Propertyfinder Scraper

🏡 What is Propertyfinder Real Estate Properties Scraper?

This Propertyfinder properties Scraper will enable you scrape any sale/rent listing from collection from propertyfinder.ae.

You can simply take your listing url from browser and enter it into this actor. This actor will crawl through all pages of particular listing and generate dataset for you.

Listing url is something you get when you perform the search on propertyfinder site. Example listing urls :

• https://www.propertyfinder.ae/en/search?c=2&fu=0&l=11-18&ob=nd&page=1&rp=y
• https://www.propertyfinder.ae/en/search?c=1&l=11-18-21-262-348-563&ob=nd&page=1
• https://www.propertyfinder.ae/en/search?c=1&l=11-18-21-262-348-563&ob=nd&page=1&t=35

You can fine tune your listing by applying various filters and then simply copy that URL and start scraping it using this actor. Additionally, in case you have list of specific prooperties to scrape, you can also provide hadnpicked collection of each property URL to scrape.

🚪 All in one propertyfinder scraper

All the propertyfinder country specific portals are supported by this single scraper :

Propertyfinder.ae

Propertyfinder.qa

Propertyfinder.bh

Propertyfinder.eg

Propertyfinder.sa

🚪 What can this Propertyfinder Scraper do?

📈 Extract Propertyfinder market data listings on Propertyfinder

👀 This actor is not just scraper but also has monitoring capability. You can turn on monitoring mode and it will give you only newly added properties compared to your previous scrapes.

📩 This actor also helps yu to identify which properties are not listed anymore. Please refer to Identifying delisted properties

⬇️ Download Propertyfinder real estate data in Excel, CSV, JSON, and other formats

📚 How do I start scraping with this scraper?

1. Register for your free Apify account here
2. You don't need to provide your credit card details for free acount. Just click on "Get Started" button on above link and complete the registration only.
3. Free account comes with reasonable credits to try out this actor. This actor also comes with free trial of 3 days without any commitment/upfront charge.
4. Run this actor and verify the scraped data. Apify has huge integration possibilities. You can download the data or push the data into any 3rd party platform directly.

🌳 What Propertyfinder data can I extract using this tool?

📝	📝
Listing Title	Full Address
Listing URL	Permit Number
Agent BRN	Completion Date
Bathrooms	Bedrooms
Broker	Agent Phone
Listing Type	Property Type
Latitude	Longitude
Furnishing Type	Freehold
Text Description	Formatted HTML Description
Amenities	Images
Price	Size
Listing Date	Property Age
Similar Transactions	RERA
Agent Information	Broker Information

⬇️ Input

For simple usecase, you just need to provide browser url of propertyfinder search result page & that's all. You can leave other fields as they are to be sensible defaults.

Input example

{
    "listUrls": [
        {
            "url": "https://www.propertyfinder.ae/en/search?c=1&l=11-18-21-262-348-563&ob=nd&page=1"
        }
    ],
    "propertyUrls": [
        {
            "url": "https://www.propertyfinder.ae/en/plp/buy/villa-for-sale-abu-dhabi-al-karamah-al-musalla-area-liwa-village-9524137.html"
        }
    ],
    "threads" : 3,
    "fullPropertyDetails": true,
    "retrieveUnitNumber" : false,
    "monitoringMode": false,
    "enableDelistingTracker" : false,
    "addEmptyTrackerRecord" : false
}

You can either provide listUrls to search properties from or provide propertyUrls directly to crawl.

Understading monitoring mode :

• fullPropertyDetails : If you turn on this option, similar transaction data will also be available.

• monitoringMode : This option when turned on will only scrape newly added property listings compared to previously scraped properties by this actor. When you keep this option on, it will scraper full list for the first time and then in next run, it will scrape only newly found incremental data.

• retrieveUnitNumber : This provides you Unit number of property as well. Turn this on, only if you have Dubai Property Unit Finder actor with you.

• enableDelistingTracker : This option when turned on will start tracking date against each property under Apify Key Value store. This KV store can be queried later to find out which properties are delisted.

• threads: Number of parallel threads to run for scraping

• addEmptyTrackerRecord : This option when turned on will add empty record having only id of property to Apify dataset. This helps you identify whether property is still listed compared to your own database in incremental mode.

