# Airbnb Search Scraper (`drydock/airbnb-scraper`) Actor

Airbnb listings with prices as numbers, every result priced for the same stay so they can actually be compared.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/drydock/airbnb-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Drydock Data](https://apify.com/drydock) (community)
- **Categories:** Travel, Real estate
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $0.90 / 1,000 listings

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?

Actors are web data automations that power AI and operations. They run on the Apify platform to scrape websites, process data, connect APIs, and automate workflows.
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".

## How to integrate an Actor?

If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects.
You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.
The best way to integrate Actors is as follows.

- **AI agents and MCP clients** — the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/integrations/mcp.md) at `https://mcp.apify.com` (remote, streamable HTTP, OAuth on first use).
- **Agentic workflows and local Actor development** — [Agent Skills](https://apify.com/.well-known/agent-skills/index.json) with the [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): `npm install -g apify-cli`, then `apify login`.
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- **Any other language** — the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md).

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

For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt).

# README

## Airbnb Search Scraper

Search Airbnb by location and get listings back as clean rows — with **prices as numbers**, and every listing priced for **the same stay**.

### Why this one

Two things go wrong with Airbnb data and neither announces itself.

**Dates drift.** If a scraper doesn't pin check-in and check-out, Airbnb happily prices each listing for a different stay. You end up comparing five nights in September against five nights in December and nothing in the output tells you. This actor uses one date range for the whole run, and every row carries it.

**Prices arrive as sentences.** `"$1,469 total"`, `"5 nights x $262.20"`. You cannot sort, filter or average any of that without writing a parser, and the nightly rate — the number most people actually want — is buried in prose. Here it is a number.

**Promotions are handled properly.** Airbnb quotes a base rate and then subtracts a promotion on a separate line. `nightlyRate` is what you actually pay per night after that discount; `listNightlyRate` is the advertised rate before it. Rows reconcile: `totalBeforeTaxes + taxes = totalPrice`, exactly.

### What you get

```json
{
  "id": "1764476553584344263",
  "url": "https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/1764476553584344263",
  "name": "Peaceful Suite * Massage Option * West AVL",
  "propertyType": "Home in Asheville",
  "checkIn": "2026-10-10", "checkOut": "2026-10-15", "nights": 5,
  "currency": "USD",
  "nightlyRate": 138.07,
  "listNightlyRate": 172.59,
  "discount": 172.59,
  "totalBeforeTaxes": 690.36,
  "taxes": 89.75,
  "totalPrice": 780.11,
  "rating": 4.92, "reviewsCount": 118,
  "bedrooms": 1, "beds": 2,
  "latitude": 35.5902, "longitude": -82.5845,
  "badges": ["Superhost"]
}
```

### Input

| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| `location` | Where to search, as you would type it on Airbnb — `Asheville, NC`, `Lisbon, Portugal`, `Kyoto`. |
| `checkIn` / `checkOut` | `YYYY-MM-DD`. Defaults to a five-night stay 30 days out. Applied to every listing. |
| `adults`, `children`, `infants`, `pets` | Guest counts. These change both eligibility and price. |
| `currency` | Three-letter code. All prices come back in it. |
| `locale` | Language for titles and descriptions. |
| `priceMin` / `priceMax` | Per night, in the chosen currency. |
| `minBedrooms` / `minBeds` / `minBathrooms` | Size filters. |
| `maxItems` | Hard row cap, so a run cannot cost more than you expect. |
| `proxyConfiguration` | Leave proxy on for larger runs. |

### Notes and limits

**Prices are for the dates you asked for.** Change the dates and the numbers change — that is Airbnb, not the scraper. Pin the dates when comparing across runs.

**Airbnb is regional.** It serves a different site depending on where the request comes from. The actor detects that redirect and follows it, so results stay consistent whichever exit IP a run gets.

**Listing data only.** Superhost status, ratings and review counts are included because they describe the listing. Host names, profile photos and bios are not collected.

**`cleaningFee` and `serviceFee` are often null** — Airbnb only itemises them for some listings. They are reported when present rather than guessed at.

### Pricing

Pay per listing returned. A search that finds nothing returns nothing and costs nothing.

# Actor input Schema

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

Where to search, as you would type it on Airbnb — "Asheville, NC", "Lisbon, Portugal", "Kyoto".

## `checkIn` (type: `string`):

YYYY-MM-DD. Every listing is priced for this same stay, so the prices can be compared with each other. Defaults to 30 days from the run date.

## `checkOut` (type: `string`):

YYYY-MM-DD. Defaults to five nights after check-in.

## `adults` (type: `integer`):

Guest count changes which listings are eligible and what they cost.

## `children` (type: `integer`):

Guests aged 2-12. Affects eligibility and price.

## `infants` (type: `integer`):

Guests under 2. Usually free but can change which listings accept the booking.

## `pets` (type: `integer`):

Number of pets. Filters out listings that do not allow them.

## `currency` (type: `string`):

Three-letter code. All prices in the run are returned in this currency.

## `locale` (type: `string`):

Language for listing titles and descriptions, e.g. en, es, fr, de, ja.

## `priceMin` (type: `integer`):

Per night, in the chosen currency.

## `priceMax` (type: `integer`):

Per night, in the chosen currency.

## `minBedrooms` (type: `integer`):

Minimum number of bedrooms.

## `minBeds` (type: `integer`):

Minimum number of beds.

## `minBathrooms` (type: `integer`):

Minimum number of bathrooms.

## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

Stop after this many listings. A hard cost ceiling. Leave empty to take every result Airbnb returns.

## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`):

Airbnb serves a different regional site depending on the exit IP. The actor follows that redirect either way, but rotating proxies keeps larger runs from being throttled.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "location": "Asheville, NC",
  "adults": 2,
  "currency": "USD",
  "locale": "en",
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true
  }
}
```

# Actor output Schema

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

No description

# 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 = {
    "location": "Asheville, NC"
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("drydock/airbnb-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 = { "location": "Asheville, NC" }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("drydock/airbnb-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 '{
  "location": "Asheville, NC"
}' |
apify call drydock/airbnb-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,drydock/airbnb-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/Lbe2Kd3qoPzQioBH5/builds/Ei469gRatSJIEgx0x/openapi.json