# Rent.com Scraper (`moving_beacon-owner1/rent-com-scraper`) Actor Scrapes listings from Rent.com for apartments, houses, condos, and townhouses by state, city, and property type. Extracts pricing, beds, baths, sqft, amenities, floor plans, photos, availability, geolocation, and URLs. Uses residential proxies to bypass DataDome protection. - **URL**: https://apify.com/moving\_beacon-owner1/rent-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, 100.0% 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 ## Rent.com Listings Scraper Apify actor that scrapes apartment / house / condo / townhouse listings from [rent.com](https://www.rent.com). ### Input | Field | Type | Default | Notes | |---|---|---|---| | `state` | string | `california` | Lowercased, hyphenated state slug from rent.com URLs (e.g. `new-york`). | | `city` | string | `fullerton` | Lowercased, hyphenated city slug (e.g. `san-francisco`). | | `propertyType` | enum | `apartments` | One of `apartments`, `houses`, `condos`, `townhouses`. | | `maxPages` | integer | `3` | Hard cap on result pages. Actor auto-stops earlier once it covers every listing reported by the site. | | `delayBetweenRequests` | integer | `2` | Seconds between paginated requests. | | `proxyConfiguration` | object | Apify Proxy, `RESIDENTIAL` group | **Important** — see below. | #### A note on blocking Rent.com is fronted by DataDome. Datacenter IPs are typically blocked immediately. The actor defaults to Apify's residential proxy group and rotates the session per page. If you see `BLOCKED (status=403)` in the log, make sure residential proxies are actually enabled — toggling proxy off, or running on a free Apify plan without residential access, will fail. ### Output Each row in the Dataset has the following shape (most fields can be `null` when the listing doesn't report them): ```jsonc { "id": "1234567", "name": "Sample Apartments", "address": "100 Main St", "address_full": "100 Main St, Fullerton, CA 92831", "city": "Fullerton", "state": "California", "state_abbr": "CA", "zip": "92831", "lat": 33.87, "lng": -117.92, "price": 2100, "price_min": 1850, "price_max": 2600, "price_text": "$1,850 – $2,600", "beds_min": 1, "beds_max": 3, "bed_text": "1–3 Beds", "baths_min": 1.0, "baths_max": 2.5, "bath_text": "1–2.5 Baths", "sqft_min": 650, "sqft_max": 1300, "sqft_text": "650–1,300 Sq Ft", "property_type": "apartment", "phone": "(714) 555-0100", "amenities": ["Pool", "Fitness Center", "Pet Friendly"], "units_avail": "5 Available", "availability": "AVAILABLE", "floor_plans": [ { "beds": 1, "baths": 1.0, "price_min": 1850, "price_max": 1950, "sqft_min": 650, "sqft_max": 700, "available": 2, "available_date": "2026-06-01", "status": "A" } ], "photo_ids": ["abc123", "..."], "n_photos": 14, "url": "https://www.rent.com/california/fullerton/sample-apartments", "updated_at": "2026-05-20T12:34:00Z", "feed_source": null } ```` # Actor input Schema ## `state` (type: `string`): U.S. state slug as it appears in rent.com URLs (lowercase, hyphenated, e.g. "california", "new-york"). ## `city` (type: `string`): City slug as it appears in rent.com URLs (lowercase, hyphenated, e.g. "fullerton", "san-francisco"). ## `propertyType` (type: `string`): Which property category to crawl. ## `maxPages` (type: `integer`): Maximum number of result pages to crawl. The actor auto-stops once it has covered every listing reported by the site, even if this cap is higher. ## `delayBetweenRequests` (type: `integer`): Pause inserted between paginated requests to be polite and avoid rate-limiting. ## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`): Off by default. Rent.com is protected by DataDome, so direct datacenter requests are usually blocked — if you see 403/429 in the log, enable Apify Proxy with the RESIDENTIAL group. ## Actor input object example ```json { "state": "california", "city": "fullerton", "propertyType": "apartments", "maxPages": 3, "delayBetweenRequests": 2, "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": false } } ``` # 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 = {}; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("moving_beacon-owner1/rent-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 = {} # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("moving_beacon-owner1/rent-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 '{}' | apify call moving_beacon-owner1/rent-com-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=moving_beacon-owner1/rent-com-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "Rent.com Scraper", "description": "Scrapes listings from Rent.com for apartments, houses, condos, and townhouses by state, city, and property type. Extracts pricing, beds, baths, sqft, amenities, floor plans, photos, availability, geolocation, and URLs. Uses residential proxies to bypass DataDome protection.", "version": "0.0", "x-build-id": "c6iBa3yzbCHh2eQsu" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/moving_beacon-owner1~rent-com-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-moving_beacon-owner1-rent-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": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/moving_beacon-owner1~rent-com-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-moving_beacon-owner1-rent-com-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$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": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/moving_beacon-owner1~rent-com-scraper/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-moving_beacon-owner1-rent-com-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$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", "properties": { "state": { "title": "State", "type": "string", "description": "U.S. state slug as it appears in rent.com URLs (lowercase, hyphenated, e.g. \"california\", \"new-york\").", "default": "california" }, "city": { "title": "City", "type": "string", "description": "City slug as it appears in rent.com URLs (lowercase, hyphenated, e.g. \"fullerton\", \"san-francisco\").", "default": "fullerton" }, "propertyType": { "title": "Property type", "enum": [ "apartments", "houses", "condos", "townhouses" ], "type": "string", "description": "Which property category to crawl.", "default": "apartments" }, "maxPages": { "title": "Max pages", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 100, "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum number of result pages to crawl. The actor auto-stops once it has covered every listing reported by the site, even if this cap is higher.", "default": 3 }, "delayBetweenRequests": { "title": "Delay between requests", "minimum": 0, "maximum": 60, "type": "integer", "description": "Pause inserted between paginated requests to be polite and avoid rate-limiting.", "default": 2 }, "proxyConfiguration": { "title": "Proxy configuration", "type": "object", "description": "Off by default. Rent.com is protected by DataDome, so direct datacenter requests are usually blocked — if you see 403/429 in the log, enable Apify Proxy with the RESIDENTIAL group.", "default": { "useApifyProxy": false } } } }, "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 } } } } } } } } } } ```