# Kijiji Canada Scraper - Jobs, Real Estate, Classifieds (`fervent_bus/kijiji-ca-scraper`) Actor

Fast and reliable Kijiji.ca scraper. Extract jobs, real estate listings, cars, services, and classifieds from Canada's largest marketplace. Get title, price, location, description, and more. Supports filtering by location, category, and price range.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/fervent\_bus/kijiji-ca-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Archit Khurana](https://apify.com/fervent_bus) (community)
- **Categories:** E-commerce, Lead generation
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $5.00 / 1,000 results

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

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`.
- **JavaScript/TypeScript projects** — the official [JS/TS client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md): `npm install apify-client`.
- **Python projects** — the official [Python client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md): `pip install apify-client`.
- **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

## Kijiji Canada Scraper

Fast and reliable scraper for Kijiji.ca - Canada's largest classifieds marketplace.

### Features

- ✅ Extract jobs, real estate, cars, services, and all categories
- ✅ Filter by location, category, and price range
- ✅ Get title, price, location, description, URL, and posting date
- ✅ Automatic pagination - scrape up to 500 listings
- ✅ Residential proxies for reliable access
- ✅ Zero-configuration setup

### Use Cases

- **Job Hunting**: Find employment opportunities across Canada
- **Real Estate**: Monitor property listings and rentals
- **Market Research**: Track pricing and availability trends
- **Lead Generation**: Discover businesses offering services
- **Competitor Analysis**: Monitor competitor listings

### Input

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|-------|------|----------|-------------|
| searchQuery | string | No | Keywords to search (e.g., "software engineer", "apartment") |
| location | string | No | City or province (default: Canada-wide) |
| category | string | No | Category: jobs, real-estate, cars-vehicles, services, etc. |
| priceMin | integer | No | Minimum price filter |
| priceMax | integer | No | Maximum price filter |
| postedWithin | string | No | Filter by posting date (24 hours, 7 days, 30 days) |
| includeDescription | boolean | No | Extract full descriptions (default: true) |
| maxResults | integer | Yes | Maximum listings to scrape (1-500, default: 50) |

### Output

Each listing includes:

```json
{
  "title": "Software Engineer - Remote",
  "price": "$120,000",
  "location": "Toronto, ON",
  "description": "Full listing description...",
  "url": "https://www.kijiji.ca/v-...",
  "category": "Information Technology Jobs",
  "datePosted": "2 days ago",
  "adId": "1234567890",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-09-16T21:30:00.000Z"
}
```

### Example Usage

**Find software engineering jobs in Toronto:**

```json
{
  "searchQuery": "software engineer",
  "location": "Toronto",
  "category": "jobs",
  "maxResults": 100
}
```

**Find apartments for rent under $2000:**

```json
{
  "searchQuery": "apartment",
  "location": "Vancouver",
  "category": "real-estate",
  "priceMax": 2000,
  "maxResults": 50
}
```

### Performance

- \~50 listings/minute
- Average cost: $0.01-0.03 per run
- Residential proxies recommended for best results

### Technical Details

- Built with Camoufox (stealth Firefox browser)
- Uses Apify residential proxies
- Automatic retry logic
- Handles pagination automatically

### Support

For issues or feature requests, please contact support.

# Actor input Schema

## `searchQuery` (type: `string`):

Search for specific keywords (job titles, product names, etc.)

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

City, province, or region in Canada

## `category` (type: `string`):

Listing category to search

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

Minimum price filter (optional)

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

Maximum price filter (optional)

## `postedWithin` (type: `string`):

Filter by posting date

## `includeDescription` (type: `boolean`):

Extract full listing descriptions

## `maxResults` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of listings to scrape

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

Apify proxy settings (recommended for reliability)

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "searchQuery": "software engineer",
  "location": "Toronto",
  "category": "jobs",
  "priceMax": 100000,
  "postedWithin": "7 days",
  "includeDescription": true,
  "maxResults": 3,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": [
      "RESIDENTIAL"
    ]
  }
}
```

# 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 = {
    "searchQuery": "software engineer",
    "location": "Toronto",
    "category": "jobs",
    "priceMin": 0,
    "priceMax": 100000,
    "postedWithin": "7 days",
    "includeDescription": true,
    "maxResults": 3,
    "proxyConfiguration": {
        "useApifyProxy": true,
        "apifyProxyGroups": [
            "RESIDENTIAL"
        ]
    }
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("fervent_bus/kijiji-ca-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 = {
    "searchQuery": "software engineer",
    "location": "Toronto",
    "category": "jobs",
    "priceMin": 0,
    "priceMax": 100000,
    "postedWithin": "7 days",
    "includeDescription": True,
    "maxResults": 3,
    "proxyConfiguration": {
        "useApifyProxy": True,
        "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"],
    },
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("fervent_bus/kijiji-ca-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 '{
  "searchQuery": "software engineer",
  "location": "Toronto",
  "category": "jobs",
  "priceMin": 0,
  "priceMax": 100000,
  "postedWithin": "7 days",
  "includeDescription": true,
  "maxResults": 3,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": [
      "RESIDENTIAL"
    ]
  }
}' |
apify call fervent_bus/kijiji-ca-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,fervent_bus/kijiji-ca-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/hhnQwOZ4wtahy55El/builds/eK7bXzgYLuINuA2Ww/openapi.json