Craigslist Search Results Scraper 🔍

Extract detailed information from Craigslist search results pages with this powerful scraper. Get comprehensive data about listings including titles, prices, locations, posting times, and images.

Features ✨

• 🚀 Fast and efficient scraping with Puppeteer
• 🛡️ Built-in proxy support
• 🤖 Anti-detection mechanisms
• 📊 Structured JSON output
• 🔄 Automatic pagination handling
• ⏱️ Real-time data extraction
• 📸 Image URL extraction
• 📍 Location data included

Usage 💡

Simply provide one or more Craigslist search URLs and set your desired maximum number of items. The actor will automatically:

1. Navigate through search results
2. Extract detailed listing information
3. Handle pagination
4. Save structured data in JSON format

Output Data Structure 📋

For each listing, you'll get:

• Search URL used
• Post ID
• Title
• Price
• Location
• Posted time
• Post URL
• Thumbnail URL
• Timestamp of when the data was scraped

Use Cases 🎯

• Market research and price analysis
• Inventory monitoring
• Competition tracking
• Deal finding
• Real estate market analysis
• Local market trends analysis

Input Parameters ⚙️

Field	Type	Description
searchUrls	Array	List of Craigslist search URLs to scrape
maxItems	Integer	Maximum number of items to scrape (optional)
proxyConfiguration	Object	Proxy settings (optional)

Tips for Best Results 💪

1. Use specific search queries for better results
2. Set appropriate maxItems limit based on your needs
3. Consider using proxies for large-scale scraping
4. Monitor rate limits and adjust accordingly

Need help? Feel free to reach out through Apify's support channels! 🤝

Input Example

A full explanation of an input example in JSON.

1{
2    "searchUrls": [
3        "https://chico.craigslist.org/search/sss?query=bike"
4    ,
5    "maxItems": 130
6}

Output sample

The results will be wrapped into a dataset which you can always find in the Storage tab. Here's an excerpt from the data you'd get if you apply the input parameters above:

And here is the same data but in JSON. You can choose in which format to download your data: JSON, JSONL, Excel spreadsheet, HTML table, CSV, or XML.

1[
2    {
3        "searchUrl": "https://chico.craigslist.org/search/sss?query=bike",
4        "post": {
5            "postId": "7822160593",
6            "title": "Bike Tubes (3) - 26 inch with Presta Valves",
7            "price": "$10",
8            "location": "Oroville",
9            "postedTime": "15 mins ago",
10            "postUrl": "https://chico.craigslist.org/spo/d/oroville-bike-tubes-inch-with-presta/7822160593.html",
11            "thumbnailUrl": "https://images.craigslist.org/d/7822160593/00f0f_3rrfV3LGhJA_0CI0rs_300x300.jpg"
12        },
13        "scrapedAt": "2025-02-07T07:47:01.642Z"
14    },
15    ...
16]