres-for-sale-in-lake-placid-florida-25701"
  ]
}
```

### Use cases

- **Land investors** — screen owner-financed vacant land deals by state or category
- **Real estate data feeds** — bulk-export cash + financed pricing, acreage, and zoning
- **Market research** — compare land prices across states or property categories
- **Deal alerting** — monitor deal-of-the-day and discounted listings
- **GIS / mapping** — pull latitude/longitude for every listing to build maps

### FAQ

**Does this need a login or API key?**  No. LandCentury.com's listing pages are public; the actor reads the same JSON the site's own React app renders from.

**What's owner financing?**  Many LandCentury listings let buyers pay a down payment plus fixed monthly installments directly to the seller instead of a bank mortgage — `isOwnerFinanceAvailable`, `ownerFinancePriceUsd`, and `ownerFinanceTerms` describe the terms when offered.

**Why are `state` and `landCategory`/`houseCategory` mutually exclusive?**  LandCentury's own site only supports filtering by one axis at a time; a category filter always overrides a state filter.

**What if a state or category has 0 listings?**  The actor emits a clear status message and 0 records rather than guessing — some categories are sparsely populated in some states.

**How current is the data?**  Listings are scraped live on every run; `listedAt`/`updatedAt` reflect LandCentury's own timestamps.

# Actor input Schema

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

What to fetch.

## `propertyType` (type: `string`):

Vacant land or houses/buildings.

## `state` (type: `string`):

Restrict to a single US state. Leave blank + no category to browse ALL listings of the chosen property type. Ignored if `landCategory`/`houseCategory` is set.

## `landCategory` (type: `string`):

Filter land listings by category instead of state. Overrides `state` when set.

## `houseCategory` (type: `string`):

Filter house/building listings by category instead of state. Overrides `state` when set.

## `listingUrls` (type: `array`):

Full LandCentury.com listing URLs to fetch in detail, e.g. https://www.landcentury.com/land-for-sale/florida/020-acres-for-sale-in-lake-placid-florida-25701

## `fetchFullDetails` (type: `boolean`):

When enabled, visits each listing's detail page to include the full description, legal description, deed type, and complete photo gallery. Slower (1 extra request per listing).

## `startPage` (type: `integer`):

First results page to fetch (25 listings per page).

## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

Hard cap on emitted records.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "mode": "browse",
  "propertyType": "land",
  "state": "florida",
  "landCategory": "",
  "houseCategory": "",
  "listingUrls": [],
  "fetchFullDetails": false,
  "startPage": 1,
  "maxItems": 40
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `listings` (type: `string`):

Dataset containing all scraped Land Century listings.

# 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 = {
    "mode": "browse",
    "propertyType": "land",
    "state": "florida",
    "landCategory": "",
    "houseCategory": "",
    "listingUrls": [],
    "fetchFullDetails": false,
    "startPage": 1,
    "maxItems": 40
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("crawlerbros/landcentury-scraper").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 = {
    "mode": "browse",
    "propertyType": "land",
    "state": "florida",
    "landCategory": "",
    "houseCategory": "",
    "listingUrls": [],
    "fetchFullDetails": False,
    "startPage": 1,
    "maxItems": 40,
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("crawlerbros/landcentury-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"])
for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "mode": "browse",
  "propertyType": "land",
  "state": "florida",
  "landCategory": "",
  "houseCategory": "",
  "listingUrls": [],
  "fetchFullDetails": false,
  "startPage": 1,
  "maxItems": 40
}' |
apify call crawlerbros/landcentury-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "mcp-remote",
                "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=crawlerbros/landcentury-scraper",
                "--header",
                "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_TOKEN>"
            ]
        }
    }
}

```

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/hlgv2rn2NeNv9rTXm/builds/xZcieKzygeoULscaq/openapi.json