# Apartments.com Scraper (`moving_beacon-owner1/apartments-com-scraper`) Actor Scrape apartment listings from Apartments.com with prices, phone numbers, addresses, bedrooms, amenities, and special offers. Supports multiple city searches, pagination, rotating impersonation, and residential proxies for lower block rates. - **URL**: https://apify.com/moving\_beacon-owner1/apartments-com-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [Jamshaid Arif](https://apify.com/moving_beacon-owner1) (community) - **Categories:** Real estate, Automation, Developer tools - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 0.0% runs succeeded, NaN 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/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event ## What's an Apify Actor? Actors are a software tools running on the Apify platform, for all kinds of web data extraction and automation use cases. 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. In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js.md): ```bash npm install apify-client ``` In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python.md): ```bash pip install apify-client ``` In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): ````bash # MacOS / Linux curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash # Windows irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex ```bash In AI frameworks, you might use the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/mcp.md). If your project is in a different language, use 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 ## Apartments.com Scraper (Apify Actor) Scrapes apartment listings from **apartments.com** including **phone numbers**, prices, addresses, bedrooms, amenities, and special offers. ### Output fields Each item pushed to the dataset: | field | example | |---|---| | `title` | "The Catherine" | | `address` | "214 Barton Springs Rd, Austin, TX 78704" | | `phone` | `(832) 730-2535` | | `phone_display` | "(832) 730-2535" (as shown on the page) | | `price_range` | `$1,750 - $4,200` | | `min_price` | `1750` | | `bedrooms` | `Studio - 3 Beds` | | `specials` | "Up to 8 weeks free!" | | `amenities` | `["Pool", "Fitness Center", ...]` | | `url` | absolute apartments.com URL | | `listing_id` | apartments.com internal id | | `city_slug` | "austin-tx" | ### Input ```json { "cities": ["austin-tx", "new-york-ny"], "maxPages": 2, "minDelayMs": 600, "maxDelayMs": 1800, "rotateImpersonate": true, "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true, "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"], "apifyProxyCountry": "US" } } ```` City slugs follow the apartments.com URL convention: `city-state` lowercased (e.g. `los-angeles-ca`, `chicago-il`, `seattle-wa`). ### Proxy default If `proxyConfiguration` is omitted entirely from the input, the actor falls back to: ```json { "useApifyProxy": true, "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"], "apifyProxyCountry": "US" } ``` **Note:** Apify residential proxies are a paid feature. If your plan does not include them, override `proxyConfiguration` to use `["DATACENTER"]` or your own proxy URLs via the `proxyUrls` field — but expect a much higher block rate. # Actor input Schema ## `cities` (type: `array`): List of city-state slugs to scrape, in the format used by apartments.com URLs (e.g. 'austin-tx', 'new-york-ny', 'chicago-il'). Pattern: lowercase city name, spaces -> hyphens, 2-letter state code. DC is just 'washington-dc'. ## `maxPages` (type: `integer`): How many result pages to scrape per city. Apartments.com paginates roughly 25 listings per page. ## `minDelayMs` (type: `integer`): Lower bound of the random delay between page fetches. ## `maxDelayMs` (type: `integer`): Upper bound of the random delay between page fetches. ## `rotateImpersonate` (type: `boolean`): If enabled, curl\_cffi will rotate through different browser fingerprints (Chrome, Edge, Safari) on each request. Off by default - a stable fingerprint matches what real users do and the original working script. ## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`): Defaults to Apify