⬆️ Output

The scraped data is stored in the dataset of each run. The data can be viewed or downloaded in many popular formats, such as JSON, CSV, Excel, XML, RSS, and HTML.

Output example

The result for scraping a single property like this:

{
  "id": "9523636",
  "url": "https://www.propertyfinder.ae/en/plp/buy/villa-for-sale-dubai-al-mizhar-al-mizhar-1-9523636.html",
  "title": "Huge 6 Bedrooms Villa for Sale On Prime Location",
  "displayAddress": "Al Mizhar 1, Al Mizhar, Dubai",
  "bathrooms": 6,
  "bedrooms": 6,
  "addedOn":"2023-09-25T07:13:30+00:00",
  "broker": "WAED ALEASRIA PROPERTIES",
  "agent": "Jihad Itani",
  "agentPhone": "+971506312497",
  "verified": false,
  "reference": "goldenrose-4393236",
  "permit_number": "6533910000",
  "agentBrn": "CN-1761158",
  "freehold": true,
  "completionDate": null,
  "priceDuration": "sale",
  "propertyAge": null,
  "propertyType": "villa",
  "price": 4900000,
  "coordinates": {
    "latitude": 25.246215,
    "longitude": 55.441623
  },
  "type": "sale",
  "sizeMin": "15,000 sqft",
  "furnishing": "NO",
  "features": [
    "Unfurnished",
    "Built in Wardrobes",
    "Covered Parking",
    "Maids Room",
    "Private Garden",
    "Study"
  ],
  "agentInfo":{
    "id": "215858",
    "image": "https://www.propertyfinder.ae/images/pf_agent/picture/16f48a2b818cefb651d0dff1aa711434a852ebfd/desktop",
    "is_super_agent": false,
    "name": "Muhammad Numan Siddique",
    "user_id": 76541,
    "email": "numansiddique@taurusfloor.ae",
    "social": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/numan-siddique-02117b243",
    "languages": [
        "English",
        "Hindi",
        "Urdu",
        "Punjabi"
    ],
    "slug": "muhammad-numan-siddique",
    "avg_whatsapp_response_time": 857,
    "total_properties": 33,
    "position": "Real Estate Agent ",
    "years_of_experience": 5
  },
  "brokerInfo": {
    "id": "5928",
    "logo": "https://www.propertyfinder.ae/broker/1/178/98/MODE/f1c7c7/5928-logo.jpg?ctr=ae",
    "name": "Taurus Real Estate",
    "address": "Office 232, Building Al Wasl Tower, Al Nahda, Al Nahda St, Dubai, ",
    "email": "yaseen@taurusfloor.aa",
    "phone": "0554539438",
    "slug": "taurus-real-estate",
    "total_properties": 293,
    "license_number": "794945",
    "is_exclusive": false
  },
  "description": "Waed Aleasria Properties LLC Is delighted To Present You this Huge 6 Bedrooms Villa with Nice view, Majlis and Maid Room for Sale on Prime Location in Al Mizhir 1.\nProperty Highlights:\n* Affordable Price\n* 6 Bedrooms with 2 Master Bedrooms\n* Maid Room\n* Covered Parking\n* Private Garden\n* 3 Majlis\n* Store\n* 6 Bathrooms\n* Kitchen\n* Size: 15000 sqft\nAMENITIES: -\n* Children play Area\n* Public Parking\n* Restaurants\n* Shops\n* Mall\n* Public Transport\n* Public Park\nAl Mizhar 1 is a sub-community in Al Mizhar. The community is divided into two parts, Al Mizhar 1 and Al Mizhar 2. Al Mizhar 1 is a quiet neighborhood with a well-structured road system. It is one of the most budget-friendly areas in the city.\nLocated close to Sharjah, Al Mizhar 1 is a large sub-community with all major amenities a resident may desire. From schools, supermarkets, entertainment options to mosques, everything is available within the vicinity. Located close to Mushrif Park\nThe community boasts many educational institutions\nFOR FURTHER DETAILS PLEASE CALL: Display phone number| Company Name: Waed Aleasria Properties LLC RERA ORN: 31176. Address: Rega Al Buteen, Al Salmiya Tower, 3rd Floor, Office no: 301, Deira.\nDisplay phone number",
  "descriptionHTML" : "<div><p>HTML version of above description would be here</p></div>",
  "images": [
    "https://www.propertyfinder.ae/property/99733391fda9de64572f2c454fa721f1/1312/894/MODE/a14561/9523636-9ad25o.jpg?ctr=ae",
    "https://www.propertyfinder.ae/property/bed4d06eb382daf61819679fa38b2478/1312/894/MODE/c6229b/9523636-58dbdo.jpg?ctr=ae",
    "https://www.propertyfinder.ae/property/f10c541f11513783db7ed26716e9bfd9/1312/894/MODE/d26b16/9523636-1a21eo.jpg?ctr=ae",
    "https://www.propertyfinder.ae/property/78b5dba2e45ae8d8baf2547faa0457b4/1312/894/MODE/32a6ba/9523636-91450o.jpg?ctr=ae"
  ],
  "similarTransactions": {
    "buy": [
        {
            "amount": 1510000,
            "date": "2024-02-06T00:00:00+00:00",
            "size": 649
        },
        {
            "amount": 1000000,
            "date": "2024-02-05T00:00:00+00:00",
            "size": 664
        }
    ],
    "rent": [
        {
            "price": 105000,
            "date": "2024-02-15T00:00:00+00:00",
            "size": 654
        },
        {
            "price": 55650,
            "date": "2024-02-12T00:00:00+00:00",
            "size": 662
        },
    ]
  }
}

