Apartments.com Scraper

Extract rental listings from Apartments.com — the largest US rental marketplace by CoStar Group with 37,000+ listings per major city. Get rent prices, GPS coordinates, phone numbers, floor plans, amenities, fees, pet policies and photos without needing an API key.

Why use Apartments.com Scraper?

Most rental scrapers give you just the advertised rent. Apartments.com Scraper captures both base rent and total monthly cost — including mandatory fees like trash ($57/mo), pest control ($3/mo) and package locker ($10-15/mo) that inflate the real price tenants pay.

No browser needed — pure HTTP requests with JSON-LD structured data extraction. Fast, lightweight and cost-efficient.

What data can you extract from Apartments.com?

Listing mode (default — no detail pages needed)

Thanks to Apartments.com's rich JSON-LD structured data, the listing page alone provides: property name, full address, city/state/ZIP, GPS coordinates (lat/lng), rent range, bedroom count, phone number, description, rent specials flag, and direct listing URL — all without visiting individual property pages.

Detail mode (enable scrapeDetails)

Fetch each listing's detail page for additional data: floor plans with unit-level pricing, full amenity list, pet policy with breed restrictions, parking type and cost, fees breakdown (application, admin, trash, pest control), total monthly cost, up to 50 photo URLs, rating and reviews, Walk/Transit/Bike scores, virtual tour link, year built, unit count, and management company.

How much does Apartments.com Scraper cost?

Mode	Speed	Approximate cost
Listings only	~40 listings/page	~$2 per 1,000 listings
With details	+1 request per listing	~$6 per 1,000 listings

Example output

Every listing includes these fields from the listing page alone:

{
  "propertyId": "4v6169l",
  "propertyName": "Ellwood at Lake Travis",
  "address": "7655 N Ranch Road 620",
  "city": "Austin",
  "state": "TX",
  "zipCode": "78726",
  "latitude": 30.40643,
  "longitude": -97.85038,
  "rentMin": 994,
  "rentMax": 1555,
  "bedsMin": 1,
  "bedsMax": 3,
  "phoneNumber": "737-237-9124",
  "description": "Ellwood at Lake Travis Apartments",
  "rentSpecials": true,
  "listingUrl": "https://www.apartments.com/ellwood-at-lake-travis-austin-tx/4v6169l/"
}

With scrapeDetails enabled, additional fields include:

{
  "amenities": ["Resort Pool", "Fitness Center", "Yoga Studio", "Pet Spa"],
  "floorPlans": [
    { "name": "A1A", "beds": 1, "baths": 1, "sqft": 608, "rentMin": 1153, "rentMax": 1178 }
  ],
  "fees": {
    "application": "85",
    "admin": "250",
    "package_locker": "10-15/mo",
    "pest_control": "3/mo",
    "trash": "57/mo"
  },
  "petPolicy": "Dogs and cats welcome, 2 pet max, 50 lb limit",
  "petRestrictions": ["Akita", "Pit Bull", "Rottweiler"],
  "rating": 4.1,
  "reviewCount": 87,
  "walkScore": 42,
  "managementCompany": "Greystar"
}

Input parameters

Quick start — just set a city and run

{
  "cities": ["austin-tx"],
  "maxListings": 50
}

Full input reference

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
searchUrls	array	[]	Direct Apartments.com search URLs — overrides city inputs
cities	array	[]	City-state slugs: austin-tx, new-york-ny, chicago-il
propertyType	string	all	all, apartments, houses, condos, townhomes
maxPrice	integer	0	Max rent filter. Adds /under-{price}/ to URL
minBeds	integer	0	Min bedrooms. 0 = studio/any
rentSpecialsOnly	boolean	false	Only listings with active promotions
scrapeDetails	boolean	false	Fetch detail pages for floor plans, amenities, fees
maxListings	integer	100	Total listing cap. 0 = unlimited
maxPages	integer	20	Pages per city (~40 listings/page)
requestDelay	integer	1000	Delay between requests (ms)
maxConcurrency	integer	1	Parallel requests (keep at 1)

City slug format

Use the exact Apartments.com URL slug — {city}-{state} in lowercase:

austin-tx · new-york-ny · los-angeles-ca · chicago-il · miami-fl · seattle-wa · denver-co · san-francisco-ca · nashville-tn · portland-or · dallas-tx · houston-tx · phoenix-az · atlanta-ga · boston-ma

