# ZVG Portal Scraper — German Foreclosure Auctions (`hipersoft/zvg-portal-scraper`) Actor

Scrape German court foreclosure auctions (Zwangsversteigerungen) from the official ZVG portal for all 16 states: case number, court, property type, address, market value (Verkehrswert), auction date, venue, auction type, land register, description and appraisal documents.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/hipersoft/zvg-portal-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [hiper soft](https://apify.com/hipersoft) (community)
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
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## Pricing

from $0.00125 / auction

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

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# README

## ZVG Portal Scraper: German Foreclosure Auctions (Zwangsversteigerungen)

**ZVG Portal Scraper** extracts **court-ordered property auctions (Zwangsversteigerungen)** from the **official German ZVG portal** (zvg-portal.de) run by the state justice administrations, for **all 16 federal states (Bundesländer)**: Bayern, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Baden-Württemberg, Berlin, Hessen, Niedersachsen, Sachsen and more. For every auction you get the **case number (Aktenzeichen), local court (Amtsgericht), state, property type (Einfamilienhaus, Eigentumswohnung, Grundstück…), address, postal code, city, market value (Verkehrswert) in euros, auction date and time, cancelled flag and last update**. Turn on **Full details and documents** to also get the **type of auction, land register (Grundbuch) entry, full property description, auction venue** and links to the **appraisal (Gutachten), exposé and official notice PDFs**. Export to **CSV, Excel or JSON**. Ideal for **property investors, real estate agents, auction buyers and German property market research**.

### What does ZVG Portal Scraper do?

- 🇩🇪 **German foreclosure auctions** from the official court portal.
- 🗺️ **All 16 states**: Bayern, NRW, Baden-Württemberg, Berlin, Hamburg, Hessen, Sachsen…
- 🏠 **Property type**: houses, apartments, land, commercial, garages.
- 💶 **Market value (Verkehrswert)** as a number.
- 📅 **Auction date and time**, with cancelled dates filtered out.
- ⚖️ **Case number and local court**.
- 📍 **Address, postal code and city**.
- 📝 **Description, land register and auction venue** (optional).
- 📄 **Appraisal, exposé and official notice PDF links** (optional).
- 🔎 **Keyword filter**: Einfamilienhaus, Eigentumswohnung, Grundstück, city names.

### What data can you scrape from the ZVG portal?

| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Auction | ID, detail link, case number, court, state, last update |
| Property | Property type, address, postal code, city |
| Value | Market value, individual values |
| Date | Auction date, date text, cancelled flag |
| Details\* | Auction type, land register, description, auction venue |
| Documents\* | Appraisal, exposé, official notice and other PDFs |

\* With **Full details and documents** turned on.

### Use cases for German foreclosure data

- **Property investors**: find houses, apartments and land below market price at court auctions.
- **Real estate agents and appraisers**: monitor upcoming auctions in your region.
- **Auction buyers**: download appraisals and exposés in bulk before viewing dates.
- **Market research**: analyse foreclosure volumes and values by state and court.
- **Proptech**: feed auction data into deal-sourcing tools and alerts.

### How to scrape the ZVG portal

1. Click **Try for free** to open ZVG Portal Scraper in Apify Console.
2. Choose **states (Bundesländer)**.
3. Optionally add **keywords** and turn on **Full details and documents**.
4. Set **Max auctions** and click **Start**.
5. Download the auctions as **CSV, Excel or JSON**.

### Input

#### Example input

```json
{
  "states": ["by", "nw", "bw"],
  "keywords": ["Einfamilienhaus", "Eigentumswohnung"],
  "includeCancelled": false,
  "includeDetails": true,
  "maxItems": 1000
}
```

| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| **States** | Bundesländer to collect. |
| **Keywords** | Filter on property type, address, city or court. |
| **Include cancelled dates** | Also include cancelled auctions. |
| **Full details and documents** | Adds description, land register, venue and PDF links. |
| **Max auctions** | Stop after this many (0 = no limit). |