💸 Pricing Model & Usage Logic

This actor uses a tiered pay-per-event pricing model, with usage tracked and charged based on the number of properties processed and additional multipliers. Charges are triggered at specific usage thresholds and events.

🟢 Charge Events & Tiers

The actor uses a tiered pricing model based on the number of properties processed. Each tier has a specific charge event and rate per 1,000 properties:

🔻 Cost Efficiency as You Scale: The tier-based pricing model is designed to reduce your cost per property as your usage increases. The more properties you process, the lower your per-unit cost becomes, helping keep your overall costs under control as you scale up to higher volumes.

Starter Tier (starter-tier-1K)

For the first 25,000 properties processed, the cost per 1,000 properties is $2 USD. This tier is ideal for small to medium jobs and ensures a low entry cost for initial usage.

Growth Tier (growth-tier-1K)

For properties processed from 25,000 up to 50,000 the cost per 1,000 properties drops to $1.6 USD. This tier rewards higher volume usage with a reduced rate, making it cost-effective for scaling up.

Scale Tier (scale-tier-1K)

For properties processed from 50,000 up to 100,000 the cost per 1,000 properties is $1.2 USD. This tier is designed for large-scale operations, offering further discounts as your volume increases.

Enterprise Tier (enterprise-tier-1K)

For properties processed above 100,000 the cost per 1,000 properties is $1 USD. This tier is for enterprise-level usage, providing the lowest rate for very high-volume processing.

Each charge event is triggered automatically as your processed property count crosses into the next tier. The actor tracks usage and applies the correct rate for each tier, ensuring transparent and predictable billing.

These pricing tiers are applied on a monthly basis, and your usage count resets at the start of each new month. This ensures you always start fresh and only pay for what you use each month.

Example:

• Scraping 200,000 properties in a month:
  • $2 per 1K properties for the first 25,000 properties ($50)
  • $1.6 per 1K properties upto 50,000 properties ($40)
  • $1.2 per 1K properties upto 100,000 properties ($60)
  • $1 per 1K properties above 100,000 properties ($100)
  • Total: $250

⚡ Additional Usage Parameters (Multipliers)

The actor may apply additional usage multipliers based on your input settings. These do not directly charge you extra, but they affect how quickly you use up your monthly quota. The more features you enable, the faster your included usage is consumed.

• 🌐 Residential Proxy Usage: If you use a residential proxy, an additional 5x usage multiplier will apply. This is due to the higher cost and complexity of residential proxy traffic.
• 🧠 Memory Usage: If you run the actor with more than 256 MB of memory, you will be charged an additional usage multiplier. For example, running at 512 MB will double your usage cost.
• 🏷️ Full Property Details: Enabling fullPropertyDetails will increase your usage multiplier by 5x, as it requires scraping more data per property.
• 🏢 Retrieve Unit Number: Enabling retrieveUnitNumber will increase your usage multiplier by 2x, as it requires additional data extraction per property.
• 🔄 Monitoring Mode: Enabling monitoringMode adds 2 propery count for retrival of tracked propery and 4 properies count as usage storing and tracking new property, as it requires additional logic and storage for incremental scraping.
• 🕵️ Enable Delisting Tracker: Enabling enableDelistingTracker adds 1x to your usage multiplier.
• 📄 Add Empty Tracker Record: Enabling addEmptyTrackerRecord doesn't add any value to multiplier. But it causes flat 1 property count usage (without multiplier) when tracker record is getting pushed.

