Trulia Property Scraper

Extract publicly available property listing data from Trulia — no account or subscription required. Supports for-sale, for-rent, and sold listings. Accepts Trulia search pages and direct property URLs.

What This Scraper Does

This actor fetches Trulia listing pages and extracts all publicly visible metadata: address, price, beds/baths, square footage, property type, listing date, agent details, photos, and more. With Fetch Property Details enabled, it also retrieves price history, tax history, full feature lists, and open house schedules.

Input

Field	Type	Description
Start URLs	List of strings	Trulia search pages (e.g. https://www.trulia.com/for_sale/Austin,TX/) or individual property pages. Apply filters on Trulia first, then paste the URL.
Max Items	Integer	Maximum number of listings to return from search pages (1–10,000). Default: 50. Ignored for direct property URLs.
Fetch Property Details	Boolean	Fetch the full detail page for each listing. Adds price history, tax history, features, and open house data. Doubles request count. Default: false.
Proxy Configuration	Proxy object	Residential proxy is required for reliable scraping. Trulia's PerimeterX protection blocks datacenter IPs. Defaults to Apify Residential proxy.

How to Use Filters

Apply any filter directly on Trulia's website (price range, beds, baths, property type, neighbourhood, etc.), then copy the URL from your browser's address bar and paste it as a Start URL. The scraper will paginate through all results matching those filters.

Examples:

• For-sale homes in Austin under $600K: https://www.trulia.com/for_sale/Austin,TX/0-600000_price/
• 3+ bedroom rentals in NYC: https://www.trulia.com/for_rent/New_York,NY/3p_beds/
• Recently sold condos in Boston: https://www.trulia.com/sold/Boston,MA/CONDO_type/

Output

Each record represents one property listing. Fields marked ? are optional and appear only when Trulia makes them publicly available.

Field	Type	Description
url	string	Canonical Trulia property URL
listingType	string	for_sale, for_rent, or sold
propertyType	string?	e.g. Single Family Residential, Condo, Townhouse
price	integer?	Price in USD
priceLabel	string?	Formatted price (e.g. $485,000)
address	string?	Street address
city	string?	City
state	string?	State abbreviation
zipCode	string?	ZIP code
neighborhood	string?	Neighbourhood name
latitude	number?	Latitude
longitude	number?	Longitude
bedrooms	integer?	Number of bedrooms
bathrooms	number?	Number of bathrooms
sqft	integer?	Living area in square feet
photos	string[]?	Photo URLs
listingDate	string?	Date listed (ISO 8601)
daysOnMarket	integer?	Days on market
agentName	string?	Listing agent name
brokerName	string?	Brokerage name
mlsId	string?	MLS listing number
priceHistory	array?	Price change history (requires Fetch Details)
taxHistory	array?	Tax assessment history (requires Fetch Details)
features	object?	Full feature categories (requires Fetch Details)
openHouses	array?	Scheduled open houses (requires Fetch Details)
agentPhone	string?	Agent phone number (requires Fetch Details)
scrapedAt	string	ISO 8601 UTC scrape timestamp

Error Records

If a listing cannot be fetched or parsed, the record contains:

Field	Description
inputUrl	The URL that was attempted
error	Human-readable error message
scrapedAt	Timestamp

Frequently Asked Questions

Do I need a Trulia or Zillow account? No. This scraper only extracts data from public Trulia pages visible to any visitor without logging in.

Is a proxy required? Yes, residential proxy is required when running on Apify cloud. Trulia uses PerimeterX bot detection that blocks datacenter IP addresses. The scraper defaults to Apify Residential proxy — no extra configuration needed. Running locally without proxy may work depending on your IP.

How many listings can I get from one search URL? Trulia displays up to 40 listings per page. The scraper paginates automatically. A typical city search returns 100–2,000+ listings depending on market size. Use Max Items to cap the total.

What data is NOT available? Fields requiring a Trulia/Zillow account: full school ratings and reports, detailed neighbourhood demographics, crime scores, mortgage pre-qualification data, full contact phone numbers (partial numbers may appear publicly), and private listing notes.

Can I scrape sold listings? Yes. Use a URL starting with https://www.trulia.com/sold/ — for example https://www.trulia.com/sold/Austin,TX/.

What is the difference between search mode and direct property mode? Search mode paginates a search results page and collects many listings. Direct mode fetches a single property page — useful when you already have a list of specific property URLs. Both modes can be mixed in the same run.