
Craigslist Scraper
Pricing
$25.00/month + usage

Craigslist Scraper
Extract data from classified advertisements on Craigslist. Scrape contact details from jobs, housing, items wanted, items for sale, services, community service, gigs, events and resumes listed on Craigslist. Download listings data in JSON, XML, Excel, and other versatile
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Pricing
$25.00/month + usage
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Monthly users
27
Runs succeeded
>99%
Last modified
22 days ago
You can access the Craigslist Scraper programmatically from your own applications by using the Apify API. You can also choose the language preference from below. To use the Apify API, you’ll need an Apify account and your API token, found in Integrations settings in Apify Console.
1# Start Server-Sent Events (SSE) session and keep it running
2curl "https://actors-mcp-server.apify.actor/sse?token=<YOUR_API_TOKEN>&actors=ivanvs/craigslist-scraper"
3
4# Session id example output:
5# event: endpoint
6# data: /message?sessionId=9d820491-38d4-4c7d-bb6a-3b7dc542f1fa
Using Craigslist Scraper via Model Context Protocol (MCP) server
MCP server lets you use Craigslist Scraper within your AI workflows. Send API requests to trigger actions and receive real-time results. Take the received sessionId
and use it to communicate with the MCP server. The message starts the Craigslist Scraper Actor with the provided input.
1curl -X POST "https://actors-mcp-server.apify.actor/message?token=<YOUR_API_TOKEN>&session_id=<SESSION_ID>" -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{
2 "jsonrpc": "2.0",
3 "id": 1,
4 "method": "tools/call",
5 "params": {
6 "arguments": {
7 "urls": [
8 {
9 "url": "https://yuma.craigslist.org/search/ggg#search=1~list~0~0"
10 }
11 ],
12 "proxyConfiguration": {
13 "useApifyProxy": true
14 },
15 "maxAge": 15,
16 "maxConcurrency": 4
17},
18 "name": "ivanvs/craigslist-scraper"
19 }
20}'
The response should be: Accepted
. You should received response via SSE (JSON) as:
1event: message
2data: {
3 "result": {
4 "content": [
5 {
6 "type": "text",
7 "text": "ACTOR_RESPONSE"
8 }
9 ]
10 }
11}
Configure local MCP Server via standard input/output for Craigslist Scraper
You can connect to the MCP Server using clients like ClaudeDesktop and LibreChat or build your own. The server can run both locally and remotely, giving you full flexibility. Set up the server in the client configuration as follows:
1{
2 "mcpServers": {
3 "actors-mcp-server": {
4 "command": "npx",
5 "args": [
6 "-y",
7 "@apify/actors-mcp-server",
8 "--actors",
9 "ivanvs/craigslist-scraper"
10 ],
11 "env": {
12 "APIFY_TOKEN": "<YOUR_API_TOKEN>"
13 }
14 }
15 }
16}
You can further access the MCP client through the Tester MCP Client, a chat user interface to interact with the server.
To get started, check out the documentation and example clients. If you are interested in learning more about our MCP server, check out our blog post.
Pricing
Pricing model
RentalTo use this Actor, you have to pay a monthly rental fee to the developer. The rent is subtracted from your prepaid usage every month after the free trial period. You also pay for the Apify platform usage.
Free trial
2 hours
Price
$25.00