# Craigslist Listing Scraper (`moving_beacon-owner1/craigslist-listing-scraper`) Actor

Collects Craigslist classified postings by **keyword, region, and category**, returning titles, prices, locations, coordinates, dates, images, and listing URLs. Optionally captures the **full description and seller attributes** from each posting.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/moving\_beacon-owner1/craigslist-listing-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Jamshaid Arif](https://apify.com/moving_beacon-owner1) (community)
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $9.99 / 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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For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## Craigslist Listing Scraper

Collects classified postings from Craigslist. Search any Craigslist region by keyword and category and get one flat record per posting with the title, price, location and neighbourhood, map coordinates, posting date, photo URLs and a direct link to the listing. Turn on posting details to also capture the full description text and the seller's listed attributes.

### Input

| Field | Default | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `query` | *(empty)* | Search keyword, e.g. `mountain bike`, `honda civic`, `studio apartment`. Empty returns the newest postings in the chosen category. |
| `city` | `sfbay` | One or more Craigslist region subdomains, comma separated, e.g. `sfbay` or `newyork, chicago, austin`. Each region is searched in turn until the limit is reached. |
| `category` | `sss` | Category abbreviation: `sss` for-sale (all), `bik` bicycles, `cta` cars & trucks, `apa` apartments/housing, `jjj` jobs, `ggg` gigs, `ccc` community, `sso` services. |
| `max_results` | `40` | Maximum postings to return (1–2000). Each region yields up to 360 postings per search. |
| `include_details` | `false` | Also fetch each posting page for the full description and attribute table. Slower — one extra request per posting. |
| `proxyConfiguration` | Optional | Enable a US-based proxy for the most reliable results. |

### Output

Each result is one Craigslist posting:

```json
{
    "post_id": "7953423780",
    "title": "Yakima FullTilt 5 Hitch Bike Rack, 5 Bikes",
    "price": 270,
    "price_display": "$270",
    "category": "sss",
    "region": "sfbay",
    "sub_area": "sby",
    "location": "cupertino",
    "neighborhood": "cupertino",
    "latitude": 37.318,
    "longitude": -122.0449,
    "posted_at": "2026-08-23T08:22:28+00:00",
    "url": "https://www.craigslist.org/view/d/cupertino-yakima-fulltilt-hitch-bike/bGnXkrpJtLjxpt5Tgp6DBo",
    "image_url": "https://images.craigslist.org/00s0s_iAJLEAf28Ck_0fu0bC_600x450.jpg",
    "image_count": 6,
    "images": ["https://images.craigslist.org/00s0s_iAJLEAf28Ck_0fu0bC_600x450.jpg"],
    "description": "Practically like new, everything in great shape and functions perfectly...",
    "attributes": { "condition": "like new", "make / manufacturer": "Yakima" },
    "raw": { ... }
}
```

### Notes

- Runs with empty input (newest San Francisco Bay Area for-sale postings).
- Enable a US-based proxy for the most reliable results.
- Intended for research and personal use; please respect Craigslist's terms of service.

# Actor input Schema

## `query` (type: `string`):

What to search for on Craigslist, e.g. 'mountain bike', 'honda civic', 'studio apartment'. Leave empty to return the newest postings in the chosen category.

## `city` (type: `string`):

One or more Craigslist region subdomains, comma separated, e.g. 'sfbay', 'newyork, chicago, austin'. Each region is searched in turn until the result limit is reached.

## `category` (type: `string`):

Craigslist category abbreviation: 'sss' for-sale (all), 'bik' bicycles, 'cta' cars & trucks, 'apa' apartments/housing, 'jjj' jobs, 'ggg' gigs, 'ccc' community, 'sso' services. Defaults to all for-sale postings.

## `max_results` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of postings to return. Each region returns up to 360 postings per search.

## `include_details` (type: `boolean`):

When enabled, each posting page is also fetched and the record is enriched with the full description text and the seller's listed attributes (condition, make, model, and similar). Slower — one extra request per posting.

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

Proxy settings for the run. Enable a US-based proxy for the most reliable results, especially for sites that limit non-US or datacenter traffic. Optional — leave off to run directly.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "query": "bike",
  "city": "sfbay",
  "category": "sss",
  "max_results": 40,
  "include_details": false,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true
  }
}
```

# 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 = {
    "query": "bike",
    "city": "sfbay",
    "category": "sss",
    "max_results": 40,
    "include_details": false,
    "proxyConfiguration": {
        "useApifyProxy": true
    }
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("moving_beacon-owner1/craigslist-listing-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 = {
    "query": "bike",
    "city": "sfbay",
    "category": "sss",
    "max_results": 40,
    "include_details": False,
    "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": True },
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("moving_beacon-owner1/craigslist-listing-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 '{
  "query": "bike",
  "city": "sfbay",
  "category": "sss",
  "max_results": 40,
  "include_details": false,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true
  }
}' |
apify call moving_beacon-owner1/craigslist-listing-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,moving_beacon-owner1/craigslist-listing-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/nFrrQapSgLVGxSaTa/builds/a8RoJcY8Vb2tZNxQw/openapi.json