# 🏒 Apartments.com Rental Scraper \[From πŸ’°$0.85/1K] (`misterkhan/apartments-scraper`) Actor Extract apartment communities and rental listings from Apartments.com β€” monthly rent ranges, bedroom configurations, property phone numbers, addresses, amenities, and photos. - **URL**: https://apify.com/misterkhan/apartments-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [Khan](https://apify.com/misterkhan) (community) - **Categories:** Real estate, Lead generation, Automation - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing from $0.85 / 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/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 ### What does Apartments.com Rental Scraper do? Apartments.com Rental Scraper is a multifamily residential real estate data extraction tool that scrapes **apartment communities, rental listings, monthly rent ranges, studio-to-3BR unit configurations, leasing office phone numbers, street addresses, and building amenities** directly from **Apartments.com**. Whether you are compiling multifamily rent comps across competing apartment communities, building B2B outreach lists of property management offices for PropTech or vendor sales, or underwriting rental supply in growing US metros, this scraper delivers clean, structured records in seconds. > πŸ›‘οΈ **Zero Proxy Configuration Required:** Anti-blocking and regional routing are **handled automatically out of the box** β€” just paste your target URLs and click **Start**. ### What data can you extract with Apartments.com Rental Scraper? **🏒 Community Identity & Street Address** β€” apartment building `title`, full street `address`, and unique Apartments.com property `id`
**πŸ’΅ Monthly Rent Range** β€” active `rent_range`, `beds_range` across available studio, 1-bedroom, 2-bedroom, and 3-bedroom floor plans (e.g., $2,350 - $4,800)
**πŸ›οΈ Bedroom Configurations** β€” available unit mix summary in `beds` (e.g., Studio - 3 Beds)
**πŸ“ž Leasing Office Contact** β€” direct property management or leasing office `phone` number
**✨ Building Amenities & Media** β€” array of community amenities (Fitness Center, Rooftop Deck, In-Unit Washer & Dryer, Pet Friendly), primary `image` URL, and canonical community `url`
### Why scrape apartment communities and rent comps from Apartments.com? **πŸ’ͺ Automate multifamily rent comp surveys** β€” replace manual weekly phone surveys by extracting competing communities' live rent ranges and unit availability across your submarket
**πŸ•΅οΈ Build B2B property management lead lists** β€” capture direct leasing office phone numbers (`phone`), building names, and street addresses for PropTech, broadband, landscaping, security, or maintenance sales
**✨ Benchmark amenity packages across Class A, B, and C assets** β€” see which competing buildings offer rooftop decks, EV charging, coworking lounges, or pet-friendly policies
**πŸ‘ Zero proxy or account setup** β€” built-in anti-blocking and residential proxy routing work out of the box
**πŸ“© Sync rent comps directly to Excel or BI dashboards** β€” connect recurring runs to Google Sheets, Airtable, BigQuery, Make, or n8n
### How do I use Apartments.com Rental Scraper? Apartments.com Rental Scraper is designed for fast, zero-configuration operation in Apify Console: 1. Click **Try for free** on the Actor page to open Apify Console. 2. Paste one or more Apartments.com city, neighborhood, or filtered search URLs into **Start URLs** (for example, `https://www.apartments.com/chicago-il/`). 3. Set **Max Results** (`maxItems`) to control how many apartment communities to collect. 4. Click **Start** to launch the extraction run. 5. Download your apartment rental dataset from the **Dataset** tab in Excel, CSV, JSON, or HTML table format. ### Input Apartments.com Rental Scraper accepts a simple 2-parameter JSON configuration. Click on the [Input tab](https://apify.com/misterkhan/apartments-scraper/input-schema) for the interactive form. ```json { "startUrls": [ { "url": "https://www.apartments.com/chicago-il/" } ], "maxItems": 30 } ``` **🏒 `startUrls`** β€” array of Apartments.com city, neighborhood, ZIP code, or filtered search URLs (e.g., `https://www.apartments.com/chicago-il/` or `https://www.apartments.com/austin-tx/2-bedrooms-under-2500/`)
**πŸ”’ `maxItems`** β€” maximum number of apartment rental listings to collect per run (default: 30; Free plan runs collect up to 30 listings per run, while paid Apify plans support unlimited bulk runs)
### Output sample Results are streamed in real time to your default Apify Dataset. Each record represents a normalized apartment community with rent range, bedroom mix, leasing office phone number, and amenities: ```json [ { "id": "apt_7819204", "title": "The Milner on Michigan", "address": "740 N Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60611", "rent_range": "$2,350 - $4,800", "beds": "Studio - 3 Beds", "phone": "(312) 555-0148", "amenities": [ "Fitness Center", "Rooftop Deck", "In-Unit Washer & Dryer", "Pet Friendly" ], "image": "https://images1.apartments.com/i2/milner-chicago-il.jpg", "url": "https://www.apartments.com/the-milner-on-michigan-chicago-il/7819204/" } ] ``` ### How much does it cost to scrape Apartments.com listings? Apartments.com Rental Scraper uses **Pay-Per-Event (PPE)** pricing (apify-default-dataset-item) with a `$0.00` startup feeβ€”you only pay for apartment records delivered to your dataset: **πŸ†“ Free plan** β€” `$0.005` per listing ($5.00 / 1,000 listings, up to 30 listings/run)
**πŸ₯‰ Starter (Bronze) plan** β€” `$0.0016` per listing ($1.60 / 1,000 listings)
**πŸ₯ˆ Scale (Silver) plan** β€” `$0.00115` per listing ($1.15 / 1,000 listings)
**πŸ₯‡ Business+ (Gold) plan** β€” `$0.00085` per listing ($0.85 / 1,000 listings)
With the monthly free credit on the Apify Free plan, you can extract **up to 1,000 Apartments.com rental records per month for free**. > πŸ’‘ **Predictable, All-Inclusive Pay-Per-Event Pricing:** There is a **`$0.00` run start fee** and **no separate proxy configuration required**. You only pay the flat per-result rate above for data successfully delivered to your dataset β€” works out of the box on both **Free** and **Paid** Apify plans. ### How many results can you scrape with Apartments.com Rental Scraper? Apartments.com Rental Scraper can extract **hundreds to thousands of apartment communities per run** on paid Apify plans (up to 30 communities per run on the Free plan). Keep these tips in mind when scraping major rental markets: - **Partition large cities by neighborhood or ZIP code** β€” Apartments.com paginates search results up to 28 pages (~700 communities per search URL). To capture every apartment building across a major metro (like Chicago, Dallas, or Atlanta), pass multiple neighborhood or ZIP-code search URLs in `startUrls`. - **Use Apartments.com URL slug filters** β€” apply any bedroom (2-bedrooms), rent ceiling (under-2500), pet policy (pet-friendly-dog), or amenity filter directly on Apartments.com and paste the resulting URL into `startUrls`. - **Want single-family rentals and Rent Zestimates too?** β€” combine your multifamily community data with our [Zillow Property Search Scraper](https://apify.com/misterkhan/zillow-scraper) to analyze single-family home and condo rentals in the same ZIP code. ### Want to scrape Zillow, ForSaleByOwner.com, or Property Management Contacts? Combine Apartments.com Rental Scraper with our published US residential and B2B lead enrichment Actors: 🏑 **[Zillow Search Scraper](https://apify.com/misterkhan/zillow-scraper)** β€” extract US homes for sale, rentals, sold prices, Zestimates, beds/baths, and coordinates (From $0.90 / 1K)
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ **[ForSaleByOwner.com US FSBO Scraper](https://apify.com/misterkhan/forsalebyowner-us-scraper)** β€” scrape direct commission-free US homeowner property listings and seller details (From $0.75 / 1K)
πŸ“ **[Google Maps Places Scraper](https://apify.com/misterkhan/google-maps-scraper)** β€” extract local brokerages, property managers, commercial businesses, phones, websites, and ratings (From $0.55 / 1K)
πŸ“§ **[Website Contact & Email Scraper](https://apify.com/misterkhan/contact-enricher-scraper)** β€” crawl brokerage and company domains for verified business emails, phone numbers, and social links (From $0.60 / 1K)
### Integrations and Apartments.com Rental Scraper Apartments.com Rental Scraper connects directly with your multifamily underwriting models, CRMs, and spreadsheets via [Apify integrations](https://apify.com/integrations): - **No-Code Automation** β€” trigger automated weekly rent comp updates or CRM lead imports via Make, Zapier, n8n, or Clay. - **Spreadsheets & Warehouses** β€” sync apartment communities, rent ranges, and leasing office phone numbers straight into Google Sheets, Airtable, HubSpot, BigQuery, or Snowflake. - **Webhooks** β€” send newly scraped rental records to your internal analytics pipeline via HTTP webhook as soon as a run completes. ### Using Apartments.com Rental Scraper with the Apify API You can launch multifamily search runs and fetch dataset items programmatically using the official `apify-client` libraries for **Node.js** and **Python**, or connect this Actor directly to AI real estate research agents via the **Apify MCP Server** (`https://mcp.apify.com`). Check the [API tab](https://apify.com/misterkhan/apartments-scraper/api) for ready-to-copy Node.js, Python, and cURL examples. ### Frequently asked questions about Apartments.com Rental Scraper **πŸ“ž Does the scraper extract the leasing office phone number for each building?
