# Flippa Scraper — Online Business, Website & Startup Listings (`haketa/flippa-scraper`) Actor

Scrape Flippa listings: price, profit, revenue, multiple, traffic, property type, monetization, age, country, verification and broker for M\&A, investing and deal research. Paste any Flippa search URL.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/haketa/flippa-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Haketa](https://apify.com/haketa) (community)
- **Categories:** E-commerce
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $1.50 / 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.
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?

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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.

Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.

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You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.

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For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).

# README

## Flippa Scraper — Online Business, Website & Startup Listings

> **Extract Flippa listings at scale: asking price, monthly profit & revenue, profit/revenue multiples, traffic, property type, monetization, business age, country, verification badges and broker — for every listing in a search.** Paste any Flippa search URL and get clean JSON/CSV/Excel in seconds. Built for acquirers, investors, brokers and market researchers.

[![Listings](https://img.shields.io/badge/Businesses-For%20Sale-1aa06d)]()
[![Deal Metrics](https://img.shields.io/badge/Price%20%2B%20Profit%20%2B%20Multiple-blue)]()
[![Types](https://img.shields.io/badge/SaaS%20%2F%20Ecommerce%20%2F%20Content%20%2F%20Apps-8250df)]()
[![Export](https://img.shields.io/badge/Export-JSON%20%2F%20CSV%20%2F%20Excel-fb8500)]()

***

### What This Actor Does

**Flippa** is one of the largest marketplaces for buying and selling online businesses — websites, ecommerce stores, SaaS, content sites, apps, newsletters and more. This Actor turns any Flippa search into a structured dataset. For every listing it captures the numbers that matter for a deal:

- **Deal metrics** — asking/current price, price drops, monthly profit & revenue, TTM revenue, **profit multiple** and **revenue multiple**, auction bid count
- **Business profile** — property type (SaaS, Ecommerce, Content, App…), category/niche, monetization method, business age, country
- **Quality signals** — Flippa-verified revenue & traffic, manually vetted, monthly uniques, editor's choice, super-seller
- **Sale details** — sale method (classified/auction), status, confidential (NDA) flag, broker name, and a direct listing link

It reads Flippa's own server-rendered listing data, so results are clean and complete — and it paginates automatically across the whole result set (thousands of listings).

***

### Why Use This

- **Deal sourcing at scale.** Screen the entire marketplace by price, multiple, profit, niche or type — find acquisition targets that match your thesis in minutes, not hours of clicking.
- **The numbers that matter.** Price, profit, revenue and both multiples come as clean typed values — ready to sort, filter and model.
- **Market & valuation research.** Benchmark asking multiples across property types, niches and price bands. See what SaaS vs content vs ecommerce actually sell for.
- **Fast and cheap.** Pure-HTTP with a browser-grade fingerprint — no headless browser — so it stays quick and inexpensive across thousands of listings.

***

### Quick Start

#### Run it in the console (no code)

1. On **flippa.com**, open the search and apply filters (type, price, revenue, niche…).
2. Copy the **URL** from your browser's address bar.
3. Open the Actor, paste it into **Flippa search URLs**, set **Max listings**, and click **Start**.
4. Export as **JSON, CSV, Excel or HTML**, or push to Google Sheets, a webhook or a database.

#### Run it via API (Python)

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

client = ApifyClient("YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN")

run_input = {
    "searchUrls": ["https://flippa.com/search?filter[property_type]=saas"],
    "maxItems": 500,
}

run = client.actor("YOUR_USERNAME/flippa-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

for l in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(l["title"], "·", l["price"], "·", l["multiple"], "x profit")
```

#### Find deals below a target multiple (Python)

```python
run = client.actor("YOUR_USERNAME/flippa-scraper").call(run_input={
    "searchUrls": ["https://flippa.com/search?filter[property_type]=content"],
    "maxItems": 1000,
})

deals = []
for l in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    if l.get("multiple") and l["multiple"] <= 3 and l.get("hasVerifiedRevenue"):
        deals.append(l)
deals.sort(key=lambda x: x["multiple"])
print(len(deals), "verified deals under 3x profit")
```

#### Benchmark asking multiples (Node.js)

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';
const client = new ApifyClient({ token: 'YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN' });

const run = await client.actor('YOUR_USERNAME/flippa-scraper').call({
    searchUrls: ['https://flippa.com/search'],
    maxItems: 1000,
});
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
const byType = {};
for (const l of items) {
    if (!l.multiple) continue;
    (byType[l.propertyType] ||= []).push(l.multiple);
}
for (const [t, arr] of Object.entries(byType))
    console.log(t, 'avg multiple:', (arr.reduce((a,b)=>a+b,0)/arr.length).toFixed(1));
```

***

### Input Parameters

| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| `searchUrls` | array | Flippa search URLs (e.g. `https://flippa.com/search?filter[property_type]=website`). Filter on flippa.com and copy the URL. Defaults to all listings. |
| `maxItems` | integer | Max listings across all URLs. `0` = no limit (paginate to the end). |
| `proxyConfiguration` | object | Apify Proxy. Datacenter is enough and enabled by default. |

**Finding a search URL:** search on flippa.com, apply filters (property type, price, revenue, niche, sale method…), and copy the address-bar URL — all filters are preserved.

***

### Output

Each listing is one record:

```json
{
  "listingId": "12260477",
  "title": "Elevator Footwear Brand | Strong Consistent Revenue & Profit",
  "propertyType": "Ecommerce",
  "category": "Design and Style",
  "monetization": "Ecommerce",
  "saleMethod": "classified",
  "price": 600000, "priceText": "USD $600,000",
  "originalPrice": 695000, "priceDroppedPercent": 14,
  "profitAverage": 21367, "revenueAverage": 75700,
  "multiple": 2.3, "revenueMultiple": 0.7,
  "country": "Germany",
  "uniquesPerMonth": 26255,
  "hasVerifiedRevenue": false, "hasVerifiedTraffic": true,
  "confidential": false,
  "status": "open",
  "url": "https://flippa.com/12260477"
}
```

Confidential listings (NDA-gated on Flippa) still return their metrics — only the name/URL detail is withheld by Flippa, flagged via `confidential`.

