# LandWatch Farmland & Ranch Listings Scraper (`jungle_synthesizer/landwatch-farmland-ranch-listings-scraper`) Actor

Farmland, ranch, timber, hunting and recreational land listings from LandWatch across the United States. Each record carries price, acreage, price per acre, land type, county, state, coordinates, broker, listing date and description. Filter by state, land type, acreage and price.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/jungle_synthesizer/landwatch-farmland-ranch-listings-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [BowTiedRaccoon](https://apify.com/jungle_synthesizer) (community)
- **Categories:** Real estate, Lead generation
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 85.7% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
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## Pricing

from $0.80 / 1,000 record scrapeds

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

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# README

## LandWatch Farmland & Ranch Listings Scraper

Collect farmland, ranch, timber, hunting and recreational land listings from [LandWatch](https://www.landwatch.com), the largest US rural-land marketplace. Every record carries the fields land buyers and lenders underwrite on: asking price, acreage, price per acre, land type, county, coordinates, broker, and the date the listing first went live.

***

### LandWatch Scraper Features

- Farmland-native fields on every listing: price, acreage, **price per acre**, land type tags, county, state, ZIP, latitude and longitude
- Filter by state, by land type (farms and ranches, timberland, hunting, recreational, undeveloped, horse, waterfront, homesites, homes, commercial), by acreage range and by price range
- Selecting several land types returns each listing once, even when a listing carries more than one type
- Broker name, company, phone and LandWatch profile link for every listing
- Full description and first-posted date, plus last-updated time and the most recent price change
- Covers the whole country by default, or narrow to the states you underwrite in
- A fast mode that skips the description and posted date when you only need the headline numbers

***

### Who Uses LandWatch Data?

- **Farmland investors** - screen active inventory by county, acreage and price per acre
- **Ag lenders and appraisers** - pull asking-price comparables for collateral review
- **Land brokers** - watch competing inventory and price reductions in their territory
- **Ag researchers** - track listing volume and per-acre pricing across states and land types

***

### How the LandWatch Scraper Works

1. Set `maxItems`, and optionally the states, land types, acreage and price limits you care about.
2. The actor collects every matching listing.
3. Each listing comes back as one structured record, ready to export as JSON, CSV or Excel.
4. The run stops when it reaches `maxItems` or runs out of matching listings.

Listings turn over constantly. For a standing view of a market, run it on a schedule and compare each run's `last_updated` and `price_change_percent`.

***

### Input

```json
{
  "maxItems": 100,
  "states": ["iowa", "nebraska"],
  "landTypes": ["farms-ranches"],
  "minAcres": 40,
  "maxPrice": 1000000,
  "includeDetails": true
}
```

| Field            | Meaning                                                                                         |
|------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| `maxItems`       | Maximum number of listings to return                                                            |
| `states`         | States to cover. Empty means the whole United States                                            |
| `landTypes`      | Land types to include. Empty means every type                                                   |
| `minAcres`       | Skip listings smaller than this                                                                 |
| `maxAcres`       | Skip listings larger than this                                                                  |
| `minPrice`       | Skip listings priced below this amount in USD. Listings with no published price are skipped too |
| `maxPrice`       | Skip listings priced above this amount in USD. Listings with no published price are skipped too |
| `includeDetails` | On by default. Adds `description` and `date_listed`. Turn off for a much faster run             |

For the most complete result on a large state, run one land type at a time. Listings with no published price can be left out of very broad searches.

***

### LandWatch Scraper Output Fields

| Field                  | Description                                                   |
|------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|
| `listing_id`           | LandWatch property ID                                         |
| `title`                | Listing headline                                              |
| `listing_url`          | Listing page on LandWatch                                     |
| `price`                | Asking price in USD (null when the seller shows no price)     |
| `acreage`              | Size in acres                                                 |
| `price_per_acre`       | Asking price per acre in USD                                  |
| `land_type`            | Primary land type                                             |
| `land_types`           | Every land type tag on the listing                            |
| `address`              | Street address or road name                                   |
| `city`                 | City                                                          |
| `county`               | County                                                        |
| `state`                | State name                                                    |
| `state_code`           | Two-letter state code                                         |
| `zip`                  | Postal code                                                   |
| `latitude`             | Latitude                                                      |
| `longitude`            | Longitude                                                     |
| `broker_name`          | Listing contact name                                          |
| `broker_company`       | Brokerage or seller company                                   |
| `broker_phone`         | Contact phone number                                          |
| `broker_url`           | Broker profile page on LandWatch                              |
| `description`          | Full listing description (with `includeDetails`)              |
| `date_listed`          | Date first posted, YYYY-MM-DD (with `includeDetails`)         |
| `last_updated`         | When the seller last changed the listing                      |
| `price_change_percent` | Most recent price change in percent, negative for a reduction |
| `bedrooms`             | Bedrooms in the house on the property, when there is one      |
| `bathrooms`            | Bathrooms in the house on the property, when there is one     |
| `home_sqft`            | Living area of the house in square feet                       |
| `image_count`          | Number of photos                                              |
| `image_url`            | Lead photo                                                    |

