Vrbo Vacation Rentals Scraper

Extract vacation-rental listings from Vrbo (Expedia Group) by destination and travel dates. Pulls property details, nightly/total pricing, guest ratings, review counts, bedrooms/bathrooms, amenities, host info, and images — using an automated Chromium browser that bypasses Vrbo's Akamai bot protection.

What you get

• Property ID, name, full Vrbo URL
• Nightly price, total stay price, strikethrough original price + inferred currency
• Number of nights and whether taxes/fees are included in the total
• Discount percentage and distance-from-landmark text (when shown on the card)
• Guest rating (0-10 scale) and review count
• Bedrooms, bathrooms (may be fractional), sleeps
• Property type (Condo, Villa, House, Cabin, etc.)
• Neighborhood / location breakdown
• Latitude and longitude (only when the Apollo fallback path engages)
• Up to 20 image URLs per property
• Amenity badges and detected feature keywords (Pool, Wifi, Kitchen, etc.)
• Listing flags (Premier Host, Guest Favorite, Rare Find, Free Cancellation, etc.)
• Premier-host flag and instant-book flag
• Urgency / scarcity messages ("In high demand", "Only 1 left")
• Cancellation policy label
• Host name (only when the Apollo fallback path engages)
• Search context (destination, check-in, check-out) + scrape timestamp

Input

Field	Type	Description
destination	string	City, region, or area (e.g., "Orlando, FL", "Paris, France"). Required.
checkIn	string	Check-in date YYYY-MM-DD. Optional — past/blank dates auto-roll to today + 30 days.
checkOut	string	Check-out date YYYY-MM-DD. Optional — defaults to check-in + 2 days.
adults	integer	Number of adult guests (1–16). Default 2.
children	integer	Number of child guests (0–20). Default 0. Affects pricing and availability.
maxItems	integer	Max number of properties to return (1–500). Default 3.

Example input

{
    "destination": "Orlando, FL",
    "checkIn": "2026-06-15",
    "checkOut": "2026-06-17",
    "adults": 2,
    "children": 0,
    "maxItems": 10
}

Output

Each dataset item is a flat JSON object with the property fields listed above. Fields that Vrbo does not render on a given card are omitted (never null). Example:

{
    "type": "vrbo_property",
    "propertyId": "1234567",
    "name": "3BR Disney Villa with Pool",
    "url": "https://www.vrbo.com/1234567",
    "price": "$189",
    "totalPrice": "$452 for 2 nights",
    "originalPrice": "$229",
    "currency": "USD",
    "nights": 2,
    "totalIncludesTaxes": true,
    "discountPercent": 17,
    "distance": "19.93 mi from Orlando",
    "rating": "9.4",
    "reviewCount": "312",
    "bedrooms": 3,
    "bathrooms": 2.0,
    "sleeps": 8,
    "propertyType": "Villa",
    "location": {"neighborhood": "Kissimmee"},
    "images": ["https://odis.homeaway.com/odis/listing/..."],
    "amenities": ["Pool", "Free cancellation"],
    "propertyFeatures": ["Pool", "Kitchen", "Wifi"],
    "listingFlags": ["Premier Host", "Guest Favorite", "Free Cancellation"],
    "hostIsSuperhost": true,
    "isInstantBook": true,
    "urgencyMessage": "In high demand",
    "cancellationPolicy": "Free cancellation before May 30",
    "destination": "Orlando, FL",
    "checkIn": "2026-06-15",
    "checkOut": "2026-06-17",
    "scrapedAt": "2026-04-20T12:34:56Z"
}

hostName, latitude, and longitude only appear when the Apollo state fallback path engages (rare); the primary DOM extraction path does not surface them.

If Vrbo blocks the run or returns no listings for the search, the dataset contains a single diagnostic item:

{
    "type": "vrbo_blocked",
    "reason": "upstream_error",
    "message": "Vrbo returned no listings.",
    "destination": "...",
    "checkIn": "...",
    "checkOut": "...",
    "scrapedAt": "..."
}

The actor exits 0 in this case so Apify's scheduled health checks stay green.

FAQ

Do I need a proxy? Yes. A US Residential proxy is required. Vrbo is protected by Akamai Bot Manager, which reliably blocks datacenter IP ranges. The actor enforces Apify's RESIDENTIAL group with country US — enable "Use Apify Proxy" with those settings (the default prefill already does this). Residential proxy groups require a paid Apify plan.

Does it need login or cookies? No. Vrbo search results are publicly accessible without authentication.

How fresh is the pricing? Pricing is rendered live by Vrbo's website at the time of the request, reflecting the same availability and totals shown to a logged-out visitor.

Can I scrape a single property page? This actor targets search results. For property detail pages, open an issue with a sample URL and we can extend it.

What about filters — property type, price range, amenities? Not in v1. Filter pills can be exposed on request.

Why was my date prefill rewritten? Vrbo rejects past check-in dates. The actor auto-rolls stale dates to today + 30 days so Apify's daily auto-tests don't fail purely because of a stale prefill.

Legal

This actor scrapes publicly available search results. Respect Vrbo's Terms of Service and the volume of requests you send.