# Saakin Scraper (`dadhalfdev/saakin-scraper`) Actor

Scrape Qatar property listings from saakin.qa. Use filters or paste a Saakin URL — the URL wins when set. Returns price (QAR), beds, area, location, and WhatsApp.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/dadhalfdev/saakin-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Marco Rodrigues](https://apify.com/dadhalfdev) (community)
- **Categories:**
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $1.50 / 1,000 results

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.
Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

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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".

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For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## 🇶🇦 Saakin Scraper

Want [Saakin.qa](https://saakin.qa/search?purpose=rent) Qatar property listings in a spreadsheet? This scraper makes it easy.

Use **structured filters** (purpose, type, location, furnishings, beds, price) — structured filters work better for AI agents — **or** paste an **`input_url`** from Saakin once you've already filtered in the browser. When `input_url` is set it overrides the filters below.

Saakin currently lists about **14,000 rentals** and thousands of sale ads across Doha, Lusail, The Pearl, and the rest of Qatar. This actor returns up to 2000 rows per run.

### 💡 Perfect for...

- **Agents and relocators:** Export Qatar rent or sale ads with WhatsApp and asking price in QAR.
- **Dashboards:** Track Lusail, The Pearl, or Doha inventory without clicking through Saakin.
- **Market research:** Slice by type (apartments, villas, offices), furnishings, or bedrooms.
- **Data analysts:** Export structured listing rows with public Saakin URLs.
- **🤖 AI Agents:** Power Claude, Cursor, Codex, the Hermes Agent, and OpenClaw workflows with live Saakin results.
- **📚 RAG Systems:** Feed titles, locations, and prices into retrieval pipelines.
- **🔗 AI Workflows:** Plug into LangChain, AutoGPT, CrewAI, and similar stacks.

### ✨ Why you'll love this scraper

- 🔗 **Input URL or Filters:** Paste a Saakin search or category URL (`input_url`) if you already filtered in the browser, or use structured filters (better for AI agents). `input_url` always wins when set.
- 🎯 **Website-Matched Filters:** Same purpose, type, furnishings, beds, baths, price, area, and sort as saakin.qa.
- 🌐 **Qatar directory:** Titles, QAR prices, beds/baths, sqm, location, photos, and WhatsApp.

### 📦 What's inside the data?

Every row includes all of these fields:

- **Core:** `id`, `url`, `title`, `purpose`, `property_type`, `slug`, `reference`
- **Price:** `price`, `currency`, `price_period`
- **Specs:** `location`, `bedrooms`, `bathrooms`, `area_sqm`, `is_featured`, `listed_ago`
- **Media / contact:** `image_url`, `image_urls`, `phone`, `whatsapp_url`

### 🚀 Quick start

**Option A — Input URL**

1. Open [Saakin search](https://saakin.qa/search?purpose=rent), apply filters, copy the URL — e.g. `https://saakin.qa/rent/doha/apartments-for-rent`.
2. Paste it into `input_url`.
3. Set `max_results` and click **Start**.

**Option B — Structured filters (better for AI agents)**

1. Leave `input_url` empty.
2. Optionally pick Rent/Sale, type, location, furnishings, and sort.
3. Set `max_results` (up to 2000) and click **Start**.

***

#### Tech details for developers 🧑‍💻

**Input Example (filters):**

```json
{
  "purpose": "rent",
  "property_type": "1",
  "location": "doha",
  "furnishings": "1",
  "bedrooms": "2",
  "sort": "newest",
  "max_results": 100
}
```

**Input Example (URL override):**

```json
{
  "input_url": "https://saakin.qa/search?purpose=rent&property_type=1&sort_by=low_price",
  "max_results": 50
}
```

**Output Example:**

```json
{
  "id": "160355",
  "url": "https://saakin.qa/rent/apartment-for-rent-lusail-lusail-city-seef-lusail-seef-lusail-tower-1/160355",
  "title": "SPACIOUS AND MODERN 1 BEDROOM APARTMENT IN LUSAIL - Apartments in Seef Lusail Tower 1",
  "purpose": "rent",
  "property_type": "Apartments",
  "price": 5499,
  "currency": "QAR",
  "price_period": "month",
  "location": "Lusail City Seef Lusail Seef Lusail Tower 1",
  "bedrooms": 1,
  "bathrooms": 2,
  "area_sqm": 79,
  "is_featured": true,
  "listed_ago": "16 minutes ago",
  "image_url": "https://d1playybtvr40h.cloudfront.net/473/n96Dz47MYEigTjpWaeT6sYP2PYvcLtUk.jpg",
  "image_urls": ["https://d1playybtvr40h.cloudfront.net/473/n96Dz47MYEigTjpWaeT6sYP2PYvcLtUk.jpg"],
  "phone": "+97466547997",
  "whatsapp_url": "https://api.whatsapp.com/send?phone=+97466547997&text=...",
  "reference": "SAAKIN-HLR07226.1",
  "slug": "apartment-for-rent-lusail-lusail-city-seef-lusail-seef-lusail-tower-1"
}
```

