# Craigslist Scraper — Listings from Any City (`hipersoft/craigslist-scraper`) Actor

Scrape Craigslist listings from any of 700+ cities: for sale, cars, housing, jobs, services and gigs. Title, price, category, neighborhood, coordinates, photos, posted date. Keyword, price, ZIP radius filters; goes beyond the per-search limit. Export CSV/JSON.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/hipersoft/craigslist-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [hiper soft](https://apify.com/hipersoft) (community)
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $0.001 / listing

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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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.

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

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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

## Craigslist Scraper: Listings from Any Craigslist City

**Craigslist Scraper** extracts listings from **Craigslist**, the **world's best-known classifieds site**, in **any of 700+ cities** across the **United States, Canada, the UK, Europe, Asia and Australia**. Search **for sale (all), cars & trucks, motorcycles, furniture, electronics, bicycles, tools, apartments and housing for rent, real estate for sale, rooms & shares, jobs, services, gigs and free stuff** by **keyword, price range, ZIP code radius and photos-only**, and get for every post the **title, link, price, currency, category, area, sub-area, neighborhood, region, country, coordinates, photos and posted date**. Large searches are **automatically split** to go **beyond Craigslist's per-search result limit**. Export to **CSV, Excel or JSON**. Ideal for **resellers and flippers, car dealers, landlords and rental research, price monitoring, deal alerts and local market research**.

### What does Craigslist Scraper do?

- 🌎 **700+ Craigslist areas** — New York, Los Angeles, SF Bay Area, Chicago, Houston, Seattle, Toronto, Vancouver, London and more.
- 🗂️ **Every section**: for sale, cars, housing, jobs, services, gigs, free stuff.
- 🔎 **Keyword, price range, ZIP radius, photos-only** and five sort orders.
- 📈 **Beyond the per-search limit**: big searches are split automatically.
- 📍 **Area, sub-area, neighborhood and coordinates**.
- 🖼️ **Photos** and **posted date** for every listing.

### What data can you scrape from Craigslist?

| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Post | ID, link, title |
| Price | Price, price text, currency |
| Category | Category name and code |
| Location | Area, area name, sub-area, neighborhood, region, country, coordinates |
| Media & dates | Photos, posted date |

### Use cases for Craigslist data

- **Resellers and flippers**: find under-priced furniture, electronics and bikes the moment they're posted.
- **Car dealers**: monitor private car and truck listings by city and price.
- **Landlords and rental research**: track rents and supply by neighborhood.
- **Price monitoring**: follow local second-hand prices over time.
- **Deal alerts**: schedule "Newest" searches and get fresh posts automatically.

### How to scrape Craigslist

1. Click **Try for free** to open Craigslist Scraper in Apify Console.
2. Enter one or more **Craigslist areas** (e.g. newyork, sfbay, losangeles) and **search terms**.
3. Pick a **category** and optional **price range**, **ZIP radius** or **photos-only**.
4. Click **Start** and download your listings as **CSV, Excel or JSON**.

### Input

#### Example input

```json
{
  "areas": ["newyork", "sfbay"],
  "queries": ["bike", "macbook"],
  "category": "sss",
  "minPrice": 50,
  "maxPrice": 800,
  "sort": "newest",
  "maxItems": 1000
}
```

| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| **Craigslist areas** | City subdomains such as newyork, sfbay, chicago, toronto, london. |
| **Search terms** | Keywords; empty = newest posts. |
| **Category** | For sale, cars, furniture, housing, jobs, services, gigs, free… |
| **Min / max price** | Price range. |
| **ZIP / Distance** | Radius search around a ZIP code. |
| **Only posts with photos** | Skip posts without pictures. |
| **Sort by** | Newest, relevance, oldest, price. |
| **Max listings** | 0 = no limit. |

### Output

#### Listing example

```json
{
  "postingId": 7953712016,
  "url": "https://www.craigslist.org/view/d/brooklyn-bike-motorcycle-scooter-phone/hkrtYxKBmmezL7qAD44qkX",
  "title": "Bike Motorcycle Scooter Phone Holder Bracket With USB Charging Port",
  "price": 15,
  "currency": "USD",
  "category": "bicycle parts - by owner",
  "categoryCode": "bop",
  "area": "newyork",
  "areaName": "new york city",
  "subarea": "brk",
  "neighborhood": "Brooklyn",
  "latitude": 40.6257,
  "longitude": -73.9564,
  "imageCount": 2,
  "postedAt": "2026-10-07T19:40:42.000Z"
}
```

#### Output schema

| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| `postingId`, `url`, `title` | mixed | Post. |
| `price`, `priceText`, `currency` | mixed | Price. |
| `category`, `categoryCode` | string | Category. |
| `area`, `areaName`, `subarea`, `neighborhood`, `region`, `country`, `latitude`, `longitude` | mixed | Location. |
| `imageCount`, `imageUrl`, `images`, `postedAt` | mixed | Media and date. |

Poster names and contact details are not collected.

