Daft.ie Scraper - Ireland Sale & Rent Property Listings

What does Daft Property Scraper do?

Scrape Daft.ie Ireland property listings for sale and to rent, then export structured data to a Dataset. This Actor is a practical Daft.ie API alternative for researchers, agencies, investors, and automations that need clean Irish housing data from Daft.ie.

Enter an Ireland location (for example dublin-city or cork-city) or paste Daft search / property URLs. Optionally open each listing detail page to enrich prices, BER ratings, agent contacts, PRS sub-units, amenities, and photos.

What can this Daft Scraper do?

• Scrape Daft for-sale listings (channel=BUY)
• Scrape Daft to-rent listings (channel=RENT)
• Build searches from a location path slug or free text (for example Dublin City → dublin-city)
• Paginate Daft search result pages (SRP, ~20 listings per page)
• Enrich listings from property detail pages (LDP) via __NEXT_DATA__
• Extract prices, beds, baths, property type, and BER rating
• Capture seller / agent names, branch, and phone contacts when present
• Collect images, facilities, description, and PRS (multi-unit rent) structures
• Cap runs with maxItems and maxPages
• Run on the Apify platform with scheduling, Dataset export, webhooks, and API access
• Use Apify Proxy (recommended: residential + IE) for more stable cloud runs

What data can you extract from Daft.ie?

Property field	Example
Listing ID / URL	1234567, https://www.daft.ie/for-sale/...
Address / title	2 Bed Apartment, Smithfield, Dublin 7
Price	€425,000 or rent display price
Beds / baths	2 / 1
Property type	Apartment, House, Studio
BER rating	B3, C2, Exempt
Seller / agent	Name, branch, phone when available
Images	Main and gallery image URLs
PRS / sub-units	Multi-unit rent structures when present
Facilities	Amenities and feature lists
Coordinates	Latitude / longitude when present

Why scrape Daft.ie?

Daft.ie is Ireland’s leading property portal. Scraping Daft listing data helps with:

• Market research and price benchmarking across Dublin, Cork, Galway, and other areas
• Lead generation for agencies, conveyancers, and service providers
• Investment screening across sale and rental inventory in Ireland
• Monitoring new listings, price changes, and agent coverage
• Feeding dashboards, CRMs, spreadsheets, or AI agent workflows

How to scrape Daft property data

1. Open this Actor and click Try for free (or Start).
2. Set location (for example dublin-city) or provide Daft startUrls.
3. Choose channel: BUY for sale or RENT for to-rent.
4. Set maxItems and maxPages for a small test first.
5. Keep scrapeDetails enabled when you need full listing enrichment.
6. Prefer Apify RESIDENTIAL proxy with country IE on cloud runs.
7. Click Start, then download the Dataset as JSON, CSV, Excel, or JSONL.

Example input (for sale in Dublin)

{
  "location": "dublin-city",
  "channel": "BUY",
  "maxItems": 25,
  "maxPages": 1,
  "scrapeDetails": true,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"],
    "apifyProxyCountry": "IE"
  }
}

Example input (to rent via search URL)

{
  "startUrls": [
    {
      "url": "https://www.daft.ie/property-for-rent/dublin-city"
    }
  ],
  "maxItems": 20,
  "maxPages": 1,
  "scrapeDetails": true
}

Input

Use the Input tab for the full form. Core fields:

Field	Description
startUrls	Optional Daft search (SRP) or property detail (LDP) URLs
location	Ireland place as slug (dublin-city) or free text (Dublin City)
channel	BUY (for sale) or RENT (to rent) when building a search from location
maxItems	Maximum listings to save
maxPages	Maximum search pages (~20 listings per page)
scrapeDetails	Fetch LDP and merge full property details from __NEXT_DATA__
sort	Best match, most recent, price ascending, or price descending
requestDelayMillis	Delay between HTTP requests
maxConcurrency	Concurrent detail fetches
proxyConfiguration	Apify Proxy settings (RESIDENTIAL + IE recommended)

Output example

Each Dataset item is one Daft.ie listing. You can download results as JSON, CSV, Excel, or JSONL.

{
  "id": 1234567,
  "url": "https://www.daft.ie/for-sale/apartment-smithfield-dublin-7/1234567",
  "source": "daft",
  "sourceLayer": "srp+ldp",
  "channel": "BUY",
  "title": "2 Bed Apartment, Smithfield, Dublin 7",
  "displayAddress": "Smithfield, Dublin 7",
  "price": "€425,000",
  "priceAmount": 425000,
  "numBedrooms": "2 Bed",
  "numBathrooms": "1 Bath",
  "propertyType": "Apartment",
  "berRating": "B3",
  "seller": {
    "name": "Example Estate Agents",
    "branch": "Dublin City",
    "phone": "01 234 5678"
  },
  "images": ["https://media.daft.ie/..."],
  "scrapedAt": "2026-07-17T14:48:00.000Z"
}

Key-value store helpers:

• OUTPUT / RUN_SUMMARY — counts, engine, URLs, warnings
• ERROR_SUMMARY — present when a run fails

How much does it cost to scrape Daft.ie?

This Actor uses Pay per event pricing:

Event	Price
Actor start (apify-actor-start)	$0.005 per start
Result (apify-default-dataset-item)	$2.50 / 1,000 listings ($0.0025 each)

Platform usage costs are paid by the user (compute, proxy, storage). Keep maxItems low while testing. For production, schedule recurring runs and export only the fields you need.

Example: 1 start + 1,000 enriched listings ≈ $0.005 + $2.50 in event charges, plus platform usage.

Tips for better Daft scraping results

• Start with maxPages: 1 and maxItems: 5–25 to validate filters.
• Use residential IE proxies on Apify Cloud; datacenter IPs often hit Daft Security Check.
• Keep maxConcurrency modest (2–3) to reduce detail-page rate limits.
• Prefer Most Recent (sort: "publishDateDesc") when monitoring fresh inventory.
• Split large areas into smaller location paths if you need broader coverage.

FAQ

Is there an official Daft.ie API?

Daft.ie does not offer a simple public listings API for arbitrary third-party extraction. This Actor provides a Daft scraper / API-style Dataset export for public listing pages via __NEXT_DATA__ hydration.

Can I scrape both sale and rent?

Yes. Run once with channel=BUY and once with channel=RENT, or supply separate search URLs in startUrls.

Does it scrape property detail pages?

Yes, when scrapeDetails is enabled. Detail enrichment parses Daft __NEXT_DATA__.props.pageProps for full listing fields, including PRS sub-units where present.

What format can I export?

Apify Dataset downloads support JSON, JSONL, CSV, Excel, XML, and RSS. You can also pull results through the Apify API, Integrations, or webhooks.

Is it legal to scrape Daft.ie?

Only scrape publicly available listing data and only if you have a legitimate reason. Personal data may appear in public listings and can be protected by GDPR and similar laws. Review Daft terms and your own compliance obligations before large-scale collection. This tool is intended for ethical use of public information.

How do I run this Daft Scraper via API?

Use the Apify API, CLI (apify call), or Schedules. Pass the same JSON input shown above. See the API tab on this Actor page for ready-made code snippets.

Live View / standby endpoints

When the Actor runs in standby / Live View mode, these operational endpoints are available:

Method	Path	Description
GET	/	Service info
GET	/health	Health check
GET	/input-example	Low-cost sample input
GET	/openapi.json	Deployed OpenAPI document

Normal scraping still runs as a standard Actor run (not through these endpoints).

Support

Open the Issues tab on this Actor page with sample input, run ID, and expected vs actual results. Feature requests for extra filters or fields are welcome.

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