# Craigslist Scraper — For Sale, Housing, Cars & Jobs, No Phones (`highbrow_fame/craigslist-listings`) Actor

craigslist listings from any city and section — for sale, housing, cars, jobs, gigs, services: title, price, place, date, category, images, and optionally description and attributes. No phones.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/highbrow\_fame/craigslist-listings.md
- **Developed by:** [yestrue](https://apify.com/highbrow_fame) (community)
- **Categories:** E-commerce, Real estate
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

$1.20 / 1,000 listing delivereds

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?

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

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# README

## Craigslist Scraper — For Sale, Housing, Cars & Jobs, No Phones

Get listings from craigslist, in any city and any section: **for sale** (cars, furniture, electronics, bikes, free stuff…), **housing** (apartments, rooms, real estate), **jobs**, **gigs** and **services**. Title, price, place, neighborhood, posting date, category, owner or dealer, images, and each section's own data — bedrooms and floor area, odometer, job title, pay and employer. Turn on details for the full description and the attributes (condition, VIN of dealer cars, bathrooms, rent period, employment type…). Paste your craigslist search links, or type cities and keywords.

**Why this one**

- 🔗 **Your search, as you set it up.** Set every filter you like on craigslist — price, make and model, bedrooms, owner or dealer, "has image", distance from a ZIP — and paste the link. Old city-site links (sfbay.craigslist.org/search/…) and the new www.craigslist.org/search/… links both work. One run can mix cities and sections.
- ⚡ **Fast and deep.** A live test run read five searches — New York apartments at $2,000–4,000, SF bay car dealers, Los Angeles furniture, SF bay bicycles and Chicago desks — 8,514 listings in 120 seconds. With every posting opened for its details: 3,000 listings in 111 seconds. craigslist lists up to 10,000 results for one search, and all of them can be read.
- 🔒 **Posters stay anonymous.** Nearly everyone on craigslist is a private person. No names, no reply e-mail or phone, no map point, no street — only the place, neighborhood, town and ZIP code. Phone numbers are taken out of titles and descriptions even when they are hidden from filters ("four one five…", "4I5 555 O123", "347\* 754*87*63", keycap emoji), and so are e-mails ("name at gmail dot com") and first names after "ask for" or "call". Community and resume sections (people's own posts) are not read.
- 💸 **You pay only for listings delivered.** A link that is not a craigslist search, an unknown city or a search without results comes back as a free record with the reason.

### What you get

For every listing:

| Field | What it is |
|---|---|
| `title`, `url`, `listingId` | the posting and its link |
| `section`, `category`, `categoryName` | for sale, housing, jobs, gigs or services, and craigslist's category (`cto` = cars & trucks by owner) |
| `price`, `priceText`, `currency`, `monthlyPayment` | the asking price or rent (USD, CAD, GBP… by city), and a dealer's monthly payment |
| `postedAt` | when it was posted |
| `site`, `subarea`, `place`, `neighborhood` | the craigslist city and sub-area (`sfbay`, `eby`), the place the poster gave, the neighborhood |
| `sellerType` | `owner`, `dealer` or `broker` where craigslist says so |
| `bedrooms`, `floorArea`, `floorAreaUnit` | housing |
| `odometer`, `odometerUnit` | cars and motorbikes |
| `jobTitle`, `compensation`, `company` | jobs and gigs (the company is kept for jobs only) |
| `image`, `images`, `imageCount` | the pictures |
| `input`, `position`, `searchedPlace`, `scrapedAt`, `status`, `error` | which search it came from, and why a search gave nothing |

With **Open every listing for its details**: `description`, `attributes` (condition, cylinders, drive, fuel, odometer, paint color, title status, transmission, type; rent period; compensation, employment type, experience level…), `features` (cats are OK, w/d hookups, delivery available…), `year`, `makeModel`, `bathrooms`, `available`, `city`, `postcode`, `region`, `country`, `employer`, `updatedAt`.

#### Examples

Real records from a live run, 25 September 2026 (details on) — a car from its owner:

```json
{
  "listingId": "7972594767",
  "url": "https://www.craigslist.org/view/d/daly-city-2013-fiat-500/wVV3oGurLv92WkDrA8jZkf",
  "title": "2013 Fiat 500",
  "section": "for sale",
  "category": "cto",
  "categoryName": "cars & trucks - by owner",
  "price": 1400,
  "priceText": "$1,400",
  "currency": "USD",
  "postedAt": "2026-09-25T13:37:43.000Z",
  "site": "sfbay",
  "subarea": "sfc",
  "place": "Daly City",
  "sellerType": "owner",
  "odometer": 129650,
  "odometerUnit": "mi",
  "imageCount": 24,
  "image": "https://images.craigslist.org/00Z0Z_7wDHUzeDdgw_0t20CI_600x450.jpg",
  "description": "Runs great, Check engine light on , I had my technician do diagnostic check and it showing that it needs the lower O2 sensor and new fuel cap…",
  "attributes": {
    "condition": "good",
    "cylinders": "4 cylinders",
    "drive": "fwd",
    "fuel": "gas",
    "odometer": "129,650",
    "paint color": "black",
    "title status": "clean",
    "transmission": "manual",
    "type": "hatchback"
  },
  "year": 2013,
  "makeModel": "fiat 500",
  "city": "Daly City",
  "postcode": "94014",
  "region": "CA",
  "status": "OK"
}
```