**Output fields:**

| Field | Description |
|-------|-------------|
| `id` | Saakin numeric listing id. |
| `url` | Public listing page on saakin.qa. |
| `title` | Listing headline. |
| `purpose` | `rent` or `sale`. |
| `property_type` | Type label from the card, e.g. Apartments. |
| `price` | Asking price as a number. |
| `currency` | Always `QAR`. |
| `price_period` | Rent period when shown, usually `month`. |
| `location` | Area string from the card. |
| `bedrooms` | Bedroom count. |
| `bathrooms` | Bathroom count. |
| `area_sqm` | Floor area in square metres. |
| `is_featured` | Whether Saakin marked the ad Featured. |
| `listed_ago` | Relative listed time, e.g. `16 minutes ago`. |
| `image_url` | First photo. |
| `image_urls` | Photo URLs from the card slider. |
| `phone` | WhatsApp / phone digits when published. |
| `whatsapp_url` | WhatsApp enquire link. |
| `reference` | Agency reference from the WhatsApp message. |
| `slug` | URL slug for the listing. |

### 📋 Input reference (detailed)

| Parameter | Type | Required | Default | Description |
|-----------|------|----------|---------|-------------|
| `input_url` | string | No | — | Paste a Saakin search or `/rent/` / `/buy/` category URL; overrides filters when set. |
| `purpose` | string enum | No | `rent` | `rent` or `sale`. |
| `property_type` | string enum | No | all | Saakin type id: `1` Apartments, `2` Villas, `13` Offices, `26` Studio Apartments, `4` Warehouses, `29` Compound Villas, `34` Shops, `25` Townhouses, `36` Labor Camps, `30` Penthouses, `31` Hotel Apartments, `7` Retails, `32` Duplexes, `35` Showrooms, `16` Whole Buildings, `33` Bulk Rent Units, `43` Land, `37` Staff Accommodations, `14` Commercial Villas, `23` Commercial Floor, `40` Chalet, `27` Commercial Land, `46` Bulk Sale Units. |
| `location` | string enum | No | all | `doha`, `lusail`, `the-pearl`, `al-wakra`, `al-khor`, or all Qatar. |
| `furnishings` | string enum | No | all | `1` Furnished, `0` Unfurnished, `2` Partly furnished. |
| `bedrooms` | string enum | No | any | `0` (studio) through `6`. |
| `bathrooms` | string enum | No | any | `1` through `5`. |
| `min_price` | integer | No | — | Minimum price in QAR. |
| `max_price` | integer | No | — | Maximum price in QAR. |
| `min_area` | integer | No | — | Minimum area in sqm. |
| `max_area` | integer | No | — | Maximum area in sqm. |
| `sort` | string enum | No | `newest` | `featured`, `newest`, `low_price`, `high_price`, `beds_least`, `beds_most`. |
| `max_results` | integer | No | `50` | Maximum rows (`1`–`2000`). |

#### Notes on filters

- Prefer exact enum strings from the Apify input dropdowns (same labels as Saakin).
- `input_url` always wins over filters when provided.
- `www.saakin.qa` and `saakin.qa` URLs are both accepted.
- Default purpose is **rent**, matching the live homepage search.

# Actor input Schema

## `input_url` (type: `string`):

Paste a Saakin search or category URL (e.g. https://saakin.qa/search?purpose=rent or https://saakin.qa/rent/doha/apartments-for-rent). Overrides every filter when set.

## `purpose` (type: `string`):

Same Rent / Sale switch as on saakin.qa. Ignored when input\_url is set.

## `property_type` (type: `string`):

Same Type dropdown as on saakin.qa search. Ignored when input\_url is set.

## `location` (type: `string`):

Same popular-area idea as Saakin (Doha, Lusail, The Pearl, Al Wakra, Al Khor). Ignored when input\_url is set.

## `furnishings` (type: `string`):

Same furnishings filter as on saakin.qa. Ignored when input\_url is set.

## `bedrooms` (type: `string`):

Minimum bedroom count, same idea as the Saakin bedrooms control. Ignored when input\_url is set.

## `bathrooms` (type: `string`):

Minimum bathroom count. Ignored when input\_url is set.

## `min_price` (type: `integer`):

Minimum asking price in Qatari riyal. Ignored when input\_url is set.

## `max_price` (type: `integer`):

Maximum asking price in Qatari riyal. Ignored when input\_url is set.

## `min_area` (type: `integer`):

Minimum floor area in square metres. Ignored when input\_url is set.

## `max_area` (type: `integer`):

Maximum floor area in square metres. Ignored when input\_url is set.

## `sort` (type: `string`):

Same sort dropdown as on saakin.qa (Featured, Newest, Price, Beds).

## `max_results` (type: `integer`):

How many rows to return (1–2000). Saakin rent search currently has about 14,000 listings.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "purpose": "rent",
  "property_type": "",
  "location": "",
  "furnishings": "",
  "bedrooms": "",
  "bathrooms": "",
  "sort": "newest",
  "max_results": 50
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `overview` (type: `string`):

Table view of scraped properties using the dataset 'overview' view.

## `results` (type: `string`):

All scraped listings from the default dataset without view transformation.

# 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 = {};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("dadhalfdev/saakin-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 = {}

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

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

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

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{}' |
apify call dadhalfdev/saakin-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,dadhalfdev/saakin-scraper"
        }
    }
}

```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/xHxEDhBGn2s3iRysL/builds/iz4xYTXzxbhK1xp0i/openapi.json