# OnTheMarket Scraper: UK Rental Listings & Property Data API (`housingfeed/onthemarket-scraper`) Actor

Scrape UK rental listings from OnTheMarket as clean, normalized JSON, price, address, beds, baths, location. Filter by city, rent and bedrooms.

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

## Pricing

from $0.60 / 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

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For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## OnTheMarket Scraper: UK Rental Listings & Property Data API

Get [OnTheMarket](https://www.onthemarket.com/) rental listings as clean, structured JSON — instantly, from the HousingFeed database, instead of scraping OnTheMarket while you wait. One normalized schema (rent in native currency and USD, beds, baths, sqft, address, coordinates, photo, availability, a stable `id`), filters for city, rent and bedrooms, and a delta feed for new listings.

**Coverage (measured 2026-09-12):** 18,072 live OnTheMarket listings, newest scrape 2026-08-03, refreshed weekly. Every row carries `first_seen_at`, `last_seen_at` and `scraped_at`, so you can see its age yourself.

### Why this OnTheMarket scraper instead of scraping OnTheMarket live

- **Instant.** 100 rows in seconds, up to 5,000 per run. No proxies, no browser, no parser to maintain.
- **Delta feed.** `newSinceDays: 1` on a daily schedule returns only what is new — a rental alert or a sync job in one input field.
- **Same schema as 70+ other sources.** Swap `platform` and your code keeps working; the [Rental Listings Database API](https://apify.com/housingfeed/rental-listings-api) returns all of them in one call.
- **Honest freshness.** Row counts and scrape dates above are generated from the database, and every row is timestamped.

### How to get OnTheMarket listings in 60 seconds

1. Click **Try for free** (a free Apify account includes monthly credits).
2. Keep the prefilled input or set your own city, rent range or bedrooms.
3. Click **Start** — the run takes seconds; listings come straight from the database.
4. Open **Output**, then **Export** as JSON, CSV or Excel, or copy the call from the **API** tab.

### OnTheMarket listing example (one row of the output)

```json
{
  "id": "onthemarket:onthemarket:19966278",
  "platform": "onthemarket",
  "url": "https://www.onthemarket.com/details/19966278/",
  "address": "Goodwin Close, Derby, DE1",
  "city": "Derby",
  "state": "UK",
  "country": "UK",
  "lat": 52.916896,
  "lng": -1.471095,
  "rent_min": 900,
  "currency": "GBP",
  "rent_usd": 1143,
  "beds": 1,
  "baths": 1,
  "property_type": "apartment",
  "scraped_at": "2026-08-03T03:52:47+00:00"
}
```

Full fields: `id, platform, source_id, listing_id, url, address, street, city, canonical_city, state, zip, country, lat, lng, rent_min, rent_max, currency, rent_usd, rent_per_sqft, rent_per_sqm, beds, baths, sqft_min, sqft_max, property_type, furnished, available, units_available, granularity, image, images, description, amenities, first_seen_at, last_seen_at, scraped_at` (see the Output tab).

### OnTheMarket scraper input (filters)

| Field | What it does |
|---|---|
| `city` | City name, partial match |
| `minRent` / `maxRent` | Monthly rent range (local currency) |
| `minBeds` / `maxBeds` | Bedroom range |
| `availableNow` | Only listings available now |
| `newSinceDays` | **Delta feed:** only listings first seen in the last N days |
| `freshDays` | Exclude listings scraped more than N days ago (0 = everything) |
| `sort` | `best` (default), `newest`, `oldest`, `cheapest`, `rent_desc` |
| `maxItems` | 1–5,000 results per run; you pay per returned row |

### Use the OnTheMarket API from code

```bash
curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/housingfeed~onthemarket-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items?token=YOUR_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{ "minBeds": 2, "maxItems": 200 }'
```

Add `?format=csv` (or `xlsx`, `xml`) to the dataset URL to export.