US residential proxies. Override here to use a different proxy group, country, or custom proxy URLs. Note: residential proxies are a paid feature on Apify. ## Actor input object example ```json { "cities": [ "albuquerque-nm", "anaheim-ca", "anchorage-ak", "arlington-tx", "atlanta-ga", "aurora-co", "austin-tx", "bakersfield-ca", "baltimore-md", "baton-rouge-la", "boise-id", "boston-ma", "buffalo-ny", "chandler-az", "charlotte-nc", "chesapeake-va", "chicago-il", "chula-vista-ca", "cincinnati-oh", "cleveland-oh", "colorado-springs-co", "columbus-oh", "corpus-christi-tx", "dallas-tx", "denver-co", "detroit-mi", "durham-nc", "el-paso-tx", "fort-wayne-in", "fort-worth-tx", "fremont-ca", "fresno-ca", "garland-tx", "gilbert-az", "glendale-az", "greensboro-nc", "henderson-nv", "hialeah-fl", "honolulu-hi", "houston-tx", "indianapolis-in", "irvine-ca", "irving-tx", "jacksonville-fl", "jersey-city-nj", "kansas-city-mo", "laredo-tx", "las-vegas-nv", "lexington-ky", "lincoln-ne", "long-beach-ca", "los-angeles-ca", "louisville-ky", "lubbock-tx", "madison-wi", "memphis-tn", "mesa-az", "miami-fl", "milwaukee-wi", "minneapolis-mn", "nashville-tn", "new-orleans-la", "new-york-ny", "newark-nj", "norfolk-va", "north-las-vegas-nv", "oakland-ca", "oklahoma-city-ok", "omaha-ne", "orlando-fl", "philadelphia-pa", "phoenix-az", "pittsburgh-pa", "plano-tx", "portland-or", "raleigh-nc", "reno-nv", "richmond-va", "riverside-ca", "sacramento-ca", "san-antonio-tx", "san-diego-ca", "san-francisco-ca", "san-jose-ca", "santa-ana-ca", "scottsdale-az", "seattle-wa", "spokane-wa", "st-louis-mo", "st-paul-mn", "st-petersburg-fl", "stockton-ca", "tampa-fl", "toledo-oh", "tucson-az", "tulsa-ok", "virginia-beach-va", "washington-dc", "wichita-ks", "winston-salem-nc" ], "maxPages": 1, "minDelayMs": 600, "maxDelayMs": 1800, "rotateImpersonate": false, "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true, "apifyProxyGroups": [ "RESIDENTIAL" ] } } ``` # 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 = { "cities": [ "albuquerque-nm", "anaheim-ca", "anchorage-ak", "arlington-tx", "atlanta-ga", "aurora-co", "austin-tx", "bakersfield-ca", "baltimore-md", "baton-rouge-la", "boise-id", "boston-ma", "buffalo-ny", "chandler-az", "charlotte-nc", "chesapeake-va", "chicago-il", "chula-vista-ca", "cincinnati-oh", "cleveland-oh", "colorado-springs-co", "columbus-oh", "corpus-christi-tx", "dallas-tx", "denver-co", "detroit-mi", "durham-nc", "el-paso-tx", "fort-wayne-in", "fort-worth-tx", "fremont-ca", "fresno-ca", "garland-tx", "gilbert-az", "glendale-az", "greensboro-nc", "henderson-nv", "hialeah-fl", "honolulu-hi", "houston-tx", "indianapolis-in", "irvine-ca", "irving-tx", "jacksonville-fl", "jersey-city-nj", "kansas-city-mo", "laredo-tx", "las-vegas-nv", "lexington-ky", "lincoln-ne", "long-beach-ca", "los-angeles-ca", "louisville-ky", "lubbock-tx", "madison-wi", "memphis-tn", "mesa-az", "miami-fl", "milwaukee-wi", "minneapolis-mn", "nashville-tn", "new-orleans-la", "new-york-ny", "newark-nj", "norfolk-va", "north-las-vegas-nv", "oakland-ca", "oklahoma-city-ok", "omaha-ne", "orlando-fl", "philadelphia-pa", "phoenix-az", "pittsburgh-pa", "plano-tx", "portland-or", "raleigh-nc", "reno-nv", "richmond-va", "riverside-ca", "sacramento-ca", "san-antonio-tx", "san-diego-ca", "san-francisco-ca", "san-jose-ca", "santa-ana-ca", "scottsdale-az", "seattle-wa", "spokane-wa", "st-louis-mo", "st-paul-mn", "st-petersburg-fl", "stockton-ca", "tampa-fl", "toledo-oh", "tucson-az", "tulsa-ok", "virginia-beach-va", "washington-dc", "wichita-ks", "winston-salem-nc" ], "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true, "apifyProxyGroups": [ "RESIDENTIAL" ] } }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("moving_beacon-owner1/apartments-com-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 '' with your token. client = ApifyClient("") # Prepare the Actor input run_input = { "cities": [ "albuquerque-nm", "anaheim-ca", "anchorage-ak", "arlington-tx", "atlanta-ga", "aurora-co", "austin-tx", "bakersfield-ca", "baltimore-md", "baton-rouge-la", "boise-id", "boston-ma", "buffalo-ny", "chandler-az", "charlotte-nc", "chesapeake-va", "chicago-il", "chula-vista-ca", "cincinnati-oh", "cleveland-oh", "colorado-springs-co", "columbus-oh", "corpus-christi-tx", "dallas-tx", "denver-co", "detroit-mi", "durham-nc", "el-paso-tx", "fort-wayne-in", "fort-worth-tx", "fremont-ca", "fresno-ca", "garland-tx", "gilbert-az", "glendale-az", "greensboro-nc", "henderson-nv", "hialeah-fl", "honolulu-hi", "houston-tx", "indianapolis-in", "irvine-ca", "irving-tx", "jacksonville-fl", "jersey-city-nj", "kansas-city-mo", "laredo-tx", "las-vegas-nv", "lexington-ky", "lincoln-ne", "long-beach-ca", "los-angeles-ca", "louisville-ky", "lubbock-tx", "madison-wi", "memphis-tn", "mesa-az", "miami-fl", "milwaukee-wi", "minneapolis-mn", "nashville-tn", "new-orleans-la", "new-york-ny", "newark-nj", "norfolk-va", "north-las-vegas-nv", "oakland-ca", "oklahoma-city-ok", "omaha-ne", "orlando-fl", "philadelphia-pa", "phoenix-az", "pittsburgh-pa", "plano-tx", "portland-or", "raleigh-nc", "reno-nv", "richmond-va", "riverside-ca", "sacramento-ca", "san-antonio-tx", "san-diego-ca", "san-francisco-ca", "san-jose-ca", "santa-ana-ca", "scottsdale-az", "seattle-wa", "spokane-wa", "st-louis-mo", "st-paul-mn", "st-petersburg-fl", "stockton-ca", "tampa-fl", "toledo-oh", "tucson-az", "tulsa-ok", "virginia-beach-va", "washington-dc", "wichita-ks", "winston-salem-nc", ], "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": True, "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"], }, } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("moving_beacon-owner1/apartments-com-scraper").call(run_input=run_input) # Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any) print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"]) for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items(): print(item) # 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start ``` ## CLI example ```bash echo '{ "cities": [ "albuquerque-nm", "anaheim-ca", "anchorage-ak", "arlington-tx", "atlanta-ga", "aurora-co", "austin-tx", "bakersfield-ca", "baltimore-md", "baton-rouge-la", "boise-id", "boston-ma", "buffalo-ny", "chandler-az", "charlotte-nc", "chesapeake-va", "chicago-il", "chula-vista-ca", "cincinnati-oh", "cleveland-oh", "colorado-springs-co", "columbus-oh", "corpus-christi-tx", "dallas-tx", "denver-co", "detroit-mi", "durham-nc", "el-paso-tx", "fort-wayne-in", "fort-worth-tx", "fremont-ca", "fresno-ca", "garland-tx", "gilbert-az", "glendale-az", "greensboro-nc", "henderson-nv", "hialeah-fl", "honolulu-hi", "houston-tx", "indianapolis-in", "irvine-ca", "irving-tx", "jacksonville-fl", "jersey-city-nj", "kansas-city-mo", "laredo-tx", "las-vegas-nv", "lexington-ky", "lincoln-ne", "long-beach-ca", "los-angeles-ca", "louisville-ky", "lubbock-tx", "madison-wi", "memphis-tn", "mesa-az", "miami-fl", "milwaukee-wi", "minneapolis-mn", "nashville-tn", "new-orleans-la", "new-york-ny", "newark-nj", "norfolk-va", "north-las-vegas-nv", "oakland-ca", "oklahoma-city-ok", "omaha-ne", "orlando-fl", "philadelphia-pa", "phoenix-az", "pittsburgh-pa", "plano-tx", "portland-or", "raleigh-nc", "reno-nv", "richmond-va", "riverside-ca", "sacramento-ca", "san-antonio-tx", "san-diego-ca", "san-francisco-ca", "san-jose-ca", "santa-ana-ca", "scottsdale-az", "seattle-wa", "spokane-wa", "st-louis-mo", "st-paul-mn", "st-petersburg-fl", "stockton-ca", "tampa-fl", "toledo-oh", "tucson-az", "tulsa-ok", "virginia-beach-va", "washington-dc", "wichita-ks", "winston-salem-nc" ], "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true, "apifyProxyGroups": [ "RESIDENTIAL" ] } }' | apify call moving_beacon-owner1/apartments-com-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=moving_beacon-owner1/apartments-com-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "Apartments.com Scraper", "description": "Scrape apartment listings from Apartments.com with prices, phone numbers, addresses, bedrooms, amenities, and special offers. Supports multiple city searches, pagination, rotating impersonation, and residential proxies for lower block