# Movoto Scraper - Real Estate Listings (`lulzasaur/movoto-scraper`) Actor

Scrape Movoto.com real estate listings by city or search URL. Extract address, price, beds, baths, sqft, lot size, property type, city/state/zip, coordinates, MLS number, year built, listing agent, photo, and listing URL.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/lulzasaur/movoto-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [lulz bot](https://apify.com/lulzasaur) (community)
- **Categories:** E-commerce
- **Stats:** 3 total users, 2 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $10.00 / 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.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

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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.

Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.

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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

## Movoto Scraper

Scrape real estate listings from [Movoto.com](https://www.movoto.com), one of the largest US home-search portals. Fast and reliable — reads Movoto's own embedded listing data (no headless browser needed) and paginates through every result page.

### What it extracts

For each property listing:

- **address** (full formatted address) and **streetAddress**
- **price** (list price)
- **beds**, **baths**
- **sqft** (living area) and **lotSize**
- **propertyType** (e.g. Single Family, Condo, Townhouse)
- **status** (Active, Pending, etc.)
- **yearBuilt**
- **city**, **state**, **zip**, **county**, **neighborhood**
- **latitude**, **longitude**
- **hoaFee**, **garage**, **daysOnMarket**, **listDate**
- **mlsNumber**, **listingAgent**, **listingOffice**
- **photoUrl** (primary photo), **photoCount**
- **url** (link to the Movoto listing page)

### Input

| Field | Type | Description |
|-------|------|-------------|
| `location` | string | City to search as a Movoto slug like `seattle-wa`, `austin-tx`, `miami-fl`, or a 5-digit zip like `98101`. Also accepts `"Seattle, WA"` (auto-normalized). Use this **or** Search URLs. |
| `searchUrls` | array | Full Movoto.com search/listing URLs (city pages or filtered searches). Use for advanced filters. |
| `maxListings` | integer | Max total listings to scrape (default 100, `0` = unlimited). Movoto returns ~50 per page. |
| `proxyConfiguration` | object | Proxy settings. Residential proxy is strongly recommended (Movoto uses PerimeterX bot protection). Defaults to Apify Residential. |

#### Example input

```json
{
  "location": "seattle-wa",
  "maxListings": 100,
  "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true, "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"] }
}
```

Or with an explicit search URL:

```json
{
  "searchUrls": [{ "url": "https://www.movoto.com/austin-tx/" }],
  "maxListings": 200
}
```

### Output

Each result is pushed to the dataset as a JSON object. Example:

```json
{
  "address": "5911 C 21st Ave SW Seattle, WA 98106",
  "price": 1499999,
  "beds": 4,
  "baths": 3,
  "sqft": 3681,
  "lotSize": 7344,
  "propertyType": "Residential - Single Family",
  "status": "Active",
  "yearBuilt": 2018,
  "city": "Seattle",
  "state": "WA",
  "zip": "98106",
  "county": "King County",
  "latitude": 47.54969,
  "longitude": -122.360792,
  "mlsNumber": "2567453",
  "photoUrl": "https://pi.movoto.com/p/501/2567453_0_2MIiAQ_p.webp",
  "url": "https://www.movoto.com/seattle-wa/5911c-21st-ave-sw-seattle-wa-98106-501_2567453/"
}
```

### How it works

The actor requests Movoto search pages and parses the site's embedded `__INITIAL_STATE__` JSON (the same data the page renders from), then walks pagination (`/p-2/`, `/p-3/`, …) until it reaches `maxListings` or the last page. It runs over Apify Residential proxy to pass Movoto's bot protection.

### Notes

- Real-estate inventory changes constantly; re-run to refresh.
- Use a residential proxy for reliable results.
- Data is sourced from public Movoto listing pages. Respect Movoto's Terms of Service and use responsibly.

# Actor input Schema

## `location` (type: `string`):

City to search as a Movoto slug like 'seattle-wa', 'austin-tx', 'miami-fl', or a 5-digit zip like '98101'. The scraper builds the search URL automatically. Use this OR Search URLs below.

## `searchUrls` (type: `array`):

Full Movoto.com search/listing URLs to scrape (e.g. a city page or a filtered search). Use this for advanced filters. Leave empty if using Location above.

## `maxListings` (type: `integer`):

Maximum total number of property listings to scrape across all searches. Movoto returns ~50 listings per page. Set to 0 for unlimited (bounded by a time guard).

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

Proxy settings. Movoto has PerimeterX bot protection, so residential proxy is strongly recommended.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "location": "seattle-wa",
  "searchUrls": [
    {
      "url": "https://www.movoto.com/seattle-wa/"
    }
  ],
  "maxListings": 100,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": [
      "RESIDENTIAL"
    ]
  }
}
```

# 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 = {
    "location": "seattle-wa",
    "searchUrls": [
        {
            "url": "https://www.movoto.com/seattle-wa/"
        }
    ],
    "proxyConfiguration": {
        "useApifyProxy": true,
        "apifyProxyGroups": [
            "RESIDENTIAL"
        ]
    }
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("lulzasaur/movoto-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 = {
    "location": "seattle-wa",
    "searchUrls": [{ "url": "https://www.movoto.com/seattle-wa/" }],
    "proxyConfiguration": {
        "useApifyProxy": True,
        "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"],
    },
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("lulzasaur/movoto-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 '{
  "location": "seattle-wa",
  "searchUrls": [
    {
      "url": "https://www.movoto.com/seattle-wa/"
    }
  ],
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": [
      "RESIDENTIAL"
    ]
  }
}' |
apify call lulzasaur/movoto-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,lulzasaur/movoto-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/ESkttAnVLeprSIqAa/builds/8KkEGFiTnjSWf6BcP/openapi.json