### How much does it cost?

Craigslist Scraper uses **pay-per-listing** pricing: a small fixed price per listing, with automatic discounts on higher Apify plans. See the **Pricing** tab for the exact price.

### More classifieds data

- [Kijiji Scraper](https://apify.com/hipersoft/kijiji-scraper): Canadian classifieds.
- [Gumtree Scraper](https://apify.com/hipersoft/gumtree-scraper): UK and Australian classifieds.
- [OLX Scraper](https://apify.com/hipersoft/olx-scraper): Eastern Europe and Central Asia classifieds.

### FAQ

**Which areas are supported?**
All 700+ Craigslist areas. Use the subdomain from the city's Craigslist address, e.g. `newyork` for newyork.craigslist.org.

**Can I get more than one page of results?**
Yes. When a search has more results than Craigslist shows at once, the scraper splits it into price ranges automatically.

**What formats can I export?**
CSV, Excel, JSON, XML, HTML and RSS, or read the results through the Apify API.

**Can I integrate it with other apps?**
Yes. Craigslist Scraper can be connected with almost any cloud service or web app thanks to [integrations on the Apify platform](https://apify.com/integrations). It works with [Make](https://apify.com/integrations/make), [Zapier](https://apify.com/integrations/zapier), [Slack](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/slack), [Airbyte](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/airbyte), [GitHub](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/github), [Google Drive](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/drive) and [many more](https://apify.com/integrations), plus the [Apify API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2), JS/Python clients and MCP. Or use [webhooks](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/webhooks) to trigger an action whenever a run finishes.

**Is it legal to scrape Craigslist?**
The scraper only collects publicly visible listing information and no poster names or contact details. You are responsible for using the data in line with Craigslist's terms and applicable law.

### Related Actors

- [Kijiji Scraper](https://apify.com/hipersoft/kijiji-scraper)
- [OLX Scraper](https://apify.com/hipersoft/olx-scraper)
- [Wallapop Scraper](https://apify.com/hipersoft/wallapop-scraper)

### Notes

Original clean-room implementation. Returns only public data. Not affiliated with craigslist.

# Actor input Schema

## `areas` (type: `array`):

Craigslist city subdomains, e.g. newyork, losangeles, sfbay, chicago, houston, dallas, seattle, boston, washingtondc, miami, atlanta, phoenix, philadelphia, sandiego, denver, austin, portland, lasvegas, toronto, vancouver, london. Any of the 700+ Craigslist areas worldwide works.

## `queries` (type: `array`):

Keywords, e.g. bike, iphone, couch, honda civic. Leave empty to list the newest posts in the category.

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

Craigslist section to search.

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

Minimum price.

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

Maximum price.

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

Search around this ZIP code.

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

Radius around the ZIP code.

## `hasImage` (type: `boolean`):

Skip posts without pictures.

## `sort` (type: `string`):

Result order.

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

Stop after this many listings in total (0 = no limit). Large searches are split automatically to go beyond Craigslist's per-search limit.

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

Not needed in most cases.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "areas": [
    "newyork"
  ],
  "queries": [
    "bike"
  ],
  "category": "sss",
  "hasImage": false,
  "sort": "newest",
  "maxItems": 200,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": false
  }
}
```

# Actor output Schema

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

The results as dataset items.

# 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 = {
    "areas": [
        "newyork"
    ],
    "queries": [
        "bike"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("hipersoft/craigslist-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 = {
    "areas": ["newyork"],
    "queries": ["bike"],
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("hipersoft/craigslist-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 '{
  "areas": [
    "newyork"
  ],
  "queries": [
    "bike"
  ]
}' |
apify call hipersoft/craigslist-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,hipersoft/craigslist-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/931qaEQ0bHJBrSw6j/builds/Vd4rMh9KtbRu9W35o/openapi.json