# Property24 Scraper — South Africa Property & Prices (`logiover/property24-scraper`) Actor

Scrape job postings for Mexico from Talent.com: title, hiring company, city, quick-apply flag, update recency and a description snippet. Keyless, no login. Export JSON, CSV or Excel.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/logiover/property24-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Logiover](https://apify.com/logiover) (community)
- **Categories:** Jobs, Lead generation
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $1.00 / 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/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

Actors are web data automations that power AI and operations. They run on the Apify platform to scrape websites, process data, connect APIs, and automate workflows.
In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.
Actors are written with capital "A".

## How to integrate an Actor?

If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects.
You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.
The best way to integrate Actors is as follows.

- **AI agents and MCP clients** — the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/integrations/mcp.md) at `https://mcp.apify.com` (remote, streamable HTTP, OAuth on first use).
- **Agentic workflows and local Actor development** — [Agent Skills](https://apify.com/.well-known/agent-skills/index.json) with the [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): `npm install -g apify-cli`, then `apify login`.
- **JavaScript/TypeScript projects** — the official [JS/TS client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md): `npm install apify-client`.
- **Python projects** — the official [Python client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md): `pip install apify-client`.
- **Any other language** — the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md).

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

For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt).

# README

## Property24 Scraper — South Africa Property & Prices

Export listings from **Property24**, South Africa's largest property portal — price, suburb, bedrooms, bathrooms, parking and erf size — to JSON, CSV or Excel. Keyless, no login.

### What does Property24 Scraper do?

Property24 renders its results server-side, so this Actor parses the cards directly and walks the pagination. No API key, no account, no cookies.

Two things in the markup decide whether the numbers come out right, and both were caught by testing rather than assumed.

The **price node also contains the description**, and South African descriptions start with a digit — "4 Bedroom House in Dwarskersbos". A digit-greedy read of that cell returns `58500004`: the price with the bedroom count glued on. This Actor removes the description text before reading the price, so `R 5 850 000` parses as `5850000`.

The **counts are matched by their own labels**, not by position. Each feature carries a `title` of Bedrooms, Bathrooms, Parking Spaces or Erf Size. Reading them by index breaks the moment a listing omits parking — every value after it shifts one column left, quietly turning bathrooms into bedrooms across the export.

### Who is it for?

- **Estate agencies** benchmarking competing stock by suburb.
- **Property investors** filtering on price per bedroom or erf size.
- **Bond originators and valuers** building local price references.
- **Proptech builders** who need a South African feed.
- **Analysts** tracking supply across Gauteng, Western Cape and KZN.

### Use cases

- Compare asking prices for 3-bedroom houses across Cape Town suburbs.
- Track how many new listings appear in a suburb each week.
- Filter to a price band and erf size for a development shortlist.
- Rank agencies by how much stock they carry in an area.
- Snapshot rentals and sales separately to model gross yield.

### Why use this Actor?

- **Keyless** — no account, no token, no login.
- **Correct prices** — the description is stripped before parsing, so no glued-on digits.
- **Label-matched counts** — bedrooms, bathrooms and parking never swap columns.
- **Numeric erf size** ready for filtering.
- **Sale and rental** through one deal-type switch.
- **Agency name** included for market-share analysis.

### What data can you extract?

Every row carries the listing ID and URL, title, price in label and numeric form, suburb, bedroom / bathroom / parking counts, erf size in label and square metres, the listing agency and the thumbnail. See the Output tab for types.

### How to use it

1. Choose sale or rental.
2. Set the **area path** — copy it from the Property24 URL, e.g. `western-cape/9`.
3. Optionally set a price band and minimum bedrooms.
4. Set **Maximum results** and run, then export JSON, CSV or Excel.

### Input example

```json
{
  "deal": "for-sale",
  "areaPath": "western-cape/9",
  "minPrice": 1000000,
  "maxPrice": 5000000,
  "maxResults": 1000
}
```

### Notes and limits

- Bathrooms are often published as halves (3.5), which is how South African listings describe an en-suite plus guest toilet; the field keeps the decimal rather than rounding.
- Some listings omit parking or erf size; those stay `null` rather than being filled from a neighbouring value.
- Prices are asking prices, not transaction prices.
- This Actor exports result cards, not full listing pages — open the listing URL for the full description and agent contact.
- You are responsible for how you use listing and agency data.

### FAQ

**Do I need a Property24 account?**
No. Listings are public and this Actor needs nothing from you.

**Why is the erf size sometimes missing?**
Sectional-title listings often publish floor size instead, or nothing at all. The field is left `null` rather than guessed.

**Are rentals supported?**
Yes — switch the deal type to "To rent".

**How do I find the area path?**
Open the area on Property24 and copy the path from the URL; it always ends in a numeric ID.

**How am I charged?**
Pay per result — you pay for the listings delivered.

# Actor input Schema

## `deal` (type: `string`):

Property24 splits sale and rental into separate paths.

## `areaPath` (type: `string`):

Property24 area path with its numeric ID, e.g. "western-cape/9", "gauteng/1", "kwazulu-natal/3". Copy it from the Property24 URL.

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

Only return listings at or above this price. 0 disables the filter.

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

Only return listings at or below this price. 0 disables the filter.

## `minBedrooms` (type: `integer`):

Only return properties with at least this many bedrooms. 0 disables the filter.

## `maxResults` (type: `integer`):

Stop after this many listings. The Actor walks pages until the target is met.

## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`):

Property24 serves plain HTML; the default datacenter proxy is enough.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "deal": "for-sale",
  "areaPath": "western-cape/9",
  "minPrice": 0,
  "maxPrice": 0,
  "minBedrooms": 0,
  "maxResults": 500,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true
  }
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `listingId` (type: `string`):

No description

## `title` (type: `string`):

No description

## `listingUrl` (type: `string`):

No description

## `priceLabel` (type: `string`):

No description

## `priceAmount` (type: `string`):

No description

## `currency` (type: `string`):

No description

## `suburb` (type: `string`):

No description

## `bedrooms` (type: `string`):

No description

## `bathrooms` (type: `string`):

No description

## `parking` (type: `string`):

No description

## `floorSizeLabel` (type: `string`):

No description

## `floorSizeSqm` (type: `string`):

No description

## `agencyName` (type: `string`):

No description

## `imageUrl` (type: `string`):

No description

## `country` (type: `string`):

No description

## `source` (type: `string`):

No description

## `scrapedAt` (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 = {
    "deal": "for-sale",
    "areaPath": "western-cape/9",
    "minPrice": 0,
    "maxPrice": 0,
    "minBedrooms": 0,
    "maxResults": 500,
    "proxyConfiguration": {
        "useApifyProxy": true
    }
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("logiover/property24-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 = {
    "deal": "for-sale",
    "areaPath": "western-cape/9",
    "minPrice": 0,
    "maxPrice": 0,
    "minBedrooms": 0,
    "maxResults": 500,
    "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": True },
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("logiover/property24-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 '{
  "deal": "for-sale",
  "areaPath": "western-cape/9",
  "minPrice": 0,
  "maxPrice": 0,
  "minBedrooms": 0,
  "maxResults": 500,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true
  }
}' |
apify call logiover/property24-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,logiover/property24-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/i1qMkdoQbFcfaDnpv/builds/epSEBCRp16j8OUqMX/openapi.json