#### Example record

```json
{
  "listing_id": "428017797",
  "price": 175000,
  "acreage": 17.57,
  "price_per_acre": 9960.16,
  "land_type": "Farms and Ranches",
  "land_types": ["Farms and Ranches", "Hunting Property"],
  "county": "Wayne County",
  "state_code": "IA",
  "broker_company": "Masters Realty LLC",
  "date_listed": "2026-08-28"
}
```

***

### Resuming a Large Crawl

Every run's output includes a `resumeCursor`. Pass it back in as input on your next run to continue where the previous run stopped instead of starting over.

***

### FAQ

#### How do I scrape LandWatch listings?

Create a task from this Actor, choose your states and land types, set `maxItems`, and run it. Results land in the run's dataset as structured JSON, ready to export as CSV, Excel or JSON.

#### What land types can I filter by?

Farms and ranches, timberland, hunting property, recreational property, undeveloped land, horse property, waterfront property, homesites, homes and commercial property. A listing can carry several types, so choosing more than one returns the union without duplicates.

#### Can I filter by acreage or price?

Yes. Use `minAcres`, `maxAcres`, `minPrice` and `maxPrice`. When a price limit is set, listings with no published price are not returned.

#### Does this include sold or expired listings?

No. It returns the active listings LandWatch shows today. Each record carries `last_updated` and `price_change_percent` so you can track changes by comparing runs.

#### How fast is it?

With full details on, a run returns several hundred listings a minute. Turn `includeDetails` off to go faster when you do not need descriptions and posted dates.

# Actor input Schema

## `sp_intended_usage` (type: `string`):

What will this data feed? E.g. lead lists, KYB checks, price tracking.

## `sp_improvement_suggestions` (type: `string`):

Provide any feedback or suggestions for improvements.

## `sp_contact` (type: `string`):

We'll personally help with your use case. No spam.

## `resumeCursor` (type: `string`):

Leave empty for a fresh crawl. To CONTINUE a previous run where it stopped — without paying again for records you already received — paste the `resumeCursor` value from that run's Output (the run's OUTPUT key). Resume promptly: the previous run's data expires with your account's retention window (free tier: your ~10 most recent runs).

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

Maximum number of listings to return.

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

Which states to collect listings from. Leave empty to cover the whole United States.

## `landTypes` (type: `array`):

Which kinds of property to include. A listing can carry several types, so choosing more than one returns the union without duplicates. Leave empty for every type.

## `minAcres` (type: `integer`):

Skip listings smaller than this many acres.

## `maxAcres` (type: `integer`):

Skip listings larger than this many acres.

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

Skip listings priced below this amount.

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

Skip listings priced above this amount.

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

Add the full description and the date each listing was first posted. Turn off for a much faster run that returns the search-result fields only.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "sp_contact": "Share your email here...",
  "maxItems": 10,
  "states": [
    "iowa"
  ],
  "landTypes": [
    "farms-ranches"
  ],
  "includeDetails": true
}
```

# Actor output Schema

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

No description

# 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 = {
    "sp_contact": "Share your email here...",
    "maxItems": 10,
    "states": [
        "iowa"
    ],
    "landTypes": [
        "farms-ranches"
    ],
    "includeDetails": true
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("jungle_synthesizer/landwatch-farmland-ranch-listings-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 = {
    "sp_contact": "Share your email here...",
    "maxItems": 10,
    "states": ["iowa"],
    "landTypes": ["farms-ranches"],
    "includeDetails": True,
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("jungle_synthesizer/landwatch-farmland-ranch-listings-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 '{
  "sp_contact": "Share your email here...",
  "maxItems": 10,
  "states": [
    "iowa"
  ],
  "landTypes": [
    "farms-ranches"
  ],
  "includeDetails": true
}' |
apify call jungle_synthesizer/landwatch-farmland-ranch-listings-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,jungle_synthesizer/landwatch-farmland-ranch-listings-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/ETLzwHZaUqdUl5F9X/builds/YRNIu7jM0CROnKK7i/openapi.json