🇸🇪 Blocket.se Scraper — Sweden's Largest Classifieds Platform

Extract listings from Blocket.se — Sweden's #1 classified ads platform, founded in 1996 and used by millions of Swedes every month. Scrape marketplace items, vehicles, real estate and job postings across all Swedish regions — with prices, images, descriptions, seller details and category-specific attributes.

Blocket.se has over 1 million active listings at any time across all categories, from Stockholm apartments to Volvo cars in Gothenburg. This scraper uses Blocket's internal search API (search_bff) for fast, structured, complete data extraction.

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🔍 What can you scrape?

Category	Input value	Description
🛍️ All categories	`` (empty)	Everything on Blocket
🚗 Vehicles	1020	Cars, motorcycles, boats, caravans
🏠 Real Estate	5040	Apartments, houses, rentals
📱 Electronics	1010	Phones, computers, gaming
🎿 Leisure & Hobby	4040	Sports, music, collectibles
🏠 Home & Household	3020	Furniture, appliances, garden
💼 Jobs	6020	Job listings
👗 Fashion	3010	Clothing, shoes, accessories
🏢 Business	2010	Business-related ads

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🌍 Swedish regions

Filter by any of 21 Swedish regions using the location field:

Region	Location value
Hela Sverige (All Sweden)	`` (empty)
Stockholm	12
Västra Götaland (Gothenburg)	19
Skåne (Malmö)	11
Uppsala	14
Östergötland	21
Dalarna	2
Norrbotten	10

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💡 Use cases

Marketplace & E-commerce

• Price monitoring and comparison for second-hand goods across Sweden
• Arbitrage opportunity detection between Blocket and other platforms
• Brand presence analysis — track which products sell fastest and at what price
• Build price alert tools for specific items or categories
• AI training datasets with Swedish-language product descriptions

Vehicles

• Build Swedish used car valuation tools with real market data
• Track Volvo, SAAB, BMW pricing trends by model, year and mileage
• Monitor dealer vs private seller price differences
• Competitive intelligence for Swedish car dealerships

Real Estate

• Monitor rental and purchase prices across Stockholm, Gothenburg and Malmö
• Track price per m² trends in Swedish cities
• Build automated property alerts for specific budgets and sizes
• Generate leads for real estate agencies and brokers

Jobs & Business Intelligence

• Track Swedish labour market trends and hiring activity by region
• Monitor demand for specific skills and roles
• Generate datasets for salary benchmarking in Sweden

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📦 Output fields

Common fields (all categories)

Field	Description	Example
id	Unique Blocket listing ID	"1401053984"
url	Full listing URL	"https://www.blocket.se/annons/..."
title	Listing headline	"iPhone 15 Pro 256GB Svart"
price	Asking price in SEK	"8 500 kr"
location	City and region	"Stockholm, Stockholms län"
category	Blocket category name	"Mobiltelefoner"
sellerName	Seller or dealer name	"Erik Johansson"
sellerType	Privat or Företag	"Privat"
imageUrl	Cover photo URL	"https://img.blocket.se/..."
imageUrls	All photos comma-separated	"url1, url2, url3"
description	Ad description (first 500 chars)	"Säljer min iPhone..."
publishedAt	Publication timestamp	"2026-03-16T10:32:00+02:00"
scrapedAt	Scrape timestamp	"2026-03-17T09:42:46.272Z"

🚗 Vehicles (Fordon)

Field	Description	Example
make	Vehicle brand	"Volvo"
model	Vehicle model	"V70"
year	Model year	"2018"
mileage	Odometer in mil (1 mil = 10 km)	"8 500 mil"
fuel	Fuel type	"Bensin" / "Diesel" / "El"
gearbox	Transmission	"Automat" / "Manuell"
color	Exterior color	"Svart"
condition	Condition	"Begagnad"

🏠 Real Estate (Bostad)

Field	Description	Example
size	Living area in m²	"72 m²"
rooms	Number of rooms	"3 rum"
rent	Monthly rent	"8 500 kr/mån"

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⚙️ Input options

Search all of Sweden

{
  "searchQuery": "iPhone",
  "category": "",
  "location": "",
  "maxResults": 100,
  "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true }
}

Search vehicles in Stockholm

{
  "searchQuery": "Volvo",
  "category": "1020",
  "location": "12",
  "maxResults": 100,
  "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true }
}

All listings in Gothenburg

{
  "searchQuery": "",
  "category": "",
  "location": "19",
  "maxResults": 200,
  "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true }
}

Real estate listings

{
  "searchQuery": "",
  "category": "5040",
  "location": "",
  "maxResults": 100,
  "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true }
}

Unlimited — full category export

{
  "searchQuery": "",
  "category": "1020",
  "location": "",
  "maxResults": 0,
  "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true }
}

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📊 Sample output

{
  "id": "1401053984",
  "url": "https://www.blocket.se/annons/1401053984",
  "title": "Volkswagen Golf 1.4 TSI Highline",
  "price": "89 000 kr",
  "location": "Stockholm, Stockholms län",
  "category": "Personbilar",
  "sellerName": "Stefan Johansson",
  "sellerType": "Privat",
  "make": "Volkswagen",
  "model": "Golf",
  "year": "2018",
  "mileage": "6 500 mil",
  "fuel": "Bensin",
  "gearbox": "Manuell",
  "color": "Vit",
  "imageUrl": "https://img.blocket.se/...",
  "publishedAt": "2026-03-15T14:22:00+02:00",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-03-17T11:42:46.272Z"
}

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💰 Pricing

Volume	Estimated cost
100 listings	~$0.50
500 listings	~$2.50
1,000 listings	~$5.00
10,000 listings	~$50.00

Tier	Price per result
Default	$0.005
Bronze	$0.0045
Silver	$0.004
Gold	$0.0035

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⚡ Performance

• search_bff API — Blocket's internal search API, 40 listings per page
• 2-step flow — fetch HTML to get auth token, then call JSON API
• Automatic pagination — follows all pages up to maxResults
• Deduplication — each listing saved exactly once
• 10 retries per request — handles temporary blocks automatically

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🔒 Proxy usage

Blocket.se uses bot detection for high-volume requests. Apify's residential proxy pool is recommended for stable access. The scraper automatically extracts the required authentication token from the HTML page before calling the JSON API.

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❓ FAQ

How large is Blocket.se? Blocket.se is Sweden's largest and oldest classifieds platform, founded in 1996. It has millions of monthly users and over 1 million active listings across all categories including cars, real estate, electronics, fashion and jobs.

What language are the listings in? Swedish. All titles, descriptions and attribute values appear in Swedish as shown on blocket.se.

What is "mil" in mileage? Swedish vehicles use "mil" (Swedish mile = 10 km) for odometer readings. So "8 500 mil" = 85,000 km.

Can I filter by specific car make or model? Use the searchQuery field with the make/model name (e.g. "Volvo V70") combined with category: "1020" for vehicles.

Is scraping Blocket.se legal? This scraper collects publicly available listing data visible to any website visitor without login. Always use data responsibly and in compliance with applicable laws in your jurisdiction.