These multipliers are cumulative. For example, if you enable both monitoringMode and enableDelistingTracker, your usage for each property will be multiplied by additional 3x.

💡 Tip: For best cost efficiency, run this actor on 256 MB memory. The actor is highly optimized for this setting, and using more memory will increase your additional usage charges. Only increase memory if you have a specific need.

🏢🔎 Finding Unit Number (Unit No.)

This actor is now directly integrated with the Dubai Property Unit Finder actor! 🚀

With this integration, you can:

• Apply a filter or select all properties from a particular building on Bayut.
• Simply turn on the retrieveUnitNumber option in your input.
• Instantly get the unit numbers for all properties in that building—in one go! Super easy and powerful. 🏢➡️🔢

No more manual lookups or separate runs. Just enable the option and let the integration do the work for you!

Note: The Dubai Property Unit Finder actor has its own pricing and billing, which is separate from this Bayut scraper. When using integration mode, both actors will be billed independently according to their respective pricing models.

❓Deduplication handled

If multiple list urls contains overlapping results, they will get deduplicated within same run data.

❓Limitations

Since Propertyfinder allows only 100K properties per listing/search result, you might want to break down your listing urls into smaller area if it has more than 100K results. Good News is that even if multiple list urls contains overlapping results, they will get deduplicated within same run data.

🤝 Related Actors (You may also like)

• 🏠 Property Finder Scraper
• 🏢 Bayut Scraper
• 🏡 Dubizzle Scraper
• 🔍 UAE Dubai Property Owner Finder
• 🏢 Dubai Property Unit Finder

🔎 Identifying delisted properties

This actor provides you monitoring mode configuration using which you can get only incremental updates about newly added properties. In case, you also want to identify which properties are delisted from platform, you can use any of the following techniques with the help of this actor.

1. Running Always in full scraper mode : Run this actor always in full scrape mode and cross check the new incoming batch of data with your existing database. If any property that exists in yoru database but not in newly scraped data batch, that means it's not listed anymore

2. Use Key Value Store generated by scraper : If your are monitoring very large batch of data and you don't want to scrape everything all the time, this method involves bit of technicality but achieves the goal efectively. Apify has storage feature called Key-value store. When you run this scrape, this scraper stores every single property in key value store along with timestamp in propertyfinder-properties store. Inside this store, key is property id itself and value is timestamp like this

   { lastSeen : '2023-11-02T05:59:25.763Z'}
   

   Whenever you run this scraper, it will update the timestamp against particular id if it finds property on the platform. e.g. if we have 2 proprties with id prop1 and prop2 and we scraped them both on November 1, key value storage would look like this :

   prop1 -> { lastSeen : '2023-11-01T05:59:25.763Z'}
   prop2 -> { lastSeen : '2023-11-01T05:59:25.763Z'}
   

   Now if you run this scraper again on December 1 and prop1 is not on the platform anymore but prop2 is still there, key value storage would change like this :

   prop1 -> { lastSeen : '2023-11-01T05:59:25.763Z'}
   prop2 -> { lastSeen : '2023-12-01T05:59:25.763Z'}
   

   That means if any property has lastSeen less than latest batch you loaded, that property is delisted now. You can directly iterate through whole Key value storage using Apify key value storage API to identify this. Please refer to this API documentation to do the same. Please remember store name generated by this scrape will be propertyfinder-properties.

   Alternatively, you can iterate through your existing database active properties and use this API to identify listing status.

   For this approach to work, it's important that you enable this feature via enableDelistingTracker (Enable Delisting tracker) input.

🙋‍♀️ For custom solutions

In case you need some custom solution, you can contact : dhrumil@techvasu.com

Or learn more about me on github : https://github.com/dhrumil4u360