***

### Use Cases

#### 1. Acquisition deal sourcing

Screen the whole marketplace for targets that match your criteria — price band, profit multiple, niche, verified revenue — and export a shortlist ready for outreach and diligence.

#### 2. Valuation & market research

Benchmark asking multiples and prices across property types (SaaS, ecommerce, content, apps) and niches. Track how the market prices businesses over time.

#### 3. Investor & fund pipelines

Feed a structured, deduped listing feed into your CRM or deal-flow tool. Filter to verified, vetted listings in your mandate.

#### 4. Broker & seller lead generation

Identify brokered listings and the brokers behind them, or sellers in a niche, for partnership and BD outreach.

#### 5. Trend & competitive intelligence

See which niches, monetization models and business types are in supply, and at what multiples — signal for buyers, builders and sellers.

#### 6. Price-drop & opportunity alerts

`priceDropped` / `priceDroppedPercent` and multiples let you flag freshly discounted or below-market listings.

***

### Tips

- **Filters carry over:** any filter you set on flippa.com (`filter[property_type]`, price, revenue, sale method…) is preserved in the URL and respected by the Actor.
- **`maxItems: 0`** paginates to the very end of the result set; set a cap for quick samples.
- **Multiples** (`multiple` = price ÷ annual profit, `revenueMultiple` = price ÷ annual revenue) are the fastest way to spot value.
- **Schedule it** with Apify Schedules to track new listings and price drops daily.

***

### Frequently Asked Questions

**Do I need a Flippa account?**
No. The Actor reads publicly visible search-listing data — no login required.

**Do confidential listings work?**
Yes — their metrics (price, profit, revenue, multiple, type) are returned; only the identity is withheld by Flippa (`confidential: true`).

**How are multiples defined?**
`multiple` is price ÷ annualized profit; `revenueMultiple` is price ÷ annualized revenue — as shown on Flippa.

**What export formats are supported?**
JSON, CSV, Excel, HTML, or via API — plus Google Sheets, webhooks, Make and Zapier.

**Can I scrape thousands of listings?**
Yes. Set `maxItems: 0` and the Actor paginates across the full result set, deduping as it goes.

***

### Legal & Responsible Use

This Actor collects only publicly available listing information for research, analytics and business use. You are responsible for how you use the data. Please:

- Respect Flippa's Terms of Service and robots directives.
- Comply with applicable data-protection laws when handling any personal data.
- Do not use the data for spam, harassment, or any unlawful purpose.
- Use reasonable request volumes and scheduling.

This project is an independent tool and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Flippa.

# Actor input Schema

## `searchUrls` (type: `array`):

Flippa search URLs, e.g. https://flippa.com/search or https://flippa.com/search?filter\[property\_type]=website . Filter on flippa.com (by type, price, revenue, niche) and copy the address-bar URL. Defaults to all listings if empty.

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

Maximum number of listings across all URLs. 0 = no limit (paginate to the end).

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

Apify Proxy. Datacenter is enough for Flippa and is enabled by default; add residential only if you hit rate limits.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "searchUrls": [
    "https://flippa.com/search"
  ],
  "maxItems": 50,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true
  }
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `listingId` (type: `string`):

Flippa listing ID

## `title` (type: `string`):

Listing title

## `propertyType` (type: `string`):

Website/Ecommerce/SaaS/App…

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

Niche/category

## `monetization` (type: `string`):

Monetization method

## `saleMethod` (type: `string`):

classified | auction

## `price` (type: `string`):

Asking / current price

## `priceText` (type: `string`):

Formatted price

## `originalPrice` (type: `string`):

Price before drop

## `priceDroppedPercent` (type: `string`):

Price drop percent

## `bidCount` (type: `string`):

Auction bid count

## `profitAverage` (type: `string`):

Average monthly profit

## `revenueAverage` (type: `string`):

Average monthly revenue

## `ttmRevenue` (type: `string`):

Trailing 12-month revenue

## `multiple` (type: `string`):

Price / profit multiple

## `revenueMultiple` (type: `string`):

Price / revenue multiple

## `ageYears` (type: `string`):

Business age in years

## `country` (type: `string`):

Seller country

## `uniquesPerMonth` (type: `string`):

Monthly unique visitors

## `hasVerifiedRevenue` (type: `string`):

Revenue verified by Flippa

## `hasVerifiedTraffic` (type: `string`):

Traffic verified by Flippa

## `confidential` (type: `string`):

Requires NDA for details

## `brokerName` (type: `string`):

Broker name (if brokered)

## `status` (type: `string`):

Listing status

## `url` (type: `string`):

Listing URL

## `thumbnailUrl` (type: `string`):

Thumbnail image URL

## `scrapedAt` (type: `string`):

ISO timestamp

# 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 = {
    "searchUrls": [
        "https://flippa.com/search"
    ],
    "maxItems": 50,
    "proxyConfiguration": {
        "useApifyProxy": true
    }
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("haketa/flippa-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 = {
    "searchUrls": ["https://flippa.com/search"],
    "maxItems": 50,
    "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": True },
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("haketa/flippa-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 '{
  "searchUrls": [
    "https://flippa.com/search"
  ],
  "maxItems": 50,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true
  }
}' |
apify call haketa/flippa-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,haketa/flippa-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/hf89GuAnSHAgkkhKS/builds/NheK2VcUGTkgmorO3/openapi.json