— and an apartment for rent:

```json
{
  "listingId": "7972642848",
  "url": "https://www.craigslist.org/view/d/lewisville-on-site-maintenance-fitness/wn6GTqfEDjoS4LYsLj7nk6",
  "title": "On-Site Maintenance, Fitness Center, Playground",
  "section": "housing",
  "category": "apa",
  "categoryName": "apartments / housing for rent",
  "price": 1249,
  "currency": "USD",
  "site": "dallas",
  "place": "Lewisville, TX",
  "bedrooms": 2,
  "floorArea": 858,
  "floorAreaUnit": "ft2",
  "bathrooms": 1,
  "available": "now",
  "attributes": { "rent period": "monthly" },
  "features": ["cats are OK - purrr", "apartment", "dogs are OK - wooof", "w/d hookups", "off-street parking", "wheelchair accessible", "air conditioning"],
  "postcode": "75067",
  "status": "OK"
}
```

### How to use it

1. Paste **Search links** from craigslist, one per line — any city, any section, with your filters. Or type **Cities** (a craigslist site such as `sfbay`, `newyork`, `toronto`, its name such as "SF bay area", or a sub-area such as "manhattan") with optional **Keywords**, a **Section** and the price, seller, ZIP and sort fields.
2. Set **Max listings per search**. Turn on **Open every listing for its details** if you need the description and the attributes.
3. Press **Start**, and download the results from the **Output** tab as JSON, CSV or Excel.

To follow new listings or prices, sort by newest, save the input as a task and schedule it daily.

You can also call it from the Apify API, from Make, Zapier or n8n, or from an AI agent through the Apify MCP server.

### Pricing

You are charged **per listing delivered** — see the price on this page. Links that are not craigslist searches, unknown cities and searches without results are free.

### FAQ

**How many listings per search?** craigslist lists up to 10,000 results for one search; a live run read all 10,000 SF bay apartments it listed (of 20,893 found) in 221 seconds. For more, split the search by price, sub-area or ZIP distance.

**Which countries?** Every craigslist city: the US, Canada, the UK and the rest. Prices come in the city's currency (a live run: Toronto in CAD, London in GBP).

**Why no phone, e-mail or poster name?** craigslist posters are private people, and their contact details are theirs. Contact numbers written in the text are replaced with `[phone removed]`, e-mails with `[e-mail removed]`, a first name after "ask for"/"call" with `[name removed]`, and a private poster's street with `[address removed]`.

**Why are some results missing that craigslist shows?** When a city has few results, craigslist adds "more from nearby areas" under them; those belong to other cities and are left out. Missed connections, community and resume sections are not read.

**Is this affiliated with craigslist?** No. This is an independent tool that reads public craigslist listings.

**Like it?** A short review on the Store page helps other people find this Actor. Something missing or broken? Tell us on the Issues tab — we read every one.

# Actor input Schema

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

Set up a search on craigslist with all the filters you want and paste the address of the results page (any city, any section: for sale, housing, cars, jobs, gigs, services). One per line.

## `cities` (type: `array`):

Or search here without a link: craigslist sites (sfbay, newyork, chicago, toronto, london) or their names (SF bay area, new york), or sub-areas (manhattan, east bay). The fields below apply.

## `keywords` (type: `array`):

Optional: words to search for in each city above (one search per city and keyword). Empty: the whole section.

## `section` (type: `string`):

For the cities above.

## `minPrice` (type: `integer`):

Optional, in the city's currency (USD, CAD, GBP…).

## `maxPrice` (type: `integer`):

Optional, in the city's currency.

## `sellerType` (type: `string`):

For sale and cars: owners or dealers.

## `postedToday` (type: `boolean`):

Only listings posted today.

## `hasPic` (type: `boolean`):

Only listings with pictures.

## `titlesOnly` (type: `boolean`):

Search the keywords in titles, not in the whole text.

## `postalCode` (type: `string`):

Optional: search around this code (with the distance below).

## `distanceMiles` (type: `integer`):

Optional: how far around the ZIP / postal code.

## `sortBy` (type: `string`):

For the cities above.

## `maxListingsPerSearch` (type: `integer`):

Stops each search after this many listings. craigslist lists up to 10,000 for one search.

## `includeDetails` (type: `boolean`):

Adds the full description, the attributes (condition, odometer, bathrooms, rent period, compensation…), ZIP code and the updated date. One more page per listing, so slower.

## `maxConcurrency` (type: `integer`):

How many searches to work on at the same time.

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

Used only to try again after a network error: the first try goes out directly.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "searchUrls": [
    "https://www.craigslist.org/search/area/sfbay?cat=sss&query=bike&min_price=50"
  ],
  "section": "sss",
  "sellerType": "all",
  "postedToday": false,
  "hasPic": false,
  "titlesOnly": false,
  "sortBy": "default",
  "maxListingsPerSearch": 30,
  "includeDetails": false,
  "maxConcurrency": 3,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true
  }
}
```

# Actor output Schema

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

Every result as a JSON record, with a status for each input.

## `resultsCsv` (type: `string`):

The same records as CSV, for a spreadsheet.

# 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://www.craigslist.org/search/area/sfbay?cat=sss&query=bike&min_price=50"
    ],
    "maxListingsPerSearch": 30,
    "proxyConfiguration": {
        "useApifyProxy": true
    }
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("highbrow_fame/craigslist-listings").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://www.craigslist.org/search/area/sfbay?cat=sss&query=bike&min_price=50"],
    "maxListingsPerSearch": 30,
    "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": True },
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("highbrow_fame/craigslist-listings").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://www.craigslist.org/search/area/sfbay?cat=sss&query=bike&min_price=50"
  ],
  "maxListingsPerSearch": 30,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true
  }
}' |
apify call highbrow_fame/craigslist-listings --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,highbrow_fame/craigslist-listings"
        }
    }
}
```

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/Y2BTOcc9q6TG3EwdV/builds/JOanynTY3mL5dIDYY/openapi.json