Daft.ie Property Scraper

Daft.ie Property Scraper creates a structured dataset of property listings collected from Daft.ie. Each dataset item is one listing and can include the listing id, title, price, bedroom and bathroom counts, property type, category, BER rating, floor area, coordinates, photo URLs, seller branch, and the public path. Query the source with a Daft search URL, or with section, searchArea, property type, and facilities. Cap the run with maxItems. Retrieve records through the Apify Dataset API or export them as JSON, CSV, Excel, or XML.

Dataset at a glance

Property	Value
Source	daft.ie
Record unit	One property listing
Input methods	searchUrls, or section plus searchArea
Main identifiers	id, seoFriendlyPath
Delivery	Apify Dataset and API
Export formats	JSON, CSV, Excel, XML
Update model	Fresh records per Actor run
Pricing	$1.00 per 1,000 dataset-item events. Platform usage is billed separately.

Coverage and available records

Sections are residential sale, residential rent, commercial sale, commercial rent, sharing, student accommodation, and new homes. searchArea is a place such as dublin-city or Galway. An empty area is an Ireland-wide search for that section. searchUrls replace the manual filters for each pasted results URL.

Filters that the input schema exposes include price, beds, baths, floor area, property types, and facilities. maxItems limits how many listings are saved. Seller fields can include a branch name and a licence number. The example below uses a branch name, not a person name.

Data dictionary

Field	Type	Nullable	Description	Example
id	number	no	Daft listing id. Deduplication key.	6596803
title	string	yes	Listing title	The Grove, Crowe Street, Gort, Co. Galway
price	string	yes	Price text	€2,000 per month
abbreviatedPrice	string	yes	Short price	€2,000
numBedrooms	string	yes	Bedroom label	2 Bed
numBathrooms	string	yes	Bathroom label	2 Bath
propertyType	string	yes	Type label	Apartment
category	string	yes	Sale, rent, or share	Rent
berRating	string	yes	BER band	B
latitude	number	yes	Latitude	53.06983
longitude	number	yes	Longitude	-8.820422
sellerBranch	string	yes	Agency branch	Quinn Property Management
sellerLicenceNumber	string	yes	Licence number when present	001044
seoFriendlyPath	string	yes	Path on daft.ie	/for-rent/the-grove-crowe-street-gort-co-galway/6596803
facilities	array	yes	Amenity objects	Washing Machine

Example dataset record

Saved Daft listing. Media flags and a short facility list are included. Phone numbers are omitted.

{
  "id": 6596803,
  "title": "The Grove, Crowe Street, Gort, Co. Galway",
  "price": "€2,000 per month",
  "abbreviatedPrice": "€2,000",
  "numBedrooms": "2 Bed",
  "numBathrooms": "2 Bath",
  "propertyType": "Apartment",
  "category": "Rent",
  "berRating": "B",
  "sellerBranch": "Quinn Property Management",
  "sellerType": "BRANDED_AGENT",
  "sellerLicenceNumber": "001044",
  "latitude": 53.06983,
  "longitude": -8.820422,
  "hasVideo": true,
  "hasVirtualTour": false,
  "seoFriendlyPath": "/for-rent/the-grove-crowe-street-gort-co-galway/6596803"
}

Query and input reference

Field	Type	Description
searchUrls	array of strings	Daft results URLs. When set, manual filters are ignored for that URL.
section	string	Listing section. Default residential-for-sale.
searchArea	string	Place name resolved by Daft. Empty means all of Ireland.
searchQuery	string	Keyword or address sent as the search terms.
propertyTypes	array	Types such as houses.
facilities	array	Amenity filters such as alarm.
availability	string	Listing availability filter.
maxItems	integer	Maximum listings to save.
proxyConfiguration	object	Apify proxy settings.

Retrieve the data through the API

from apify_client import ApifyClient

client = ApifyClient("YOUR-APIFY-TOKEN")
run = client.actor("datascrapers/daft-ie-scraper").call(run_input={
    "section": "residential-for-sale",
    "searchArea": "dublin-city",
    "propertyTypes": ["houses"],
    "availability": "published",
    "maxItems": 5,
})
for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(item["id"], item["title"], item["price"])

Data quality and record handling

Deduplicate on id. price and bedroom counts are the display strings Daft returns, not parsed numbers. seoFriendlyPath is a path, so a full URL is https://www.daft.ie plus that path. A listing without a BER rating leaves berRating empty. The same id can be collected again on a later run if it is still published.

Pricing and cost examples

Event	When it fires	Every plan
dataset-item	Every listing saved	$1.00 / 1,000

The price file in this Actor states a flat $1 per 1,000 listings and does not list plan discounts. Platform usage is billed separately.

1,000 saved listings cost $1.00 in event charges, plus platform usage on the Apify plan.

Limitations and responsible data use

Daft can change sections, area names, and price text. Asking prices and rents are listing text, not transaction prices. Agency licence numbers are public listing fields. Use the dataset for market research. Do not use contact fields for outreach that breaks applicable rules.

Dataset questions

What is one record?

One Daft.ie listing.

Which field is the key?

id.

Do search URLs override the section?

Yes. Each searchUrls entry is converted to that page's search, and the manual filters are not applied to it.

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Data Scrapers support

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