** Yes. Whenever an apartment community publishes a contact number on Apartments.com, it is extracted in the `phone` field so your team can reach the property management office directly. **🏘️ Can I filter for student housing, senior living, or townhomes?
** Yes. Apply any lifestyle or property-type filter on Apartments.com in your browser (such as /student-housing/, /senior-housing/, or /townhomes/) and pass that filtered URL in `startUrls`. **πŸ›‘οΈ Do I need to configure proxies or an Apartments.com account?
** **No β€” everything works out of the box with zero setup.** Regional routing, session management, and anti-blocking are handled automatically so you do not need to configure custom proxy settings. ### Is it legal to scrape public rental listings from Apartments.com? Our scrapers are ethical and only extract publicly available apartment community information (rent ranges, floor plan summaries, amenities, and public leasing office phone numbers) displayed to renters on Apartments.com. They do not access private tenant portals or personal user data. For more details on the legality of web scraping, read Apify's guide on [is web scraping legal](https://blog.apify.com/is-web-scraping-legal/). ### Your feedback We keep this Actor under active maintenance. If a run finishes successfully but returns fewer results than you expected, hangs, or errors β€” please **open an Issue before posting a public review** so we can diagnose and fix it for you. **πŸ› οΈ How to report** β€” Use the Actor’s [Issues tab](https://apify.com/misterkhan/apartments-scraper/issues/open) in Apify Console. Include the run ID, your input JSON, and what you expected vs. what you got.
**⏱️ Response time** β€” We aim to reply within 24 hours on business days.
**⭐ Reviews** β€” Happy with the results? A short positive review helps other users find a reliable scraper. Ran into a problem? Open an Issue first β€” we’ll work with you to resolve it before you leave a rating.
# Actor input Schema ## `startUrls` (type: `array`): Paste one or more Apartments.com URLs to collect apartment rental listings from (e.g., `https://www.apartments.com/chicago-il/`). ## `maxItems` (type: `integer`): Maximum number of apartment rental listings to collect (Free plan runs collect up to 30 results per run; paid plans support unlimited results). ## Actor input object example ```json { "startUrls": [ { "url": "https://www.apartments.com/chicago-il/" } ], "maxItems": 30 } ``` # Actor output Schema ## `results` (type: `string`): All extracted apartment rental listings. ## `usage_summary` (type: `string`): Execution telemetry and extraction summary stored in the default key-value store. # 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 '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = { "startUrls": [ { "url": "https://www.apartments.com/chicago-il/" } ], "maxItems": 30 }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("misterkhan/apartments-scraper").call(input); // Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any) console.log('Results from dataset'); console.log(`πŸ’Ύ 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); }); // πŸ“š Want to learn more πŸ“–? Go to β†’ 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 '' with your token. client = ApifyClient("") # Prepare the Actor input run_input = { "startUrls": [{ "url": "https://www.apartments.com/chicago-il/" }], "maxItems": 30, } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("misterkhan/apartments-scraper").call(run_input=run_input) # Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any) print(f"πŸ’Ύ 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) # πŸ“š Want to learn more πŸ“–? Go to β†’ https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start ``` ## CLI example ```bash echo '{ "startUrls": [ { "url": "https://www.apartments.com/chicago-il/" } ], "maxItems": 30 }' | apify call misterkhan/apartments-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "type": "http", "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,misterkhan/apartments-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 ` 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/9BbjQdN5bCSb3Z8uJ/builds/3Fy6mcymBOeHfwnvT/openapi.json