# Rently Scraper - US Rentals + Office Phone (`memo23/rently-scraper`) Actor

Turn any Rently homes search or property URL into live vacancies with office phone. Rent, beds, baths, address, lat/lng, photos, apply URL, marketing/custom phone. HTTP JSON API, no login. JSON, CSV or Excel.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/memo23/rently-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Muhamed Didovic](https://apify.com/memo23) (community)
- **Categories:** Real estate, 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.

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

## What's an Apify Actor?

An Actor is a serverless cloud program that runs on the Apify platform. It has two run modes.
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.

## 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.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

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

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).

# README

## Rently Scraper — US Rentals + Contacts from Any PM Site

**Turn any Rently listings URL into structured vacancies — including office contact fields when publicly available.** Paste a tenant URL and get one row per unit: rent, beds, baths, address, lat/lng (when available), photos, apply/showing URL, and contact phone/email.

### Why Use This Scraper?

- **URL-in, live scrape.** Point it at a manager's own Rently site. Not a weekly national dump.
- **Contacts when public.** **custom\_phone / marketing\_phone** (and `cc_email` when set) from the public propertyDetails API.
- **No login, no browser.** Cheerio / HTTP only. Proxy optional.

### Overview

One dataset row per vacancy on the URL you pasted. Typical use: lead-gen or inventory jobs that already have property-manager websites.

### Supported Inputs

| Input | Example |
|---|---|
| Listings / rentals URL | `https://homes.rently.com/propertiesSearch2?q=San%20Diego%2C%20CA` |
| Detail / property URL | (supported when the platform exposes one) |
| `startUrl` | Same as one `startUrls` item |

**Seed list:** this repo ships `seeds/start-urls.json` — **110** live-checked URLs. Paste a subset into `startUrls` for multi-PM coverage.

### Use Cases

| Audience | What they get |
|---|---|
| **Rental lead-gen** | Office phone / email + apply or showing URL |
| **PropTech / aggregators** | Live inventory from PM sites that never hit Zillow |
| **Market researchers** | Asking rents, beds, availability on a named manager |

### How It Works

Maps start URLs onto Rently's public AWS API (`searchQueryNew` + `propertyDetails`). HTML is a SPA shell — the actor uses the JSON API directly.

1. Paste one or more tenant listing URLs.
2. The actor reads vacancies (HTML and/or public JSON APIs).
3. With `scrapeDetails` on (default), it enriches each row with contact fields and extra photos.
4. It stops at `maxItems`. One row per vacancy.

### Input Configuration

| Field | Type | Default | What it does |
|---|---|---|---|
| `startUrls` | string list | sample URL | Listing or detail URLs |
| `startUrl` | string | empty | Single-URL convenience field |
| `maxItems` | integer | 100 | Cap on saved listings (free accounts hard-capped at 100) |
| `scrapeDetails` | boolean | true | Fetch detail/contact enrichment |
| `proxy` | proxy object | off | Optional |

**Example**

```json
{
  "startUrls": ["https://homes.rently.com/propertiesSearch2?q=San%20Diego%2C%20CA"],
  "maxItems": 25
}
```

### Output Overview

Each row is one vacancy. Index fields (rent, beds, address, photo) are present when the source exposes them. Phone/email require `scrapeDetails: true` and public availability.

### Output Samples

See a recent dataset export in the Apify Console after a smoke run. Typical fields: `platform`, `id`, `url`, `title`, `address`, `city`, `state`, `zip`, `latitude`, `longitude`, `rent`, `beds`, `baths`, `images`, `applyUrl` / `showingUrl`, `officeName`, `phone`, `email`, `scrapedAt`.

### Key Output Fields

| Field | Meaning |
|---|---|
| `rent` / `beds` / `baths` | Asking rent and unit size |
| `address` / `lat`/`lng` | Location |
| `phone` / `email` | Public office contacts |
| `applyUrl` / `showingUrl` | Outbound action links |

### FAQ

**Do I need a login?** No. Only public listing pages / APIs.
**Proxy?** Usually not. Turn Apify Proxy on if you see blocks.
**Is this a national dump?** No — URL-in only.

### Support

Open an issue on the Actor page or message the developer on Apify.

### Additional Services

Custom scrapers, enrichment, and monitoring available on request.

### Explore More Scrapers

- [AppFolio Scraper](https://apify.com/memo23/appfolio-scraper)
- [Buildium Scraper](https://apify.com/memo23/buildium-scraper)

### For AI Agents & LLM Apps

Pass `startUrls` with tenant listing URLs. Respect `maxItems`. Expect one dataset item per vacancy with the fields above.

### Disclaimer

Use only on publicly available listing pages and in compliance with the target site's terms and applicable law. You are responsible for how you use the data.

### SEO Keywords

Rently scraper, Rently rentals, property management listings, rental lead generation, US apartments for rent, office phone scraper, Apify real estate

# Actor input Schema

## `startUrls` (type: `array`):

Search or property URLs. Example: https://homes.rently.com/propertiesSearch2?q=Austin,%20TX or https://homes.rently.com/homes-for-rent/properties/228123

## `startUrl` (type: `string`):

Convenience alternative to startUrls.

## `searchQuery` (type: `string`):

Used when a start URL has no q/location param (e.g. bare propertiesSearch2). Default: San Diego, CA.

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

Hard cap on listings saved. Free accounts capped at 100. Default: 100.

## `scrapeDetails` (type: `boolean`):

When true (default), each property detail API is called for custom/marketing phone, photos, apply URL. Default: true.

## `proxy` (type: `object`):

Optional. Rently public API usually works without a proxy.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "startUrls": [
    "https://homes.rently.com/propertiesSearch2?q=San%20Diego%2C%20CA",
    "https://homes.rently.com/propertiesSearch2?q=Austin%2C%20TX",
    "https://homes.rently.com/propertiesSearch2?q=Phoenix%2C%20AZ"
  ],
  "searchQuery": "San Diego, CA",
  "maxItems": 100,
  "scrapeDetails": true,
  "proxy": {
    "useApifyProxy": false
  }
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `dataset` (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 = {
    "startUrls": [
        "https://homes.rently.com/propertiesSearch2?q=San%20Diego%2C%20CA",
        "https://homes.rently.com/propertiesSearch2?q=Austin%2C%20TX",
        "https://homes.rently.com/propertiesSearch2?q=Phoenix%2C%20AZ"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("memo23/rently-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 = { "startUrls": [
        "https://homes.rently.com/propertiesSearch2?q=San%20Diego%2C%20CA",
        "https://homes.rently.com/propertiesSearch2?q=Austin%2C%20TX",
        "https://homes.rently.com/propertiesSearch2?q=Phoenix%2C%20AZ",
    ] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("memo23/rently-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 '{
  "startUrls": [
    "https://homes.rently.com/propertiesSearch2?q=San%20Diego%2C%20CA",
    "https://homes.rently.com/propertiesSearch2?q=Austin%2C%20TX",
    "https://homes.rently.com/propertiesSearch2?q=Phoenix%2C%20AZ"
  ]
}' |
apify call memo23/rently-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,memo23/rently-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/qojhQQwlG46mXA9UZ/builds/wPIolxibNKiDN9NvO/openapi.json