Advanced URL examples

{
  "searchUrls": [
    "https://www.apartments.com/austin-tx/under-1000/",
    "https://www.apartments.com/austin-tx/rent-specials/",
    "https://www.apartments.com/onion-creek-austin-tx/",
    "https://www.apartments.com/off-campus-housing/tx/austin/university-of-texas-at-austin-austin-campus/"
  ]
}

How to scrape Apartments.com listings

1. Click Try for free to open the scraper in Apify Console
2. Enter one or more US cities (e.g. austin-tx)
3. Set price and bedroom filters if needed
4. Enable scrapeDetails for floor plans, amenities, fees and photos
5. Click Start and download results as JSON, CSV or Excel

Run programmatically via Apify API, schedule recurring runs, or integrate with Zapier, Make, Google Sheets and 100+ platforms.

Important: Rate limiting and proxy requirements

Apartments.com (CoStar Group) uses aggressive anti-bot protection. To get reliable results:

• Residential proxies are required — datacenter IPs are blocked immediately. The default input uses Apify's residential proxy group.
• Keep requestDelay at 1500ms or higher — lower values trigger 403 blocks after 1-2 pages. For large scrapes (200+ listings), use requestDelay: 3000.
• Keep maxConcurrency at 1 — parallel requests almost always trigger rate limiting.
• The scraper retries automatically — if a page returns 403, it waits and retries up to 3 times with increasing delays. Occasional 403s on later pages are normal behavior.
• For 100+ listings, increase the delay to 2000-3000ms. The scraper will be slower but more reliable.

Recommended settings for large scrapes:

{
  "cities": ["austin-tx"],
  "maxListings": 500,
  "maxPages": 15,
  "requestDelay": 3000,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"]
  }
}

Use cases for Apartments.com data

True cost analysis — Compare base rent vs total monthly cost across properties. Identify complexes with high mandatory fees that inflate the real cost beyond advertised rent.

Rental market intelligence — Track rent trends by city, neighborhood and property type with scheduled weekly runs. Monitor 37,000+ listings per major metro.

Competitive pricing — Property managers monitor competitor rents, specials and vacancy signals across their markets.

Investment due diligence — Evaluate rent-to-price ratios, occupancy indicators and fee structures before acquisition decisions.

Relocation planning — HR teams generate city-by-city rent reports with real listing data, GPS coordinates and phone numbers for employee transfers.

Proptech data feeds — Power rent indices, affordability tools and market dashboards with structured Apartments.com data including coordinates for mapping.

Pet-friendly housing — Filter by pet policy, breed restrictions and pet fees for renters with animals.

Campus housing — Use campus proximity URLs to scrape off-campus housing near specific universities.

Output fields reference

Field	Source	Description
propertyId	Listing	Apartments.com listing ID
propertyName	Listing	Building or community name
address	Listing	Street address
city, state, zipCode	Listing	Location
latitude, longitude	Listing (JSON-LD)	GPS coordinates
rentMin, rentMax	Listing	Base monthly rent range ($)
bedsMin, bedsMax	Listing	Bedroom count range
phoneNumber	Listing (JSON-LD)	Contact phone number
description	Listing (JSON-LD)	Short property description
rentSpecials	Listing	Has active promotion
listingUrl	Listing	Direct link to property page
amenities	Detail	Full amenity list
floorPlans	Detail	Unit types with beds, baths, sqft, pricing
fees	Detail	Application, admin, recurring fees
petPolicy	Detail	Pet restrictions and fees
petRestrictions	Detail	Restricted breeds list
parkingInfo	Detail	Parking type and cost
rating, reviewCount	Detail	User rating and review count
walkScore	Detail	Walk Score (0-100)
yearBuilt	Detail	Construction year
unitCount	Detail	Total units in complex
managementCompany	Detail	Property management company
photos	Detail	Photo URLs (up to 50)
virtualTour	Detail	Virtual tour link

Integrations

Apartments.com Scraper works with the full Apify ecosystem: API access from Python/Node.js/PHP, webhooks, Google Sheets export, Zapier/Make automation, and Slack/email notifications.

Limitations

• US listings only (Apartments.com covers the United States)
• Residential proxies required — datacenter IPs are blocked
• Floor plans, amenities and fees require scrapeDetails: true
• Rate limiting may slow down large scrapes — use higher request delays
• Some fee data is in HTML tables, not JSON-LD — coverage varies by listing