rates.", "version": "0.0", "x-build-id": "NyV3ZeOkf0wtHNPsT" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/moving_beacon-owner1~apartments-com-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-moving_beacon-owner1-apartments-com-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/moving_beacon-owner1~apartments-com-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-moving_beacon-owner1-apartments-com-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK", "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/moving_beacon-owner1~apartments-com-scraper/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-moving_beacon-owner1-apartments-com-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } } }, "components": { "schemas": { "inputSchema": { "type": "object", "required": [ "cities" ], "properties": { "cities": { "title": "Cities", "type": "array", "description": "List of city-state slugs to scrape, in the format used by apartments.com URLs (e.g. 'austin-tx', 'new-york-ny', 'chicago-il'). Pattern: lowercase city name, spaces -> hyphens, 2-letter state code. DC is just 'washington-dc'.", "default": [ "austin-tx" ], "items": { "type": "string" } }, "maxPages": { "title": "Max pages per city", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 28, "type": "integer", "description": "How many result pages to scrape per city. Apartments.com paginates roughly 25 listings per page.", "default": 1 }, "minDelayMs": { "title": "Min delay between requests (ms)", "minimum": 0, "type": "integer", "description": "Lower bound of the random delay between page fetches.", "default": 600 }, "maxDelayMs": { "title": "Max delay between requests (ms)", "minimum": 0, "type": "integer", "description": "Upper bound of the random delay between page fetches.", "default": 1800 }, "rotateImpersonate": { "title": "Rotate browser fingerprint", "type": "boolean", "description": "If enabled, curl_cffi will rotate through different browser fingerprints (Chrome, Edge, Safari) on each request. Off by default - a stable fingerprint matches what real users do and the original working script.", "default": false }, "proxyConfiguration": { "title": "Proxy configuration", "type": "object", "description": "Defaults to Apify US residential proxies. Override here to use a different proxy group, country, or custom proxy URLs. Note: residential proxies are a paid feature on Apify.", "default": { "useApifyProxy": true, "apifyProxyGroups": [ "RESIDENTIAL" ] } } } }, "runsResponseSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "data": { "type": "object", "properties": { "id": { "type": "string" }, "actId": { "type": "string" }, "userId": { "type": "string" }, "startedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "finishedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "status": { "type": "string", "example": "READY" }, "meta": { "type": "object", "properties": { "origin": { "type": "string", "example": "API" }, "userAgent": { "type": "string" } } }, "stats": { "type": "object", "properties": { "inputBodyLen": { "type": "integer", "example": 2000 }, "rebootCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "restartCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "resurrectCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "computeUnits": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "options": { "type": "object", "properties": { "build": { "type": "string", "example": "latest" }, "timeoutSecs": { "type": "integer", "example": 300 }, "memoryMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 1024 }, "diskMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 2048 } } }, "buildId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultKeyValueStoreId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultDatasetId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultRequestQueueId": { "type": "string" }, "buildNumber": { "type": "string", "example": "1.0.0" }, "containerUrl": { "type": "string" }, "usage": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 1 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "usageTotalUsd": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "usageUsd": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } } } } } } } } } ```