Zillow Scraper

What does Zillow Scraper do?

Zillow Scraper enables you to extract comprehensive real estate data from Zillow, the largest real estate marketplace in the United States.

Zillow Scraper can extract:

• Property listings (for sale & for rent)
• Prices and price history
• Property details (beds, baths, square footage)
• Location data (address, coordinates, neighborhood)
• Tax history and assessments
• School information and ratings
• Property photos
• Zestimate valuations
• Similar properties and comparables
• Listing status and availability

Why scrape Zillow?

Zillow is the #1 real estate platform in the US with millions of property listings. It's an invaluable data source for real estate professionals, investors, analysts, and researchers.

Here are just some of the ways you could use that data:

• Monitor housing market trends and price movements across neighborhoods
• Analyze investment opportunities and identify undervalued properties
• Build datasets for real estate valuation models and price predictions
• Research rental yields and cash flow potential
• Compare property features and pricing against competitors
• Track new listings and price changes in target markets
• Generate automated property reports and market analyses
• Build real estate search engines and property recommendation tools

If you would like more inspiration on how scraping Zillow could help your business or organization, check out our industry pages.

How to scrape Zillow

It's easy to scrape Zillow with Zillow Scraper. Just follow these few steps and you'll get your data in minutes.

1. Click on Try for free.
2. Select your mode:
   • Search → Find properties by location, price range, beds, and other filters
   • Property Details → Get detailed data for specific properties (supports bulk extraction)
3. Configure your search:
   • Enter location (city, ZIP code, or neighborhood)
   • Choose property type (for sale or for rent)
   • Set filters (price range, bedrooms, bathrooms, etc.)
   • Specify number of pages to scrape
4. Click on Run.
5. When Zillow Scraper has finished, preview or download your data from the Dataset tab.

How much will it cost to scrape Zillow?

Apify gives you $5 free usage credits every month on the Apify Free plan. You can extract hundreds of property listings from Zillow for those $5 and then upgrade your plan as your needs grow.

For detailed pricing information and cost estimates, check the actor's pricing page on the Apify Console.

If you need to scrape larger volumes of data or at higher frequency, subscribe to the Apify platform plans or contact us for custom solutions.

Input

Zillow Scraper accepts two operation modes:

Search Mode

Find properties by location and filters:

{
  "mode": "search",
  "search": {
    "location": "Austin, TX",
    "searchType": "for_sale",
    "maxPages": 5,
    "priceMin": 200000,
    "priceMax": 500000,
    "bedsMin": 3,
    "sort": "price_asc"
  }
}

Search Parameters:

• location - City, ZIP code, or address (e.g., "Miami, FL", "90210")
• searchType - Property type: for_sale or rent
• maxPages - Number of result pages to scrape (default: 20, ~40 listings per page)
• priceMin / priceMax - Price range filter (USD)
• bedsMin / bedsMax - Bedroom count filter
• sort - Sort order: featured, newest, price_asc, price_desc, beds, baths, area
• homeType - Property types filter (array): Houses, Townhomes, Condos/co-ops, etc.

Property Details Mode

Extract detailed information for specific properties:

{
  "mode": "details",
  "details": {
    "zpids": ["29746715", "2064533106"]
  }
}

Details Parameters:

• zpids - Array of Zillow Property IDs (bulk support: 1-1000 properties per run)

Output

Zillow Scraper stores results in the Dataset associated with the run. You can export data in JSON, CSV, Excel, HTML, or XML formats.

Search Results Output

Each property listing includes:

{
  "zpid": "29746715",
  "url": "https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/...",
  "streetAddress": "9105 Highland Pointe Dr",
  "city": "Fort Worth",
  "state": "TX",
  "zipcode": "76179",
  "price": 409990,
  "bedrooms": 4,
  "bathrooms": 3,
  "livingArea": 2847,
  "homeType": "SINGLE_FAMILY",
  "latitude": 32.925346,
  "longitude": -97.433418,
  "images": ["https://photos.zillowstatic.com/..."],
  "status": "FOR_SALE"
}

Property Details Output

Detailed property data includes all search fields plus:

{
  "zpid": "29746715",
  "lotSize": 8712,
  "yearBuilt": 2015,
  "description": "Beautiful 4-bedroom home...",
  "priceHistory": [...],
  "taxHistory": [...],
  "schools": [...],
  "resoFacts": {
    "atAGlanceFacts": [...],
    "heating": "Central",
    "cooling": "Central Air",
    "parking": "2 spaces",
    "hoaFee": null
  },
  "nearbyHomes": [...]
}

Use Cases

Real Estate Investment Analysis

Identify undervalued properties, analyze market trends, and calculate investment returns across multiple markets.

Competitive Market Research

Monitor competitor pricing, track new listings, and analyze property features to optimize your own listings or investment strategy.

Market Data & Analytics

Build real estate databases, train ML models for price prediction, or generate automated market reports for clients.

Property Monitoring

Set up recurring runs to track specific properties, neighborhoods, or market segments and get alerts on price changes or new listings.

Limits & Performance

• Max properties per run: Unlimited (search pages capped at 20 per search query due to Zillow limits)
• Bulk details: Up to 1,000 properties per run
• Speed: ~40-50 properties per minute (search), ~20-30 properties per minute (details)
• Data freshness: Real-time data from Zillow

Tips for Best Results

1. Use specific locations: "Austin, TX 78701" works better than just "Texas"
2. Narrow your search: Use price and bedroom filters to get more relevant results
3. Bulk extraction: Use details mode with multiple zpids for efficient data collection
4. Pagination: Search results are limited to ~20 pages (~800 listings) per query by Zillow

Support

If you find any bugs or have suggestions for improvements, please open an issue or contact us at support@apify.com.

Is it legal to scrape Zillow?

Our scrapers are ethical and do not extract any private user data, such as email addresses or phone numbers. We only extract publicly available data. For more information, see our blog post on the legality of web scraping.