**New listings this week (schedule daily):**

```json
{ "newSinceDays": 7, "maxItems": 1000 }
```

**2+ bedrooms under 2,000:**

```json
{ "minBeds": 2, "maxRent": 2000, "maxItems": 500 }
```

### Other HousingFeed rental scrapers (same schema, same database)

- [Zumper Scraper](https://apify.com/housingfeed/zumper-scraper) — the US
- [AppFolio Scraper](https://apify.com/housingfeed/appfolio-scraper) — the US
- [Buildium Scraper](https://apify.com/housingfeed/buildium-scraper) — the US
- [HotPads Scraper](https://apify.com/housingfeed/hotpads-rooms-scraper) — the US
- [Rightmove Scraper](https://apify.com/housingfeed/rightmove-scraper) — the UK
- [Immoweb Scraper](https://apify.com/housingfeed/immoweb-scraper) — Belgium
- [Otodom Scraper](https://apify.com/housingfeed/otodom-scraper) — Poland
- [SUUMO Scraper](https://apify.com/housingfeed/suumo-scraper) — Japan
- [HousingAnywhere Scraper](https://apify.com/housingfeed/housinganywhere-scraper) — Europe
- [Rently Scraper](https://apify.com/housingfeed/rently-scraper) — the US
- [ShowMojo Scraper](https://apify.com/housingfeed/showmojo-scraper) — the US

### Need more than OnTheMarket?

The [Rental Listings Database API](https://apify.com/housingfeed/rental-listings-api) returns OnTheMarket plus 70+ other sources — property-management platforms (AppFolio, Buildium, Avail, RentCafe, Entrata, RealPage), US portals (Zumper, Apartments.com, Zillow rentals, HotPads rooms) and 20+ international portals — in this same schema, with bounding-box search. Bulk exports, custom sources and refresh cadences: hello@housingfeed.com.

### FAQ

**Is it legal?** It returns publicly listed rental data that owners publish to be seen. Review the source's terms and your own use case.

**How fresh is it?** See the coverage line at the top; it is regenerated from the database at every release. Need a specific cadence or a change-history feed? Get in touch.

**Do you remove delisted units?** Yes — units that disappear from the source are swept and excluded from every result.

**Export formats?** JSON, CSV, Excel, XML, or the API.

# Actor input Schema

## `city` (type: `string`):

City name, partial match. Blank = all.

## `minRent` (type: `integer`):

Minimum monthly rent (local currency).

## `maxRent` (type: `integer`):

Maximum monthly rent (local currency).

## `minBeds` (type: `integer`):

Minimum number of bedrooms.

## `maxBeds` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of bedrooms.

## `availableNow` (type: `boolean`):

Only listings marked available now.

## `newSinceDays` (type: `integer`):

Only listings first seen within the last N days. Schedule a daily run with 1 for a live feed of new listings; dedupe on `id`.

## `freshDays` (type: `integer`):

Exclude listings scraped more than N days ago (0 = everything). Every row carries scraped\_at / first\_seen\_at / last\_seen\_at.

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

best = geocoded listings with a photo first, freshest first.

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

Maximum number of listings to return (1-5000). You pay per returned listing.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "minBeds": 1,
  "availableNow": false,
  "freshDays": 365,
  "sort": "best",
  "maxItems": 100
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `listings` (type: `string`):

Normalized rental listings matching the input filters (JSON, CSV, Excel, XML via the format parameter).

# 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 = {
    "minBeds": 1,
    "maxItems": 100
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("housingfeed/onthemarket-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 = {
    "minBeds": 1,
    "maxItems": 100,
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("housingfeed/onthemarket-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 '{
  "minBeds": 1,
  "maxItems": 100
}' |
apify call housingfeed/onthemarket-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,housingfeed/onthemarket-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/DhafgMQj6JQVLPRSK/builds/KTvAU5mIHbanhOCix/openapi.json