### Output

#### Auction example (with details)

```json
{
  "auctionId": 49105,
  "url": "https://www.zvg-portal.de/index.php?button=showZvg&zvg_id=49105&land_abk=by",
  "caseNumber": "1514 K 0262/2025",
  "court": "München in Bayern",
  "state": "Bayern",
  "objectType": "Mehrfamilienhaus",
  "address": "Eichenauer Straße 20, 81245 München",
  "postalCode": "81245",
  "city": "München",
  "marketValue": 2100000,
  "auctionDate": "2026-10-08T10:00:00",
  "cancelled": false,
  "auctionType": "Zwangsversteigerung zum Zwecke der Aufhebung der Gemeinschaft",
  "description": "Grdst. zu 958 m², bebaut mit MFH (KG, EG, OG, DG) und Doppelgarage…",
  "auctionLocation": "Amtsgericht München, Justizgebäude Infanteriestraße 5, 80797 München, Sitzungssaal 202",
  "documents": [
    { "name": "Gutachten1.pdf", "url": "https://www.zvg-portal.de/index.php?button=showAnhang&land_abk=by&file_id=126671&zvg_id=49105" }
  ]
}
```

#### Output schema

| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| `auctionId`, `url`, `caseNumber`, `court`, `state`, `lastUpdated` | mixed | Auction. |
| `objectType`, `address`, `postalCode`, `city` | string | Property. |
| `marketValue`, `marketValues` | mixed | Market value in EUR. |
| `auctionDate`, `auctionText`, `cancelled` | mixed | Date. |
| `auctionType`, `landRegister`, `description`, `auctionLocation` | string | Details. |
| `documents` | array | PDF documents. |
| `scrapedAt` | string | Source info. |

### How much does it cost?

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

### More property data

- [RE/MAX Portugal Scraper](https://apify.com/hipersoft/remax-pt-scraper): Portuguese property listings.
- [OnTheMarket Scraper](https://apify.com/hipersoft/onthemarket-scraper): UK property.
- [HiBid Scraper](https://apify.com/hipersoft/hibid-scraper): online auction lots.

### FAQ

**What is a Zwangsversteigerung?**
A court-ordered (foreclosure) property auction in Germany, published on the official ZVG portal.

**Why is the market value a sum?**
Some auctions include several lots (e.g. apartment and parking space); `marketValues` lists each value and `marketValue` is the total.

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

**Can I integrate ZVG Portal Scraper with other apps?**
ZVG Portal 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 the ZVG portal?**
The scraper collects publicly announced court auction notices. You are responsible for using the data in line with the portal's terms and GDPR.

### Related Actors

- [RE/MAX Portugal Scraper](https://apify.com/hipersoft/remax-pt-scraper)
- [HiBid Scraper](https://apify.com/hipersoft/hibid-scraper)

### Notes

Original clean-room implementation. Returns only public data. Not affiliated with the German justice administrations.

# Actor input Schema

## `states` (type: `array`):

German states to collect auctions from.

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

Optional. Keep only auctions whose property type, address, city or court contains one of these, e.g. Einfamilienhaus, Eigentumswohnung, Grundstück, München.

## `includeCancelled` (type: `boolean`):

Also include auctions whose date was cancelled (aufgehoben).

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

Also collect auction type, land register, full description, auction venue and links to appraisal, exposé and official notice PDFs. Slower.

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

Stop after this many auctions. 0 means no limit.

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

Not required for normal use.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "states": [
    "by",
    "nw"
  ],
  "includeCancelled": false,
  "includeDetails": false,
  "maxItems": 50,
  "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 = {
    "states": [
        "by",
        "nw"
    ],
    "maxItems": 50
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("hipersoft/zvg-portal-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 = {
    "states": [
        "by",
        "nw",
    ],
    "maxItems": 50,
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("hipersoft/zvg-portal-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 '{
  "states": [
    "by",
    "nw"
  ],
  "maxItems": 50
}' |
apify call hipersoft/zvg-portal-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,hipersoft/zvg-portal-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/u4SjHHcIK8yqqojyC/builds/GlI7tyS4L3RC8FoO8/openapi.json