Craigslist Scraper & New Listings Monitor

Search Craigslist in many cities, or a whole country, in a single run, for anything: items for sale, cars, apartments, rooms, jobs, gigs and services. Get clean data with price, neighborhood, GPS coordinates, photos, full description and attributes (make, model, condition, size...).

• Many cities at once: new york, sfbay, toronto, or a country code like US to cover every Craigslist city in the country.
• No 360-result cap: Craigslist shows max 360 results per search. Turn on Get all results and the Actor splits the search by price ranges to collect everything (e.g. 10,000+ listings).
• Monitor mode: schedule it every hour or every day and get only new listings. Perfect for deal alerts, flipping and lead generation.
• Paste your own search URLs with all your Craigslist filters, as-is.
• Fast and reliable: uses Craigslist's own JSON endpoints, with no browser and no proxies.

Use cases

• Resellers and flippers: alerts for underpriced items (bikes, electronics, furniture, cars) the moment they are posted.
• Car dealers: track private-party car prices across many cities.
• Real estate and rentals: rental price research, new apartment listings by neighborhood.
• Lead generation: new "services" and "gigs" posts by city.
• Market research and AI agents: clean JSON ready for analysis.

Input example

{
    "locations": ["new york", "boston", "philadelphia"],
    "category": "cta",
    "query": "toyota tacoma",
    "minPrice": 5000,
    "maxPrice": 25000,
    "includeDetails": true,
    "onlyNewListings": true
}

Categories include: all for sale, cars & trucks, motorcycles, boats, bicycles, furniture, electronics, computers, cell phones, video gaming, appliances, tools, musical instruments, clothing, sporting goods, antiques, free stuff, housing, apartments, rooms, sublets, real estate, jobs, gigs, services, community and events.

Output example

{
    "postingId": 7979800170,
    "uuid": "xzaAKta21iaJbB6TzycY2A",
    "title": "Trek 730 MultiTrack Hybrid street bike Small",
    "price": 180,
    "priceText": "$180",
    "currency": "USD",
    "url": "https://www.craigslist.org/view/d/berkeley-trek-730-multitrack-hybrid/xzaAKta21iaJbB6TzycY2A",
    "postedAt": "2026-10-07T22:41:10.000Z",
    "area": "SF bay area",
    "subarea": "eby",
    "neighborhood": "berkeley",
    "country": "US",
    "latitude": 37.8696,
    "longitude": -122.2959,
    "category": "bik",
    "categoryName": "bicycles - by owner",
    "imageUrl": "https://images.craigslist.org/00y0y_aBrrCPR99dv_0CI0t2_600x450.jpg",
    "images": ["https://images.craigslist.org/..._1200x900.jpg"],
    "description": "Classic steel hybrid in great shape...",
    "attributes": [{ "label": "condition", "value": "good" }, { "label": "frame size", "value": "15.5\"" }],
    "search": "SF bay area"
}

description, attributes, streetAddress and high-resolution images are added when Include full description is on.

Pricing

Pay per listing returned, with no monthly fee. Searches with no results cost nothing. Set a maximum cost per run and the Actor stops on its own when it gets there.

FAQ

Can I get contact emails or phone numbers? No. Craigslist hides contact details behind anonymized relays, and this Actor does not collect personal data.

How often should I run monitor mode? Every 15–60 minutes for hot categories (cars, bikes, free stuff); daily for housing research.

Is it legal? It reads public listings that anyone can see without logging in. Respect Craigslist's terms and do not spam posters.